إلَيكَto you أباO father of حفصHafs تعسفتshe crossed without a path الفَلاthe desert wastes
إلَيكَ أبا حفص تعسفت الفَلا
بِرحليbearing my saddle فَتلاءa powerfully built she-camel الذِّراعينin both forelegs جَلعَدُsturdy
بِرحلي فَتلاء الذِّراعين جَلعَدُ
To you, Abu Hafs, she has crossed the trackless wastes,
Bearing my saddle—a sturdy she-camel with powerful forelegs.
تؤمكshe heads toward you تَرجوhoping for العُرفَkindness منكَfrom you وَتَجتَديand seeks bounty
تؤمك تَرجو العُرفَ منكَ وَتَجتَدي
نِداكَyour bounty وَنِعمَand excellent is المُجتَديthe one sought for bounty المتعمدthe one deliberately approached
نِداكَ وَنِعمَ المُجتَدي المتعمد
She heads toward you, hoping for kindness from you and seeking
Your bounty—how fine a man to seek out and turn to!
عَلىin keeping with عادَةa custom كانَتthat existed لَناtoward us مِنكَfrom you اِنَّماonly
عَلى عادَة كانَت لَنا مِنكَ اِنَّما
جَرَتit continued لِلَّذيfor what كانَتit used to عَلَيكُمto you (plural) تُعَوَّدُbring in return
جَرَت لِلَّذي كانَت عَلَيكُم تُعَوَّدُ
In keeping with your customary kindness toward us, which only
Continued for what it would bring you in return.
Sol 6.1