ياO سادَةًlords شَخصُهُمtheir forms فيin ناظِريmy sight أَبَداًforever
يا سادَةً شَخصُهُم في ناظِري أَبَداً
وَطيبُand the sweetness ذِكرِهِمُof their remembrance فيin خاطِريmy thoughts وَفَميand my mouth
وَطيبُ ذِكرِهِمُ في خاطِري وَفَمي
O lords, whose forms are forever in my sight,
and whose sweet remembrance is in my thoughts and on my lips;
وَمَنand you who لَوَif اَنَّthat صُروفَthe vicissitudes الدَهرِof time تُسعِدُنيfavor me
وَمَن لَوَ اَنَّ صُروفَ الدَهرِ تُسعِدُني
لَماwould not سَعَتwent نَحوَtoward مَغنىthe dwelling of غَيرِهِمanyone other than them قَدَميmy foot
لَما سَعَت نَحوَ مَغنى غَيرِهِم قَدَمي
and you—had the turns of time favored me,
my foot would not have gone toward anyone else's dwelling.
وَاللَهِby God لَوif عَلِمَتknew روحيmy soul بِأَنَّof the fact that لَكُمfor you
وَاللَهِ لَو عَلِمَت روحي بِأَنَّ لَكُم
فيin قَتلَتيmy slaying غَرَضاًa purpose آثَرتُكُمI would favor you بِدَميwith my blood
في قَتلَتي غَرَضاً آثَرتُكُم بِدَمي
By God, if my soul knew that you had
a purpose in slaying me, I would favor you with my blood.
Translation model: Sol 6.1