ليI have بالمعرةِin al-Maʿarra شمسٌa sun
لي بالمعرةِ شمسٌ
رضاهُhis favor عينُthe very essence of مراديmy desire
رضاهُ عينُ مرادي
I have a sun in al-Maʿarra;
The sun of Ma'arrat is mine
his favor is my very desire.
Its pleasure is what my eyes desire
فلاso do not تذمُّوهdisparage him إنيindeed I
فلا تذمُّوه إني
أدرىknow best بشمسِabout the sun of بلاديmy homeland
أدرى بشمسِ بلادي
So do not disparage him, for I
So do not disparage it, for I
know my homeland’s sun best.
Know best the sun of my land
Sol 6.1