ليَI have طبعٌa nature فيin الشعرpoetry يملكholds sway حيناًfor a while
ليَ طبعٌ في الشعر يملك حيناً
ثمthen يُثريgrows rich فيغتديand so becomes ذاpossessed of سخاءgenerosity
ثم يُثري فيغتدي ذا سخاء
I have a poetic nature that holds sway for a while,
My poetry has a nature that rules for a while
Then grows rich and becomes generous.
Then grows arrogant and turns generous
كمhow many معانٍmeanings لهاthey have عليّupon me حسابan account
كم معانٍ لها عليّ حساب
فأؤدّيso I settle حسابهاtheir account فيin الثراءwealth
فأؤدّي حسابها في الثراء
How many meanings have a claim upon me!
So many meanings I owe
So I settle their account in times of wealth.
I will repay their due in richness
أقبِلواcome forward أيهاO you العطاشىthe thirsty سِراعاًquickly
أقبِلوا أيها العطاشى سِراعاً
قبلbefore أنthat ينتهيcomes to an end معينُthe spring of الماءwater
قبل أن ينتهي معينُ الماء
Come, O thirsty ones, quickly,
Come quickly, O thirsty ones
Before the spring of water runs dry.
Before the spring of water runs out