إنindeed الذيthe one who رزقgranted المماليكthe Mamluks الغنىwealth
إن الذي رزق المماليك الغنى
وحباهمand bestowed on them ملكdominion البلادthe land كبيراvast
وحباهم ملك البلاد كبيرا
Indeed, the one who granted the Mamluks wealth
He who granted the Mamelukes wealth
And bestowed on them vast dominion over the land
And endowed them with vast lands to rule
لمdid not يعطهمgive them منof نعمةblessing الأولادchildren ماwhat
لم يعطهم من نعمة الأولاد ما
أعطىgave الخلائقhumankind مثرياrich وفقيراand poor
أعطى الخلائق مثريا وفقيرا
Did not give them, of the blessing of children, what
Did not give them of children's grace what
He gave humankind, rich and poor.
He gave the created, beggar and king
لولاwere it not for التبنيadoption ماnot عرفناwe knew لذةpleasure
لولا التبني ما عرفنا لذة
للعيشin life يحسبهconsiders it الحسودthe envious person نضيراflourishing
للعيش يحسبه الحسود نضيرا
Were it not for adoption, we would have known no pleasure
Without adoption we'd not know the joy
In a life the envious deem flourishing.
Of living, though envied by fools sincere
أولىmost deserving البيوتthe homes بغابطof an admiring envier أوor حاسدa malicious envier
أولى البيوت بغابط أو حاسد
بيتa home يضمholds صغيرةa little girl وصغيراand a little boy
بيت يضم صغيرة وصغيرا
The home most deserving of admiration or envy
First homes to feel loss or envy's stab
Is one that holds a little girl and a little boy.
Are those sheltering a girl and boy