فَجُدso give generously ليto me بِدُرٍّwith pearls مِنfrom بِحارِكَyour seas إِنَّنيindeed I
فَجُد لي بِدُرٍّ مِن بِحارِكَ إِنَّني
مِنَof الدَمعِtears فيin بَحرٍa sea وَلَيسَand there is not لَهُfor it شَطُّa shore
مِنَ الدَمعِ في بَحرٍ وَلَيسَ لَهُ شَطُّ
So grant me pearls from your seas—for I
For me, create a full moon in your seas, I am
am in a sea of tears that has no shore—
In a sea of tears with no coast,
بِكَفٍّwith a hand بِهاin it لِلحَربِfor war وَالسِلمِand peace آيَةٌa marvel
بِكَفٍّ بِها لِلحَربِ وَالسِلمِ آيَةٌ
فَيُحييso gives life لَدَيهاin its keeping الخَطُّthe writing أَوor يَقتُلkills الخَطُّthe spear
فَيُحيي لَدَيها الخَطُّ أَو يَقتُل الخَطُّ
with a hand that is a marvel in war and peace:
With a hand for war and peace a sign
so, in its keeping, writing gives life, or the spear kills.
So it brings lines to life, or else lines kill