مَولايmy lord ياO رَبَّmaster of اليَراthe reed pen (word begins)
مَولاي يا رَبَّ اليَرا
عَة(completes 'reed pen') وَالبَراعَةand skill وَالفَصاحَهand eloquence
عَة وَالبَراعَة وَالفَصاحَه
My lord, O master of the reed
pen, of skill and eloquence;
فيكَin you العَوارِفkindnesses وَالمَعاand knowledge (word begins)
فيكَ العَوارِف وَالمَعا
رف(completes 'knowledge') وَاللَطافَةand refinement وَالرَجاحَهand sound judgment
رف وَاللَطافَة وَالرَجاحَه
In you are kindnesses and
knowledge, refinement and sound judgment;
وَبِكَand through you المَكارِمnoble deeds وَالكَراand noble qualities (word begins)
وَبِكَ المَكارِم وَالكَرا
ئم(completes 'noble qualities') وَالعَزائِمand firm resolves وَالسَماحَهand generosity
ئم وَالعَزائِم وَالسَماحَه
And through you come noble deeds and noble
qualities, firm resolves and generosity.
عَهديmy experience بِهِمَّتِكَof your resolve العَلِيَّةِlofty إِنif
عَهدي بِهِمَّتِكَ العَلِيَّةِ إِن
تَأَبّىrefused to yield جامِحٌan unruly one راضَتit tamed جِماحَهhis unruliness
تَأَبّى جامِحٌ راضَت جِماحَه
I know your lofty resolve: if
an unruly one resists, it tames his unruliness.
فَعَلىthen for مَwhat reason? أُخِّرَwas delayed مَطلَبيmy request
فَعَلى مَ أُخِّرَ مَطلَبي
بَلrather سَيّديmy lord أَرجوI hope for نَجاحَهits success
بَل سَيّدي أَرجو نَجاحَه
Why, then, has my request been delayed?
Rather, my lord, I hope for its fulfillment.