أسلُI ask الغِنىindependence عنكfrom you الذيthe One who
أسلُ الغِنى عنك الذي
أغناكَmade you independent عنّيof me بالثراءِthrough riches
أغناكَ عنّي بالثراءِ
I seek independence from you from the One who
I ask for richness without you, who
made you independent of me through riches,
made you rich without me with wealth
كَيْماso that تَرانيyou may see me فيin الذيthe state that
كَيْما تَراني في الذي
أبصرتُI saw فيكَin you منof القضاءِfate's decree
أبصرتُ فيكَ من القضاءِ
so that you may see me in the state
So you would see me in what
that I saw fate decree for you.
I saw in you of destiny
ولقدand indeed أرَقْتُI poured out بلاwithout انتفاbenefit (first fragment)
ولقد أرَقْتُ بلا انتفا
عٍbenefit (final fragment) ماءَwater وجهيmy face بالرَّجاءِthrough hope
عٍ ماءَ وجهي بالرَّجاءِ
And I have indeed poured out, without any
And I have stayed up without rest
benefit, the water of my face in hope.
Wetting my face with hope
فمنَعتنيso you denied me منكَfrom you الجَداbounty
فمنَعتني منكَ الجَدا
وسرقتنيand you robbed me of طِيبthe sweetness of الثناءِpraise
وسرقتني طِيب الثناءِ
So you denied me your bounty
But separation from you prevented me
and robbed me of the sweetness of praise.
And stole from me the scent of praise