منيfavor me بواحدةwith one إنif كنتyou are واحدتيmy one and only
مني بواحدة إن كنت واحدتي
وإنْand if شفعتَyou make it two فإنَّthen indeed الشفعthe pair يشفعintercedes ليfor me
وإنْ شفعتَ فإنَّ الشفع يشفع لي
Favor me with one, if you are my one and only;
If you are my one, my only one
And if you make it two, the pair will intercede for me.
And if you plead, pleading will avail for me
لوif أنَّindeed ليmine كلّall ماthat which فيin الكونthe universe منof ذَهبٍgold
لو أنَّ لي كلّ ما في الكون من ذَهبٍ
أصبحتI would become ذاpossessing فاقةneed للجودthrough generosity غيرnot مليwealthy
أصبحت ذا فاقة للجود غير ملي
If all the gold in the universe were mine,
If all the gold in the universe were mine
I would become needy through generosity, not wealthy.
I'd still be poor, with no capacity to give
وإنَّand indeed ذلكthat منof خلقيmy nature ومنand of شيميmy dispositions
وإنَّ ذلك من خلقي ومن شيمي
ليسis not التكرُّمaffected generosity منof شأنيmy way ومنand of عمليmy practice
ليس التكرُّم من شأني ومن عملي
And indeed, that is part of my nature and my disposition;
For that is my nature and my way
Affecting generosity is neither my way nor my practice.
Generosity is not for me, nor in my acts
لوif كانthere were ليfor me أملٌhope فيin كلِّall ماthat which ملكتpossessed
لو كان لي أملٌ في كلِّ ما ملكت
يديmy hand لماwould not خاننيhave betrayed me فيin جمعهgathering it أمليmy hope
يدي لما خانني في جمعه أملي
If I had hope in all that was possessed
If I had hopes for all I could possess
By my hand, my hope would not have betrayed me in gathering it.
My hands would not fail me in grasping them
إنيindeed I لمنsurely from خيرِthe best آباءٍforefathers لناfor us سلفواcame before
إني لمن خيرِ آباءٍ لنا سلفوا
لمnot يُعرفواwere known قطُّever بالإمساكfor withholding والبخلِand miserliness
لم يُعرفوا قطُّ بالإمساك والبخلِ
Indeed, I descend from the best forefathers who came before us,
I am from the best fathers of old
Who were never known for withholding or miserliness.
Who were never known for withholding and greed
إنيindeed I ورثتُI inherited الذيthat which فيin النفسthe soul منof كرمgenerosity
إني ورثتُ الذي في النفس من كرم
عنfrom الجدودِthe forefathers وعنand from اسلافناour ancestors الأولthe earliest
عن الجدودِ وعن اسلافنا الأول
Indeed, I inherited the generosity within my soul
I have inherited that spirit of nobility
From forefathers and from our earliest ancestors.
From my ancestors and forebears of yore
Sol 6.1