بِبَابِكَat your door يَاO مختَارُChosen One أوْقفتُI halted ضُمَّراًlean mounts
بِبَابِكَ يَا مختَارُ أوْقفتُ ضُمَّراً
نَهَاهَاforbade them الهَوَىlove وَالشوقand longing أنْto تَطْعَمَtaste الكرَىsleep
نَهَاهَا الهَوَى وَالشوق أنْ تَطْعَمَ الكرَى
At your door, O Chosen One, I have halted lean mounts.
Love and longing forbade them to taste sleep.
وَقَدand now أصْبَحَتْthey have become بعدafter السُّرَىthe night journey تَبْتَغِىthey seek الكرَىsleep
وَقَد أصْبَحَتْ بعد السُّرَى تَبْتَغِى الكرَى
لِتُحْمَدَso that it may be praised عِنْدَat الصبْحdawn عَاقبةthe outcome of السُّرَىthe night journey
لِتُحْمَدَ عِنْدَ الصبْح عَاقبة السُّرَى
And now, after their night journey, they seek sleep,
so that at dawn the outcome of the night journey may be praised.
وَهَاand here أنَاI ضيفٌa guest أبْتَغِيI seek مِنْكَfrom you بُلْغَةًenough sustenance
وَهَا أنَا ضيفٌ أبْتَغِي مِنْكَ بُلْغَةً
فَمِنْfor among عَادَةِthe customs of المِضْيَافِthe hospitable host أنto يُحْسِنَprovide generously القِرَىhospitality
فَمِنْ عَادَةِ المِضْيَافِ أن يُحْسِنَ القِرَى
And here I am, a guest, seeking sustenance from you,
for it is the hospitable host’s custom to offer generous hospitality.
Translation model: Sol 6.1