قدindeed ألمafflicted البردthe cold منيof mine كلevery جارحةlimb
قد ألم البرد مني كل جارحة
حتىeven اللسانthe tongue فأعيانيso it incapacitated me عنfrom الكلمspeech
حتى اللسان فأعياني عن الكلم
The cold has afflicted every limb of mine,
The bitter cold has numbed each of my limbs
Even my tongue, leaving me unable to speak.
Even my tongue, leaving me unable to speak
وأنمليand my fingertips ارتعشتtrembled مماfrom what أكابدهI endure it
وأنملي ارتعشت مما أكابده
لاnot أتسطيعI can بهاwith them قبضاa grip علىon قلميmy pen
لا أتسطيع بها قبضا على قلمي
And my fingertips trembled from what I endure;
My fingers trembled from what I endured
I cannot grip my pen with them.
I cannot grasp a pen within their hold
أشكوI complain لكto you البردthe cold ياO كهفيmy refuge وياand O أمليmy hope
أشكو لك البرد يا كهفي ويا أملي
قدindeed سلdrew صارمهits keen sword ظلماunjustly لسفكto shed دميmy blood
قد سل صارمه ظلما لسفك دمي
I complain to you of the cold, O my refuge and O my hope.
I complain to you, o my refuge and hope
It has unjustly drawn its keen sword to shed my blood.
Of the cold's unjust cruelty that spilled my blood
فقلتso I said للنفسto the soul قريbe still بعدماafter اضطربتit had trembled
فقلت للنفس قري بعدما اضطربت
ففيso in حمىthe sanctuary of ابنson of معزMuʿizz (honorer of) الدينthe faith فاعتصميso take refuge
ففي حمى ابن معز الدين فاعتصمي
So I told my soul, after it had trembled, 'Be still;
I said to myself, find warmth after being disturbed
So take refuge in the sanctuary of Ibn Muʿizz al-Dīn.'
In the protection of Ibn Mu'izz ad-Din, so cling
أبوfather of المعزal-Muʿizz (the honorer) ومنand he whom ذلwas humbled العزيزthe mighty one لهbefore him
أبو المعز ومن ذل العزيز له
وفضلهand his bounty قدindeed غداhas become ناراa fire علىupon علمa mountain
وفضله قد غدا نارا على علم
Abū al-Muʿizz, before whom the mighty have bowed low,
Abu al-Mu'izz, so gracious and noble
And his bounty has become a fire upon a mountaintop.
His virtues have become like fire on wood
فدمso live on مدىfor the duration of الدهرall time واسلمand be safe فيهthroughout it وانهand forbid ومرand command
فدم مدى الدهر واسلم فيه وانه ومر
فخدfor the cheek of شانيكyour foe أضحىhas become موضعthe place of القدمthe foot
فخد شانيك أضحى موضع القدم
So live on for all time, be safe throughout it, and forbid and command;
Extend your protection, submit to him and reside
For your foe's cheek has become a place for the foot to tread.
So your cheek becomes a place for kisses