ياO أوّلاًfirst فيin كلevery عدٍّreckoning
يا أوّلاً في كل عدٍّ
وجماعةًand a multitude فيin شخصِperson فردِsingle
وجماعةً في شخصِ فردِ
O first in every reckoning,
O first in every count
And a multitude in a single person,
And a group in one individual
ومُجلّياًand one who dispels كلall الخطوthe misfortunes (beginning)
ومُجلّياً كل الخطو
بِend of 'misfortunes' بكوكَبَيْwith the two stars of جِدٍّdiligence وجَدِّand good fortune
بِ بكوكَبَيْ جِدٍّ وجَدِّ
And dispeller of all misfortunes
And gatherer of all steps
With the twin stars of diligence and good fortune,
With the two stars of effort and bounty
ومرفّعيand the one who raises me منfrom كلّevery غَوlowland (beginning)
ومرفّعي من كلّ غَو
رٍend of 'lowland' كنتُI used to أسكنُهdwell in it ونجْدِand highland
رٍ كنتُ أسكنُه ونجْدِ
And who raises me from every lowland
And lifter of me from every valley
I used to dwell in, and every highland,
I used to inhabit and ruggedness
ومقابِليand the one who greets me منfrom فكرهhis thought
ومقابِلي من فكره
وقريضِهand his verse بلظًىwith flame وندِّand perfume
وقريضِه بلظًى وندِّ
And who greets me, through his thought
And answerer from his thought
And verse, with flame and perfume:
And poetry with softness and bounty
أناI لاnot أمُتُّhave a connection إليكto you فيconcerning الthe
أنا لا أمُتُّ إليك في ال
إحسانِkindness ليto me إلاexcept بودّيthrough my affection
إحسانِ لي إلا بودّي
I have no claim upon you for
I do not die to you in benevolence
Kindness to me except through my affection.
Except in my love
فأفِضْso spread عليّover me رداءَthe mantle of عفpardon (beginning)
فأفِضْ عليّ رداءَ عف
وِكَyour (completes 'pardon') فيconcerning الذيwhat أخفيI conceal وأُبديand I reveal
وِكَ في الذي أخفي وأُبدي
So spread over me the mantle of your pardon
So bestow upon me the cloak of your pardon
For what I conceal and what I reveal.
In what I hide and make obvious
وانظُرْand look إليّat me بعينwith the eye of موmaster (beginning)
وانظُرْ إليّ بعين مو
لًىend of 'master' صافحٍforgiving عنof ذنبِthe sin of عَبْدِa servant
لًى صافحٍ عن ذنبِ عَبْدِ
And look upon me with the eye of a master
And look at me with the eye of
Who overlooks a servant's sin.
An intimate overlooking the sin of a servant
واقبَلْand accept شفيعَan intercessor مودّةٍaffection
واقبَلْ شفيعَ مودّةٍ
لمnot يقلِهِhas scorned him أحدٌanyone برَدِّwith a refusal
لم يقلِهِ أحدٌ برَدِّ
And accept affection as an intercessor,
And accept the intercessor of affection
Whom no one has scorned with a refusal.
That no one has said with coldness
وأعِدْand restore عليّto me بشاشةًa smiling welcome
وأعِدْ عليّ بشاشةً
كانتit was علىtoward الأربابِthe lords بَعْديafter me
كانت على الأربابِ بَعْدي
And restore to me the smiling welcome
And promise me with delight
Shown to the lords after me.
That was upon the lords after me
فلقدfor indeed ظمِئْتُI have thirsted وفيand in انبساopenness (beginning)
فلقد ظمِئْتُ وفي انبسا
طِكyour (completes 'openness') بالطّلاقةِwith cheerfulness عذْبُsweet وِرْدِwater to drink
طِك بالطّلاقةِ عذْبُ وِرْدِ
For I have grown thirsty, and in your openness,
For I became thirsty and in your
With its cheerfulness, lies a draught of sweet water.
Falling I find pleasant and cool water
إنif لمnot تكُنْbe جمّاًabundant لديْwith
إن لم تكُنْ جمّاً لديْ
كَyou مياهُهاits waters فاسمَحْso grant بثَمْدِwith a little water
كَ مياهُها فاسمَحْ بثَمْدِ
If you do not have an abundance
If your clouds do not have
Of its waters, then grant a little.
Its waters then let me enjoy a sip
واسلَمْand live unharmed لحالَيْfor the two states of سطوةٍmight
واسلَمْ لحالَيْ سطوةٍ
وسماحةٍand generosity تُرديslays وتُجْديand enriches
وسماحةٍ تُردي وتُجْدي
And may you live on in your twin states of might
And leave my state of power
And generosity—the one slaying, the other enriching.
And generosity that cast down and raise up