بمنِّby the grace of اللَهGod فيin صُورٍTyre وحَمدِهand praise of him
بمنِّ اللَه في صُورٍ وحَمدِه
وقانيshielded me from أهلهاits people أملٌhope بوعدِهin his promise
وقاني أهلها أملٌ بوعدِه
By God's grace in Tyre, and with praise of him,
With Allah's blessings in glorious images and His praise,
hope in his promise shielded me from its people.
And this land's people have hope in His promise,
وأشرقَتِand shone الدجُنَّةُthe darkness فيin عيونٍeyes
وأشرقَتِ الدجُنَّةُ في عيونٍ
فتَحناهاwe opened them علىupon فَتحٍFath وجُندِهand his army
فتَحناها على فَتحٍ وجُندِه
And the darkness shone in eyes
The sun shone in some eyes,
we opened upon Fath and his army.
We opened it with His conquest and soldiers,
وأعدَدناand we prepared لهfor him صبراًpatience وشُكراًand gratitude
وأعدَدنا له صبراً وشُكراً
جوابَيtwo responses to أخذهِhis taking مِناfrom us ورَدِّهand his giving back
جوابَي أخذهِ مِنا ورَدِّه
And we prepared patience and gratitude for him,
And we prepared for Him patience and gratitude,
two responses to his taking from us and giving back.
Two responses I took from us for His sake,
وصارَand began دنوُّهُhis nearness يُدنيbringing close إِليناto us
وصارَ دنوُّهُ يُدني إِلينا
عوارفَgifts of نعمةٍgrace بَعدتhad grown distant لبُعدِهbecause of his distance
عوارفَ نعمةٍ بَعدت لبُعدِه
And his nearness began bringing close to us
And his nearing brought him closer to us,
gifts of grace that had grown distant because he was far away.
Feelings of blessing that were distant due to his distance,
وكانتand it had been قبلَbefore ذلكَthat منamong وصاياthe instructions of
وكانت قبلَ ذلكَ من وصايا
أميرِthe Commander of المؤمنينَthe Faithful وليِّheir to عَهدِهhis succession
أميرِ المؤمنينَ وليِّ عَهدِه
And before that, this had been among the instructions
And before that were from the commandments,
of the Commander of the Faithful to his heir apparent.
Of the Commander of the Faithful and his successor.
Sol 6.1