قَدindeed راحَwent forth بِيwith me القَصدُpurpose عَلىupon ظَهرِهِits back
قَد راحَ بِي القَصدُ عَلى ظَهرِهِ
إِلىto فَتىًa young man أَعجِزُI am incapable عَنof شُكرِهِthanking him
إِلى فَتىً أَعجِزُ عَن شُكرِهِ
Purpose has borne me upon its back
My intention has carried me on its back
To a young man I cannot thank enough.
To a young man I'm incapable of thanking
فَزادَthen he went further فيin إِكرامِhonoring ظَنّيmy good opinion بِهِof him
فَزادَ في إِكرامِ ظَنّي بِهِ
وَرَدَّand drove back كَيدَthe plot of اليَأسِdespair فيinto نَحرِهِits throat
وَرَدَّ كَيدَ اليَأسِ في نَحرِهِ
Then he went further in honoring my good opinion of him
So he increased my good opinion of him
And drove despair's plot back into its own throat.
And repelled the schemes of despair against him
ذاكَthat الأَخُthe brother البَرُّkindly الَّذيwho أَورَقَتput forth leaves
ذاكَ الأَخُ البَرُّ الَّذي أَورَقَت
أَغصانُthe branches of أَفراحِيَmy joys مِنfrom بِرِّهِhis kindness
أَغصانُ أَفراحِيَ مِن بِرِّهِ
That is the kindly brother who brought into leaf
That kind brother who my
The branches of my joys through his kindness.
Branches of joy have leafed out from his righteousness
لَمhas not يَلقَهُmet him مُذsince كانَhe existed مُستَرفِدٌa seeker of aid
لَم يَلقَهُ مُذ كانَ مُستَرفِدٌ
فَقَصَّرَتand then fell short جَدواهُhis bounty فيin أَمرِهِhis need
فَقَصَّرَت جَدواهُ في أَمرِهِ
In all his life, no seeker of aid has met him
Since he started learning
Only to find his bounty fall short of his need.
His efforts in his matter have not been lacking
Sol 6.1