بِأَبيmay my father be ransom مَنthe one who صَدَّturned away عنّيfrom me وصَدَفْand turned aside
بِأَبي مَن صَدَّ عنّي وصَدَفْ
ثُمَّthen لَمّاwhen ملّgrew weary مِنof هَجريforsaking me عَطَفْrelented
ثُمَّ لَمّا ملّ مِن هَجري عَطَفْ
May my father be ransom for him who shunned me and turned away!
Then, when he tired of forsaking me, he relented.
قلتُI said مَولايَmy lord أَحَقّis it true ماwhat أرىI see
قلتُ مَولايَ أَحَقّ ما أرى
بَعدَماafter حَكَّمْتَyou gave dominion فيover روحيmy soul التَّلَفْdeath
بَعدَما حَكَّمْتَ في روحي التَّلَفْ
I said, “My lord, is what I see true,
after you gave death dominion over my soul?”
قالَhe said مِنْamong أَحْمَدِmost praiseworthy شَيءٍa thing فيin الهَوَىlove
قالَ مِنْ أَحْمَدِ شَيءٍ في الهَوَى
عُقَبُrewards الصَّبْرِof patience وَتَأميلُand hoping for الخَلَفْrecompense
عُقَبُ الصَّبْرِ وَتَأميلُ الخَلَفْ
He said, “Among the most praiseworthy things in love
are patience’s rewards and the hope of recompense.
نَحنُwe نُحْييbring to life مَنthose whom أَمَتْناwe have killed كَرَماًout of generosity
نَحنُ نُحْيي مَن أَمَتْنا كَرَماً
وَعَفاand may He forgive اللَّهُGod لناfor us عمّاfor what سَلَفْhas passed
وَعَفا اللَّهُ لنا عمّا سَلَفْ
We generously revive those we have killed,
and may God forgive us for what has passed.”
Sol 6.1