سمِيَّO namesake of خليلthe intimate friend of اللهGod لاmay you never زلتَcease to be مثلهlike him
سمِيَّ خليل الله لا زلتَ مثله
يُعيذُكprotects you منfrom كيدthe guile of العداةthe enemies مُعيذُهُhis Protector
يُعيذُك من كيد العداة مُعيذُهُ
O namesake of God's Friend, may you always be like him;
may his Protector shield you from the guile of foes.
نجوتyou escaped كمَنْجَاهُlike his escape كماjust as اسمُكyour name كاسمِهlike his name
نجوت كمَنْجَاهُ كما اسمُك كاسمِه
فأنتso you are نَقيذُone rescued by اللهGod وهوand he is نقيذُهُHis rescued one
فأنت نَقيذُ الله وهو نقيذُهُ
You escaped as he escaped, just as your name is like his;
so you are one delivered by God, and so is he.
تشابهتماyou two resembled each other هَدْياًin conduct فأنتso you are محبّبٌbeloved
تشابهتما هَدْياً فأنت محبّبٌ
لذيذُsweet مذاقِin the taste of الذِّكْرremembrance وهوand he is لذيذُهُsweet in it
لذيذُ مذاقِ الذِّكْر وهو لذيذُهُ
You two are alike in conduct: you are beloved,
sweet in the savor of remembrance, and so is he.
كماjust as اشتبهresembled one another النُّمروذNimrod والحائنand the doomed man الذيwho
كما اشتبه النُّمروذ والحائن الذي
سيَتْبعهwill follow him والبغيُand wrongdoing جمٌّnumerous وقيذُهُthose it strikes down
سيَتْبعه والبغيُ جمٌّ وقيذُهُ
Just as Nimrod resembled the doomed man who
will follow him—and many are those laid low by wrongdoing.
تخذتyou fashioned منfrom المعروفgood deeds درعاًa coat of mail حصينةimpregnable
تخذت من المعروف درعاً حصينة
وقتْكit protected you منfrom الطاغيthe tyrant وأنتwhile you were أخيذُهُhis captive
وقتْك من الطاغي وأنت أخيذُهُ
You fashioned from good deeds an impregnable coat of mail,
which guarded you from the tyrant while you were his captive.
Sol 6.1