يَاO سَيِّدَlord الْحُكِّامِof rulers هَلْis there مِنْany وَقْفَةٍa pause
يَا سَيِّدَ الْحُكِّامِ هَلْ مِنْ وَقْفَةٍ
يَهْمِيrains down عَلَيَّupon me بِهَاduring it سَحَابُthe cloud نَداكاof your bounty
يَهْمِي عَلَيَّ بِهَا سَحَابُ نَداكا
O lord of rulers, is there a moment's pause
In which the cloud of your bounty may rain upon me?
أَمْor هَلْwill يَعُودُreturn لِيَto me الزَّمَانُtime بِعَطْفَةٍwith kindness
أَمْ هَلْ يَعُودُ لِيَ الزَّمَانُ بِعَطْفَةٍ
يَثْنِيit turns إِلَيَّtoward me بِهَاthrough it عِنَانَthe reins رِضَاكاof your favor
يَثْنِي إِلَيَّ بِهَا عِنَانَ رِضَاكا
Or will time return to me with kindness,
And thereby turn the reins of your favor toward me?
هَبْgrant ذَاthis الرَّمِيِّstricken man مِنَagainst الْحَوادِثِcalamities جُنَّةًa shield
هَبْ ذَا الرَّمِيِّ مِنَ الْحَوادِثِ جُنَّةً
وَلِذَاand to this الأَسِيرِcaptive مِنَfrom الْخُطُوبِafflictions فِكَاكاrelease
وَلِذَا الأَسِيرِ مِنَ الْخُطُوبِ فِكَاكا
Grant this stricken man a shield against calamities,
And this captive release from afflictions.
قدْindeed نَالَhas taken مِنِّيfrom me صَرْفُهَاtheir ravages مَاwhat لَمْdid not تَنَلْtake
قدْ نَالَ مِنِّي صَرْفُهَا مَا لَمْ تَنَلْ
يَوْمon the day of التُّلَيلِal-Tulayl مِنَfrom الْعُداةِthe foes ظُبَاكاyour sword-edges
يَوْم التُّلَيلِ مِنَ الْعُداةِ ظُبَاكا
Their ravages have done to me what
Your sword-edges did not do to foes on the day of al-Tulayl.
آلَيْتُI have sworn لاَnot أَبْغِيto seek نَداكَyour bounty بِشَافِعٍthrough an intercessor
آلَيْتُ لاَ أَبْغِي نَداكَ بِشَافِعٍ
مَالِيI have no إِلَيْكَto you وَسِيلَةٌmeans of access إِلاَّكاexcept you
مَالِي إِلَيْكَ وَسِيلَةٌ إِلاَّكا
I have sworn not to seek your bounty through an intercessor;
I have no means of reaching you but you.
غَضَباًout of jealous indignation لِمَجدِكَfor your glory أَنْthat تُخَوِّلَyou bestow نِعْمَةًa blessing
غَضَباً لِمَجدِكَ أَنْ تُخَوِّلَ نِعْمَةً
فَتَكونَso there would be فِيهاfor it مِنَّةٌa claim to gratitude لِسِواكاfor someone other than you
فَتَكونَ فِيها مِنَّةٌ لِسِواكا
Jealous for your glory, lest you bestow a blessing
For which someone other than you should be owed thanks.