أرَىI see السَّجَّادَal-Sajjad إِنif غَنَّىhe sings تَمنَّىwishes
أرَى السَّجَّادَ إِن غَنَّى تَمنَّى
مُغَرِّدُthe songster of كُلِّevery قَومٍpeople أنto يَجُنَّاgo mad
مُغَرِّدُ كُلِّ قَومٍ أن يَجُنَّا
I see that when al-Sajjad sings, a wish arises
I see the carpet, if it sings, it wishes
In the songster of every people: to go mad.
The warbler of every people wishes we would be mad
تَغَنَّىhe sang بِالقَرِيضِwith poetry فَلَمand did not يُغَيرalter
تَغَنَّى بِالقَرِيضِ فَلَم يُغَير
مَعَانِيَهُits meanings أوَانَwhen بِهِwith it تَغَنَّىhe sang
مَعَانِيَهُ أوَانَ بِهِ تَغَنَّى
He sang poetry and did not alter
It sang with melody, but did not change
Its meanings when he sang it.
Its meanings or the time it sang
يَفُلُّhe blunts مُغَنِّياًwhile singing بِغِنَاهُwith his singing عَنَّاaway from us
يَفُلُّ مُغَنِّياً بِغِنَاهُ عَنَّا
شَبَاةَthe sharp edge of الحُزنِgrief مَهمَاwhenever الحُزنُgrief عَنَّاarises
شَبَاةَ الحُزنِ مَهمَا الحُزنُ عَنَّا
Singing, he blunts for us with his song
It makes the singer fail with his singing about us
Grief's sharp edge, whenever grief arises.
No matter how much sorrow is about us
وَإِنand if عَقَدhe locks together القُرُونَthe horns مَعَwith المُغنيthe singer
وَإِن عَقَد القُرُونَ مَعَ المُغني
يُغَادِرهُhe leaves him كَئِيباًdejected مُستَجِنَاin hiding
يُغَادِرهُ كَئِيباً مُستَجِنَا
And if he locks horns with a singer,
And if ages gather with the singer
He leaves him dejected and in hiding.
He leaves it sad, driven mad
وإِنand if هُوhe فيin البَيَاضِal-Bayad ('whiteness') شَدَاhe sings تَرَاهُyou see him
وإِن هُو في البَيَاضِ شَدَا تَرَاهُ
يُفَرِّجُrelieves شَدوُهُhis singing كُربَthe anguish of المُعَنَّىthe afflicted
يُفَرِّجُ شَدوُهُ كُربَ المُعَنَّى
And if he sings in al-Bayad, you see how
And if he tightens in white, you see him
His song relieves the afflicted one's anguish.
His singing relieves the worried one's worries
ولاand La ('not') مَفهُومَMafhum ('understood') فالأَهوالُfor the musical airs طُرًّاall together
ولا مَفهُومَ فالأَهوالُ طُرًّا
يُصَرِّفُهَاhe varies them كَمَاas فِيهَاin them تَمَنَّىhe wishes
يُصَرِّفُهَا كَمَا فِيهَا تَمَنَّى
And in La Mafhum—all the melodies
And no understanding, terrors are flying
He varies just as he wishes.
He controls them as he wished in them
بِهِthrough him مَنَّbestowed favor الإِلهُGod علىupon البَرَايَاhumankind
بِهِ مَنَّ الإِلهُ على البَرَايَا
ونَحمَدُand we give thanks أنَّهُthat he فِينَاamong us ومِنَّاand one of us
ونَحمَدُ أنَّهُ فِينَا ومِنَّا
Through him, God has favored humankind,
With it God granted favors on the land
And we give thanks that he is among us and one of us.
And we praise that it is among us and from us