شَكَرْتُI thanked للدَّهْرِto Time حُسْنَthe goodness of مَاwhat صَنَعَاit did
شَكَرْتُ للدَّهْرِ حُسْنَ مَا صَنَعَا
طَائِرُa bird مَجْدٍof glory بجَنَّتِيin my garden وَقَعَاalighted
طَائِرُ مَجْدٍ بجَنَّتِي وَقَعَا
I thanked Time for the goodness of what it had done.
A bird of glory alighted in my garden.
نَفَرْتُI took fright لمّاwhen أَيْقَنْتُI became certain جيْئَتَهُof his coming
نَفَرْتُ لمّا أَيْقَنْتُ جيْئَتَهُ
وطارتِand flew النَّفْسُthe soul عِنْدَهاat that moment قِطَعَاin pieces
وطارتِ النَّفْسُ عِنْدَها قِطَعَا
I took fright when I became certain of his coming,
and then my soul flew apart in pieces.
ياO حُسْنَthe beauty of حَمّامِنَاour bathhouse وقَدand indeed غَرَبَتْhad set
يا حُسْنَ حَمّامِنَا وقَد غَرَبَتْ
شَمْسُthe sun of الضُّحَىthe forenoon فيهwithin it بَعْدَafter مَاthat مَتَعَاit had risen high
شَمْسُ الضُّحَى فيه بَعْدَ مَا مَتَعَا
How lovely our bathhouse, now that there has set
the forenoon sun within it, after rising high!
أَيْقَنَknew for certain أَنَّthat الهِلالَthe crescent moon راكِبُهُits rider
أَيْقَنَ أَنَّ الهِلالَ راكِبُهُ
فضاءَso it shone للحاضِرِينَfor those present واتَّسَعَاand grew spacious
فضاءَ للحاضِرِينَ واتَّسَعَا
It knew for certain that the crescent moon was its rider,
so it shone for those present and grew spacious.
فانْعَمْso enjoy أَباO father of عامِرٍʿAmir بنِعْمَتِهِin its comfort
فانْعَمْ أَبا عامِرٍ بنِعْمَتِهِ
واعْجَبْand marvel لأَمْرَيْنِat two things فيهwithin it قدalready جُمِعَاwere joined together
واعْجَبْ لأَمْرَيْنِ فيه قد جُمِعَا
So enjoy its comfort, Abu ʿAmir,
and marvel at two things that have been joined within it:
نِيرانُهُits fires مِنfrom زِنَادِكُمْyour flints قَدِحَتْwere kindled
نِيرانُهُ مِن زِنَادِكُمْ قَدِحَتْ
وماؤهُand its water مِنfrom بنانِكمyour fingertips نَبَعَاwelled up
وماؤهُ مِن بنانِكم نَبَعَا
Its fires were kindled from your flints,
and its water welled up from your fingertips.