لَمْdid not يَغْدُbecome شُكرُكَpraise of you فيamong الخَلائِقِpeople مطلقاًset free
لَمْ يَغْدُ شُكرُكَ في الخَلائِقِ مطلقاً
إِلاexcept ومالُكَwhile your wealth فيin النَّوالِgiving حَبيسُheld captive
إِلا ومالُكَ في النَّوالِ حَبيسُ
Praise of you has never been set free among people
without your wealth being held captive to generosity.
خَوَّلْتَناyou bestowed on us شَمْساًa sun وبَدْراًand a full moon أَشْرَقَتْgrew bright
خَوَّلْتَنا شَمْساً وبَدْراً أَشْرَقَتْ
بِهِماthrough them both لَدَيْناin our midst الظُّلْمَةُthe darkness الحِنْديسُpitch-black
بِهِما لَدَيْنا الظُّلْمَةُ الحِنْديسُ
You bestowed on us a sun and a full moon, bringing light
through them to the pitch-black darkness in our midst.
رشأa fawn أَتاناcame to us وهوand he is حسناًin beauty يُوسُفٌYusuf
رشأ أَتانا وهو حسناً يُوسُفٌ
وغَزَالَةٌand a gazelle هيshe is بَهْجَةًin splendor بَلْقيسُBilqis
وغَزَالَةٌ هي بَهْجَةً بَلْقيسُ
A fawn came to us, a Yusuf in beauty,
and a gazelle, a Bilqis in splendor.
هَذاthis ولَمْand not تَقْنَعْyou were content بِذاكَwith that one وهَذِهِand this one
هَذا ولَمْ تَقْنَعْ بِذاكَ وهَذِهِ
حَتَّىuntil بَعَثْتَyou sent المالَthe money وهُوَand it is نَفيسُprecious
حَتَّى بَعَثْتَ المالَ وهُوَ نَفيسُ
All this, yet you were not content with him and her,
until you sent money, precious as it is.
أَتَتِcame الوَصِيفَةُthe slave girl وهيwhile she تَحْمِلُshe carries بَدْرَةًa bag of coins
أَتَتِ الوَصِيفَةُ وهي تَحْمِلُ بَدْرَةً
وأَتىand came عَلىon ظَهْرِback الوَصيفِthe slave boy الكِيسُthe purse
وأَتى عَلى ظَهْرِ الوَصيفِ الكِيسُ
The slave girl came carrying a bag of coins,
and the purse came on the slave boy's back.
وَكَسَوْتَناand you clothed us مِمّاfrom what أَجادَتْexcelled at حَوْكَهُits weaving
وَكَسَوْتَنا مِمّا أَجادَتْ حَوْكَهُ
مِصْرٌEgypt وزَادَتْand increased حُسْنُهُits beauty تِنّيسُTinnis
مِصْرٌ وزَادَتْ حُسْنُهُ تِنّيسُ
And you clothed us in what was woven so finely
by Egypt, its beauty further enhanced by Tinnis.
فَغَداso became لَناours منfrom جودِكَyour generosity المَأْكُولُfood والand the
فَغَدا لَنا من جودِكَ المَأْكُولُ وال
مَشْروبُdrink والمَنْكُوحُand sexual partners والمَلْبوسُand clothing
مَشْروبُ والمَنْكُوحُ والمَلْبوسُ
So, through your generosity, we had food and
drink, bedfellows, and clothing.