ماwhat شِئتُماyou two wish الآنَnow لِلزَّمانِfor Time
ما شِئتُما الآنَ لِلزَّمانِ
قَدindeed جادَwas generous ليto me بِالمُنىwith wishes زَمانيmy time
قَد جادَ لي بِالمُنى زَماني
What could you two now desire from Time?
What do you two now wish for Time?
My own time has generously granted me my wishes.
My time has generously granted me my wishes.
أَيُّwhatever يَدٍhand; favor لِلزَّمانِbelonging to Time عِنديtoward me
أَيُّ يَدٍ لِلزَّمانِ عِندي
أَدنَىnearest بَنانٍfingers لَهاto it بَنانيmy fingers
أَدنَى بَنانٍ لَها بَناني
What a favor Time has done me—
Whatever hand Time offers me,
my fingertips are the nearest fingertips to that hand.
my fingers are the nearest to it.
وَخَيرُand the best شَيءٍthing أَسداهُbestowed it دَهريmy time
وَخَيرُ شَيءٍ أَسداهُ دَهري
إِلَيَّupon me مِمّاamong what بِهِwith it حَبانيfavored me
إِلَيَّ مِمّا بِهِ حَباني
And the best thing my age bestowed
And the best thing my time has bestowed
upon me, of all the gifts it gave me,
upon me, among all it has granted me,
لُقياmeeting اِبنِson of إِدريسَIdris بَعدَafter بَينٍseparation
لُقيا اِبنِ إِدريسَ بَعدَ بَينٍ
غادَرَنيleft me فيin يَدَيهِits two hands عانِa captive
غادَرَني في يَدَيهِ عانِ
was meeting Ibn Idris after separation—
is meeting Ibn Idris after a separation
he left me captive in his two hands.
that left me captive in its two hands.
أَحياrevived أَبوfather of البَحرِthe sea حينَwhen حَيّاhe greeted
أَحيا أَبو البَحرِ حينَ حَيّا
مَيتَone dead الأَمانِيِّthe hopes وَالأَمانِand safety
مَيتَ الأَمانِيِّ وَالأَمانِ
Abu al-Bahr, when he greeted me, revived
Abu al-Bahr, when he greeted me, revived
one dead to hopes and safety.
one whose hopes and safety had died.
Sol 6.1