أَقَطَراتِO drops أَدمُعيof my tears لاdo not تَجمَديcongeal
أَقَطَراتِ أَدمُعي لا تَجمَدي
وَياand O شُواظَflame أَضلُعيof my ribs لاdo not تَخمُديdie out
وَيا شُواظَ أَضلُعي لا تَخمُدي
O drops of my tears, do not congeal.
And O flame within my ribs, do not die out.
وَياand O عُيونيmy eyes الساهِراتِsleepless بَعدَهُمafter them
وَيا عُيوني الساهِراتِ بَعدَهُم
إِنif لَمnot يَعُدكِvisits you طَيفُهُمtheir phantom لاdo not تَرقُديsleep
إِن لَم يَعُدكِ طَيفُهُم لا تَرقُدي
And O my eyes, sleepless since their departure,
if their phantom does not visit you, do not sleep.
وَياand O سُيوفَswords لِحظِof the glance مَنof the one أَحبَبتُهُI loved him
وَيا سُيوفَ لِحظِ مَن أَحبَبتُهُ
جُهدَكَwith all your might عَنfrom سَفكِshedding دَميmy blood لاdo not تُغمِديbe sheathed
جُهدَكَ عَن سَفكِ دَمي لا تُغمِدي
And O swords of the glance of the one I love,
spare no effort shedding my blood; do not be sheathed.
وَياand O غَواديmorning showers عَبرَتيof my tears تَحَدَّريpour down
وَيا غَوادي عَبرَتي تَحَدَّري
وَياand O بَواديfirst stirrings زَفرَتيof my sigh تَصَعَّديrise upward
وَيا بَوادي زَفرَتي تَصَعَّدي
And O morning showers of my tears, pour down.
And O first stirrings of my sigh, rise upward.
فَقَدfor indeed أَذَلتُI freely shed أَدمُعيmy tears وَلَمand did not أَقُلsay
فَقَد أَذَلتُ أَدمُعي وَلَم أَقُل
إِنthat يُحمَkeeps away عَنfrom عَينيmy eyes البُكاweeping تَجَلُّديmy fortitude
إِن يُحمَ عَن عَيني البُكا تَجَلُّدي
For I have freely shed my tears, and never said
that my fortitude would keep weeping from my eyes.
أَناI الَّذيam the one who مَلَّكتُmade master سُلطانَthe sultan الهَوىof passion
أَنا الَّذي مَلَّكتُ سُلطانَ الهَوى
رَقِيُّmy bondage وَأَعطَيتُand I gave الغَرامَpassionate love مِقوَديmy rein
رَقِيُّ وَأَعطَيتُ الغَرامَ مِقوَدي
I am the one who made the sultan of passion
master of my bondage, and gave love my rein.
ماnot إِنat all (emphatic) أَزالُI cease هائِماًwandering in love بِغادَةٍwith a tender maiden
ما إِن أَزالُ هائِماً بِغادَةٍ
تَسبيshe captures العُقولَminds أَوor غَزالٍa gazelle أَغيَدِgraceful
تَسبي العُقولَ أَو غَزالٍ أَغيَدِ
I never cease wandering in love with a tender maiden
who captures minds, or with a graceful gazelle.
فَهُوَfor he الَّذيis the one who قَدhas نامَslept عَنّيheedless of me لاهِياًcarefree
فَهُوَ الَّذي قَد نامَ عَنّي لاهِياً
لَمّاwhen رَمانيhe struck me بِالمُقيمِwith what makes one rise المُقعِدِwhat makes one sit
لَمّا رَماني بِالمُقيمِ المُقعِدِ
He is the one who slept, heedless of me,
after striking me with torment that makes me rise and sit.
مُوَلَّدُone born among التُركِthe Turks وَكَمand how many مِنof كَمِدٍa grieving soul
مُوَلَّدُ التُركِ وَكَم مِن كَمِدٍ
مَوَلَّدٍborn مِنof ذَلِكَthat المُوَلَّدِTurkish-born youth
مَوَلَّدٍ مِن ذَلِكَ المُوَلَّدِ
A Turkish-born youth—and how many a grieving soul
has been born of that Turkish-born youth!
مُعتَدِلُwell-proportioned القَدِّin stature عَلَيهِupon him كُمَّةٌa cap
مُعتَدِلُ القَدِّ عَلَيهِ كُمَّةٌ
فَهوَso he بِهاin it كَالأَلِفِlike an alif المُشَدَّدِbearing a shadda
فَهوَ بِها كَالأَلِفِ المُشَدَّدِ
Well-proportioned in stature, with a cap upon him,
he looks in it like an alif bearing a shadda.
قالَsaid المَجوسُthe Magians إِنَّthat نورَthe light نارِهِمof their fire
قالَ المَجوسُ إِنَّ نورَ نارِهِم
لَوif لَمnot تُشابِهresembled خَدَّهُhis cheek لَمnot تُعبَدِbe worshipped
لَو لَم تُشابِه خَدَّهُ لَم تُعبَدِ
The Magians said that their fire's radiance,
had it not resembled his cheek, would not be worshipped.
يُريكَhe shows you مِنin عارِضِهِhis cheek-down وَفَرقِهِand his hair-parting
يُريكَ مِن عارِضِهِ وَفَرقِهِ
ضِدَّينِtwo opposites قَدindeed زاداboth increased غَليلَthe burning thirst جَسَديof my body
ضِدَّينِ قَد زادا غَليلَ جَسَدي
He shows you, in his cheek-down and hair-parting,
two opposites that have increased my body's burning thirst:
فَذاكَso that one خَطٌّa line أَسوَدٌblack فيin أَبيَضٍwhite
فَذاكَ خَطٌّ أَسوَدٌ في أَبيَضٍ
وَذاكَand that one خَطٌّa line أَبيَضٌwhite فيin أَسوَدِblack
وَذاكَ خَطٌّ أَبيَضٌ في أَسوَدِ
one a black line upon white,
the other a white line upon black.
لِلَّهِGod bless أَيّاماًdays مَضَتthat passed فيin قُربِهhis nearness
لِلَّهِ أَيّاماً مَضَت في قُربِه
وَالدَهرُand time مِنهُfrom him بِالوِصالِthrough union مُسعِديfavoring me
وَالدَهرُ مِنهُ بِالوِصالِ مُسعِدي
God bless the days that passed beside him,
when time favored me with union with him.
وَنَحنُand we فيin واديthe valley حَماةَof Hama فيin حِمىًa sanctuary
وَنَحنُ في وادي حَماةَ في حِمىً
بِهِin it حَلَلناwe dwelt فَوقَabove فَرقِthe crown الفَرقَدِof Farqad
بِهِ حَلَلنا فَوقَ فَرقِ الفَرقَدِ
We were in Hama's valley, in a haven
where we dwelt above the crown of Farqad.
فَحَبَّذاhow lovely العاصيthe Asi وَطيبُand the pleasantness شِعبِهof its gorge
فَحَبَّذا العاصي وَطيبُ شِعبِه
وَمائِهِand its water المُسَلسَلِchainlike المُجَعَّدِrippled
وَمائِهِ المُسَلسَلِ المُجَعَّدِ
How lovely the Asi, and its pleasant gorge,
and its chainlike, rippling water!
وَالفُلكُand the boats فَوقَupon لُجِّهِits deep water كَأَنَّهاas though they were
وَالفُلكُ فَوقَ لُجِّهِ كَأَنَّها
عَقارِبٌscorpions تَدُبُّcreeping فَوقَacross مِبرَدِa file
عَقارِبٌ تَدُبُّ فَوقَ مِبرَدِ
And the boats upon its depths seem
scorpions creeping across a file.
وَناجِمُand the sprouting الأَزهارِof blossoms مِنsome مُنَظَّمٍstrung in rows
وَناجِمُ الأَزهارِ مِن مُنَظَّمٍ
عَلىalong شَواطيهِits banks وَمِنand some مِنضَدِlayered in clusters
عَلى شَواطيهِ وَمِن مِنضَدِ
And blossoms spring up, some strung in rows
along its banks, and some in layered clusters:
مِنof زَهَرٍflowers مُفَتِّحٍopening أَوor غُصنٍa branch
مِن زَهَرٍ مُفَتِّحٍ أَو غُصنٍ
مُرَنَّحٍswaying أَوor طائِرٍa bird مُغَرِّدِwarbling
مُرَنَّحٍ أَو طائِرٍ مُغَرِّدِ
flowers opening, or a branch
swaying, or a warbling bird.
وَالوُرقُand the gray doves مِنfrom فَوقِabove الغُصونِthe branches قَدhave حَكَتimitated
وَالوُرقُ مِن فَوقِ الغُصونِ قَد حَكَت
بِشَدوِهاwith their song المُطرِبَenchanting صَوتَthe voice مَعبَدِof Ma'bad
بِشَدوِها المُطرِبَ صَوتَ مَعبَدِ
And the gray doves above the branches have echoed,
in their enchanting song, the voice of Ma'bad,
كَأَنَّماas though تَنشُرُthey proclaim فَضلَthe excellence المَلِكِof King الal- (the)
كَأَنَّما تَنشُرُ فَضلَ المَلِكِ ال
أَفضَلِAfdal (most excellent) نَجلِson المَلِكِof King المِأَيَّدِal-Mu'ayyad
أَفضَلِ نَجلِ المَلِكِ المِأَيَّدِ
as though proclaiming the virtues of King al-
Afdal, son of King al-Mu'ayyad.
أَروَعُawe-inspiring مَحسودُenvied العَلاءِfor eminence أَمجَدٌmost glorious
أَروَعُ مَحسودُ العَلاءِ أَمجَدٌ
مِنfrom نَسلِthe stock مَحسودِof one envied العَلاءِfor eminence أَمجَدِmost glorious
مِن نَسلِ مَحسودِ العَلاءِ أَمجَدِ
Awe-inspiring, envied for his eminence, most glorious,
descended from one envied for eminence, most glorious.
المُؤمِنُthe believer المُوَحِّدُthe monotheist اِبنُson المُؤمِنِof the believer الthe (continued)
المُؤمِنُ المُوَحِّدُ اِبنُ المُؤمِنِ ال
مُوَحِدِmonotheist اِبنِson المُؤمِنِof the believer المُوَحَّدِthe monotheist
مُوَحِدِ اِبنِ المُؤمِنِ المُوَحَّدِ
The believer, the monotheist, son of the believing
monotheist, son of the believer, the monotheist.
السَيِّدُthe lord اِبنُson السَيِّدِof the lord اِبنِson السَيِّدِof the lord
السَيِّدُ اِبنُ السَيِّدِ اِبنِ السَيِّدِ
اِبنِson السَيّدِof the lord اِبنِson السَيّدِof the lord اِبنِson السَيّدِof the lord
اِبنِ السَيّدِ اِبنِ السَيّدِ اِبنِ السَيّدِ
A lord, son of a lord, son of a lord,
son of a lord, son of a lord, son of a lord,
مِنfrom آلِthe house أَيّوبَof Ayyub الَّذينَwho أَصبَحواhave become
مِن آلِ أَيّوبَ الَّذينَ أَصبَحوا
كَواكِباًstars بِهاby which الأَنامُmankind تَهتَديfinds its way
كَواكِباً بِها الأَنامُ تَهتَدي
of the house of Ayyub, who have become
stars by which mankind finds its way.
مِنamong كُلِّevery خَفّاقِone with a fluttering اللِواءِbanner لابِسٍwearing
مِن كُلِّ خَفّاقِ اللِواءِ لابِسٍ
ثَوبَthe robe الفَخارِof glory مُطَرَّزاًembroidered بِالسُؤدَدِwith lordship
ثَوبَ الفَخارِ مُطَرَّزاً بِالسُؤدَدِ
Each with a fluttering banner, wearing
the robe of glory embroidered with lordship.
مُهَذَّبٍrefined مُحَبَّبٍbeloved مُجَرِّبٍproven
مُهَذَّبٍ مُحَبَّبٍ مُجَرِّبٍ
لِلمُجتَنيto the reaper وَالمُجتَليand the beholder وَالمُجتَديand the gift-seeker
لِلمُجتَني وَالمُجتَلي وَالمُجتَدي
Refined, beloved, proven,
to the reaper, the beholder, and the seeker of gifts.
فَقَولُهُso his words وَطولُهُand his bounty وَحَولُهُand his might
فَقَولُهُ وَطولُهُ وَحَولُهُ
لِلمُعتَنيfor the attentive وَالمُعتَفيand the suppliant وَالمُعتَديand the aggressor
لِلمُعتَني وَالمُعتَفي وَالمُعتَدي
His words, his bounty, and his might
are for the attentive, the suppliant, and the aggressor.
ماnot إِنat all (emphatic) يَشينُhe mars مَنَّهُhis bounty بِمَنَّةٍwith reminders of favor
ما إِن يَشينُ مَنَّهُ بِمَنَّةٍ
وَلاnor يَشوبُhe taints بِرَّهُhis kindness بِمَوعِدِwith a promise
وَلا يَشوبُ بِرَّهُ بِمَوعِدِ
He never mars his gifts with reminders of his favor,
nor dilutes his kindness with a mere promise.
سَماحَةٌgenerosity تَخفِضُlowers قَدرَthe standing حاتِمٍof Hatim
سَماحَةٌ تَخفِضُ قَدرَ حاتِمٍ
فيin آدَبٍone most learned يَهزَأُwho scoffs بِالمُبَرِّدِat al-Mubarrad
في آدَبٍ يَهزَأُ بِالمُبَرِّدِ
Generosity that lowers Hatim's standing,
in a learned man who scoffs at al-Mubarrad.
نامَتslept عُيونُthe eyes الناسِof the people أَمناًin safety عِندَماwhen
نامَت عُيونُ الناسِ أَمناً عِندَما
رَعاهُمhe watched over them بِطَرفِهِwith his eye المُسَهَّدِsleepless
رَعاهُم بِطَرفِهِ المُسَهَّدِ
The people's eyes slept in safety when
he watched over them with his sleepless eye.
صَوتُthe sound الصَهيلِof neighing وَالصَليلِand clashing steel عِندَهُto him
صَوتُ الصَهيلِ وَالصَليلِ عِندَهُ
أَطيَبُsweeter مِنthan شَدوِthe singing الحِسانِof beauties الخُرَّدِshy maidens
أَطيَبُ مِن شَدوِ الحِسانِ الخُرَّدِ
The sound of neighing and the clash of steel, to him,
is sweeter than the song of lovely, shy maidens.
يُلهيهِdistracts him صَدرُthe breast النَهدِof the mighty steed فيon يَومِthe day الوَغىof battle
يُلهيهِ صَدرُ النَهدِ في يَومِ الوَغى
بِالكَرِّby charging عَنfrom صَدرِthe breast الحِسانِof beauties النُهَّدِfull-bosomed
بِالكَرِّ عَن صَدرِ الحِسانِ النُهَّدِ
On battle-day, the breast of a mighty steed distracts him,
as he charges, from the breasts of full-bosomed beauties.
وَيَغتَنيand he is content بِالمُلدِwith the supple shafts مِنof سُمرِtawny القَناspears
وَيَغتَني بِالمُلدِ مِن سُمرِ القَنا
عَنinstead of كُلِّevery مَجدولِfinely molded القَوامِin figure أَملَدِsupple
عَن كُلِّ مَجدولِ القَوامِ أَملَدِ
The supple shafts of tawny spears suffice him,
instead of any supple, finely molded figure.
خَلائِقٌtraits of character تُعديimpart to النَسيمَthe breeze رِقَّةًtenderness
خَلائِقٌ تُعدي النَسيمَ رِقَّةً
وَسَطوَةٌand an onslaught تُذيبُmelts قَلبَthe heart الجَلمَدِof solid rock
وَسَطوَةٌ تُذيبُ قَلبَ الجَلمَدِ
Traits that impart their tenderness to the breeze,
and an onslaught that melts the heart of solid rock.
وَبَأسُand the might مُلكٍof kingship مَجدُهُwhose glory مِنfrom عامِرٍAmir
وَبَأسُ مُلكٍ مَجدُهُ مِن عامِرٍ
وَفَيضُand the overflow جودِof bounty كَفِّهِof his hand مِنfrom أَجوَدِAjwad
وَفَيضُ جودِ كَفِّهِ مِن أَجوَدِ
And royal might whose glory is from Amir,
and his hand's overflowing bounty from Ajwad.
وَرُبَّand many a يَومٍday أَصبَحَbecame الجَوُّthe sky بِهِon it
وَرُبَّ يَومٍ أَصبَحَ الجَوُّ بِهِ
مُحتَجِباًveiled مِنَby العَجاجِbattle-dust الأَركَدِthick and lingering
مُحتَجِباً مِنَ العَجاجِ الأَركَدِ
And many a day on which the sky became
veiled by thick, lingering battle-dust,
كَأَنَّas though عَينَthe eye الشَمسِof the sun فيin قَتامِهِits murk
كَأَنَّ عَينَ الشَمسِ في قَتامِهِ
قَدhad كُحِلَتbeen lined with kohl مِنfrom نَقعِهِits dust بِإِثمِدِwith antimony
قَد كُحِلَت مِن نَقعِهِ بِإِثمِدِ
as though the sun's eye, in its murk,
had been lined with antimony from its dust.
شَكاcomplained بِهِon it الرُمحُthe spear إِلَيهِto him وَحشَةًof loneliness
شَكا بِهِ الرُمحُ إِلَيهِ وَحشَةً
فَأَسكَنَso he lodged الثَعلَبَthe fox (spear's tang) قَلبَin the heart الأَسَدِof the lion
فَأَسكَنَ الثَعلَبَ قَلبَ الأَسَدِ
On it, the spear complained to him of loneliness,
so he lodged the fox in the lion's heart.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماindeed (emphatic) كَبَّرَتcried 'God is greatest' كُماتُهُhis armored warriors
حَتّى إِذا ما كَبَّرَت كُماتُهُ
وَالهامُand the heads بَينَbetween رُكعٍbowing وُسُجَّدِand prostrating
وَالهامُ بَينَ رُكعٍ وُسُجَّدِ
Until, when his armored warriors cried 'God is greatest,'
with heads now bowing, now prostrate,
أَفرَدتِmade single الرِماحُthe spears كُلَّevery تَوأَمٍtwin
أَفرَدتِ الرِماحُ كُلَّ تَوأَمٍ
وَثَنَّتِand doubled الصَفاحُthe sword-blades كُلَّevery مُفرَدِsingle one
وَثَنَّتِ الصَفاحُ كُلَّ مُفرَدِ
the spears reduced every pair to one,
and the blades cut every single one in two.
ياO اِبنَson الَّذيof him who سَنَّestablished السَماحَgenerosity لِلوَرىfor mankind
يا اِبنَ الَّذي سَنَّ السَماحَ لِلوَرى
فَأَصبَحَتso came to بِهِafter him الكِرامُthe noble تَقتَديfollow an example
فَأَصبَحَت بِهِ الكِرامُ تَقتَدي
O son of him who established generosity for mankind,
so noble men came to follow his example,
الصادِقُtrue الوَعدِto his promise كَماas جاءَwas stated بِهِof this
الصادِقُ الوَعدِ كَما جاءَ بِهِ
نَصُّthe text الكِتابِof the Book وَالصَحيحِand the sound tradition المُسنَدِwith a transmission chain
نَصُّ الكِتابِ وَالصَحيحِ المُسنَدِ
true to his promise, as attested by
the Book's text and sound, chain-transmitted tradition.
مَنhe whose أَصبَحَتhave become أَوصافُهُhis qualities مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter him
مَن أَصبَحَت أَوصافُهُ مِن بَعدِهِ
فيon الأَرضِearth تُتلىare recited بِلِسانِby the tongue الحُسَّدِof the envious
في الأَرضِ تُتلى بِلِسانِ الحُسَّدِ
He whose qualities, after his passing,
are recited on earth by the tongues of the envious.
ماnot ماتَhas died مَنhe whose وارىconcealed التُرابُthe dust شَخصَهُhis body
ما ماتَ مَن وارى التُرابُ شَخصَهُ
وَذِكرُهُand his memory يَبقىendures بَقاءَfor the duration الأَبَدِof eternity
وَذِكرُهُ يَبقى بَقاءَ الأَبَدِ
He has not died whose body the dust has hidden,
while his memory endures for all eternity.
حَتّىthen إِذاwhen خافَfeared الأَنامُmankind بَعدَهُafter him
حَتّى إِذا خافَ الأَنامُ بَعدَهُ
تَعَلُّقَthe attachment المُلكِof kingship بِغَيرِto one other than مُرشِدa guide
تَعَلُّقَ المُلكِ بِغَيرِ مُرشِد
Then, when people feared, after him,
that kingship might fall to one who was no guide,
فَوَّضَwas entrusted أَمرَthe charge المُلكَof kingship مِنby مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
فَوَّضَ أَمرَ المُلكَ مِن مُحَمَّدٍ
الناصِرِal-Nasir المَلِكَthe king إِلىto مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
الناصِرِ المَلِكَ إِلى مُحَمَّدِ
the charge of kingship was entrusted by Muhammad,
King al-Nasir, to Muhammad,
الأَفضَلِal-Afdal المَلِكِthe king الَّذيwho أَحياgave life to الوَرىmankind
الأَفضَلِ المَلِكِ الَّذي أَحيا الوَرى
فَأَشبَهَso resembled الوالَدَthe father فَضلُthe excellence الوَلَدِof the son
فَأَشبَهَ الوالَدَ فَضلُ الوَلَدِ
King al-Afdal, who gave mankind new life;
thus the son's excellence mirrored his father's.
العادِلِjust الحَكمِin judgment الَّذيwho أَكُفُّهُhis palms
العادِلِ الحَكمِ الَّذي أَكُفُّهُ
لَيسَتare not عَلىagainst غَيرِanything other than النُضارِpure gold تَعتَديassailing
لَيسَت عَلى غَيرِ النُضارِ تَعتَدي
Just in judgment, whose palms
assail nothing but pure gold.
لَوhad زينَbeen adorned عَصرُthe age آلِof the house عُبّادٍof Abbad بِهِwith him
لَو زينَ عَصرُ آلِ عُبّادٍ بِهِ
لَمnot يَصِلِwould reach المُلكُkingship إِلىto المُعتَضِدِal-Mu'tadid
لَم يَصِلِ المُلكُ إِلى المُعتَضِدِ
Had the age of the house of Abbad been adorned by him,
kingship would never have reached al-Mu'tadid.
ياO مَنyou who حَبانيfavored me مِنout of جَميلِthe graciousness رَأيِهِof his regard
يا مَن حَباني مِن جَميلِ رَأيِهِ
بِبِشرِهِwith his smiling welcome وَالبِرِّand kindness وَالتَوَدُّدِand affection
بِبِشرِهِ وَالبِرِّ وَالتَوَدُّدِ
O you who favored me, out of gracious regard,
with your smiling welcome, kindness, and affection,
طَوَّقتَنيyou garlanded me بِالجودِwith bounty إِذwhen رَأَيتَنيyou saw me
طَوَّقتَني بِالجودِ إِذ رَأَيتَني
بِالمَدحِin praise مِثلَlike الطائِرِthe bird المُغَرِّدِwarbling
بِالمَدحِ مِثلَ الطائِرِ المُغَرِّدِ
you garlanded me with bounty when you saw me
praising like a warbling bird.
أَبعَدتُمونيyou kept me away بِالنَوالِwith gifts فَاِغتَدىso it became
أَبعَدتُموني بِالنَوالِ فَاِغتَدى
شَوقيmy longing مُقيميwhat makes me rise وَالحَياءُand bashfulness مُقعِديwhat holds me seated
شَوقي مُقيمي وَالحَياءُ مُقعِدي
You have kept me away with your gifts, so now
my longing makes me rise, and bashfulness holds me seated.
لَولاwere it not for حَيائيmy shame مِنat نَواليmy receiving بِرِّكُمyour kindness
لَولا حَيائي مِن نَوالي بِرِّكُم
ماnot قَلَّwould diminish نَحوَtoward رَبعِكُمyour dwelling تَرَدُّديmy repeated visits
ما قَلَّ نَحوَ رَبعِكُم تَرَدُّدي
Were I not ashamed of accepting your kindness,
my visits to your dwelling would not be so few.
فَاِعذِرso pardon مُحِبّاًa lover طالَhas grown long عَنكُمfrom you بَعدُهُhis absence
فَاِعذِر مُحِبّاً طالَ عَنكُم بَعدُهُ
وَوِدُّهُand his affection وَمَدحُهُand his praise لَمnot يَبعُدِhas grown distant
وَوِدُّهُ وَمَدحُهُ لَم يَبعُدِ
So pardon a lover whose absence from you has grown long,
though his love and praise have never grown distant.
فَكَمfor how many حُقوقٍclaims لَكُمُbelonging to you سَوابِقٍlong-standing
فَكَم حُقوقٍ لَكُمُ سَوابِقٍ
وَمِنَّةٍand a favor سالِفَةٍpast لَمnot تُجحَدِhas been denied
وَمِنَّةٍ سالِفَةٍ لَم تُجحَدِ
For how many long-standing claims you have upon me,
and former favors never denied,
تُنشِطُrouse رَبَّone possessed of العَجزِhelplessness إِلّاexcept أَنَّهاthat they
تُنشِطُ رَبَّ العَجزِ إِلّا أَنَّها
تُعجِزُrender powerless بِالشُكرِin giving thanks لِسانيmy tongue وَيَديand my hand
تُعجِزُ بِالشُكرِ لِساني وَيَدي
that rouse even the helpless—yet they
leave my tongue and hand unable to give thanks.
Sol 6.1