إِلىuntil كَمhow long خَطَبتُI wooed مِنَof المَعاليlofty honors
إِلى كَم خَطَبتُ مِنَ المَعالي
فَكانَand was وَلَيِّهاher guardian مَعِيَwith me السَخاءُgenerosity
فَكانَ وَلَيِّها مَعِيَ السَخاءُ
How long have I wooed lofty honors,
With generosity their guardian in my suit?
فَإِنand if رُفَّتshe was adorned ثَنَيتُI turned الطَرفَthe gaze عَنهاaway from her
فَإِن رُفَّت ثَنَيتُ الطَرفَ عَنها
مَخافَةَfor fear أَنthat يَتِمَّbe completed لَهاfor her جِلاءُa bridal unveiling
مَخافَةَ أَن يَتِمَّ لَها جِلاءُ
And if they were adorned, I turned my gaze from them,
For fear their unveiling might be completed,
إِلىuntil أَنthat تَحرِصَgrow eager العَزَماتُresolves مِنّيwithin me
إِلى أَن تَحرِصَ العَزَماتُ مِنّي
عَلىfor عُرسٍa wedding يَكونُwill be كَماjust as أَشاءُI wish
عَلى عُرسٍ يَكونُ كَما أَشاءُ
Until the resolves within me grow eager
For a wedding just as I wish.
إِذاwhen غَدَتِthey went at dawn الظُنونُexpectations إِلَيهِtoward it راحَتthey returned at dusk
إِذا غَدَتِ الظُنونُ إِلَيهِ راحَت
وَمِمّاand among what حَصَّلَتthey obtained مِنهُfrom it العَطاءُbounty
وَمِمّا حَصَّلَت مِنهُ العَطاءُ
When expectations go to it at dawn, they return at dusk,
With bounty among what they have gained from it.
لِأَنّيbecause I لَمnot أَزَلI cease مُذsince كُنتُI existed مِمَّنamong those who
لِأَنّي لَم أَزَل مُذ كُنتُ مِمَّن
يُزَلَّلُis given food to take away مِنfrom وَلائِمِهِhis feasts الرَجاءُhope
يُزَلَّلُ مِن وَلائِمِهِ الرَجاءُ
For since I came to be, I have always been among those
From whose feasts hope is given food to take away.
Sol 6.1