مِثَالِيmy likeness رَاعَنِيstartled me حَقاًtruly
مِثَالِي رَاعَنِي حَقاً
أَأنْتَwas it you أَعَدْتَنِيyou remade me خَلْقَاin form
أَأنْتَ أَعَدْتَنِي خَلْقَا
My likeness has truly startled me.
My ideal truly inspired me,
Was it you who created me anew?
Did you really create me thus?
وَكُنْتُand I was أَوَدُّwishing لَوْthat جَنَّبتَyou had spared
وَكُنْتُ أَوَدُّ لَوْ جَنَّبتَ
بَعْضَsome of عُيُوبِيَmy flaws الصِّدْقَاtruthfulness
بَعْضَ عُيُوبِيَ الصِّدْقَا
And I wished you had spared
I wish you had spared me
Some of my flaws such truthfulness.
Some of my truthful flaws.
بِأَيَّةby what صَنْعَةٍcraft عَجَبٌa wonder
بِأَيَّة صَنْعَةٍ عَجَبٌ
أَعَرْتَyou lent الصُّورَةَthe image النُّطقَاspeech
أَعَرْتَ الصُّورَةَ النُّطقَا
By what wondrous craft
With what skill did you imbue
Did you lend the image speech?
The image with speech?
فَكَادَso nearly did النَّقْلُthe copy يَحْكِيmirror الأَصْلَthe original
فَكَادَ النَّقْلُ يَحْكِي الأَصْلَ
حَتَّىso that لاَnot أَرَىI see فَرْقَاa difference
حَتَّى لاَ أَرَى فَرْقَا
So nearly did the copy mirror the original
The copy almost recounts the original
That I see no difference.
That I see no difference.
مِثَالِيmy likeness إِنَّنيindeed I أَرْنُوI gaze
مِثَالِي إِنَّني أَرْنُو
إِلَيْكَat you وَإِنَّand indeed بِيْwithin me رِفْقَاtenderness
إِلَيْكَ وَإِنَّ بِيْ رِفْقَا
My likeness, indeed I gaze
My ideal, I yearn for you
At you, and I feel tenderness.
And I have tenderness.
دَنَاhas drawn near أَجَلِيmy appointed end فَيَاso O جَذَلِيmy joy
دَنَا أَجَلِي فَيَا جَذَلِي
وَلَكِنْand yet أَنْتَyou قَدْmay تَبْقَىremain
وَلَكِنْ أَنْتَ قَدْ تَبْقَى
My end is near—oh, my joy!
My death draws near, so farewell
But you may yet remain.
Yet you will remain.
أَخَافُI fear عَلَيْكَfor you أَنْthat تَحْيَاyou live
أَخَافُ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَحْيَا
وَمَنْand who يَحْيَاlives وَلاَand does not يَشْقَىsuffer
وَمَنْ يَحْيَا وَلاَ يَشْقَى
I fear for you, lest you live on—
I fear for you that you will live on
And who lives without suffering?
And who lives and feels no torment?
لَئِنْif indeed حُمِّلتَyou were made to bear أَيْسَرَthe least of مَاwhat
لَئِنْ حُمِّلتَ أَيْسَرَ مَا
حُمِّلتَyou were made to bear لَشَدَّhow harsh indeed مَاwhat تَلْقَىyou encounter
حُمِّلتَ لَشَدَّ مَا تَلْقَى
If you were made to bear the least of what
If you bear the easiest burden
You have been made to bear, how harsh your lot would be!
You will endure the harshest trials.
أَلاَah يَاO مَنْthe one whom نُكَرِّمُهُwe honor
أَلاَ يَا مَنْ نُكَرِّمُهُ
وَمَاyet not نَقْضِىwe render لَهُto him حَقَّاwhat is due
وَمَا نَقْضِى لَهُ حَقَّا
Ah, you whom we honor,
Oh you whom we honor
Yet whose due we do not render!
Yet cannot requite,
لِهَذَاfor this الفَنِّart سِحْرٌmagic
لِهَذَا الفَنِّ سِحْرٌ
يَصْحَبُaccompanies الإِبْدَاعَcreativity وَالحِذْقَاand mastery
يَصْحَبُ الإِبْدَاعَ وَالحِذْقَا
This art has a magic
This art has magic
That accompanies creativity and mastery.
That accompanies creativity and skill.
بِهِthrough it أَدْرَكْتَyou attained يَاO إِدْوَرْEdwar- (first part of Edward)
بِهِ أَدْرَكْتَ يَا إِدْوَرْ
دُ-d (completing Edward) شَأْواًa height عَزَّwas difficult أَنْto يُرْقَىbe ascended
دُ شَأْواً عَزَّ أَنْ يُرْقَى
Through it you have reached, O Edwar-
With it you attained, oh Idwar,
d, a height hard to scale.
A glory too lofty to climb.
Sol 6.1