إليكfor you كماjust as ارتضيتهyou approved it منfrom بعيدafar
إليك كما ارتضيته من بعيد
قصيداa poem فيin غرامكlove for you منfrom نشيديmy verse
قصيدا في غرامك من نشيدي
Here it is for you, as you approved it from afar:
To you as I desired from afar
A poem of love for you, from my verse.
A poem of my passion and song to you
عرضتهI presented it قبلbefore مبعثهits dispatch عليكمto you
عرضته قبل مبعثه عليكم
وهاكهand here you have it حسبin keeping with صدقيmy truthfulness فيin الوعودpromises
وهاكه حسب صدقي في الوعود
I presented it to you before sending it,
I presented it before sending it your way
And here you have it, true to my promises.
And here it is, true to my promise
ولمand did not أبخلI act stingily بهwith it وبخلتbut you were stingy عنيtoward me
ولم أبخل به وبخلت عني
فلمso did not تسمحyou grant بمقدمكwith your arrival السعيدjoyous
فلم تسمح بمقدمك السعيد
I did not withhold it, but you withheld from me,
I did not begrudge it, though you begrudged me
And would not grant me your joyous arrival.
And did not permit your happy approach
وقدand indeed أفرغتI poured out فيinto الانشادrecitation جهديmy effort
وقد أفرغت في الانشاد جهدي
الىuntil أنthat أبتI returned بالجهدwith exhaustion الجهيدsevere
الى أن أبت بالجهد الجهيد
And I poured my effort into recitation,
I exerted myself in reciting and singing
Until I returned utterly exhausted.
Until I was exhausted by the great effort
تجاوزناwe have passed ثمانيةeight عقوداdecades
تجاوزنا ثمانية عقودا
فهلso, is there لهfor it بعدafter عتقهits aging منany مزيدmore
فهل له بعد عتقه من مزيد
We have passed eight decades;
We have traversed eight decades
So, after it has aged, is there any more for it?
What more can be added after its freedom?
Sol 6.1