لاmay not دَرَّflow دَرُّكَyour bounty (literally, milk yield) مِنas a رجَاءٍhope كاذِبٍfalse
لا دَرَّ دَرُّكَ مِن رجَاءٍ كاذِبٍ
يغْترُّنَاbeguiles us بورُودِwith reaching water لامِعِgleaming آلِmirage
يغْترُّنَا بورُودِ لامِعِ آلِ
May no good come from you, false hope,
That beguiles us into seeking water in a gleaming mirage.
أبداًforever يُسَوِّفُنَاputs us off بنُصرَةwith the aid of خاذِلٍone who forsakes
أبداً يُسَوِّفُنَا بنُصرَة خاذِلٍ
ووفاءِand the loyalty of خَوَّانٍa habitual betrayer وعَطفَةِand the tenderness of قَالِone who hates
ووفاءِ خَوَّانٍ وعَطفَةِ قَالِ
Forever putting us off with aid from one who forsakes us,
And a betrayer’s loyalty, and a hater’s tenderness.
ونَرىand we see سبيلَpath الرُّشدِright guidance لكِنْyet مالَناwe have no
ونَرى سبيلَ الرُّشدِ لكِنْ مالَنا
عزمٌresolve معَamid الأهواءِpassions والآمالِand hopes
عزمٌ معَ الأهواءِ والآمالِ
And we see the path of right guidance, yet we have no
Resolve amid passions and hopes.
Sol 6.1