إِنْif يَجْرِflows زَاكِيpure دمٍblood للحَمْدِfor praise تُتْلِفُهُyou expend it
إِنْ يَجْرِ زَاكِي دمٍ للحَمْدِ تُتْلِفُهُ
فَابْشِرْthen rejoice بأَحْمَدَin something more praiseworthy منهُthan it اللهGod يُخْلِفُهُwill replace it
فَابْشِرْ بأَحْمَدَ منهُ الله يُخْلِفُهُ
If pure blood that you expend for praise should flow,
then rejoice: God will replace it with something more praiseworthy.
إِمَّاif سَمَحْتَyou were generous بِهِwith it للجَوِّto the air يَحْمِلُهُit carries it
إِمَّا سَمَحْتَ بِهِ للجَوِّ يَحْمِلُهُ
طِيباًas perfume إِلَىto كلِّevery رُوحٍsoul عنكَon your behalf يُتْحِفُهُit offers it a gift
طِيباً إِلَى كلِّ رُوحٍ عنكَ يُتْحِفُهُ
If you have freely given it to the air, the air carries it
as perfume to every soul, offering each a gift on your behalf.
فَقَدْfor indeed رَأَىit has seen الأَرضَthe earth تأباهُit rejects it فَتُنْكِرُهُand disowns it
فَقَدْ رَأَى الأَرضَ تأباهُ فَتُنْكِرُهُ
إِذْsince لاnot سِوىother than دمِthe blood of منthose who عادَاكَoppose you تَعْرِفُهُit knows it
إِذْ لا سِوى دمِ من عادَاكَ تَعْرِفُهُ
For it has seen the earth reject and disown it,
since the earth knows only the blood of those who oppose you.
وأَصْبَحَand has become الجَوُّthe air منْهُthrough it روضَةًa meadow أُنُفاًfresh and ungrazed
وأَصْبَحَ الجَوُّ منْهُ روضَةً أُنُفاً
تَبْأَىit glories بِزَهْرِكَin your bloom والأَنفاسُwhile breaths تقطِفُهُpluck it
تَبْأَى بِزَهْرِكَ والأَنفاسُ تقطِفُهُ
And through it the air has become a fresh, ungrazed meadow,
glorying in your bloom, while breaths pluck it.
فاسْلَمْso stay well فإِنْfor if كَانَتِwere الأَنفاسُthe breaths طِبْنَthey grew fragrant بِهِthrough it
فاسْلَمْ فإِنْ كَانَتِ الأَنفاسُ طِبْنَ بِهِ
فإِنَّthen indeed أَطيبَsomething sweeter منهُthan it فِيكَwithin you يُردِفُهُwill follow it
فإِنَّ أَطيبَ منهُ فِيكَ يُردِفُهُ
So stay well: for if breaths have grown fragrant through it,
then something sweeter still within you will take its place.
Sol 6.1