ياO مَنyou who غَداhave become لِلأَنامِfor humankind غَيثاًrain
يا مَن غَدا لِلأَنامِ غَيثاً
وَجودُهُand his generosity لِلوَرىfor all people غِياثاsuccor
وَجودُهُ لِلوَرى غِياثا
O you who have become rain for humankind,
And whose generosity is succor to all,
وَمَنand one who إِذاwhen جارَacts unjustly صَرفُthe vicissitudes of دَهرٍtime
وَمَن إِذا جارَ صَرفُ دَهرٍ
فَقَدthen indeed نَجاis saved مَنwhoever بِهِfrom him اِستَغاثاseeks help
فَقَد نَجا مَن بِهِ اِستَغاثا
And you who, when the turns of time oppress,
Save whoever seeks your aid.
أَماdo you not تَرىsee الزَهرَthe flowers وَهوَwhile it is زاهٍradiant
أَما تَرى الزَهرَ وَهوَ زاهٍ
وَالجونَand the dark cloud قَدalready جاءَهُcame to it وَغاثاand rained
وَالجونَ قَد جاءَهُ وَغاثا
Do you not see the flowers in their splendor,
And the dark cloud that has come and watered them?
وَقَدand indeed وَفىkept faith دَهرُناour time وَكانَتand were
وَقَد وَفى دَهرُنا وَكانَت
حِبالُthe cords of ميعادِهِits promise رِثاثاthreadbare
حِبالُ ميعادِهِ رِثاثا
And now our time has kept faith, though once
The cords of its promise were threadbare.
فَاِغنَمso seize وَفىfulfillment مَوعِدِthe promise of اللَياليthe nights
فَاِغنَم وَفى مَوعِدِ اللَيالي
مِنfrom قَبلِbefore أَنthat تُحدِثَthey cause اِنتِكاثاunraveling
مِن قَبلِ أَن تُحدِثَ اِنتِكاثا
So seize the fulfillment of the nights’ promise,
Before they cause it to unravel.
وَباكِرِand drink early الراحَthe wine كُلَّevery يَومٍday
وَباكِرِ الراحَ كُلَّ يَومٍ
وَلاand do not تَرُمseek دونَهاaway from it اِلتِباثاlingering
وَلا تَرُم دونَها اِلتِباثا
And drink wine early every day,
And seek no lingering away from it,
مِنَfrom الثَلاثاTuesday إِلىto الثَلاثاTuesday
مِنَ الثَلاثا إِلى الثَلاثا
إِلىto الثَلاثاTuesday إِلىto الثَلاثاTuesday
إِلى الثَلاثا إِلى الثَلاثا
From Tuesday to Tuesday,
To Tuesday, to Tuesday.
Sol 6.1