لقدْindeed زالَتْhas vanished اللأواءُhardship وارْتَفَعَand has lifted الجَهْدُstrain
لقدْ زالَتْ اللأواءُ وارْتَفَعَ الجَهْدُ
وأطْنَبَand spoke at length فيin شُكْرِthanks الحَياthe rain الغَوْرُthe lowlands والنّجْدُand the highlands
وأطْنَبَ في شُكْرِ الحَيا الغَوْرُ والنّجْدُ
Hardship has indeed vanished, and strain has lifted.
The hardships have passed, the efforts bore fruit,
And the lowlands and highlands gave lavish thanks for the rain,
The valleys and plains flourished with life and growth.
غَداتَon the morning سَرَتْswept forth ريحُwind النُّعامَىthe south wind لَواقِحاbringing fertility
غَداتَ سَرَتْ ريحُ النُّعامَى لَواقِحا
وجاءَand came علىon آثارِهاits tracks الغيْثُthe rain منْfrom بعْدُafterward
وجاءَ على آثارِها الغيْثُ منْ بعْدُ
on the morning the south wind swept forth, bringing fertility,
The winds carried blessings of rainfall,
and afterward the rain came in its wake.
Quenching the thirsty earth that longed for showers.
سَحائِبُclouds أمْثالِlike القِطارِthe camel train إذاwhenever ونَتْthey slackened
سَحائِبُ أمْثالِ القِطارِ إذا ونَتْ
بمُثْقَلَةِweighed down by الأوْقارِloads صاحَshouted بِهاat them الرّعْدُthunder
بمُثْقَلَةِ الأوْقارِ صاحَ بِها الرّعْدُ
Clouds like camel trains: whenever they slackened,
Dark clouds gathered heavy with rain,
weighed down with heavy loads, thunder shouted at them.
Thunder roared as lightning cracked its whip.
وهَشّand urged on عليْهاover them البرْقُlightning بالسّوْطِwith the whip فانْبَرَتْso they sprang forward
وهَشّ عليْها البرْقُ بالسّوْطِ فانْبَرَتْ
تُدافِعُpushing onward فيin عَرْضِthe breadth of الفَلاةِthe wilderness وتشْتَدُّand racing on
تُدافِعُ في عَرْضِ الفَلاةِ وتشْتَدُّ
And lightning drove them with its whip, so they sprang forward,
The clouds unloaded their gift on the barren land,
surging across the breadth of the wilderness and racing on.
Fulfilling their promise as the sheep grazed again.
فَماso nothing كانَhappened إلاexcept أنْthat أناخَتْthey knelt down وعرّسَتْand halted to rest
فَما كانَ إلا أنْ أناخَتْ وعرّسَتْ
فعرّسَتِso it made camp النَّعْماءُprosperity واقتُضِيَand was fulfilled الوعْدُthe promise
فعرّسَتِ النَّعْماءُ واقتُضِيَ الوعْدُ
No sooner had they knelt down and halted to rest
Merchants came from near and far to trade,
than prosperity made camp, and the promise was fulfilled.
With goods to please Yemen, India and beyond.
وجَلّتْand displayed تِجارُthe merchants of الرَّيْعِabundance كُلَّevery بِضاعَةٍware
وجَلّتْ تِجارُ الرَّيْعِ كُلَّ بِضاعَةٍ
تُقرُّconcedes لَهاto it صَنْعاءُSana'a بالفضْلِin excellence والهِنْدُand India
تُقرُّ لَها صَنْعاءُ بالفضْلِ والهِنْدُ
And the merchants of abundance displayed every ware,
Silken fabrics and carpets of vibrant hues,
to which Sana'a and India concede superiority.
Adorned lavish feasts under canopies.
فماso whatever شِئْتَyou wish فيهاin it منof نَمارِقِcushions سُنْدُسٍfine silk
فما شِئْتَ فيها من نَمارِقِ سُنْدُسٍ
وإسْتَبْرَقٍand thick silk brocade منْfrom فوْقِabove غُبْرِdust-gray الرُّبىthe hills يبْدوappears
وإسْتَبْرَقٍ منْ فوْقِ غُبْرِ الرُّبى يبْدو
So whatever you wish there of cushions of fine silk
Thanks to You, O Merciful, for all You have given us,
and rich brocade appears atop the dust-gray hills.
Your kindness and blessings upon us forever.
ولائِمُfeasts فضْلِthe bounty of اللّهِGod فيهاin it مَوائدٌtables
ولائِمُ فضْلِ اللّهِ فيها مَوائدٌ
تَقومُstand قِيانُsinging-maids الوُرْقِthe gray doves منْfrom فوْقِهabove it تَشْدوsing
تَقومُ قِيانُ الوُرْقِ منْ فوْقِه تَشْدو
There are tables for feasts of God's bounty;
above it the singing-maids—the gray doves—stand and sing.
لكَto You الشُّكْرُthanks ياO رَحْمانُAll-Merciful فِيماfor what بذَلْتَهُYou bestowed it
لكَ الشُّكْرُ يا رَحْمانُ فِيما بذَلْتَهُ
منَof الرِّفْقِkindness فِيناtoward us دائِماًalways ولكَand to You الحَمْدُpraise
منَ الرِّفْقِ فِينا دائِماً ولكَ الحَمْدُ
To You be thanks, O All-Merciful, for what You have bestowed
of constant kindness toward us; and to You be praise.
Partial English translation: 14 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1