أَنتَyou المُسَبِبُthe cause لِلوُلوعof ardent love
أَنتَ المُسَبِبُ لِلوُلوع
وَمُثيرُand the stirrer كامِنَةِhidden الدُموعthe tears
وَمُثيرُ كامِنَةِ الدُموع
You are the cause of ardent love,
You are the one who causes my yearning
And the stirrer of hidden tears.
And stirs my hidden tears
يَتَمَنَّيانِthey both wish لَوif only اِعفِياthey were both spared
يَتَمَنَّيانِ لَو اِعفِيا
مَهماhowever طَلَعتَyou rose into view مِنَof الطُلوعrising
مَهما طَلَعتَ مِنَ الطُلوع
They both wish they might be spared,
If only I could be relieved
No matter how you rise into view.
No matter when you rise
وَالظافِرُand al-Zafir (the victorious) المَلِكُthe king المُؤَيَّthe supported (word continues)
وَالظافِرُ المَلِكُ المُؤَيَّ
دُcompletion of 'supported' واحِدٌone man عَدلُthe equal of الجُموعthe multitudes
دُ واحِدٌ عَدلُ الجُموع
And al-Zafir, the king, sup-
The victorious king, the just ruler
ported, is one man equal to multitudes.
Is one, fair to the masses
البَدرُthe full moon فيin سُحُبِclouds البُروthe mantles (word continues)
البَدرُ في سُحُبِ البُرو
دِcompletion of 'mantles' اللَيثُthe lion فيin لَبَدِmanes الدُروعthe armor
دِ اللَيثُ في لَبَدِ الدُروع
The full moon amid clouds of man-
The full moon in the clouds of virtue
tles, the lion amid the manes of armor.
The lion amid the armor and shields
عَنَتِbowed الأُصولِthe roots لِأَصلِهِto his root
عَنَتِ الأُصولِ لِأَصلِهِ
وَتَقاصَرَتand fell short عَنهُof him الفُروعthe branches
وَتَقاصَرَت عَنهُ الفُروع
The roots bowed before his root,
He adhered to his origins
And the branches fell short of him.
While the offshoots fell short of him