إلىto وُجْدكyour wealth النَّاميgrowing منof العَدمِpoverty الشَّكوىthe complaint
إلى وُجْدك النَّامي من العَدمِ الشَّكوى
سلمتَmay you be safe منfrom البلوىaffliction أجِرْنيshelter me منfrom البَلوىaffliction
سلمتَ من البلوى أجِرْني من البَلوى
To your growing wealth goes my complaint of poverty.
To your growing existence from nothingness is my complaint
May you be spared affliction; shelter me from affliction.
You are safe from afflictions, so spare me from afflictions
أنيthat I am لحرَّانٌindeed parched إلىfor جودكyour generosity الذيwhich
أني لحرَّانٌ إلى جودك الذي
أُرجيI hope بهthrough it منfrom وردa draught سيبكَyour bounty إذْas روَّىit slaked thirst
أُرجي به من ورد سيبكَ إذْ روَّى
I am indeed parched for your generosity, through which
I am passionate for your generosity which
I hope for a draught of your bounty as it slakes thirst.
I hope for it roses from your lips when you watered
فواللهso, by God ماnot أدريI know وإنْand though كنتُI am واثقاًconfident
فوالله ما أدري وإنْ كنتُ واثقاً
أأشكوshall I complain اشْتغالاًpreoccupation عنaway from صلاتيgifts to me أمor سهواforgetfulness
أأشكو اشْتغالاً عن صلاتي أم سهوا
So, by God, I do not know, though I am confident,
By Allah, I do not know, even if I was confident
whether to complain that you are too busy to give me gifts, or have forgotten.
Whether I complain about being distracted from my prayers or forgetfulness
تَركتُI ceased تقاضيكمْpressing you for gifts لكيماso that أرىI might see لكمon your part
تَركتُ تقاضيكمْ لكيما أرى لكم
زيادةan increase فَضلٍgenerosity فيin عطائكمُyour giving عَفواًunasked
زيادة فَضلٍ في عطائكمُ عَفواً
I ceased pressing you, that I might see you show
I left requesting you so that I may see for you
greater generosity by giving of your own accord.
Increase of grace in your gifts, pardoned
فأحليfor the sweetest الجَدىbounty ماwhat نيلَis obtained فيin حالa state عُسرةٍhardship
فأحلي الجَدى ما نيلَ في حال عُسرةٍ
فهاso behold أنَذاhere I am منكمfrom you أُحاولهُI seek it حَلْوَىa sweetmeat
فها أنَذا منكم أُحاولهُ حَلْوَى
For the sweetest bounty is that obtained in times of hardship;
The best consolation is what is attained in time of hardship
so here I am, seeking it from you as a sweetmeat.
So here I am, attempting it from you, sweet
وماand not بيَin me فيabout جدواكyour bounty شكٌّdoubt لبُطئِهاbecause of its delay
وما بيَ في جدواك شكٌّ لبُطئِها
ولكنْand yet طلابيmy seeking حيثُwhen تَنفعنيbenefits me الجدوىbounty
ولكنْ طلابي حيثُ تَنفعني الجدوى
Nor does its delay make me doubt your bounty;
And I have no doubt in your generosity for its slowness
but I seek it when bounty can benefit me.
But my requests are wherever usefulness avails me