رَعَاياsubjects الْيَمَنِYemen الْمَيْموblessed (first part)
رَعَايا الْيَمَنِ الْمَيْمو
نِcompletes 'blessed' أَضْحَوْاhave become ماnot لَهُمْfor them رَاعيa shepherd
نِ أَضْحَوْا ما لَهُمْ رَاعي
The subjects of blessed Yemen
Have come to have no shepherd.
فَلاَso no الْعَدْلُjustice يُرْجُّونَthey hope for
فَلاَ الْعَدْلُ يُرْجُّونَ
وَلاَnor الرَّدْعُrestraint لِطمّاعِfor a greedy person
وَلاَ الرَّدْعُ لِطمّاعِ
So they have no hope of justice,
Nor any restraint upon the greedy.
وَمالُand the wealth النّاسِof the people قَدْalready وُزِّwas distributed (first part)
وَمالُ النّاسِ قَدْ وُزِّ
عَcompletes 'was distributed' ظُلْماًunjustly بَيْنَamong أَوْزاعِdisparate groups
عَ ظُلْماً بَيْنَ أَوْزاعِ
And the people's wealth has been distributed
Unjustly among disparate groups.
فَهَذَاso this بِيَدin the hand of الْوَاليthe governor
فَهَذَا بِيَد الْوَالي
وَهَذاand this بِيَدِin the hand of السّاعيthe tax collector
وَهَذا بِيَدِ السّاعي
So this is in the governor's hand,
And this in the tax collector's hand.
وَهَذَاand this نَهْبُplunder خَوّانٍa habitual traitor
وَهَذَا نَهْبُ خَوّانٍ
وَهَذاand this نَهْبُplunder خَدّاعِa deceiver
وَهَذا نَهْبُ خَدّاعِ
And this is a traitor's plunder,
And this a deceiver's plunder.
فَيَاso O بارِيMaker of الْبَرَاياcreatures يَاO
فَيَا بارِي الْبَرَايا يَا
مُحِيباًanswerer (apparently intended) دَعْوَةَthe call الدّاعيof the supplicant
مُحِيباً دَعْوَةَ الدّاعي
So, O Maker of creatures, O
Answerer of the supplicant's call,
وَيَاand O فَتِحَopener (apparently intended) أَقْفالِlocks of
وَيَا فَتِحَ أَقْفالِ
قُلُوبٍhearts ثُمَّthen أَسْماعِears
قُلُوبٍ ثُمَّ أَسْماعِ
And O Opener of the locks
Of hearts, and then of ears,
أَرِحْgive relief to خَلْفَكَYour creatures (apparently intended) مِنْfrom جَوْرٍoppression
أَرِحْ خَلْفَكَ مِنْ جَوْرٍ
وَمِنْand from خَوْفٍfear وإفْزاعِand terror
وَمِنْ خَوْفٍ وإفْزاعِ
Give Your creatures relief from oppression,
And from fear and terror.
وذُدْand ward off عَنْهُمُfrom them منwhoever أَفْظَcommitted outrage (first part)
وذُدْ عَنْهُمُ من أَفْظَ
عَcompletes 'committed outrage' فيهمْamong them أَيَّany إفظاعِatrocity
عَ فيهمْ أَيَّ إفظاعِ
And ward off from them whoever has committed
Any atrocity against them.
وَحَبِّبْand make beloved مَنْهَجَthe path of الْعَدْلِjustice
وَحَبِّبْ مَنْهَجَ الْعَدْلِ
إلىto الْمَرْعيِّthe one tended والرّاعيand the shepherd
إلى الْمَرْعيِّ والرّاعي
And make the path of justice beloved
To the flock and the shepherd.
فَياso O رَبَّاهُmy Lord قَدْindeed أَكْثَرْmultiplied (first part)
فَيا رَبَّاهُ قَدْ أَكْثَرْ
تُI (verb ending) فيin ذَاthis الأَمْرِmatter أَطْماعيmy hopes
تُ في ذَا الأَمْرِ أَطْماعي
So, O my Lord, I have multiplied
My hopes concerning this matter.
وَأَرْجُوand I hope أَنَّنيthat I فيin نَشْspreading (first part)
وَأَرْجُو أَنَّني في نَشْ
رِهِcompletes 'spreading it' فيin العالَمِthe world السّاعيthe one striving
رِهِ في العالَمِ السّاعي
And I hope that, in spreading it,
I am striving throughout the world.
وكَمْand how often قَدْindeed جئْتُI have come ذاكَthat الْبَاthe door (first part)
وكَمْ قَدْ جئْتُ ذاكَ الْبَا
بَcompletes 'the door' أَرْجُوI hope for فَتْحthe opening of مِصْراعِa door-leaf
بَ أَرْجُو فَتْح مِصْراعِ
And how often I have come to that door,
Hoping for a door-leaf to open.
وَقَدْand already أَعْتَدْتُI have prepared أَقْتَابيmy pack saddles
وَقَدْ أَعْتَدْتُ أَقْتَابي
وَأَحْلاسِيand my saddlecloths وأَنْساعِيand my girths
وَأَحْلاسِي وأَنْساعِي
And I have readied my pack saddles,
And my saddlecloths and my girths.
فَطَوِّلso lengthen ليَfor me إنْif قصَّرْfell short (first part)
فَطَوِّل ليَ إنْ قصَّرْ
تُI (verb ending) يَوْماًone day عِنْدَهُat it بَاعِيmy reach
تُ يَوْماً عِنْدَهُ بَاعِي
So lengthen for me—if I fall short
There one day—my reach.
وكثنْand be (apparently intended) ناصِراًa helper فيin كُall (first part)
وكثنْ ناصِراً في كُ
لّcompletes 'all' إبْطائِيmy slowness وإسْراعِيand my haste
لّ إبْطائِي وإسْراعِي
And be my helper in all
My slowness and my haste.
فَيَاso O فَتّاحُOpener جُدْbestow generously بالفَتْwith opening (first part)
فَيَا فَتّاحُ جُدْ بالفَتْ
حِcompletes 'opening' للبابِfor the door لقَرّاعِfor a persistent knocker
حِ للبابِ لقَرّاعِ
So, O Opener, generously grant the opening
Of the door to the one who keeps knocking.
Sol 6.1