أهلاًwelcome وسهلاًand welcome بوافيto one full of الفضلmerit كمhow often شهدتْbore witness
أهلاً وسهلاً بوافي الفضل كم شهدتْ
آثارهُhis deeds بفخارٍto glory غيرnot محجوبveiled
آثارهُ بفخارٍ غير محجوب
Welcome, welcome to him of consummate merit—how often have
Welcome, O worthy Wafi, how much have I seen
his deeds borne witness to glory never veiled!
His traces in pride that is not concealed
واسْتأمنتهُand entrusted him علىwith أسرارِهاtheir secrets دولٌstates
واسْتأمنتهُ على أسرارِها دولٌ
قرَّتwas gladdened بهاby them عينهاtheir eye فيin كلِّevery مطلوبsought-after thing
قرَّت بها عينها في كلِّ مطلوب
And states entrusted him with their secrets;
And states have entrusted him with their secrets
Their eyes were gladdened by them in all they sought.
Their eyes delighted with him for every desire
لِمْwhy لاnot يكونbe أميناًtrustworthy فيin ممالِكهاtheir kingdoms
لِمْ لا يكون أميناً في ممالِكها
وهوand he is العزيزُthe esteemed one (al-Aziz) عليهاto them وابنand the son of يعقوبYaqub
وهو العزيزُ عليها وابن يعقوب
Why should he not be trustworthy in their kingdoms,
Why would he not be trustworthy in her kingdoms
when he is their esteemed al-Aziz, and the son of Yaqub?
When he is dear to her and son of Ya'qub
Sol 6.1