أَستَغفِرُI seek forgiveness اللَهَGod رَبُّmany a مُدكِرٍone who takes heed
أَستَغفِرُ اللَهَ رَبُّ مُدكِرٍ
أَخطَأَerred فيin مُدَّةٍa period مَضَتthat passed وَخَطّيand sinned (probable reading; literally, 'and my writing')
أَخطَأَ في مُدَّةٍ مَضَت وَخَطّي
I seek God's forgiveness—many a man who takes heed
Has erred in a time gone by and sinned.
خاطَthreaded across إِلَيهِtoward him الخُروقَthe desert expanses زائِرُهُhis visitor
خاطَ إِلَيهِ الخُروقَ زائِرُهُ
وَجَفنُهُand his eyelid بِالرُقادِby sleep لَمnot يُخَطِbe stitched shut
وَجَفنُهُ بِالرُقادِ لَم يُخَطِ
His visitor threaded the wastes to reach him,
And his eyelid had not been stitched shut by sleep.
أَسخَطَهُdispleased him البَينُparting ثُمَّthen أَرضَتهُpleased him عُقباهُits outcome
أَسخَطَهُ البَينُ ثُمَّ أَرضَتهُ عُقباهُ
فَنالَso he gained الرِضاcontentment مِنَfrom السَخطِdispleasure
فَنالَ الرِضا مِنَ السَخطِ
Parting displeased him; then its outcome pleased him,
So he gained contentment from displeasure.
ذابَmelted عَلَيهِupon him لُعابُthe spittle لاعِبَةٍone at play (feminine)
ذابَ عَلَيهِ لُعابُ لاعِبَةٍ
بِصارِمٍwith a keen sword لِلسَرابِagainst the mirage مُمتَخَطِunsheathed
بِصارِمٍ لِلسَرابِ مُمتَخَطِ
The spittle of one at play melted upon him,
With a keen sword drawn against the mirage.
Translation model: Sol 6.1