مَوْلايَmy lord دارِيmy house والذيand what قدhas حَوَتْit contained
مَوْلايَ دارِي والذي قد حَوَتْ
نَبْتٌvegetation زَهَاflourished منfrom صَوْبِdownpour أمْطارِهْhis rains
نَبْتٌ زَهَا من صَوْبِ أمْطارِهْ
My lord, my house and all that it holds—
My lord, my house and all it holds
are plants that flourished from the downpour of his rains.
are plants that flourished from the downpour of his rains.
وإنَّنيand indeed I عَبْدٌa servant لهbelonging to him حارسٌguarding
وإنَّني عَبْدٌ له حارسٌ
بشُكْرِهِwith gratitude to him رَوْضةَthe garden آثارِهْhis benefactions
بشُكْرِهِ رَوْضةَ آثارِهْ
And I am his servant, guarding
And I am his servant, guarding
with gratitude to him, the garden of his works.
with gratitude to him the garden of his benefactions.
إذاwhen دَعَوْناهwe invite him لأجلfor the sake of القِرَىhospitality
إذا دَعَوْناه لأجل القِرَى
وأشْرَقتْand shines داريmy house بأنْوارِهْwith his radiance
وأشْرَقتْ داري بأنْوارِهْ
When we invite him to partake of our hospitality,
When we invite him to partake of our hospitality,
and my house shines with his lights,
and my house shines with his radiance,
قالُواa freeloader طُفَيْليّاًthey said عجِبْنَاwe marveled لهat him
قالُوا طُفَيْليّاً عجِبْنَا له
يُضيفُhe hosts رَبَّthe master الدارِof the house فيin دَارِهْhis house
يُضيفُ رَبَّ الدارِ في دَارِهْ
they say, “A gate-crasher! How strange we find him—
they say, 'A freeloader—we marvel at him:
he plays host to the master of the house in his own house!”
he hosts the house's master in that master's own house!'
