سيديmy master والذيby Him who يقيكprotects you ومنand from السوharm (continued)
سيدي والذي يقيك ومن السو
ءcompletes 'harm' يميناًan oath منamong أوكدthe most binding الأيمانoaths
ء يميناً من أوكد الأيمان
My master, by Him who protects you from harm—
My master, you who protect me
an oath among the most binding oaths—
From evil with the firmest oath
لاnever جحدتI denied النعمىthe bounty لأكفرso as to be ungrateful for إحساkindness (continued)
لا جحدت النعمى لأكفر إحسا
نكyour (completes 'your kindness') عنديto me ياO دائمconstant in الإحسانkindness
نك عندي يا دائم الإحسان
I would never deny the bounty and be ungrateful for
I do not deny blessings to show
your kindness to me, O unfailing benefactor.
Ingratitude for your constant kindness
أناI فيin نزهةٍdelight منof العيشlife فيin ظلshade
أنا في نزهةٍ من العيش في ظل
كyour طولthroughout الحياةlife كالبستانlike a garden
ك طول الحياة كالبستان
I live in delight beneath the shade
I live happily in your shade
you give, all my life, as in a garden,
Throughout life, like an orchard
ذاتِpossessing زهرٍflowers فيهin it البنفسجviolets والنرand narcissus (continued)
ذاتِ زهرٍ فيه البنفسج والنر
جسcompletes 'narcissus' معهwith it شقائقanemones النعمانal-Nuʿmān (part of the flower name)
جس معه شقائق النعمان
full of flowers, with violets and narcissus,
With violets and narcissi
beside which are anemones.
And red anemones
جالسٌseated فيin تبظرمٍself-satisfied ease (sense uncertain) تركleft الحاthe envious man (continued)
جالسٌ في تبظرمٍ ترك الحا
سدcompletes 'the envious man' يقلىfrying بعرdung آستهhis arse بورانيas borani (a dish)
سد يقلى بعر آسته بوراني
I sit in self-satisfied ease, leaving the envious man
Sitting in serenity, leaving behind
frying his arse's dung as borani.
The envious burning in the fires of jealousy
Sol 6.1