فيكin you حكمauthority وجلالُand majesty
فيك حكم وجلالُ
ولكand yours الناسthe people عيالُdependents
ولك الناس عيالُ
In you dwell authority and majesty,
and the people are your dependents.
ياO جواداًgenerous one لاnot يبارىis rivaled
يا جواداً لا يبارى
جدودهhis forebears السحبthe clouds الثقالheavy-laden
جدوده السحب الثقال
O generous one whom none can rival,
whose forebears are the heavy-laden clouds.
حيىcame alive الجودgenerosity يجدواapparently: through bounty
حيى الجود يجدوا
كyours (suffix completing the preceding word) وقدwhile already ماتdied السوالُbegging
ك وقد مات السوالُ
Generosity came alive through bounty—
yours—while begging had died.
قدindeed ترقيتyou have ascended مقاماًto a station
قد ترقيت مقاماً
عنهbeneath it ينحطfalls الهلالthe crescent moon
عنه ينحط الهلال
You have ascended to a station
beneath which the crescent moon falls.
لاحappeared فيin العلياءhigh heaven نقصٌa flaw
لاح في العلياء نقصٌ
حينwhen غبتمyou were absent واختلالand disorder
حين غبتم واختلال
High heaven showed a flaw
and disorder when you were absent.
عندهاfor her غيبةan absence يومa day
عندها غيبة يوم
منكof yours أعوامٌyears طوالlong
منك أعوامٌ طوال
For her, a day's absence
of yours is long years.
ثمthen مذsince رضيتyou were pleased عنهاwith her
ثم مذ رضيت عنها
عمّهاpervaded her منكfrom you الجمالbeauty
عمّها منك الجمال
Then, once you were pleased with her,
beauty from you pervaded her.
فاستطالتso she rose high واعتراهاand overtook her
فاستطالت واعتراها
بكthrough you عجبpride واختيالُand swagger
بك عجب واختيالُ
So she rose high, and was overtaken
through you by pride and swagger.
وتولىand departed النقصُimperfection عنهاfrom her
وتولى النقصُ عنها
ولهاand to her عادreturned الكمالperfection
ولها عاد الكمال
And imperfection departed from her,
and perfection returned to her.