اللَهُGod اِحمدpraise شاكِراًgratefully
اللَهُ اِحمد شاكِراً
فَبَلاؤُهُfor His bounty حُسنgood جَميلbeautiful
فَبَلاؤُهُ حُسن جَميل
Praise God gratefully,
for His bounty is good and beautiful.
أَصبَحتI have become مَستوراًsheltered مَعاfirst part of 'well' (معافى)
أَصبَحت مَستوراً مَعا
فىcompletion of 'well' (معافى) بَينamong أَنعمهHis blessings اجولI roam
فى بَين أَنعمه اجول
I have become sheltered and
well, roaming among His blessings.
خلواًfree منof الاِخوانِcompanions خفlight
خلواً من الاِخوانِ خف
الظَهرthe back يَقنَعنيsatisfies me القَليلlittle
الظَهر يَقنَعني القَليل
Without companions, with an unburdened
back—little satisfies me.
حراًfree فَلاso no ضمنobligation (unclear in the supplied text) لِمَخلوقto any creature
حراً فَلا ضمن لِمَخلوق
عَليupon me وَلاnor سَبيلa hold
عَلي وَلا سَبيل
Free, with no obligation to any creature
upon me, nor any hold over me.
سيانalike عِنديto me ذوpossessor of الغِنىwealth الthe
سيان عِندي ذو الغِنى ال
متلافspendthrift وَالمُثريand the wealthy man البَخيلmiserly
متلاف وَالمُثري البَخيل
Alike to me are the wealthy
spendthrift and the rich miser.
وَنَفيتُand I banished بِالياسِby giving up hope المُنىwishes
وَنَفيتُ بِالياسِ المُنى
عَنّيfrom me فَطابَso became pleasant ليto me القَليلُlittle
عَنّي فَطابَ لي القَليلُ
And by giving up hope I banished wishes
from myself, so little became sweet to me.
وَالناسُand people كُلُّهُمall of them لِمَنto whoever
وَالناسُ كُلُّهُم لِمَن
خفتwas light مؤونَتِهhis upkeep خَليلa close friend
خفت مؤونَتِه خَليل
And everyone, to one
whose upkeep is light, is a friend.