قدindeed طلعhas risen البدرthe full moon معwith الزُّهرهْVenus
قد طلع البدر مع الزُّهرهْ
فيin دولةa reign مونقةِlovely الزّهرهْbloom
في دولة مونقةِ الزّهرهْ
The full moon has risen alongside Venus,
in a reign whose bloom is lovely.
فأمستso it became الدنياthe world لهاfor it بهجةٌsplendor
فأمست الدنيا لها بهجةٌ
وأصبحand it became الملكthe realm لهfor it نضرهْfresh radiance
وأصبح الملك له نضرهْ
So the world has taken on splendor,
and the realm has gained fresh radiance.
وأضحتand she became الحرةthe noblewoman مقرونةًjoined
وأضحت الحرة مقرونةً
بالحرwith the nobleman فيin دولتهhis reign الحرهْnoble
بالحر في دولته الحرهْ
And the noblewoman has become united
with the nobleman in his noble reign.
أعنيI mean أباAbu (father of) النجمal-Najm (the star) فتىretainer of أحمدٍAhmad
أعني أبا النجم فتى أحمدٍ
إمامimam of أهلpeople of البدوnomadic life والحضرهْand settled life
إمام أهل البدو والحضرهْ
I mean Abu al-Najm, the retainer of Ahmad,
the imam of nomads and townsfolk.
سيدةa lady زُفتwas led as a bride إلىto سيدٍa lord
سيدة زُفت إلى سيدٍ
بدلناhe gave us in exchange اليسرَease منin place of العسرهْhardship
بدلنا اليسرَ من العسرهْ
A lady was led as a bride to a lord
who gave us ease in place of hardship.
ألِّفunite بالتوفيقthrough divine favor شملاهماtheir union
ألِّف بالتوفيق شملاهما
فيin نعمةٍa blessing تمتmade complete وفيand in حبرهْdelight
في نعمةٍ تمت وفي حبرهْ
Unite them through divine favor,
in blessing made complete, and in delight.
فأسندتْso she leaned ظهراًa back إلىagainst شاهقٍa lofty peak
فأسندتْ ظهراً إلى شاهقٍ
وضمand he clasped كفيهhis two hands علىaround دُرَّهْa pearl
وضم كفيه على دُرَّهْ
Thus she leaned her back against a lofty peak,
and he clasped his two hands around a pearl.
لاmay not أعقباthey both be given afterward منin place of فرحةٍjoy تَرْحةsorrow
لا أعقبا من فرحةٍ تَرْحة
كلّاno indeed ولاnor منdelight حَبرةa tear عبرهْa tear
كلّا ولا من حَبرة عبرهْ
May their joy never be followed by sorrow,
no indeed, nor their delight by a tear.
ولاand may not أراناshow us اللَّهGod يوميهماtheir two days of death
ولا أرانا اللَّه يوميهما
لكنbut أراناshow us منهماfrom them both الكثرهْabundance
لكن أرانا منهما الكثرهْ
And may God never show us their days of death,
but may He show us a multitude of their offspring.
عمَّرهgrant him long life اللَّهGod وأبقىand preserve لهُfor him
عمَّره اللَّه وأبقى لهُ
رُكنيهhis two pillars منof عزglory ومنand of قدرهْpower
رُكنيه من عز ومن قدرهْ
May God grant him long life and preserve for him
his two pillars of glory and power,
وسَرَّand gladden مولاناour lord بمولاتهِwith his lady
وسَرَّ مولانا بمولاتهِ
وزادand increase حسادهماthose who envy them both حسرهanguish
وزاد حسادهما حسره
and gladden our lord with his lady,
and increase the anguish of those who envy them both.
Sol 6.1