أمولايO my lord قدindeed آثرتنيyou favored me متفضلاgraciously
أمولاي قد آثرتني متفضلا
وأهديتand you gifted ديناراًa dinar قدindeed استغرقexhausted الوصفاdescription
وأهديت ديناراً قد استغرق الوصفا
O my lord, you have graciously favored me,
My lord, you have favored me
and given me a dinar that exhausted all description.
And gifted a dinar beyond description
ولكنهbut it قدindeed خافgrew afraid منof سلطانهits sultan
ولكنه قد خاف من سلطانه
ألمdid ... not? ترهyou see it منfrom خوفهits fear نقصit shrank by النصفاhalf
ألم تره من خوفه نقص النصفا
But it had grown afraid of its sultan—
Yet it fears its own worth
Did you not see it shrink by half from fear?
Have you not seen it diminished by half in its apprehension?
Sol 6.1