ياO سادَةًlords حجبواthey withheld عَنّاfrom us مَكارمهمtheir generosity
يا سادَةً حجبوا عَنّا مَكارمهم
ليI have فيكُمُamong you عَملwork ياO قومِmy people ماnot حبطاcame to nothing
لي فيكُمُ عَمل يا قومِ ما حبطا
O lords who have withheld their generosity from us,
My work among you, O my people, has not been in vain.
جودواbe generous وَلاand do not تَحرموناdeprive us نَيلreceiving نائلكمyour bounty
جودوا وَلا تَحرمونا نَيل نائلكم
وَلاand do not تَقولواsay اِعتذاراًas an excuse كانَwas ذاthis غَلطاa mistake
وَلا تَقولوا اِعتذاراً كانَ ذا غَلطا
Be generous, and do not keep us from receiving your bounty.
And do not say by way of excuse, “This was a mistake.”
فَلَستfor I am not فيin غنيةself-sufficiency عَنfrom لَثمkissing ذيone with لَعسdark coloring of the lips
فَلَست في غنية عَن لَثم ذي لَعس
إِنّيindeed I am فَقيرpoor وَمُحتاجand in need لِنَيلto receive عَطاa gift
إِنّي فَقير وَمُحتاج لِنَيل عَطا
For I cannot do without kissing one with dusky lips.
Indeed, I am poor and need to receive a gift.
Sol 6.1