أباO father of قاسمٍQasim إنيindeed I أراكَI see you ضبابةًlonging
أبا قاسمٍ إني أراكَ ضبابةً
كأنكَas though you منfrom لحميmy flesh خلقتَyou were created ومنand from دميmy blood
كأنكَ من لحمي خلقتَ ومن دمي
O Abu Qasim, I look upon you with longing,
Oh Abul Qasim, I see you as a morning mist
As though you were created from my flesh and my blood.
As if you were created of my own flesh and blood
وإنيand indeed I لأهوىtruly desire أنto أربI nurture صنيعةًa benefaction
وإني لأهوى أن أرب صنيعةً
إليكto you بآلاءِwith favors of كرامٍnoble men وأنعمِand blessings
إليك بآلاءِ كرامٍ وأنعمِ
And I truly wish to nurture a benefaction
And I yearn to perform a good deed
For you, with noble men's favors and blessings—
For you, with kind favors and gifts
أياديfavors كريمٍa generous man طيبِcontent النفسِthe soul بعدهاafter them
أيادي كريمٍ طيبِ النفسِ بعدها
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle الأياديthe favors أتبعتwere followed بالتندمby regret
إذا ما الأيادي أتبعت بالتندم
The gifts of a generous man, content at heart afterward,
The hands of a generous, good-souled one followed by
When gifts are followed by regret.
Remorseful hands thereafter
Sol 6.1