أَخٌa brother لِيَof mine صافيpure الوُدِّaffection مِنfrom كَدَرِthe murk الغَدرِof betrayal
أَخٌ لِيَ صافي الوُدِّ مِن كَدَرِ الغَدرِ
نَقِيُّpure حَواشيthe fringes الخُلقِof character مِنfrom دَنَسِthe stain الكِبرِof pride
نَقِيُّ حَواشي الخُلقِ مِن دَنَسِ الكِبرِ
I have a brother whose affection is pure of treachery’s murk,
A brother of mine, his affection clear of betrayal's murk,
the very borders of his character clean of pride’s stain.
the fringes of his character free of pride's stain.
يَذوقُhe tastes مَعيwith me حُلوَthe sweetness الزَمانِof time وَمَرَّهُand its bitterness
يَذوقُ مَعي حُلوَ الزَمانِ وَمَرَّهُ
وَيَسريand he journeys by night مَعيwith me فيthrough السَهلِthe smooth ground مِنهُof it وَفيand through الوَعرِthe rugged ground
وَيَسري مَعي في السَهلِ مِنهُ وَفي الوَعرِ
He tastes with me time’s sweetness and its bitterness,
He tastes with me the sweetness of time and its bitterness,
and journeys by night with me across its level ground and through the rugged.
and journeys by night with me through its smooth ground and its rough.
إِذاwhenever ماan emphatic particle أَرانيshows me وَجهُthe face جَدواهُof his bounty لَمnot أَزَلI cease
إِذا ما أَراني وَجهُ جَدواهُ لَم أَزَل
أُنَقِّطُهُI dot him ماthe space بَينَbetween عَينَيهِhis two eyes بِالشُكرِwith gratitude
أُنَقِّطُهُ ما بَينَ عَينَيهِ بِالشُكرِ
Whenever the face of his bounty shows itself to me, I never cease
Whenever the face of his bounty reveals itself to me, I never cease
marking it between the eyes with gratitude.
dotting him between his eyes with gratitude.
Sol 6.1