مُوسَىMusa تَرَفَّقbe gentle وَلاَand do not تُضِعنِيsquander me
مُوسَى تَرَفَّق وَلاَ تُضِعنِي
فيin الرّقbondage عَبدُكَyour slave بَعضُpart of مَالِكyour wealth
في الرّق عَبدُكَ بَعضُ مَالِك
Musa, be gentle, and do not squander me.
Moses, be gentle and do not degrade me
In bondage, your slave is part of your wealth.
For I am but a slave, one of your possessions
إذَاwhen مَزَايَاmerits الجَمَالِbeauty عُدَّتare counted
إذَا مَزَايَا الجَمَالِ عُدَّت
لَمnot يُحسَبbe counted البَدرُthe full moon منamong رَجَالِكyour men
لَم يُحسَب البَدرُ من رَجَالِك
When beauty’s merits are counted,
If the attributes of beauty were counted
the full moon is not reckoned among your men.
The full moon would not be one of your men
لاَmay … not نَالَgain مِنكَfrom you الزَّمَانُTime حَظَّاa share
لاَ نَالَ مِنكَ الزَّمَانُ حَظَّا
إلاَّexcept الذِيwhat نِلتُI gained مِنfrom وِصَالِكunion with you
إلاَّ الذِي نِلتُ مِن وِصَالِك
May Time gain no share of you
Time has gained nothing from you
except what I have gained from union with you.
Except what I gained from your company