قُدومُarrival سعادةٍhappiness وقُفولُand return يُمْنٍgood fortune
قُدومُ سعادةٍ وقُفولُ يُمْنٍ
هيit السَّرَّاءُjoy تَنْسَخُeffaces كُلَّevery حُزْنِsorrow
هي السَّرَّاءُ تَنْسَخُ كُلَّ حُزْنِ
The coming of happiness and the return of good fortune—
It is joy that effaces every sorrow.
بداappeared قمرthe moon البهاءِof splendor يُزَفُّbeing escorted زَفّاًin procession
بدا قمر البهاءِ يُزَفُّ زَفّاً
ورُكْنُand the pillar المُلْكِof kingship معضوداًsupported بِرُكنِby a pillar
ورُكْنُ المُلْكِ معضوداً بِرُكنِ
The moon of splendor appeared, escorted in procession,
And the pillar of kingship, supported by a pillar.
وهبَّand blew نسيمهhis breeze وذَكاand grew intense نثاهhis fragrance
وهبَّ نسيمه وذَكا نثاه
فيالِلَّهِso, O God! منof (expressing wonder) طِيبٍfragrance وحُسْنِand beauty
فيالِلَّهِ من طِيبٍ وحُسْنِ
And his breeze blew, and his fragrance grew strong;
So, O God, what fragrance and beauty!
أظَلَّتْهُmay it shade him السلامةُsafety ماas long as تَغَنَّتْsings
أظَلَّتْهُ السلامةُ ما تَغَنَّتْ
مطوَّقةٌa ring-necked dove تَرنَّمwarbling فوقupon غصنa bough
مطوَّقةٌ تَرنَّم فوق غصن
May safety shade him as long as there sings
A ring-necked dove, warbling upon a bough.
Sol 6.1