حمداًthanks لنعمةfor the bounty of عادلٍa just one قسّامa dispenser
حمداً لنعمة عادلٍ قسّام
للرزقof sustenance بينamong الناسthe people وand الأنعامthe livestock
للرزق بين الناس و الأنعام
Thanks for the bounty of a just dispenser
Praise be to the Equitable Provider,
Of sustenance among people and livestock.
Who apportions sustenance to humankind and animals alike.
جمعواthey gathered مؤونةprovisions عامهمtheir year منfrom مأكلٍfood
جمعوا مؤونة عامهم من مأكلٍ
وجمعتand I gathered منfrom شعرٍpoetry مؤونةprovisions عاميmy year
وجمعت من شعرٍ مؤونة عامي
They gathered their year's supply of food,
They gathered provisions for the year from food,
And I gathered my year's supply of poetry.
While I gathered from poetry provisions for my life.
شتّانwhat a difference بينbetween ذخيرةa store الإلهامinspiration
شتّان بين ذخيرة الإلهام
وذخيرةand a store منof مشرَبdrink وطعامand food
وذخيرة من مشرَب وطعام
What a difference between a store of inspiration
Vast is the difference between the store of inspiration
And a store of drink and food!
And the store of drink and food.