أُمْنِيَّةٌa wish خَوَّلْتَنِيyou granted me بَعْدَهاafter it
أُمْنِيَّةٌ خَوَّلْتَنِي بَعْدَها
أُمْنِيَّةٌa wish أَعْطَيْتَنِيyou gave me ماwhat أُرِيدْI desire
أُمْنِيَّةٌ أَعْطَيْتَنِي ما أُرِيدْ
One wish you granted me, and after it,
A wish that made me after it
Another wish—you gave me what I desire.
A wish you gave me what I want
بَلَّغْتَنيyou brought me فَوْقَbeyond الْمُنَىthe hopes فانْثَنَتْthen it turned
بَلَّغْتَني فَوْقَ الْمُنَى فانْثَنَتْ
نَفْسيmy soul تَسامَىaspires higher نَحْوَtoward أمْرٍa goal بَعيدْdistant
نَفْسي تَسامَى نَحْوَ أمْرٍ بَعيدْ
You brought me beyond all hopes; then it turned—
You took me above wishes, so my soul inclined
My soul—aspiring toward a distant goal.
Towards a far goal
منwhoever ذاكَthat (perhaps intended: 'tasted') طَعْمُthe taste النَّيلِattainment للفَضْلِof bounty لمnot
من ذاكَ طَعْمُ النَّيلِ للفَضْلِ لم
يُنْكَرْis reproached عَلَيْهِagainst him إنْif أرادَhe desires الْمَزِيدْmore
يُنْكَرْ عَلَيْهِ إنْ أرادَ الْمَزِيدْ
Whoever has [tasted] the savor of attaining bounty is not
Who tastes this bounty of attainment would not
Reproached if he desires more.
Be denied more, if he wanted it
Sol 6.1