ألاAh! للهby God ماhow أزكىnoble فعالاًin deeds
ألا لله ما أزكى فعالاً
وأقوالاًand in words وماand how أجدىbeneficent وأندىand generous
وأقوالاً وما أجدى وأندى
Ah, by God, how noble you are in deeds
and words—how beneficent and generous!
رقيتyou ascended إلىto النجومthe stars فجئتand then you came منهاfrom them
رقيت إلى النجوم فجئت منها
بأحسنwith the fairest صورةٍform تهديguides وتهدىand is given as a gift
بأحسن صورةٍ تهدي وتهدى
You ascended to the stars and came from them
with the fairest form, which guides and is given as a gift.
ولماand when أنthat (emphatic particle) بعثتyou sent بهاwith it نثاراًas scattered gifts
ولما أن بعثت بها نثاراً
نظمناwe strung منfrom حلاهاits adornments المدحpraise عقداas a necklace
نظمنا من حلاها المدح عقدا
And when you sent it forth as a shower of gifts,
we strung a necklace of praise from its adornments.
Sol 6.1