صَبرتَyou were patient فأخلفso He granted a replacement الملكُthe King المجيدُthe Glorious
صَبرتَ فأخلف الملكُ المجيدُ
ألاah فلْيهنكَso may it bring you joy الخلفُthe successor الجديدُthe new
ألا فلْيهنكَ الخلفُ الجديدُ
You were patient, and the glorious King granted a replacement.
Ah, may the new successor bring you joy!
صبرتyou were patient علىwith مَغِيبِthe setting of البدرthe full moon حتىuntil
صبرت على مَغِيبِ البدر حتى
أهلَّrose أخوهُhis brother واللّهand God الحميدُthe Praiseworthy
أهلَّ أخوهُ واللّه الحميدُ
You patiently bore the full moon’s setting until
His brother rose—and God is the Praiseworthy.
فذاكfor that one مضىdeparted لآخرةٍfor the hereafter وهذاand this one
فذاك مضى لآخرةٍ وهذا
لدنيَاfor this world عمرهhis lifespan فيهاin it مديدُlong
لدنيَا عمره فيها مديدُ
For that one departed for the hereafter, while this one
Is for this world, where his life will be long.
أباO father of عبدthe servant of الإلهGod ألاnow فشُكْراًso give thanks
أبا عبد الإله ألا فشُكْراً
فإنfor indeed الشكرgratitude يَتْبَعُهُfollows it المزيدُfurther bounty
فإن الشكر يَتْبَعُهُ المزيدُ
O Abu Abd al-Ilah, now give thanks,
For gratitude is followed by further bounty.
سَعِدْتَyou were blessed سعادتينwith two blessings بغيرwithout شكٍّdoubt
سَعِدْتَ سعادتين بغير شكٍّ
ولمand not يجمعهماcombined them both إلاexcept سعيدُa fortunate man
ولم يجمعهما إلا سعيدُ
You have enjoyed two blessings, without a doubt,
And none but a fortunate man has combined them.
سعدتyou were blessed بأجرٍwith reward for ذاكthat one وأنْسِand the companionship of هذاthis one
سعدت بأجرٍ ذاك وأنْسِ هذا
كذاكthus اللّهGod يفعلُdoes ماwhatever يريدُHe wills
كذاك اللّه يفعلُ ما يريدُ
You are blessed with reward for that one and the companionship of this one.
Thus God does whatever He wills.
Sol 6.1