ياO أَباfather of حفصٍHafs قدalready اخترchose (continued)
يا أَبا حفصٍ قد اختر
تُI (verb suffix) فلمand did not آلُspare effort اختياراin choosing
تُ فلم آلُ اختيارا
O Abu Hafs, I have chosen
O Abu Hafs, you have chosen
and spared no effort in choosing.
And I have not ceased to choose
وتأَملتُand I considered الهديَّthe gifts (continued)
وتأَملتُ الهديَّ
تِplural noun ending كباراًlarge وصغاراand small
تِ كباراً وصغارا
And I considered the gifts,
And I contemplated guidance
both large and small.
Of elders and juniors
لمnot أَجدْI found شيئاًanything كشيءٍlike a thing
لم أَجدْ شيئاً كشيءٍ
يجعلُturns الليلَthe night نهاراday
يجعلُ الليلَ نهارا
I found nothing like something
I found nothing like something
that turns night into day.
That makes the night day
فتأَملْso examine منfrom قريبٍnearby
فتأَملْ من قريبٍ
شجراًtrees يحملُbears ناراfire
شجراً يحملُ نارا
So look closely
So contemplate closely
at trees that bear fire.
A tree bearing fire
واكْسْهُاand clothe them منكَfrom you قَبولاًacceptance
واكْسْهُا منكَ قَبولاً
تكسُyou will clothe مُهديهاtheir giver فَخاراpride
تكسُ مُهديها فَخارا
And clothe them in your acceptance;
And cover it from you with acceptance
you will clothe their giver in pride.
You will cover its bed with pride