قدمarrived الحبيبthe beloved منfrom السَّفرthe journey
قدم الحبيب من السَّفر
أرأيتhave you seen? بدراًa full moon قدindeed سفرunveiled itself
أرأيت بدراً قد سفر
The beloved has returned from his journey.
The beloved has returned from travel
Have you seen a full moon unveil itself?
Have you seen the full moon return from journeying?
بدرa full moon يقرdelights العينthe eye لstart of 'but'
بدر يقر العين ل
كنcompletion of 'but' ماnot علىupon وجهٍa face أثرa trace
كن ما على وجهٍ أثر
A full moon that delights the eye,
The moon that delights the eye
yet his face bears no trace.
Yet no trace remains on its face
كسناءlike the radiance of نورNur (light) الدينal-Din (the faith) ذيendowed with الthe
كسناء نور الدين ذي ال
أفضالbounties والفضلand the excellence الأغرّthe radiant
أفضال والفضل الأغرّ
Like the radiance of Nur al-Din, endowed with
Like the light of Nur ad-Din, the one with
bounties and radiant excellence.
Bounty and outstanding merit
دمتمmay you endure بنيO sons of حجرHajar الكراthe noble (continued)
دمتم بني حجر الكرا
مcompletion of 'noble' لكمfor you فخارٌhonor معتبرesteemed
م لكم فخارٌ معتبر
May you endure, noble sons of Hajar;
Long may you last, O noble sons of Hijr
yours is honor worthy of esteem.
You are of esteemed and honoured lineage
أهلpeople of المعاليlofty attainments والعلوand learning (continued)
أهل المعالي والعلو
مcompletion of 'learning' لمنfor whoever وعىunderstands ولمنand for whoever نظرobserves
م لمن وعى ولمن نظر
People of lofty attainments and learning,
O people of high station and knowledge
for whoever understands and whoever observes.
For those who understand and perceive
والنسبةand the lineage العلياءthe exalted قدindeed
والنسبة العلياء قد
شيدتwas raised high بأبناءٍby sons أخرother
شيدت بأبناءٍ أخر
And the exalted lineage has
Your lofty ancestry was built
been raised high by other sons.
By other praiseworthy sons
شيمٌvirtues زكتflourished منfrom أولٍthe beginning
شيمٌ زكت من أولٍ
وسعادةand good fortune لحظتcast its gaze upon حجرHajar
وسعادة لحظت حجر
Virtues that flourished from the beginning,
A nature refined from the first
and good fortune that cast its gaze upon Hajar.
And good fortune smiled on Hijr
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