للدارfor the home وحشةloneliness عقبafter سِيدmaster هَلthe people of الجودgenerosity
للدار وحشة عقب سِيد هَل الجود
وعينيand my eye غشاهاveiled it عقبafter شمسهhis sun ظلاليshadows
وعيني غشاها عقب شمسه ظلالي
The home is lonely in the absence of the master of the generous.
The house is lonely without its generous lord
And shadows have veiled my eyes in the absence of his sun.
And my eyes are clouded after his shining sun
مالومI do not blame رجلكyour leg لوeven if شكَتit complained كايدsevere الكودhardship
مالوم رجلك لو شكَت كايد الكود
أتعبتهاyou exhausted it ترقىclimbing سنودslopes المعاليgreatness
أتعبتها ترقى سنود المعالي
I do not blame your leg if it complains of grueling hardship.
Do not blame your legs if they complain of the fetters
You have worn it out climbing the slopes of greatness.
They toiled to climb the high peaks
للجسمfor the body حدa limit وغايتكand your ambition ماnot لهاit has حدودlimits
للجسم حد وغايتك ما لها حدود
ظلمتyou wronged نفسكyourself منsince قديمlong ago(نindefinite ending) وتاليand lately
ظلمت نفسك من قديم(ن) وتالي
The body has a limit, but your ambition has none.
The body has limits but your goal has no bounds
You have been hard on yourself, from long ago to the present.
You wronged yourself for so long and more
تمشيyou tread وعرهاits rugged ground كنهas though it were سهودlevel ground ومهودand smooth ground
تمشي وعرها كنه سهود ومهود
للهto God دّركyour excellence ماnever تغاليتyou deemed too precious غاليanything precious
لله دّرك ما تغاليت غالي
You tread its rugged ground as though it were level and smooth.
You walk its thorns as if they were smooth and flat
God bless you—you have never deemed anything too precious to give.
God bless you, you never held yourself too high
ماتنتظرyou do not expect للجودfor generosity ياشيخO sheikh مردودa return
ماتنتظر للجود ياشيخ مردود
تشربyou drink مرارbitterness وتسقيand give to drink الغيرothers حاليsomething sweet
تشرب مرار وتسقي الغير حالي
You expect no return for your generosity, O sheikh.
Do not wait, O Sheikh, for gratitude in return
You drink bitterness and give others sweetness to drink.
You drink bitterness and give others honey
ماينثنيnever bends عزمكyour resolve خطيرformidable علىin pursuit of الزودmore
ماينثني عزمك خطير على الزود
منfrom عاليa height تجمحyou gallop علىtoward راسa summit عاليlofty
من عالي تجمح على راس عالي
Your resolve never bends; you are formidable in striving for more.
No formidable task makes your resolve waver
From one height you gallop toward another lofty summit.
From the heights you are bold against the highest
ياO طيّبkind man طابتhave warmed لكto you البيضthe white والسودand the black
يا طيّب طابت لك البيض والسود
أسرتyou captivated فيin حبكlove for you قلوبhearts الرجاليmen
أسرت في حبك قلوب الرجالي
O kind man, white and black alike have warmed to you.
O you of pure essence, black and white suit you
You have held men's hearts captive in love for you.
Hearts of men are captivated by love of you
يفوحwafts معwith ذكركmention of you شذىfragrance الوردroses والعودand oud
يفوح مع ذكرك شذى الورد والعود
وكلand everyone(نindefinite ending) ينعمspeaks praise لكof you إلىwhen جاarises مجاليan occasion
وكل(ن) ينعم لك إلى جا مجالي
With every mention of you wafts the fragrance of roses and oud.
With your mention waft the scent of roses and wood
And everyone speaks your praise whenever the occasion arises.
And everyone enjoys your open hospitality
مرضكyour illness يمرضنيmakes me ill وسعدكand your happiness ليfor me سعودjoys
مرضك يمرضني وسعدك لي سعود
ياoh ليتيif only I أنقلcould lift عنكfrom you ضيمaffliction اللياليthe nights
يا ليتي أنقل عنك ضيم الليالي
Your illness makes me ill, and your happiness is my happiness.
Your sickness makes me sick, your joy brings me joy
Oh, if only I could lift the nights' affliction from you.
If only I could relieve your sleepless nights
Sol 6.1