إِنّيindeed I دَعَوتُكَcalled upon you إِذwhen جُفيتُI was shunned وَشَفّنيand wasted me
إِنّي دَعَوتُكَ إِذ جُفيتُ وَشَفّني
مَرَضٌan illness تَضاعَفَنيgrew worse upon me شَديدُsevere المشتَكىthe affliction
مَرَضٌ تَضاعَفَني شَديدُ المشتَكى
Indeed I called upon you when I was shunned and wasting away
From an illness that grew worse upon me, grievous to endure.
وَحُبِستُand I was kept back عَنfrom طَلَبِseeking المَعيشَةِa livelihood وارتَقَتand rose
وَحُبِستُ عَن طَلَبِ المَعيشَةِ وارتَقَت
دونيbeyond my reach الحَوائِجُthe needs فيin وُعورِrugged paths المُرتَقىthe ascent
دوني الحَوائِجُ في وُعورِ المُرتَقى
I was kept from seeking a livelihood, and there rose
Beyond my reach my needs, up rugged paths of ascent.
فَأَجِبso answer أَخاكَyour brother فَقَدfor indeed أَنافَraised بِصَوتِهِhis voice
فَأَجِب أَخاكَ فَقَد أَنافَ بِصَوتِهِ
ياذاO man of الإِخاءِbrotherhood وَياand O كَريمَgenerous المُرتَجىthe one hoped in
ياذا الإِخاءِ وَيا كَريمَ المُرتَجى
So answer your brother, for he has raised his voice,
O man of brotherhood, O generous one in whom I hope.
وَلَقَدand indeed حُفيتَyou were favored with صَبيبَthe pourings of عُكّةِa butter-skin بَيتِناour household
وَلَقَد حُفيتَ صَبيبَ عُكّةِ بَيتِنا
ذَوباًas melted butter وَمِزتُand I separated بصّفوِهِwith its pure portion عَنكَaway from you القَذىthe dregs
ذَوباً وَمِزتُ بصّفوِهِ عَنكَ القَذى
You have indeed been favored with the pourings of our household's butter-skin,
Melted butter—and I separated its pure portion from the dregs for you.
فَخُذِso take الغَنيمَةَthe prize واغتَنِمنيand make the most of me إِنَّنيindeed I
فَخُذِ الغَنيمَةَ واغتَنِمني إِنَّني
غُنمٌa boon لِمثلِكَfor one like you وَالمَكارِمُand noble deeds تُشتَرىare bought
غُنمٌ لِمثلِكَ وَالمَكارِمُ تُشتَرى
So take the prize and make the most of me, for I
Am a boon to one like you, and noble deeds are bought.
لاdo not تَرمِيَنَّever cast aside بِحاجَتيmy need وَقَضائِهاand its fulfillment
لا تَرمِيَنَّ بِحاجَتي وَقَضائِها
ضَرحَbeyond الحِجابِthe curtain كَماjust as رَمىcast away بيme مَنwhoever رَمىcast away
ضَرحَ الحِجابِ كَما رَمى بي مَن رَمى
Do not cast aside my need and its fulfillment
Beyond the curtain, as those who cast me off have done.
Sol 6.1