إنيindeed I أفاديكI ransom you ياO منone who عزَّproved difficult مطلبهthe quest for him
إني أفاديك يا من عزَّ مطلبه
بالنفسِwith my life والمالِand wealth والأهلينand family والولدand offspring
بالنفسِ والمالِ والأهلين والولد
Indeed, I ransom you, O you so hard to attain,
I will help you my friend, whose desire is dear
With my life, my wealth, my family, and my offspring.
With my soul, wealth, family and children
قلgrew scarce المساعدthe helper إذwhen عزَّتْproved difficult مطالبكمyour aims
قل المساعد إذ عزَّتْ مطالبكم
علىfor الشهودِthe witnesses وماand ... not بالربعin the dwelling منany أحدone
على الشهودِ وما بالربع من أحد
Helpers grew scarce when your aims proved difficult
Say: The All-Helper - when your desires have become difficult
For the witnesses; and there is no one in the dwelling
Is with the witnesses, and none in the land but Him
سواكother than you فانظرso look فماfor ... not أبصرتُI saw منany أحدone
سواك فانظر فما أبصرتُ من أحد
إلاexcept وأنتand you لهfor him ظلٌّa shadow بلاwithout جدِsubstance (literally, earnestness)
إلا وأنت له ظلٌّ بلا جدِ
Other than you. Look, then: I have seen no one
Except You, so look and see, I have not perceived anyone
For whom you are not a shadow without substance.
Who is not in Your shade, without joking