سَأُثنيI shall praise عَلىfor نُعماكَyour bounty بِالكَلِمِwith the words الَّتيthat
سَأُثني عَلى نُعماكَ بِالكَلِمِ الَّتي
بِهاthrough them تُضرَبُare cited الأَمثالُproverbs فيin اللَفظِexpression وَالفَضلِand excellence
بِها تُضرَبُ الأَمثالُ في اللَفظِ وَالفَضلِ
I shall praise your bounty with words that
I praise your blessings with words
Become proverbial for eloquence and excellence.
By which proverbs are coined in diction and merit
بِهاwith them تَطرُدُdrive away السارونَnight travelers عَنfrom جَفنِهاher/its eyelid الكَرىdrowsiness
بِها تَطرُدُ السارونَ عَن جَفنِها الكَرى
وَتَجلُبُand bring طيبَthe sweetness of النَومِsleep فيin المَهدِthe cradle لِلطِفلِto the child
وَتَجلُبُ طيبَ النَومِ في المَهدِ لِلطِفلِ
With them, night travelers drive drowsiness from her eyelid,
By which sleeplessness is dispelled
And bring sweet sleep to the child in the cradle.
And sweet sleep is brought to the cradle of a child
Sol 6.1