بَعَثتُI sent هَدِيَّتيmy gift لَكُمُto you وَليسَتand it is not
بَعَثتُ هَدِيَّتي لَكُمُ وَليسَت
بِقَدرِكَequal to your worth فيin القِياسِthe measure وَلاand not بِقَدريequal to my worth
بِقَدرِكَ في القِياسِ وَلا بِقَدري
I sent my gift to you, though it is not
I sent my gift to you though it's not
equal in measure to your worth, nor to mine;
Worthy of you or of me in any measure
وَلَكِنand yet حَسبُaccording to إِمكانيmy means وَأَرجوand I hope
وَلَكِن حَسبُ إِمكاني وَأَرجو
لَدَيكَwith you قُبولَهاits acceptance وَقِيامَand the validity of عُذريmy excuse
لَدَيكَ قُبولَها وَقِيامَ عُذري
but it is within my means, and I hope
But it's the best that I can do
that you will accept it and find my excuse valid.
And I hope that you'll accept it and pardon my shortcoming
فَدَعso leave off كَسرَbreaking القُلوبِhearts فَفيfor in حِسابيmy reckoning
فَدَع كَسرَ القُلوبِ فَفي حِسابي
يَكونُit is لَناfor us مُقابَلَةًa balancing بِجَبرِthrough mending
يَكونُ لَنا مُقابَلَةً بِجَبرِ
So leave off breaking hearts, for in my reckoning
So cease breaking hearts, for at the reckoning
it is balanced, for us, by mending.
We shall be recompensed in full