لِطَيفِكُمُfor your apparition عِنديwith me يَدٌa kindness لاnot أضيعُهاI neglect it
لِطَيفِكُمُ عِندي يَدٌ لا أضيعُها
سَأَشكُرُهاI shall thank it شُكرَas the gratitude of الرِياضِgardens يَدَthe hand of القَطرِrain
سَأَشكُرُها شُكرَ الرِياضِ يَدَ القَطرِ
Your apparition has shown me a kindness I shall not neglect;
For your kindness I have a hand I will not waste
I shall thank it as gardens thank the hand of rain.
I will thank it with the thanks of meadows for rain’s hand
تَجَشَّمَit braved أَهوالَthe terrors of السُرىnight travel لاnot يَصدُهُdeters it
تَجَشَّمَ أَهوالَ السُرى لا يَصدُهُ
مَهيبٌanything fearsome وَلاand not يَرتاعُit is frightened مِنby موحِشٍdesolate قفرِwilderness
مَهيبٌ وَلا يَرتاعُ مِن موحِشٍ قفرِ
It braved the terrors of night travel, undeterred
It endured the horrors of travel, nothing deters it
by anything fearsome and unafraid of a desolate wilderness,
No terror nor a barren desert’s loneliness frightens it
بِأَرضٍin a land يُحارُis bewildered الرَكبُthe caravan فيin فَلَواتِهاits wastes
بِأَرضٍ يُحارُ الرَكبُ في فَلَواتِها
عَلىdespite أَنَّthe fact that هاديthe guide of القَومِthe travelers فيهاin it القَطاthe sandgrouse الكَدريdusky
عَلى أَنَّ هادي القَومِ فيها القَطا الكَدري
in a land whose wastes bewilder the caravan,
In a land where caravans lose their way on its expanses
though the travelers' guide there is the dusky sandgrouse.
Though their guide there is the mud-colored gazelle
رَعىmay watch over اللَهُGod أَيّاماًdays تَقَضَّتpassed بِقُربِكُمnear you
رَعى اللَهُ أَيّاماً تَقَضَّت بِقُربِكُم
وَعَصرَand the time of الصِبىyouth ياah حَبَّذاhow lovely ذاكَthat مِنas عَصرِa time
وَعَصرَ الصِبى يا حَبَّذا ذاكَ مِن عَصرِ
May God watch over the days that passed near you,
God has granted days spent in your company
and the time of youth—ah, what a lovely time that was!
And the noon of youth—how excellent that noon!
فَسائِرُfor all of أَيّاميmy days لَدَيكُمwith you مَواسِمٌfestivals
فَسائِرُ أَيّامي لَدَيكُم مَواسِمٌ
وَكُلُّand all اللَياليthe nights عِندَكُمwith you لَيلَةُthe Night of القَدرِDecree
وَكُلُّ اللَيالي عِندَكُم لَيلَةُ القَدرِ
For all my days with you are festivals,
So my remaining days with you are seasons
and every night with you is the Night of Decree.
And all my nights with you are the Night of Power