ألاLo! بُشرىglad tidings فقدfor indeed حزتyou have attained الصواباwhat is right
ألا بُشرى فقد حزت الصوابا
ونلتand you have earned بفعلكthrough your deed الحسنgood الثواباreward
ونلت بفعلك الحسن الثوابا
Lo, glad tidings! You have indeed attained what is right.
And you have earned reward through your good deed.
وقدand indeed شيدتyou have raised بيتthe house المجدof glory حتىuntil
وقد شيدت بيت المجد حتى
فتحتyou opened منfrom السماكal-Simāk إليهto it باباa door
فتحت من السماك إليه بابا
And you have indeed raised the house of glory until
You opened a door to it from al-Simāk.
واجريتَand you made flow المجرَّةthe Milky Way فيهwithin it نهراًas a river
واجريتَ المجرَّة فيه نهراً
وصيرتand you made النجومthe stars بهاin it حِباباbubbles
وصيرت النجوم بها حِبابا
And you made the Milky Way flow within it as a river,
And made the stars bubbles in it.
لقدindeed أرضتpleased شمائلكyour virtues اللياليthe nights
لقد أرضت شمائلك الليالي
فكانso was سوادthe blackness مفرقهاtheir hair's parting شباباyouth
فكان سواد مفرقها شبابا
Your virtues have indeed pleased the nights,
So the blackness at their hair's parting was youth.
وعدلُكand your justice أورثbequeathed الأيامthe days نوراًlight
وعدلُك أورث الأيام نوراً
لذاكfor that reason تداولتthey took turns منهto it اقتراباdrawing near
لذاك تداولت منه اقترابا
And your justice bequeathed light to the days,
Thus they took turns drawing near to it.
ولوand if نطقspoke الزمانTime بماof what يراهit sees it
ولو نطق الزمان بما يراه
لألَّفit would compose فيabout مناقبكمyour virtues كتاباa book
لألَّف في مناقبكم كتابا
And were Time to speak of what it sees,
It would compose a book about your virtues.
Sol 6.1