منfrom فضلbounty ربيmy Lord وإحساناتand the favors سلطانيmy sultan
من فضل ربي وإحسانات سلطاني
بنيتهاI built it مرمراًof marble يزهوgleams بعقيانِwith pure gold
بنيتها مرمراً يزهو بعقيانِ
Through my Lord’s bounty and my sultan’s favors,
By the grace of my Lord and kindness of my Sultan
I built it of marble gleaming with pure gold.
I built it of marble glowing with rubies
فقلso say لمنto whoever خالthought بنيانيmy building لمفخرةٍfor pride
فقل لمن خال بنياني لمفخرةٍ
واللَهby God لمdid not يبنهاbuild it إلّاexcept لخلانfor friends
واللَه لم يبنها إلّا لخلان
So tell whoever thought I built it for pride:
Say to him who envies my edifice out of pride
By God, it was built only for friends.
By God it was built for nothing but decay
فماso … not أناI غيرother than ضيفٍa guest للملمِّto the visitor بهاat it
فما أنا غير ضيفٍ للملمِّ بها
وبالحقيقةand in truth ربيmy Lord لاnot أناI البانيthe builder
وبالحقيقة ربي لا أنا الباني
So I am nothing but a guest to whoever visits it,
So I am but a guest of the days spent herein
And in truth, my Lord—not I—is the builder.
And in truth my Lord, not I, is the builder
Sol 6.1