تهنّrejoice بماin what تكتسيare clothed منfrom سناكyour radiance
تهنّ بما تكتسي من سناك
معاليlofty heights الأمورaffairs وماand what تكتسبyou acquire
معالي الأمور وما تكتسب
Rejoice in how your radiance clothes
Rejoice in what you wear of glory,
the loftiest affairs, and in what you gain,
The heights of matters and what you gain,
ومرتبةand a rank رقِيتyou ascended قصدهاin pursuit of it
ومرتبة رقِيت قصدها
إلىuntil أنthat قضىfulfilled اللهGod ماwhat ترتقبyou await
إلى أن قضى الله ما ترتقب
and in a rank you rose toward,
And a position you strove for
until God fulfilled what you awaited;
Until God fulfills what you await,
ومرتبةand a rank ياO رفيعlofty العمادthe pillar
ومرتبة يا رفيع العماد
يليقbefits بمنصبهاfor its office المنتصبthe incumbent
يليق بمنصبها المنتصب
and in a rank, O lofty-pillared one,
And a position, O one of lofty pillars,
whose holder befits its office.
That befits its erected office,
وأنتand you المعانthe one aided علىin أمرهاits affairs
وأنت المعان على أمرها
لأنكbecause you منamong خيرthe best كفئa worthy match خطبwas sought
لأنك من خير كفئ خطب
And you are aided in its affairs,
And you are the shelter concerning it
for you are among the worthiest matches sought.
For you are of the best matched sought.
وعالتand rose بكthrough you الشهبthe bright stars حتىuntil رأتthey saw
وعالت بك الشهب حتى رأت
تصرفthe workings of ميزانهاtheir balance المنتصبupright
تصرف ميزانها المنتصب
And through you the bright stars rose, until they saw
The meteors rose with you until they saw
the workings of their upright balance.
The swaying of its erected balance,
وحبand the love القلوبof hearts فكيفso how about الحبوبthe grains
وحب القلوب فكيف الحبوب
بسعدكthrough your good fortune راجflourished فلاso do not تعتجبbe amazed
بسعدك راج فلا تعتجب
And hearts’ love—how much more the grain—
And the love of hearts so how could the loved ones
has flourished through your good fortune; do not marvel.
Not flourish with your joy so do not wonder,
وسرتand you went forth فإنso if فرغتyou finished كيلهاmeasuring it
وسرت فإن فرغت كيلها
لبثّfor spreading الثناءِpraise فمنthen who يَنتخبchooses
لبثّ الثناءِ فمن يَنتخب
And you went forth; if you finish measuring it,
And walk for if it finishes its measurement
who, then, will choose someone to spread praise?
Who could select from the overflowing praise,
ولاand do not تحسبنsuppose رزقكyour provision المجتليmanifest
ولا تحسبن رزقك المجتلي
تزيّدan increase منfrom أفقهاtheir horizon المحتلبmilked
تزيّد من أفقها المحتلب
And do not suppose your manifest provision
And do not think your collected provision
an increase from their milked horizon.
Increases from its polished horizon,
فإنكfor you are منfrom أسرةٍa family تصطفىis chosen
فإنك من أسرةٍ تصطفى
وترزقand it is provided for منfrom حيثwhere لاnot تحتسبit expects
وترزق من حيث لا تحتسب
For you are from a family singled out,
For you are from a family chosen
and sustained from where it does not expect.
And provided for from where you cannot reckon.
Sol 6.1