ياO يُمنَgood fortune يَوميmy day وَغَدِهand its morrow
يا يُمنَ يَومي وَغَدِه
وَيُمنَand good fortune ماwhat بَعدَafter غَدِهits morrow
وَيُمنَ ما بَعدَ غَدِه
O good fortune of my day and its morrow,
O auspiciousness of my day and tomorrow
and good fortune of what follows its morrow!
And auspiciousness of what comes after tomorrow
لَيسَthere is not لِمَنfor whoever يَحسُدُenvies إِلfirst part of 'except'
لَيسَ لِمَن يَحسُدُ إِل
لاcompletion of 'except' حَظُّهُhis share مِنof حَسَدِهhis envy
لا حَظُّهُ مِن حَسَدِه
The one who envies has nothing
There is no fortune for one who envies
except his share of his envy.
Except his share from his envy
وَاah! بِأَبيmay my father be his ransom مُختَضِباًa dye-stained one
وَا بِأَبي مُختَضِباً
أَوماhe gestured إِلَيناtoward us بِيَدِهwith his hand
أَوما إِلَينا بِيَدِه
Ah, may my father ransom the dye-stained one,
By my father who is saddened
who gestured toward us with his hand.
Whether it has reached us by his hand
أَوماhe gestured بِهاwith it ثُمَّthen ثَنىhe folded back
أَوما بِها ثُمَّ ثَنى
راحَتَهُhis palm فيagainst كَبِدِهhis liver
راحَتَهُ في كَبِدِه
He gestured with it, then folded
Or folded it then in his bosom
his palm against his liver.
Indeed grief in my body
إِنَّindeed الضَّنىwasting illness فيin جَسَديmy body
إِنَّ الضَّنى في جَسَدي
يُخبِرُنيit tells me عَنabout جَسدِهhis body
يُخبِرُني عَن جَسدِه
Indeed, the wasting in my body
Informs me of his body
tells me of his body;
It informs me of it with what
يُخبِرُنيit tells me عَنهُabout him بِماthrough what
يُخبِرُني عَنهُ بِما
أَعرِفُهُI know it مِنof كَمَدِهhis anguish
أَعرِفُهُ مِن كَمَدِه
it tells me of him through what
I know of his concealment
I know of his anguish.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1