أمَوْلايَO my lord الذيwho فاقَتْsurpassed يَداهُhis two hands
أمَوْلايَ الذي فاقَتْ يَداهُ
غَمامَthe clouds of الأفْقِthe horizon فيin المِنَنbenefactions الجَسيمَهْmighty
غَمامَ الأفْقِ في المِنَن الجَسيمَهْ
O my lord, whose hands have surpassed
the horizon's clouds in mighty benefactions,
رواحِلُthe riding camels of عبْدِthe servant of نُعْماكَyour bounty استَقلّتْset out
رواحِلُ عبْدِ نُعْماكَ استَقلّتْ
لوِجْهَتِهاtoward their destination وماand not برحَتْceased to be مُقيمَهْstationary
لوِجْهَتِها وما برحَتْ مُقيمَهْ
the mounts of the servant of your bounty have set out
toward their destination, yet still remain in place.
ولوْلاand were it not for سُنّةthe custom of الإمْلاكِmarriage أضْحَتْwould have become
ولوْلا سُنّة الإمْلاكِ أضْحَتْ
مناهِجُهاtheir paths صَباحاًin the morning مُسْتَقيمَهْstraight
مناهِجُها صَباحاً مُسْتَقيمَهْ
And but for the custom of marriage, there would have been
straight paths for them in the morning,
علَىdespite أنّthe fact that التيshe who ألْقَتْthey cast لدَيْهاbefore her
علَى أنّ التي ألْقَتْ لدَيْها
أزِمَّتهاtheir reins مهذّبَةًrefined وسيمَهْbeautiful
أزِمَّتها مهذّبَةً وسيمَهْ
although she before whom they cast
their reins is refined and beautiful.
ولكنْand yet خِدْمَتيmy service شرَفيmy honor وذِكْريand remembrance of me
ولكنْ خِدْمَتي شرَفي وذِكْري
لدىwith موْلايَmy lord موهبةٌa gift عظيمَهْgreat
لدى موْلايَ موهبةٌ عظيمَهْ
Yet my service is my honor, and being remembered
by my lord is a great gift.
ولوْand if عُوّضْتُI were compensated منin place of نظَريmy gazing إليْهِat him
ولوْ عُوّضْتُ من نظَري إليْهِ
بعِزّwith the glory of الدّهْرِthe world لاnot أرْضَىI accept نعيمَهْits bliss
بعِزّ الدّهْرِ لا أرْضَى نعيمَهْ
And were I offered, in place of gazing upon him,
the glory of the world, I would not accept its bliss.
فقَصْدُso the wish of العبْدِthe servant إنْعامٌa favor بإذنٍwith permission
فقَصْدُ العبْدِ إنْعامٌ بإذنٍ
فكَمْfor how many لعُلاكَbelong to your eminence منof نعَمٍblessings عميمَهْall-embracing
فكَمْ لعُلاكَ من نعَمٍ عميمَهْ
So the servant's wish is the favor of permission;
for how many all-embracing blessings belong to your eminence!
أُحَلُّI am placed بهِthrough it لدَىat أعْلىthe highest مَقامٍstation
أُحَلُّ بهِ لدَى أعْلى مَقامٍ
أقيمُI perform وظائِفَthe duties of الخِدَمِservice الكَريمَهْnoble
أقيمُ وظائِفَ الخِدَمِ الكَريمَهْ
Through it I am placed at the highest station;
I perform the duties of noble service.
Sol 6.1