بأبيmay my father be your ransom ياO ابنَson of الفروعthe branches الناضرهْverdant
بأبي يا ابنَ الفروع الناضرهْ
والنجومِand the stars المشرقاتِshining الزاهرهْradiant
والنجومِ المشرقاتِ الزاهرهْ
May my father be your ransom, O son of verdant branches,
By my father, O son of the flourishing branches
And of shining, radiant stars.
And the shining, blooming stars
ليI have أخٌa brother لماwhen رأَىhe saw نفسيَmy soul منbecause of
لي أخٌ لما رأَى نفسيَ من
وجدهاits longing بالراحِfor wine شِبْهَlike الطائرهa bird in flight
وجدها بالراحِ شِبْهَ الطائره
I have a brother who, when he saw my soul—because of
I have a brother, when he saw my soul
Its longing for wine—like a bird in flight,
He found it with the wind like a bird
قالhe said شِمْbehold كفَّthe palm of أبيAbu (father of) قاسِمِناour Qasim
قال شِمْ كفَّ أبي قاسِمِنا
فبحارُfor seas of الرّاحِwine فيهاwithin it زاخِرهbrimming
فبحارُ الرّاحِ فيها زاخِره
Said, “Behold the palm of our Abu Qasim:
He said, "Smell the palm of our father Qasim
For seas of wine are brimming within it.”
For the oceans of wind in it are abundant"
قلتI said إنّاindeed we قدalready رُدِدْنَاwere turned away مرَّةًonce
قلت إنّا قد رُدِدْنَا مرَّةً
وعلىand upon اللهِGod تمامُcompletion of العاشِرَهthe tenth
وعلى اللهِ تمامُ العاشِرَه
I said, “Indeed, we have already been turned away once;
I said, "We have been driven back once
And the completion of the tenth rests with God.”
And with Allah is the completion of the tenth"