أَناI فيin كَفِّthe palm of مَنone who بِهِin him تَفخَرُtakes pride الأَرthe earth (first part)
أَنا في كَفِّ مَن بِهِ تَفخَرُ الأَر
ضُ(completes 'earth') وَتَسموand rises عَلىabove السَماواتِthe heavens قَدراin rank
ضُ وَتَسمو عَلى السَماواتِ قَدرا
I am in the palm of one in whom the earth takes pride
and rises above the heavens in rank.
أَناI مِنfrom وَجهِهِhis face أُقابِلُI face شَمساًa sun
أَنا مِن وَجهِهِ أُقابِلُ شَمساً
أَناI مِنfrom ثَغرِهِhis mouth أُقَبِّلُI kiss دُرّاًpearls
أَنا مِن ثَغرِهِ أُقَبِّلُ دُرّاً
In his face I behold a sun;
at his mouth I kiss pearls.
أَناI مِنthrough نَشرِهِhis fragrance وَطيبِand the sweetness of سَجاياcharacter traits
أَنا مِن نَشرِهِ وَطيبِ سَجايا
هُhis أَفوتُI surpass العَبيرَperfume طيباًin sweetness وَنَشراًand scent
هُ أَفوتُ العَبيرَ طيباً وَنَشراً
I, through his fragrance and the sweetness of his nature,
surpass perfume in sweetness and scent.
وَكَأَنّيand as though I مِنthrough بَأسِهِhis might وَعَطاياand the gifts of
وَكَأَنّي مِن بَأسِهِ وَعَطايا
راحَتَيهِhis two palms جاوَرتُI dwelt beside لَيثاًa lion وَبَحراًand a sea
راحَتَيهِ جاوَرتُ لَيثاً وَبَحراً
And it is as though, through his might and the gifts
of his two palms, I have dwelt beside a lion and a sea.
زِدتُّI surpassed تيهاًin pride بِهِthrough him عَلىover كُلِّevery مَلبوgarment (first part)
زِدتُّ تيهاً بِهِ عَلى كُلِّ مَلبو
سٍ(completes 'garment') وَفَخراًand in glory فَزادَهُso may He increase him اللَهُGod فَخراin glory
سٍ وَفَخراً فَزادَهُ اللَهُ فَخرا
Through him I surpassed every garment in pride
and glory; so may God increase his glory.
Sol 6.1