ثنائيmy praise عَلَيْكَof you ونُعماكَand your favors فيناamong us
ثنائي عَلَيْكَ ونُعماكَ فينا
كواكِبُstars تشرقُshine للعالَميِناfor the worlds
كواكِبُ تشرقُ للعالَميِنا
My praise of you and your favors among us
are stars that shine for the worlds.
تَلأْلأَsparkled بالجودِwith generosity مِمَّاfrom what يَليكَcomes from your side
تَلأْلأَ بالجودِ مِمَّا يَليكَ
عَلَيْهِمْupon them وبالحمدand with praise مِمَّاfrom what يَلِيناcomes from our side
عَلَيْهِمْ وبالحمد مِمَّا يَلِينا
They sparkle with bounty from your side
upon them, and with praise from ours.
جواهِرُjewels فصَّلْتَهاyou arranged them فِيon سُلُوكٍthreads
جواهِرُ فصَّلْتَها فِي سُلُوكٍ
ملأْنَthey filled الصدورَthe breasts ورُقْنَand delighted العيوناthe eyes
ملأْنَ الصدورَ ورُقْنَ العيونا
Jewels you arranged upon threads,
they filled the breasts and delighted the eyes.
مُبَرِّزَةُpreeminent السَّبْقِin precedence فِيamong الأَوَّلِيناthe earlier generations
مُبَرِّزَةُ السَّبْقِ فِي الأَوَّلِينا
ومأْثُورَةُand renowned الذِّكْرِin memory فيamong الآخِريناthe later generations
ومأْثُورَةُ الذِّكْرِ في الآخِرينا
Preeminent in precedence among those of old,
and renowned in memory among later generations,
كَسبْقِكَlike your lead فِيin كلِّevery علياءَlofty pursuit حَتَّىuntil
كَسبْقِكَ فِي كلِّ علياءَ حَتَّى
أَضَرَّharmed غبارُكَyour dust بالسابقِيناthe frontrunners
أَضَرَّ غبارُكَ بالسابقِينا
like your lead in every lofty pursuit, until
your dust hindered even the frontrunners.
فياso how بُعْدَfar مَسْرَاكَyour night-course للمُدْلِجِيناfor night travelers
فيا بُعْدَ مَسْرَاكَ للمُدْلِجِينا
وياand how قُرْبَnear مأْوَاكَyour refuge للرائِحيناfor evening travelers
ويا قُرْبَ مأْوَاكَ للرائِحينا
So how far your night-course lies beyond night travelers!
And how near your refuge is to evening travelers!
فحقّاًso truly إِلَيْكَtoward you رحلْناwe saddled المهاريthe Mahri camels
فحقّاً إِلَيْكَ رحلْنا المهاري
تُقاسِمُناthey share with us جهدَthe hardship مَاwhat قَدْalready لَقِيناwe encountered
تُقاسِمُنا جهدَ مَا قَدْ لَقِينا
Truly, toward you we saddled the Mahri camels,
sharing with us the hardship we had encountered.
أَهِلَّةَcrescent moons سَفْرٍtravelers وقَفْرٍand desert قَطَعْناwe traversed
أَهِلَّةَ سَفْرٍ وقَفْرٍ قَطَعْنا
إِلَيْكَtoward you الشهورَthe months بِهَاupon them والسِّنِيناand the years
إِلَيْكَ الشهورَ بِهَا والسِّنِينا
Crescent moons of travelers and desert—we traversed
months and years upon them toward you.
نُلاقِيwe meet السُّيوفَthe swords إذاwhen مَاever فَزِعْناwe became afraid
نُلاقِي السُّيوفَ إذا مَا فَزِعْنا
ونُسْقىand we are given to drink الحتوفَdeaths إذَاwhen مَاever ظمِيناwe thirsted
ونُسْقى الحتوفَ إذَا مَا ظمِينا
We meet swords whenever we are frightened,
and are given deaths to drink whenever we thirst.
فطوراًso at times نرىwe see العَيْشَlife ظَنّاًa conjecture كَذُوباًfalse
فطوراً نرى العَيْشَ ظَنّاً كَذُوباً
وطوراًand at times نرىwe see الموتdeath حَقّاًa truth يَقِيناcertain
وطوراً نرى الموت حَقّاً يَقِينا
At times we see life as a lying conjecture,
and at times see death as a certain truth.
وحقاًand truly إِلَيْكَtoward you رَكِبْناwe rode الرياحَthe winds
وحقاً إِلَيْكَ رَكِبْنا الرياحَ
مطاياmounts رحلناwe saddled عليهاupon them السَّفيناthe ships
مطايا رحلنا عليها السَّفينا
And truly, toward you we rode the winds
as mounts, upon which we saddled the ships.
كَأَنَّas though عَلَىupon لُجَجِthe billows of البحرِthe sea منهاfrom them
كَأَنَّ عَلَى لُجَجِ البحرِ منها
هوادِجَhowdahs تخفُقُsway بالظَّاعِنيناwith departing travelers
هوادِجَ تخفُقُ بالظَّاعِنينا
As though from them, upon the sea's billows, rose
howdahs swaying with departing travelers.
وللهِand to God belong منsuch أُمَّهاتٍmothers حَنَيْنَthey bent
وللهِ من أُمَّهاتٍ حَنَيْنَ
عليناover us الظهورthe backs وجُبْنَand hollowed out البطوناthe bellies
علينا الظهور وجُبْنَ البطونا
And wondrous, by God, were mothers that bent
their backs over us and hollowed their bellies.
تقودُsteers المناياdeaths بِهَاwith them حَيْثُwherever شاءَتْthey wished
تقودُ المنايا بِهَا حَيْثُ شاءَتْ
وتثنيand turns كلاكِلَهاtheir breasts حَيْثُwherever شِيناwe wished
وتثني كلاكِلَها حَيْثُ شِينا
Death steers them wherever it wills,
while they turn their breasts wherever we wish.
خطوباًordeals تباذَلْنَthey bartered among themselves منَّاfrom us نفوساًsouls
خطوباً تباذَلْنَ منَّا نفوساً
جَلَبْنَthey brought لَكَto you الحمدَpraise غَضّاًfresh مَصُوناunsullied
جَلَبْنَ لَكَ الحمدَ غَضّاً مَصُونا
Ordeals that bartered our souls among themselves,
bringing you praise, fresh and unsullied.
فغادَرْنَso they left أَوْطانَناour homelands عافِياتٍeffaced
فغادَرْنَ أَوْطانَنا عافِياتٍ
وجئْنَand they came إِلَيْكَto you بِناwith us مُعْتَفِيناseeking bounty
وجئْنَ إِلَيْكَ بِنا مُعْتَفِينا
They left our homelands effaced,
and came to you bearing us as supplicants.
دياراًhomes تسُحُّpour عَلَيْهاover them الدُّموعَtears
دياراً تسُحُّ عَلَيْها الدُّموعَ
وَفِيهَاand in them قُتِلْناwe were killed وَفِيهَاand in them سُبِيناwe were taken captive
وَفِيهَا قُتِلْنا وَفِيهَا سُبِينا
Homes over which tears stream,
where we were slain and where we were taken captive.
وَفِيهَاand in them صدقْناwe made sincere إِلَيْكَtoward you الرَّجاءَhope
وَفِيهَا صدقْنا إِلَيْكَ الرَّجاءَ
وهُنَّand they يُرَجِّمْنَcast guesses فيناabout us الظُّنوناconjectures
وهُنَّ يُرَجِّمْنَ فينا الظُّنونا
There we made sincere our hope in you,
while they hurled conjectures about us:
أَهِمْناdid we wander بِغُرْبَتِناin our exile أَمor هُديناwere we guided
أَهِمْنا بِغُرْبَتِنا أَم هُدينا
ومُتْناand did we die بكُرْبَتِناof our anguish أَمor حَيِيناdid we live
ومُتْنا بكُرْبَتِنا أَم حَيِينا
did we wander in exile, or were we guided?
Did we die of our anguish, or did we live?
فإِنso if يعجَبِmarvels الدهرُtime أَنَّاthat we صَبَرْناendured
فإِن يعجَبِ الدهرُ أَنَّا صَبَرْنا
فأَعجَبthen more wondrous منthan ذاكَthat أَنَّاthat we بَقِيناsurvived
فأَعجَب من ذاكَ أَنَّا بَقِينا
So if time marvels that we endured,
more wondrous still is that we survived.
فهَلْso has بُلِّغَتْword been conveyed عنabout ركابٍriding mounts أَجَرْتَyou sheltered
فهَلْ بُلِّغَتْ عن ركابٍ أَجَرْتَ
بأَنْthat قَدْalready سَعِدْنَthey prospered بماthrough what قَدْalready شقِيناwe suffered
بأَنْ قَدْ سَعِدْنَ بما قَدْ شقِينا
So has word been conveyed of mounts you sheltered,
that they prospered through what had made us suffer,
وأَنَّىand how انتحَيْناwe urged إِلَيْكَtoward you المَطِيَّthe riding beasts
وأَنَّى انتحَيْنا إِلَيْكَ المَطِيَّ
كماas قصفَsnapped العاصِفاتُthe storm winds الغصوناthe boughs
كما قصفَ العاصِفاتُ الغصونا
and how we drove the riding beasts toward you,
as storm winds snap the boughs?
دأَبْنَthey labored كجِدِّكَlike your earnestness حزماًwith firmness وعزماًand resolve
دأَبْنَ كجِدِّكَ حزماً وعزماً
وعُدْنَand became كَحِلمِكَlike your forbearance عطْفاًwith tenderness ولِيناand gentleness
وعُدْنَ كَحِلمِكَ عطْفاً ولِينا
They labored, like your earnestness, firm and resolute,
and became, like your forbearance, tender and gentle.
وأَنَّكَand that you حيَّيْتَهاgreeted them بالحياةِwith life
وأَنَّكَ حيَّيْتَها بالحياةِ
وأَمَّنتهاand you safeguarded them فِيwithin ذَرَاكَyour shelter المنوناdeath
وأَمَّنتها فِي ذَرَاكَ المنونا
And that you greeted them with life,
and made them safe from death within your shelter,
وأَوطَأْتَهاand you made them tread البِرَّgoodness حَتَّىuntil سكَنَّthey rested
وأَوطَأْتَها البِرَّ حَتَّى سكَنَّ
وسَقَّيْتَهاand you gave them to drink الجودَgenerosity حَتَّىuntil رَوِيناwe were quenched
وسَقَّيْتَها الجودَ حَتَّى رَوِينا
and made them tread on goodness until they rested,
and watered them with bounty until our thirst was quenched.
فأَرضَيْتَso you pleased رَبَّكَyour Lord فِيin ابْنِthe son of السَّبيلِthe road
فأَرضَيْتَ رَبَّكَ فِي ابْنِ السَّبيلِ
وَفِيand in العائِلِينَthe needy منamong المسلميناthe Muslims
وَفِي العائِلِينَ من المسلمينا
Thus you pleased your Lord in your care for the wayfarer
and for the needy among the Muslims.
وأَحيَيْتَand you revived فِيon الأَرضِthe earth فَضْلاًbounty وعدلاًand justice
وأَحيَيْتَ فِي الأَرضِ فَضْلاً وعدلاً
وعطفاًand compassion وعُرفاًand kindness ودُنياand worldly life ودِيناand faith
وعطفاً وعُرفاً ودُنيا ودِينا
You revived bounty and justice upon the earth,
and compassion and kindness, worldly life and faith.
ودائِعُtrusts للهِbelonging to God فِيin الرَّوْضِthe garden ضاعَتْwere lost
ودائِعُ للهِ فِي الرَّوْضِ ضاعَتْ
وكُنتَand you were عليهاover them القويَّthe strong one الأَميناthe trustworthy one
وكُنتَ عليها القويَّ الأَمينا
Trusts belonging to God, lost within the garden—
you were their strong, faithful guardian.
فوَفَّاكَso may He repay you عنَّاon our behalf الجزاءَthe reward الجزيلَabundant
فوَفَّاكَ عنَّا الجزاءَ الجزيلَ
ولقَّاكَand may He bring you مِنَّاfrom us الثناءَpraise الثميناprecious
ولقَّاكَ مِنَّا الثناءَ الثمينا
So may He richly repay you on our behalf,
and bring you precious praise from us.
وبوَّأَناand He lodged us منكfrom you جنَّاتِgardens عطْفٍof compassion
وبوَّأَنا منك جنَّاتِ عطْفٍ
جزاكَmay He reward you بِهَاfor them جَنَّةَthe garden الفائِزِيناof the triumphant
جزاكَ بِهَا جَنَّةَ الفائِزِينا
He has lodged us in gardens of your compassion;
may He reward you for them with the Garden of the triumphant.
حدائقُgardens منfrom غَرْسِthe planting of يمناكَyour right hand وَقْفاًas an endowment
حدائقُ من غَرْسِ يمناكَ وَقْفاً
عَلَىfor الرائِحينَevening travelers أَوِor الطَّارِقِيناnight visitors
عَلَى الرائِحينَ أَوِ الطَّارِقِينا
Gardens planted by your right hand, endowed
for evening travelers or callers at night.
كفيلٌa guarantor بأَثْمارِهاfor their fruits كلَّevery حينٍtime
كفيلٌ بأَثْمارِها كلَّ حينٍ
غيوثُthe rains سمائِكَof your sky حِيناًat one time فَحِيناthen at another
غيوثُ سمائِكَ حِيناً فَحِينا
Their fruit at every season is guaranteed
by the rains of your sky, time after time.
وأَزْهَرُهاand their most radiant part منكَfrom you للناظريناfor those who see
وأَزْهَرُها منكَ للناظرينا
وأَبهَرُهاand their most dazzling part عنكَabout you للسَّامعيناfor those who hear
وأَبهَرُها عنكَ للسَّامعينا
Their brightest bloom comes from you for beholders,
and their greatest marvel tells of you to listeners.
نُفَجِّرُهاwe make them gush نَهَراًas a river حَيْثُwherever كنَّاwe are
نُفَجِّرُها نَهَراً حَيْثُ كنَّا
ونأْكلهاand we eat of them رَغَداًabundantly حَيْثُwherever شِيناwe wish
ونأْكلها رَغَداً حَيْثُ شِينا
We make them gush as a river wherever we are,
and eat of them in plenty wherever we wish.
ذرَاthe shelter جنَّةٍof a garden كَتَبَordained اللهُGod فِيهَاin it
ذرَا جنَّةٍ كَتَبَ اللهُ فِيهَا
لِمَنْfor those whom شَرَّدَdrove away الخوفُfear حظَّاًa share مُبِيناclear
لِمَنْ شَرَّدَ الخوفُ حظَّاً مُبِينا
The shelter of a garden in which God ordained
a clear share for those whom fear drove away.
وزادَتْand it increased بِعَدْلِكَthrough your justice أُكْلاًin fruit وظِلّاًand shade
وزادَتْ بِعَدْلِكَ أُكْلاً وظِلّاً
فزادَتْso it exceeded عَلَىbeyond أَمَلِthe hope الآمِليناof the hopeful
فزادَتْ عَلَى أَمَلِ الآمِلينا
Through your justice it grew in fruit and shade,
and so exceeded the hopes of the hopeful.
رأَيْتَyou recognized لناfor us موضِعَthe place الحقِّof entitlement فِيهَاin it
رأَيْتَ لنا موضِعَ الحقِّ فِيهَا
بماthrough what قَدْalready أَرَتْكَshowed you المقادِيرُthe fates فِيناconcerning us
بما قَدْ أَرَتْكَ المقادِيرُ فِينا
You recognized our rightful place within it
through what the fates had shown you of us.
فنادىthen called out نَدَاكَyour generosity بِهَاin it نَحْوَهاtoward it
فنادى نَدَاكَ بِهَا نَحْوَها
سلامٌpeace لكُمْbe upon you فادْخُلُواso enter آمنيناsafe
سلامٌ لكُمْ فادْخُلُوا آمنينا
Then your generosity called out there, beckoning toward it:
Peace be upon you; enter in safety.
لكُمْfor you ذمَّةُthe protection of اللهِGod فِيin صدقِthe truthfulness of عَهْدِيmy pledge
لكُمْ ذمَّةُ اللهِ فِي صدقِ عَهْدِي
فلاso neither خائِفِينَafraid ولاnor مُخْرَجِيناdriven out
فلا خائِفِينَ ولا مُخْرَجِينا
You have God's protection in the truth of my pledge:
neither afraid nor driven out.
فظلَّتْso it continued تُنَفِّسُto bring relief عنfrom رُوحِهاits spirit
فظلَّتْ تُنَفِّسُ عن رُوحِها
غريباًan exile سليباًdespoiled ونِضْواًand a wasted frame حزيناsorrowful
غريباً سليباً ونِضْواً حزينا
So, from its spirit, it kept bringing relief
to a despoiled exile, a worn-out, grieving wreck,
وتُبْرِدُand it cools منfrom حَرِّthe heat of نارthe fire of السيوفِthe swords
وتُبْرِدُ من حَرِّ نار السيوفِ
ونارِand the fire of الهواجِرِthe noontides مَاwhat قَدْalready صَلِيناwe burned in
ونارِ الهواجِرِ مَا قَدْ صَلِينا
and cooling the heat of the fire of swords
and the fire of noontides in which we had burned.
فنَسْلىso we take solace بِهَاthrough it عنfor ديارٍhomes نَأَيْنَthat grew distant
فنَسْلى بِهَا عن ديارٍ نَأَيْنَ
ونَغْنىand we do without بِهَاthrough it عنthe need for مَغانٍabodes غَنيناwhere we dwelt
ونَغْنى بِهَا عن مَغانٍ غَنينا
Through it we find solace for homes grown distant,
and through it need no abodes where we once dwelt.
وبُلْغَةُand a subsistence عيشٍfor living لمنfor those for whom قَدْalready سَتَرْتَyou sheltered
وبُلْغَةُ عيشٍ لمن قَدْ سَتَرْتَ
ضعافَfrail البناتِdaughters وشُعْثَand disheveled البَنِيناsons
ضعافَ البناتِ وشُعْثَ البَنِينا
And a livelihood for those for whom you have sheltered
frail daughters and disheveled sons.
نُعَلِّلُهمْwe soothe them بِجَنىwith the harvest of روضِهاits garden
نُعَلِّلُهمْ بِجَنى روضِها
إذَاwhen أَوْحَشَتْهُمْleave them lonely عطاياكَyour gifts حِيناfor a time
إذَا أَوْحَشَتْهُمْ عطاياكَ حِينا
We soothe them with the harvest of its garden
when your gifts forsake them for a time.
ونشفِيand we heal بِهَاthrough it بَثَّthe anguish of مَاwhat قَدْalready أَصَبْناwe suffered
ونشفِي بِهَا بَثَّ مَا قَدْ أَصَبْنا
ونأْسُوand we tend بِهَاthrough it جُرْحَthe wound of مَاwhat قَدْalready رُزِيناwe were bereaved of
ونأْسُو بِهَا جُرْحَ مَا قَدْ رُزِينا
We heal with it the anguish of what we have suffered,
and tend with it the wound of what we have lost.
وفخراًand an honor لناfor us منكَfrom you سارَتْtraveled بِهِwith it
وفخراً لنا منكَ سارَتْ بِهِ
رِكابُthe mounts التِّهامِينَof Tihamah's people والمُنْجدِيناand those bound for Najd
رِكابُ التِّهامِينَ والمُنْجدِينا
And an honor for us from you, carried abroad by
the mounts of Tihamah's folk and travelers to Najd.
وبُشْرَىand glad tidings أَخْلَّwere remiss بِهَاwith them الشاكرونَthe grateful
وبُشْرَى أَخْلَّ بِهَا الشاكرونَ
إِلَىto منthose whom فُجِعْناwe were bereaved of منamong الأَقْرَبِيناthe close kin
إِلَى من فُجِعْنا من الأَقْرَبِينا
And glad tidings the grateful failed to convey
to close kin whose loss had grieved us.
فماso nothing راعَناstartled us غيرُexcept قولِthe words of الخبيرِthe well-informed
فما راعَنا غيرُ قولِ الخبيرِ
يُذَكِّرُناhe reminds us أُسْوَةَof the consoling example المؤْتَسِيناof those seeking consolation
يُذَكِّرُنا أُسْوَةَ المؤْتَسِينا
Nothing startled us but the words of one who knew,
reminding us of the example taken by those seeking solace
بآدَمَfrom Adam إِذwhen أَخرجَتْهُexpelled him الغُواthe seducers (word continues)
بآدَمَ إِذ أَخرجَتْهُ الغُوا
ةُending of 'seducers' منfrom جَنَّةِthe garden of الخلدِeternity مُسْتَظْهِريناemboldened
ةُ من جَنَّةِ الخلدِ مُسْتَظْهِرينا
from Adam, when the seducers expelled him
from the Garden of Eternity, emboldened
ببَغيِby the malice of حَسودٍan envious man لَهُafter him طالِبٍpursuing
ببَغيِ حَسودٍ لَهُ طالِبٍ
كماas قَدْalready لَقيناwe suffered منfrom الحاسِدِيناthe envious
كما قَدْ لَقينا من الحاسِدِينا
by the malice of an envious man pursuing him,
as we too have suffered from the envious.
فهاso here نَحْنُwe أَقْعَدُmost entitled by descent هَذَاthese الأَنامِpeople
فها نَحْنُ أَقْعَدُ هَذَا الأَنامِ
بِمِيرَاثِهاto inheriting it مِثْلَهاits like عنfrom أَبيناour father
بِمِيرَاثِها مِثْلَها عن أَبينا
Here we are, of all mankind the most entitled
to inherit its like from our father.
وهاتِيكَand yonder جَنَّتُناour garden والتيand the one that
وهاتِيكَ جَنَّتُنا والتي
حَباناendowed us بِهَاwith it سيِّدُthe lord of المنعميناbenefactors
حَبانا بِهَا سيِّدُ المنعمينا
And yonder is our garden, the very one
with which the lord of benefactors endowed us.
وأَبْيَنُand the clearest آياتِناof our signs أَنَّناthat we
وأَبْيَنُ آياتِنا أَنَّنا
حلَلْناsettled لديهِbeside him المكانَthe place المكيناsecure
حلَلْنا لديهِ المكانَ المكينا
Our clearest sign is that we
have taken a secure place beside him.
ومنand whoever شَكَّdoubts فِيin حظِّناour share منof رِضاهُhis approval
ومن شَكَّ فِي حظِّنا من رِضاهُ
فَتِلْكَthen that لناfor us أَعْدَلُthe most just الشاهديناof witnesses
فَتِلْكَ لنا أَعْدَلُ الشاهدينا
And whoever doubts our share of his approval—
that is our fairest witness.
قِفواstop فاسْمَعُواand listen هَدَّةَthe rumble of الأَرْضِthe earth رَجْلاًmen on foot
قِفوا فاسْمَعُوا هَدَّةَ الأَرْضِ رَجْلاً
ورَكْباًand riders إِلَىtoward نُصْبِهاits marker يُوفِضُونَاthey rush
ورَكْباً إِلَى نُصْبِها يُوفِضُونَا
Stop, and hear the earth's thunder: men on foot
and riders rushing toward its marker.
وداعيand the caller for الزِّيادَةِhigher bids فِيهَاthere سميعٌkeen-eared
وداعي الزِّيادَةِ فِيهَا سميعٌ
مُصِيخٌlistening intently إِلَىto أَلْسُنِthe tongues of الزائدِيناthe bidders
مُصِيخٌ إِلَى أَلْسُنِ الزائدِينا
The caller for higher bids is keen-eared there,
listening intently to the tongues of the bidders.
يُجَمْجِمُhe mutters فِيهِمْamong them بأَنْthat قَدْalready سَخِطْتَyou became angry
يُجَمْجِمُ فِيهِمْ بأَنْ قَدْ سَخِطْتَ
عليناwith us وأَنَّاand that we منare among المُبْعَدِيناthe banished
علينا وأَنَّا من المُبْعَدِينا
He mutters among them that you have grown angry
with us, and that we are among the banished,
لِيَجْلُوَto strip away أَستارَكَyour veils الخُضْرَgreen عنَّاfrom us
لِيَجْلُوَ أَستارَكَ الخُضْرَ عنَّا
ويمحُوَand to erase آثارَكَyour traces الغُرَّradiant فِيناupon us
ويمحُوَ آثارَكَ الغُرَّ فِينا
to strip away your green veils from us
and erase your radiant traces upon us.
وَقَدْand indeed أَسْمَعَmade hear الصُّمَّthe deaf فِيهَاthere مُنادٍa crier
وَقَدْ أَسْمَعَ الصُّمَّ فِيهَا مُنادٍ
يؤذِّنُhe proclaims حَيّcome! عَلَىto الشامِتِيناthe gloaters
يؤذِّنُ حَيّ عَلَى الشامِتِينا
A crier there has made even the deaf hear,
proclaiming: Hasten to the gloaters!
فمنso among them is هاتِفٍa caller زائدٍraising bids بالأُلوفِby thousands
فمن هاتِفٍ زائدٍ بالأُلوفِ
لِبَغْيٍout of malice أَراهُthat showed him احتقارَscorn for المِئِيناhundreds
لِبَغْيٍ أَراهُ احتقارَ المِئِينا
One shouts, raising the bid by thousands,
from malice that taught him to scorn the hundreds.
ومنand among them is كاشِحٍa spiteful foe كاشِرٍbaring his teeth قَدْalready أَرَتْهُshowed him
ومن كاشِحٍ كاشِرٍ قَدْ أَرَتْهُ
أَمانِيهِhis wishes مَاwhat ظَنَّhe thought أَنْthat لنwould never يكوناhappen
أَمانِيهِ مَا ظَنَّ أَنْ لن يكونا
And a spiteful foe, baring his teeth, to whom
his wishes have shown what he thought would never happen
بذيto one possessed of حُرْمَةٍprotected status منكَfrom you أَلْبَسْتَهُyou clothed him
بذي حُرْمَةٍ منكَ أَلْبَسْتَهُ
كرامَةَthe dignity of أَضيافِكَyour guests المُكْرَميناhonored
كرامَةَ أَضيافِكَ المُكْرَمينا
to one under your protection, whom you clothed
in the dignity of your honored guests.
ومنand whoever حَلَّundid سِتْرَكَyour covering فِيover أَهْلِthe people of بيتٍa house
ومن حَلَّ سِتْرَكَ فِي أَهْلِ بيتٍ
بحبلِto the cord of وفائِكَyour fidelity مستمسكِيناclinging
بحبلِ وفائِكَ مستمسكِينا
And one who undid your covering over a household
clinging to the cord of your fidelity.
فياso what مشهداًa spectacle سامَنيsubjected me تَحْتَbeneath ظِلِّshade
فيا مشهداً سامَني تَحْتَ ظِلِّ
كَyour (suffix to 'shade') خسفاًdegradation وخِزْياًand disgrace وذلّاًand humiliation وهُوناand contempt
كَ خسفاً وخِزْياً وذلّاً وهُونا
What a spectacle, subjecting me beneath your shade
to degradation, disgrace, humiliation and contempt,
بكُلِّwith every مُفِيضٍcaster of lots عَلَيَّagainst me القِداحَthe lot-arrows
بكُلِّ مُفِيضٍ عَلَيَّ القِداحَ
لِيَقْسِمَto divide لَحْمِيَmy flesh فِيamong الآكليناthe eaters
لِيَقْسِمَ لَحْمِيَ فِي الآكلينا
with everyone casting the lot-arrows against me
to divide my flesh among the eaters,
وكلِّand every مُبيحٍone laying open حماكَyour sanctuary العزيزَmighty
وكلِّ مُبيحٍ حماكَ العزيزَ
عليناagainst us لعاديَةto the onslaught of المعتديناthe aggressors
علينا لعاديَة المعتدينا
and everyone laying your mighty sanctuary open
to the aggressors' onslaught against us.
فَمَدُّواso they stretched out حبالَهُمُtheir ropes طامعينَcovetous
فَمَدُّوا حبالَهُمُ طامعينَ
وأَلْقَوْاand they cast down عِصِيَّهُمُtheir staffs واثِقِيناconfident
وأَلْقَوْا عِصِيَّهُمُ واثِقِينا
So they stretched out their ropes, covetous,
and cast down their staffs, confident.
Sol 6.1