يقولُsays رجائِيَmy hope لماwhen دعاit called upon
يقولُ رجائِيَ لما دعا
نَداكَyour bounty لهبَّاتfor the breezes of تلكthose الهِباتthe gifts
نَداكَ لهبَّات تلك الهِبات
My hope says, when it calls upon
My hope says, on calling upon
your bounty for gusts of those gifts:
your bounty for the breezes of those gifts:
تناسبcorresponds حالthe condition of الندىbounty; dew والرجاand hope
تناسب حال الندى والرجا
فهذاfor this الغمامthe cloud لهذاfor this النباتthe plant
فهذا الغمام لهذا النبات
Bounty and hope are well matched—
Bounty and hope correspond in nature:
this rain cloud is meant for this plant.
for this is the cloud for this plant.