لَوif أَنَّthat طُلّابَseekers المَطالِبِthe desired ends عِندَهُمwith them
لَو أَنَّ طُلّابَ المَطالِبِ عِندَهُم
عِلمٌknowledge بِأَنَّكَof the fact that you لِلعُيونِto the eyes تُعَوَّرُyou cause blindness
عِلمٌ بِأَنَّكَ لِلعُيونِ تُعَوَّرُ
If those pursuing their aims had
If seekers of requests knew
knowledge that you put out eyes,
That for eyes you cause blindness
لَأَتواthey would surely come إِلَيكَto you بِكُلِّwith all ماthat which أَمَّلتَهُyou hoped for it
لَأَتوا إِلَيكَ بِكُلِّ ما أَمَّلتَهُ
مِنهُمfrom them وَكانَand would be لَكَfor you الجَزاءُthe reward الأَوفَرُthe most abundant
مِنهُم وَكانَ لَكَ الجَزاءُ الأَوفَرُ
they would surely bring you everything you hoped for
They would come to you with all they hope for
from them, and yours would be the richest reward.
And receive from them abundant reward
وَدَعوكَand they called you بِالصَباغِby the name 'the Dyer' لَمّاwhen أَنthat رَأَواthey saw
وَدَعوكَ بِالصَباغِ لَمّا أَن رَأَوا
يُعشيdims العُيونَthe eyes لَدَيكَin your possession ماءٌwater أَصفَرُyellow
يُعشي العُيونَ لَدَيكَ ماءٌ أَصفَرُ
And they called you 'the Dyer' when they saw
They called you anointed when they saw
yellow water in your possession dimming the eyes.
At your place, yellow waters make eyes sleepy
وَبِكَفِّكَand in your palm المَيلُthe eye probe الَّذيwhich يَحكيresembles عَصاthe staff of
وَبِكَفِّكَ المَيلُ الَّذي يَحكي عَصا
موسىMoses وَكَمand how many عَينٍan eye (also: a spring) بِهِthrough it تَتَفَجَّرُgushes forth
موسى وَكَم عَينٍ بِهِ تَتَفَجَّرُ
And in your palm is the probe that resembles the staff of
And your inclination which tells of Moses' staff
Moses—and how many an eye gushes forth through it!
And how many an eye by it gushes forth
Sol 6.1