لاdo not تَخشَfear يارَبعَO dwelling of الحَبيبِthe beloved هُموداlifelessness
لا تَخشَ يارَبعَ الحَبيبِ هُمودا
فَلَقَدfor indeed أَخَذتَyou have taken عَلىfrom العِهادِthe recurring rains عُهوداpledges
فَلَقَد أَخَذتَ عَلى العِهادِ عُهودا
Do not fear lifelessness, O dwelling of the beloved;
for you have taken pledges from the recurring rains.
وَلَيُفنِيَنَّand will surely wear away ثَراكَyour soil عَنwithout صَوبِthe downpour of الحَياrain
وَلَيُفنِيَنَّ ثَراكَ عَن صَوبِ الحَيا
صَوبُthe downpour of المَدامِعِtears إِنif طَلَبتَyou ask for مَزيداmore
صَوبُ المَدامِعِ إِن طَلَبتَ مَزيدا
And your soil will surely be worn away, even without rainfall,
by the downpour of tears, should you ask for more.
كَمhow often غادَرَتleft behind بِفِناكَin your courtyard يَومَon the day of وَداعِناour farewell
كَم غادَرَت بِفِناكَ يَومَ وَداعِنا
سُحبُclouds of المَدامِعِtears مَنهَلاًa watering-place مَوروداfrequented
سُحبُ المَدامِعِ مَنهَلاً مَورودا
How often in your courtyard, on our parting day,
did clouds of tears leave a frequented watering-place!
وَلَكَمand how often سَكَبتُI poured عَليكَupon you وافِرَthe abundance of أَدمُعيmy tears
وَلَكَم سَكَبتُ عَليكَ وافِرَ أَدمُعي
فيon ذَلِكَthat اليَومِday الطَويلَlong مُريداyearning
في ذَلِكَ اليَومِ الطَويلَ مُريدا
And how often I poured my abundant tears upon you
on that long day, full of longing.
وَلَقَدand indeed عَهِدتُI once knew بِكَin you الظِباءَgazelles سَوانِحاًpassing auspiciously
وَلَقَد عَهِدتُ بِكَ الظِباءَ سَوانِحاً
بِظِلالِin the shade of شِعبِكَyour ravine وَالحِسانَand the beauties الغيداlissome
بِظِلالِ شِعبِكَ وَالحِسانَ الغيدا
And I once knew gazelles passing auspiciously through you,
in the shade of your ravine, and lovely, lissome women:
حوراًdark, wide-eyed beauties إِذاwhen غوزِلنَthey were courted كُنَّthey were جآذِراًoryx calves
حوراً إِذا غوزِلنَ كُنَّ جآذِراً
وَإِذاand when أَرَدنَthey wished الفَتكَto kill كُنَّthey were أُسوداlions
وَإِذا أَرَدنَ الفَتكَ كُنَّ أُسودا
dark-eyed beauties—when courted, they were oryx calves,
and when they wished to kill, they were lions.
أَخجَلنَthey put to shame زَهرَthe blossoms of الأُقحُوانِchrysanthemums مَباسِماًwith smiling mouths
أَخجَلنَ زَهرَ الأُقحُوانِ مَباسِماً
زَهراًradiant وَصاهَينَand they rivaled الشَقيقَanemones خُدوداin their cheeks
زَهراً وَصاهَينَ الشَقيقَ خُدودا
They shamed chrysanthemum blossoms with smiles
so radiant, and rivaled anemones with their cheeks.
وَحَسَدنَand they envied كُثبانَthe dunes of النَقاfine sand وَغُصونَهُand its boughs
وَحَسَدنَ كُثبانَ النَقا وَغُصونَهُ
فَثَقُلنَso they grew heavy أَردافاًin their hips وَمِسنَand they swayed قُدوداin their figures
فَثَقُلنَ أَردافاً وَمِسنَ قُدودا
They envied the sand-dunes and the boughs there,
so their hips grew heavy and their figures swayed.
مِنfrom كُلِّevery واضِحَةٍradiant woman إِذاwhen هِيَshe أَقبَلَتapproached
مِن كُلِّ واضِحَةٍ إِذا هِيَ أَقبَلَت
عايَنتَyou beheld دُراًpearls فيin الثُغورِthe mouths نَضيداneatly arrayed
عايَنتَ دُراً في الثُغورِ نَضيدا
Each was a radiant beauty: when she approached,
you beheld pearls neatly arrayed within her mouth.
حَذِرَتshe feared عُيونَthe eyes of العاشِقينَlovers فَصَيَّرَتso she made
حَذِرَت عُيونَ العاشِقينَ فَصَيَّرَت
بُرجَthe zodiacal mansion of الهِلالِthe crescent تَمائِماًamulets وَعُقوداand necklaces
بُرجَ الهِلالِ تَمائِماً وَعُقودا
She feared the eyes of lovers, so she fashioned
the crescent's mansion into amulets and necklaces.
كَمhow often قَدindeed سَهِرتُI stayed awake اللَيلَthrough the night أَرقُبُI awaited زَورَةًa visit
كَم قَد سَهِرتُ اللَيلَ أَرقُبُ زَورَةً
مِنهاfrom her فَلَمyet did not أَرَI see لِلصَباحِfor the dawn عَموداa shaft of light
مِنها فَلَم أَرَ لِلصَباحِ عَمودا
How often I kept vigil through the night, awaiting a visit
from her, yet saw no shaft of dawn.
وَرَعَيتُand I watched أَنجُمَهُits stars فَأَكسَبتُand I imparted to السُهاal-Suha
وَرَعَيتُ أَنجُمَهُ فَأَكسَبتُ السُها
سُقميmy sickness وَأَكسَبَand it imparted to جَفنِيَmy eyelid التَسهيداsleeplessness
سُقمي وَأَكسَبَ جَفنِيَ التَسهيدا
I watched its stars, imparting to al-Suha
my sickness, while it gave my eyelid sleeplessness.
وَحَمَلتُand I bore أَعباءَthe burdens of الغَرامِpassionate love وَثِقلَهُand its weight
وَحَمَلتُ أَعباءَ الغَرامِ وَثِقلَهُ
فَرَدّاًalone وَحارَبتُand I battled الزَمانَTime وَحيداsingle-handed
فَرَدّاً وَحارَبتُ الزَمانَ وَحيدا
I bore love's burdens and its weight
alone, and battled Time single-handed.
فَجَعَلتُso I made نَجمَNajm (star of) الدينِal-Din (the faith) سَهميmy arrow عِندَماwhen
فَجَعَلتُ نَجمَ الدينِ سَهمي عِندَما
عايَنتُI beheld شَيطانَthe demon of الخُطوبِcalamities مَريداrebellious
عايَنتُ شَيطانَ الخُطوبِ مَريدا
So I made Najm al-Din my arrow when
I beheld calamities' rebellious demon.
نَجمٌa star تَدَينُowe allegiance لَهُto him النُجومُthe stars خَواضِعاًsubmissively
نَجمٌ تَدَينُ لَهُ النُجومُ خَواضِعاً
مَلِكٌa king تَخُرُّfall down لَهُbefore him المُلوكُkings سُجوداprostrate
مَلِكٌ تَخُرُّ لَهُ المُلوكُ سُجودا
A star to whom the stars owe humble allegiance,
a king before whom kings fall prostrate.
غَيثٌa rain-cloud يُريكَhe shows you مِنَfrom السُيوفِthe swords بَوارِقاًlightning flashes
غَيثٌ يُريكَ مِنَ السُيوفِ بَوارِقاً
وَمِنَand from الجِيادِthe steeds زَلازِلاًearthquakes وَرُعوداand thunder
وَمِنَ الجِيادِ زَلازِلاً وَرُعودا
A rain-cloud that shows you lightning from swords,
and earthquakes and thunder from steeds.
يَقظانُever wakeful أَلقىhe cast فيinto حَبائِلِthe snares of عَزمِهِhis resolve
يَقظانُ أَلقى في حَبائِلِ عَزمِهِ
شُرُكاًtraps يَصيدُhe hunts بِهاwith them الكُماةَarmored warriors الصيداproud
شُرُكاً يَصيدُ بِها الكُماةَ الصيدا
Vigilant, he cast into the meshes of his resolve
traps with which he hunts proud armored warriors.
رَأيٌinsight يَرىthat sees ماwhat تَحتَbeneath أَطباقِthe layers of الثَرىthe earth
رَأيٌ يَرى ما تَحتَ أَطباقِ الثَرى
وَعُلاًand eminence تُريدُthat seeks إِلىto السَماءِheaven صُعوداascent
وَعُلاً تُريدُ إِلى السَماءِ صُعودا
Insight that sees what lies beneath the earth's layers,
and eminence aspiring to ascend to heaven.
وَعَدَhe promised الصَوارِمَthe keen swords أَنthat يَقُدَّhe would cleave بِهاwith them الطَلاnecks
وَعَدَ الصَوارِمَ أَن يَقُدَّ بِها الطَلا
وَعَداًa promise أَراهُI deem it لِلعُداةِto the enemies وَعيداa threat
وَعَداً أَراهُ لِلعُداةِ وَعيدا
He promised the keen swords to cleave necks with them,
a promise I deem a threat to his foes.
ماnot شَدَّدَhe doubled النونَthe letter nun الثَقيلَthe heavy emphatic one لِأَنَّهُbecause he
ما شَدَّدَ النونَ الثَقيلَ لِأَنَّهُ
إِنif قالَhe speaks يَسبُقُoutstrips فِعلَهُhis deed التَأييداconfirmation
إِن قالَ يَسبُقُ فِعلَهُ التَأييدا
He did not double the emphatic nun, for
when he speaks, his deed outstrips confirmation.
يَأَيُّهاO المَلِكُking الَّذيwho مَلَكَhas ruled الوَرىhumankind
يَأَيُّها المَلِكُ الَّذي مَلَكَ الوَرى
فَغَدَتso became لِدَولَتِهِto his reign العِبادُthe people عَبيداslaves
فَغَدَت لِدَولَتِهِ العِبادُ عَبيدا
O king who has mastered all mankind,
so that all men became bondsmen to his reign!
وافَيتَyou arrived إِذwhen ماتَhad died السَماحُgenerosity وَأَهلُهُand its people
وافَيتَ إِذ ماتَ السَماحُ وَأَهلُهُ
فَأَعَدتَهُso you restored it خَلقاًas a creation لَدَيكَin your presence جَديداnew
فَأَعَدتَهُ خَلقاً لَدَيكَ جَديدا
You arrived when generosity and its people had died,
so you restored it as a new creation in your presence.
وَقَدِمتَand you came نَحوَtoward دِيارِthe lands of بَكرٍBakr مُظهِراًmanifesting
وَقَدِمتَ نَحوَ دِيارِ بَكرٍ مُظهِراً
عَدلاًjustice يُمَهِّدُthat puts in order أَرضَهاits land تَمهيداthoroughly
عَدلاً يُمَهِّدُ أَرضَها تَمهيدا
You came toward Diyar Bakr, manifesting
justice that thoroughly set its land in order.
عَطِلَتshe was unadorned فَلَولاand were it not أَنَّthat ذَلِكَthat جَوهَرٌis a jewel
عَطِلَت فَلَولا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ جَوهَرٌ
لِلَّهِbelonging to God ماnot حَلّىHe adorned لَهاfor her بِكَwith you جيداa neck
لِلَّهِ ما حَلّى لَها بِكَ جيدا
She lay unadorned; had that not been a jewel
belonging to God, He would not have adorned her neck with you.
كَمhow many a غارَةٍraid شَعواءَfierce حينَwhen شَهِدتَهاyou witnessed it
كَم غارَةٍ شَعواءَ حينَ شَهِدتَها
أُعطَيتَyou were granted فيهاin it النَصرَvictory وَالتَأكيداand confirmation
أُعطَيتَ فيها النَصرَ وَالتَأكيدا
In how many a raging raid, when you were present,
were you granted victory and confirmation!
فيin نارِهاits fire كُنتَyou were الخَليلَal-Khalil (Abraham) وَإِنَّماand indeed
في نارِها كُنتَ الخَليلَ وَإِنَّما
عِندَat اِلتِماسِthe handling of حَديدِهاits iron داووداDawud (David)
عِندَ اِلتِماسِ حَديدِها داوودا
In its fire you were al-Khalil; and indeed,
when handling its iron, you were Dawud.
أَخفَيتَyou concealed وَجهَthe face of الأَرضِthe earth مِنwith جُثَثِthe corpses of العِدىthe enemies
أَخفَيتَ وَجهَ الأَرضِ مِن جُثَثِ العِدى
حَتّىuntil جَعَلتَyou made لَكَfor yourself الوُحوشَthe wild beasts وُفوداdelegations
حَتّى جَعَلتَ لَكَ الوُحوشَ وُفودا
You hid the earth's face beneath the enemies' corpses,
until you made wild beasts your visiting delegations.
زَوَّجتَyou wedded أَبكارَthe virgins of العِدىthe enemies بِنُفوسِهِمto their own souls
زَوَّجتَ أَبكارَ العِدى بِنُفوسِهِم
وَجَعَلتَand you made أَطرافَthe tips of الرِماحِthe spears شُهوداwitnesses
وَجَعَلتَ أَطرافَ الرِماحِ شُهودا
You wedded the enemies' virgins to their own souls,
and made the spearpoints witnesses.
كَفَرواthey disbelieved فَأَمَّنتَso you granted safety to الرُؤوسَthe heads لِأَنَّهاbecause they
كَفَروا فَأَمَّنتَ الرُؤوسَ لِأَنَّها
خَرَّتfell down لِسَيفِكَbefore your sword رُكَّعاًbowing وَسُجوداand prostrating
خَرَّت لِسَيفِكَ رُكَّعاً وَسُجودا
They disbelieved, so you granted their heads safety, for
they fell before your sword, bowing and prostrating.
وَبَغواand they transgressed فَوَكَّلتَso you charged الحِمامَDeath بِحَربِهِمwith warring against them
وَبَغوا فَوَكَّلتَ الحِمامَ بِحَربِهِم
ثُمَّthen اِرتَضَيتَyou chose لَهُfor him السُيوفَthe swords جُنوداas soldiers
ثُمَّ اِرتَضَيتَ لَهُ السُيوفَ جُنودا
They transgressed, so you charged Death with warring against them,
then chose the swords as his soldiers.
ضاقَتgrew too narrow عَلىfor القَتلىthe slain الفَلاةُthe wilderness بِأَسرِهاin its entirety
ضاقَت عَلى القَتلى الفَلاةُ بِأَسرِها
فَجَعَلتَso you made أَكبادَthe livers of النُسورِthe vultures لُحوداburial-vaults
فَجَعَلتَ أَكبادَ النُسورِ لُحودا
The whole wilderness grew too narrow for the slain,
so you made the vultures' livers burial-vaults.
وَجَرَتand flowed عَلىover الخَيلِthe horses الدِماءُblood مُذالَةًfreely trailing
وَجَرَت عَلى الخَيلِ الدِماءُ مُذالَةً
فَكَأَنَّماso it was as though كُسِيَتthey were clothed بِهِنَّwith them جُلوداin skins
فَكَأَنَّما كُسِيَت بِهِنَّ جُلودا
Blood flowed freely down over the horses,
as though they were clothed in skins of blood.
ياO وَيحَwoe to قَومٍa people أَغضَبوكَwho angered you بِجَهلِهِمthrough their ignorance
يا وَيحَ قَومٍ أَغضَبوكَ بِجَهلِهِم
وَرَأواand they considered قَريبَthe nearness of الفَتحِconquest مِنكَfrom you بَعيداdistant
وَرَأوا قَريبَ الفَتحِ مِنكَ بَعيدا
Alas for a people who angered you in their ignorance,
and thought your imminent conquest far away!
وَتَحَصَّنواand they fortified themselves فيin قَلعَةٍa citadel لَمnot يَعلَمواthey knew
وَتَحَصَّنوا في قَلعَةٍ لَم يَعلَموا
أَنthat سوفَwould تَشهَدُyou witness يَومَهاits day المَوعوداappointed
أَن سوفَ تَشهَدُ يَومَها المَوعودا
They fortified themselves in a citadel, not knowing
that you would witness its appointed day,
حَتّىuntil رَميتَyou assailed حُصونَهاher fortresses بِكَتائِبٍwith battalions
حَتّى رَميتَ حُصونَها بِكَتائِبٍ
شُهبٍgray-white وَقُدتَand you led لَهاagainst her الجِيادَthe steeds القوداlong-necked
شُهبٍ وَقُدتَ لَها الجِيادَ القودا
until you assailed her fortresses with battalions
gleaming white, and led long-necked steeds against her,
بِقَساوِرٍwith lionlike warriors قَلَّتwho were few عَديداًin number فيin اللِقاbattle
بِقَساوِرٍ قَلَّت عَديداً في اللِقا
وَمِنَand part of الشَجاعَةِbravery أَنis to تَقِلَّbe few عَديداin number
وَمِنَ الشَجاعَةِ أَن تَقِلَّ عَديدا
with lionlike warriors, few in number in battle—
and it is bravery to be few in number—
مِنamong فِتيَةٍyoung men كَسَرواwho broke غُمودَthe scabbards of سُيوفِهِمtheir swords
مِن فِتيَةٍ كَسَروا غُمودَ سُيوفِهِم
وَاِستَبدَلواand they took instead قُلَلَthe crowns of الرُؤوسِheads غُموداas scabbards
وَاِستَبدَلوا قُلَلَ الرُؤوسِ غُمودا
young men who broke their swords' scabbards
and took the crowns of heads as scabbards instead.
رَفَضواthey cast off الدُروعَarmor عَنِfrom الجُسومِtheir bodies وَأَسبَغواand spread fully
رَفَضوا الدُروعَ عَنِ الجُسومِ وَأَسبَغوا
فَوقَover الجُسومِtheir bodies مِنَfrom القُلوبِtheir hearts حَديداiron
فَوقَ الجُسومِ مِنَ القُلوبِ حَديدا
They cast armor off their bodies and spread
over their bodies the iron of their hearts.
مَرّواthey passed بِهاby her خُزرَnarrowing العُيونِtheir eyes فَأَوجَسَتso she sensed
مَرّوا بِها خُزرَ العُيونِ فَأَوجَسَت
جَزَعاًterror وَكادَتand she almost بِالكُماةِwith the armored warriors تَميداswayed
جَزَعاً وَكادَت بِالكُماةِ تَميدا
They passed her, eyes narrowed; she sensed
terror, and nearly swayed with her armored warriors.
لَوif لَمnot يُوَرِّدreddened خَدَّهاher cheek مِنهُمfrom them حَياrain
لَو لَم يُوَرِّد خَدَّها مِنهُم حَيا
جَعَلواthey would have made الدِماءَblood لِخَدِّهاfor her cheek تَوريداa reddening
جَعَلوا الدِماءَ لِخَدِّها تَوريدا
Had their rain not reddened her cheek,
they would have made blood the rouge upon her cheek.
قَذَفَتshe cast out بِمَنwith those who فيهاwere within her إِلَيكَto you كَأَنَّماas though
قَذَفَت بِمَن فيها إِلَيكَ كَأَنَّما
عَلَّمتَهاyou taught her مِنfrom راحَتَيكَyour two palms الجوداgenerosity
عَلَّمتَها مِن راحَتَيكَ الجودا
She cast those within her out to you, as though
you had taught her generosity from your two palms.
قالواthey spoke وَقَدand already وَجَدواthey found لِبَأسِكَof your might رَهبَةًdread
قالوا وَقَد وَجَدوا لِبَأسِكَ رَهبَةً
وَمَخافَةًand fear تَذَرُthat leaves الفَصيحِthe eloquent بَليداwitless
وَمَخافَةً تَذَرُ الفَصيحِ بَليدا
They spoke, having felt dread of your might
and fear that leaves the eloquent witless.
سَألواthey asked for البَقاءَsurvival فَكانَso was مانِعُكَwhat restrained you الحَياmodesty
سَألوا البَقاءَ فَكانَ مانِعُكَ الحَيا
مِنfrom أَنthat يُرىbe seen لَكَbefore you سائِلٌa petitioner مَردوداturned away
مِن أَن يُرى لَكَ سائِلٌ مَردودا
They begged to live, and modesty restrained you
from letting a petitioner to you be seen turned away.
لَوif شِئتَyou wished ماnot أَبقَتwould have spared صِفاحُكَyour blades يافِعاًa youth
لَو شِئتَ ما أَبقَت صِفاحُكَ يافِعاً
مِنهُمamong them وَلاnor تَرَكَتwould have left قَناكَyour spears وَليداan infant
مِنهُم وَلا تَرَكَت قَناكَ وَليدا
Had you wished, your blades would have spared no youth
among them, nor would your spears have left an infant.
نَبَذواthey cast aside السِلاحَweapons مَخافَةًin fear لَمّاwhen رَأواthey saw
نَبَذوا السِلاحَ مَخافَةً لَمّا رَأوا
راياتِthe banners of جَيشِكَyour army قَدindeed مَلَأنَhad filled البيداthe wilderness
راياتِ جَيشِكَ قَد مَلَأنَ البيدا
They cast down their weapons in fear when they saw
your army's banners filling the wilderness.
ظَنّواthey thought السَحابَthe clouds إِذاwhen نَشَأنَthey arose عَجاجَةًswirling dust
ظَنّوا السَحابَ إِذا نَشَأنَ عَجاجَةً
وَالبَرقَand lightning بيضاًbright swords وَالرُعودَand thunder بُنوداbanners
وَالبَرقَ بيضاً وَالرُعودَ بُنودا
When clouds arose, they took them for swirling dust,
lightning for bright swords, and thunder for banners.
سَكِرواthey were drunk وَماbut not سَكِرواwere they drunk بِكَأسِfrom a cup of مُدامَةٍwine
سَكِروا وَما سَكِروا بِكَأسِ مُدامَةٍ
لَكِنbut عَذابَthe punishment of اللَهِGod كانَwas شَديداsevere
لَكِن عَذابَ اللَهِ كانَ شَديدا
They were drunk, but not from a cup of wine;
rather, God's punishment was severe.
وَرَأوكَand they saw you مُعتَصِمَsteadfast (Mu'tasim-like) in العَزائِمِresolves فَاِختَشواso they feared
وَرَأوكَ مُعتَصِمَ العَزائِمِ فَاِختَشوا
بِكَin you يَومَthe day of عَمّورِيَّةَAmmuriyya المَشهوداrenowned
بِكَ يَومَ عَمّورِيَّةَ المَشهودا
They saw you as a Mu'tasim of resolve, and feared
in you the renowned day of Ammuriyya.
أَولَيتَهُمyou bestowed on them لَمّاwhen أَطاعواthey submitted أَنعُماًfavors
أَولَيتَهُم لَمّا أَطاعوا أَنعُماً
لاnot تَستَطيعُyou can لِبَعضِهاfor even some of them تَحديداset a limit
لا تَستَطيعُ لِبَعضِها تَحديدا
When they submitted, you bestowed favors on them—
you cannot set a limit to even a portion of them.
فَاِنظُرso look تَجِدمَعyou will find with كُلِّevery نَفسٍsoul مِنهُمamong them
فَاِنظُر تَجِدمَع كُلِّ نَفسٍ مِنهُم
مِنfrom فَيضِthe overflow of بِرَّكَyour kindness سائِقاًan escort وَشَهيداand a witness
مِن فَيضِ بِرَّكَ سائِقاً وَشَهيدا
Look, and you will find with every soul among them,
from your overflowing kindness, an escort and a witness.
أَكسَبتَyou imparted to أُفقَthe horizon of المُلكِkingship ياO نَجمَstar of الهُدىguidance
أَكسَبتَ أُفقَ المُلكِ يا نَجمَ الهُدى
نوراًlight جَلاthat dispelled ظُلَمَthe darknesses of الخُطوبِcalamities السوداblack
نوراً جَلا ظُلَمَ الخُطوبِ السودا
You gave the horizon of kingship, O star of guidance,
a light that dispelled calamities' black darkness.
وَطَرَدتَand you drove away جَورَthe tyranny of الحادِثاتِmisfortunes عَنِfrom الوَرىhumankind
وَطَرَدتَ جَورَ الحادِثاتِ عَنِ الوَرى
وَلَكَمand how often أَجَرتَyou sheltered مِنَfrom الزَمانِTime طَريداa fugitive
وَلَكَم أَجَرتَ مِنَ الزَمانِ طَريدا
You drove the tyranny of misfortunes away from mankind,
and how many a fugitive from Time you sheltered!
مادامَas long as جودُكَyour generosity ياِّبنَO son of أُرتُقَArtuq واصِليreaches me
مادامَ جودُكَ ياِّبنَ أُرتُقَ واصِلي
مَنwhoever شاءَwishes يَمنَحُنيmay grant me جَفاًcoldness وَصَدوداand aversion
مَن شاءَ يَمنَحُني جَفاً وَصَدودا
As long as your generosity reaches me, O son of Artuq,
let whoever wishes grant me coldness and rejection.
ماnot فَكَّhas undone مَدحيmy praise فيكَof you قَيدَthe fetter of تَعَبُّديmy servitude
ما فَكَّ مَدحي فيكَ قَيدَ تَعَبُّدي
إِلّاexcept that وَضَعتَyou laid مِنَfrom النَوالِbounty قُيوداfetters
إِلّا وَضَعتَ مِنَ النَوالِ قُيودا
Never has my praise of you undone my servitude's fetter
without your laying on more fetters of bounty.
لاmay you not زِلتَcease to be مَحسوداًenvied عَلىfor نَيلِattaining العُلىthe heights
لا زِلتَ مَحسوداً عَلى نَيلِ العُلى
فَدَوامُfor the endurance of عِزِّكَyour glory أَنis that تُرىyou are seen مَحسوداenvied
فَدَوامُ عِزِّكَ أَن تُرى مَحسودا
May you ever be envied for attaining the heights,
for your glory endures so long as you are envied.
Sol 6.1