ياOh ربmany a سابغةfull-length coat of mail حبتنيgranted me نعمةa boon
يا رب سابغة حبتني نعمة
كافأتهاI repaid it بالسوءwith harm غيرnot مفندِdeemed foolish
كافأتها بالسوء غير مفندِ
Oh, many a full-length coat of mail has granted me a boon;
O Lord, she bestowed on me abundant grace,
I repaid it with harm, yet was not deemed foolish.
I repaid her with evil, unjustified.
أضحتit came to تصونprotect عنfrom المناياdeaths مهجتيmy lifeblood
أضحت تصون عن المنايا مهجتي
وظللتand I kept أبذلهاexposing it لكلto every مهندsword of Indian steel
وظللت أبذلها لكل مهند
It came to shield my lifeblood from death,
She shielded my soul from death's embrace,
while I kept exposing it to every sword of Indian steel.
While I left her to every lowlife's blade.