أَتَيناكَwe have come to you ياO خَيرَbest of البَرِيَّةِcreation كُلِّهاall of it
أَتَيناكَ يا خَيرَ البَرِيَّةِ كُلِّها
لِتَرحَمَناso you may have mercy on us مِمّاfor what لَقيناwe have endured مِنَof الأَزلِsevere hardship
لِتَرحَمَنا مِمّا لَقينا مِنَ الأَزلِ
We have come to you, O best of all creation,
that you may have mercy on us for the hardship we have endured.
أَتَيناكَwe have come to you وَالعَذراءُand the virgin يَدمىbleeds لَبانُهاher breast
أَتَيناكَ وَالعَذراءُ يَدمى لَبانُها
وَقَدand already ذَهِلَتhas grown oblivious أُمُّmother of الصَبِيِّthe boy عَنِto الطِفلِthe infant
وَقَد ذَهِلَت أُمُّ الصَبِيِّ عَنِ الطِفلِ
We have come to you while the virgin’s breast bleeds,
and the boy’s mother has grown oblivious to the infant.
وَأَلقىand has cast aside تَكَنّيهِhis proclaiming his battle-name الشُجاعُthe brave man اِستِكانَةًin submission
وَأَلقى تَكَنّيهِ الشُجاعُ اِستِكانَةً
مِنَfrom الجوعِhunger صُمتاًin silence لاnot يُمِرُّsays anything bitter وَلاand not يُحليsays anything sweet
مِنَ الجوعِ صُمتاً لا يُمِرُّ وَلا يُحلي
And the brave man has abandoned proclaiming his battle-name, humbled
by hunger, silent, saying neither bitter words nor sweet.
وَلاand not شَيءَanything مِمّاof what يَأكُلُeat الناسُpeople عِندَناwith us
وَلا شَيءَ مِمّا يَأكُلُ الناسُ عِندَنا
سِوىexcept العِلهَزِblood-and-hair famine food العامِيِّyear-old وَالعَبهَرِand the narcissus الفَسلِworthless
سِوى العِلهَزِ العامِيِّ وَالعَبهَرِ الفَسلِ
And we have nothing of what people eat,
save year-old blood-and-hair fare and worthless narcissus.
وَلَيسَand there is not لَناfor us إِلّاexcept إِلَيكَto you فِرارُناour flight
وَلَيسَ لَنا إِلّا إِلَيكَ فِرارُنا
وَأَينَand where يَفِرُّflee الناسُpeople إِلّاexcept إِلىto الرُسلِthe messengers
وَأَينَ يَفِرُّ الناسُ إِلّا إِلى الرُسلِ
And we have no refuge but flight to you;
and where do people flee except to the messengers?
فَإِنso if تَدعُyou pray بِالسُقياfor rain وَبِالعَفوِand for pardon تُرسِلِwill send down rain الthe
فَإِن تَدعُ بِالسُقيا وَبِالعَفوِ تُرسِلِ ال
سَماءُsky لَناto us وَالأَمرُand the matter يَبقىwill remain عَلىupon الأَصلِthe original state
سَماءُ لَنا وَالأَمرُ يَبقى عَلى الأَصلِ
So if you pray for rain and pardon, rain will be sent by the
sky to us, and the matter will remain as it was.
Sol 6.1