إِنَّindeed الوَزيرَthe vizier أَخاbrother of النّدىbounty
إِنَّ الوَزيرَ أَخا النّدى
للَّهِfor God's sake قَدindeed مَنَّbestowed favor عَليناupon us
للَّهِ قَد مَنَّ عَلينا
Indeed, the vizier, brother of bounty,
Has, for God's sake, bestowed favor upon us.
فَبَنىso he built لَناfor us حَوضاًa basin بِهِin it
فَبَنى لَنا حَوضاً بِهِ
ماءٌwater يقرُّgladdens العيناthe eye
ماءٌ يقرُّ العينا
So he built us a basin, within which
Is water that gladdens the eye.
ماnot الماءُthe water إِلّاexcept فِضّةٌsilver
ما الماءُ إِلّا فِضّةٌ
أَضحَتit has become تَسيلُflowing إِلَيناtoward us
أَضحَت تَسيلُ إِلَينا
The water is nothing but silver
That has begun to flow toward us.
أَلِذاis it for this? وَأَرّخand recorded the date جاحِدa denier
أَلِذا وَأَرّخ جاحِد
وغَداًand tomorrow يَسيلُit will flow لجيناas silver
وغَداً يَسيلُ لجينا
Is it for this? And a denier recorded the date:
And tomorrow it will flow as silver.
Sol 6.1