لمdid not أجدI find فيamong الناسpeople إلّاexcept
لم أجد في الناس إلّا
عاشقاًa lover يهوىloves السعادهhappiness
عاشقاً يهوى السعاده
I have found among people none but
a lover who longs for happiness.
كلماwhenever فازhe gains بشيءٍwith something
كلما فاز بشيءٍ
يسألhe asks اللَهGod الزيادهan increase
يسأل اللَه الزياده
Whenever he gains something,
he asks God for more.
انظرlook انظرlook لأميرٍat an emir
انظر انظر لأميرٍ
يحمدpraises اللَهُGod جهادهhis striving
يحمد اللَهُ جهاده
Look, look at an emir
whose striving God praises:
كيفhow أضحىbecame ماؤهhis water التقpiety (first part)
كيف أضحى ماؤه التق
وىpiety (completion) وصارand became الحمدpraise زادهhis provision
وى وصار الحمد زاده
how piety became his water,
and praise became his provision.
وهوand he يرجوhopes for فوقbeyond ماwhat أعhe was given it (first part)
وهو يرجو فوق ما أع
طيهhe was given it (completion) منof حسنexcellence العبادهworship
طيه من حسن العباده
And he hopes for more than he has been given
of excellence in worship.
جادmay He bestow generously عبدAbd القادرal-Qadir اللَGod (first part)
جاد عبد القادر اللَ
هُGod (completion) بماwhat شاءhe wishes وزادهand grant him more
هُ بما شاء وزاده
May God bestow upon Abd al-Qadir
whatever he wishes, and grant him more.
Sol 6.1