وَرَدَcame to drink العُفاةُthe seekers of bounty المُعطِشونَthe thirsty وَأَصدَرواand went away
وَرَدَ العُفاةُ المُعطِشونَ وَأَصدَروا
رِيّاًwith thirst quenched وَطابَand was pleasant لَهُمfor them لَدَيكَbeside you المَكرَعُthe drinking-place
رِيّاً وَطابَ لَهُم لَدَيكَ المَكرَعُ
The thirsty supplicants came to drink and went away
with thirst quenched; pleasant to them was the drinking-place beside you.
وَوَرَدتُand I came to drink at حَوضاًa pool طامِياًoverflowing حافاتُهُits edges
وَوَرَدتُ حَوضاً طامِياً حافاتُهُ
فَرَدَدتُso I drew back دَلويmy bucket شَنُّهاits worn leather يَتَقَعقَعُrattles
فَرَدَدتُ دَلوي شَنُّها يَتَقَعقَعُ
And I came to a pool overflowing its banks,
but drew back my bucket, its worn leather rattling.
وَأَراكَand I see you تُمطِرُrain upon جانِباًone quarter عَنrather than جانِبٍanother quarter
وَأَراكَ تُمطِرُ جانِباً عَن جانِبٍ
وَجَنابُand the expanse of أَرضيmy land مِنfrom سَمائِكَyour sky بَلقَعُbarren
وَجَنابُ أَرضي مِن سَمائِكَ بَلقَعُ
And I see you rain on one quarter, but not another,
while my stretch of land lies barren for lack of your sky’s rain.
أَلِحُسنِis it because of the excellence of مَنزِلَتيmy standing تُؤَخِّرُyou delay حاجَتيmy request
أَلِحُسنِ مَنزِلَتي تُؤَخِّرُ حاجَتي
أَمor لَيسَthere is not عِندَكَwith you ليfor me بِخَيرٍof any bounty مَطمَعُhope
أَم لَيسَ عِندَكَ لي بِخَيرٍ مَطمَعُ
Is it because of my high standing that you delay granting my request,
or have I no hope of any bounty from you?