تفضّلbe gracious بالقبولwith acceptance لهاfor it فإنيfor indeed I
تفضّل بالقبول لها فإني
أرىI see الدنياthe world جميعاall of it دونbeneath قدركyour worth
أرى الدنيا جميعا دون قدرك
Be gracious and accept it, for I
Graciously deign to accept this, for I
see the whole world as beneath your worth.
Deem the entire world beneath your worth.
لأنكbecause you بضعةa piece of flesh المختارthe Chosen One صرفاًpurely
لأنك بضعة المختار صرفاً
ففخرso the glory الخلقof creation طراall together دونbelow فخركyour glory
ففخر الخلق طرا دون فخرك
For you are the Chosen One’s very flesh,
For you are a part of the Chosen One, pure and unmixed,
so all creation’s glory falls short of yours.
And the pride of all creation falls short of your pride.
وليسand are not الناسpeople غيركمother than you بناسtruly people
وليس الناس غيركم بناس
إذاwhen قاسواthey measure بحارهمtheir seas بدرّكagainst your pearls
إذا قاسوا بحارهم بدرّك
Nor are people other than you truly people
Indeed, people other than you are not truly people
when they measure their seas against your pearls.
If they measure their vast seas against your pearls.
وإنكand indeed you إنif قبلتyou accept فدتكmay it ransom you نفسيmy soul
وإنك إن قبلت فدتك نفسي
لقدindeed حمّلتنيyou have laden me with أعباءburdens شكركthanking you
لقد حمّلتني أعباء شكرك
And you, if you accept—may my soul be your ransom—
And should you accept—may my soul be your ransom—
will indeed have laden me with the burdens of thanking you.
You will have laden me with the heavy burden of gratitude.