أخٌa brother يتشكّىhe complains of سوءَthe wretchedness of حالِكَyour condition عندَهin his presence
أخٌ يتشكّى سوءَ حالِكَ عندَه
فيرجعُthen he returns عنهُfrom him خائباًdisappointed حالِكَdark الظَّنِّexpectation
فيرجعُ عنهُ خائباً حالِكَ الظَّنِّ
A brother complains of your sorry plight before him,
then returns from him disappointed, gloomy in expectation.
ولكِنَّنيbut I أمْريI coax forth عواطِفَthe kindly impulses of مَنِّهِhis bounty
ولكِنَّني أمْري عواطِفَ مَنِّهِ
برِفْقٍgently فبعضُfor some of الشَّوكِthe thornbushes يسمَحُare generous بالمنِّwith manna
برِفْقٍ فبعضُ الشَّوكِ يسمَحُ بالمنِّ
But I coax forth the stirrings of his bounty
gently, for some thornbushes yield manna.