نَثْنِيwe praise عَلَيْكِupon you وَهَلْbut can يُكَافِيءُrepay
نَثْنِي عَلَيْكِ وَهَلْ يُكَافِيءُ
بَعْضَpart of مِنَّتكِyour kindness الثَّناءْpraise
بَعْضَ مِنَّتكِ الثَّناءْ
We praise you—but can praise repay
Even part of your kindness?
أَعْيَتْexhausted فِلَسْطِينَPalestine الجّرَاحُthe wounds
أَعْيَتْ فِلَسْطِينَ الجّرَاحُ
وَمِنْand from يَدَيْكِyour two hands أَتَىcame الدَّوَاءْthe cure
وَمِنْ يَدَيْكِ أَتَى الدَّوَاءْ
Wounds have exhausted Palestine,
And from your hands came the cure.
وَمُحَمَّدُand Muhammad ابنُكِyour son كَانَwas أولَthe first
وَمُحَمَّدُ ابنُكِ كَانَ أولَ
مُنْجِدٍrescuer سَمِعَheard الدُّعَاءْthe plea
مُنْجِدٍ سَمِعَ الدُّعَاءْ
And Muhammad, your son, was the first
Rescuer to hear the plea.
هَلاَّwhy not اقْتَدَىfollowed the example بِكُمَاof you both السَّراةُthe nobles
هَلاَّ اقْتَدَى بِكُمَا السَّراةُ
القَادِرُونَthe powerful الأَثْرِيَاءْthe wealthy
القَادِرُونَ الأَثْرِيَاءْ
Why did the nobles not emulate you both—
The powerful, the wealthy?
Sol 6.1