أهلاًwelcome وسهلاand ease وألفand a thousand مرحبgreetings
أهلاً وسهلا وألف مرحب
بمنto him who is فخرthe pride كلall الملوكthe kings
بمن فخر كل الملوك
A warm welcome, and a thousand greetings!
Welcome, welcome, a thousand greetings
To him who is the pride of all kings.
To the one all kings are proud of
أقسمI swear بمنby Him who لاno غيرهother than Him ربّLord
أقسم بمن لا غيره ربّ
وبالنبيّand by the Prophet ماnot يشبهوكthey resemble you
وبالنبيّ ما يشبهوك
I swear by Him besides whom there is no Lord,
I swear by the One with no equal as Lord
And by the Prophet: they do not match you
And by the Prophet, none can match you
فيin دينreligion ثمthen مذهبreligious doctrine
في دين ثم مذهب
تعطيyou give الألوفthousands تعطيyou give اللكوكlakhs (hundreds of thousands)
تعطي الألوف تعطي اللكوك
In religion, and then in doctrine.
In religion or doctrine
You give thousands; you give hundreds of thousands.
You give thousands, you give abundance
فيon البرland تعطيyou give خيلhorses شزّبlean
في البر تعطي خيل شزّب
وفيand on البحارthe seas تعطيyou give الفلوكboats
وفي البحار تعطي الفلوك
On land, you give lean horses,
In righteousness, you give noble horses
And on the seas, you give boats.
And at sea, you give ships
أقدمcome forward فهذاfor this is خيرthe best مقدمarrival
أقدم فهذا خير مقدم
بالعافيهwith well-being ثمthen السرورjoy
بالعافيه ثم السرور
Come forward, for this is the best of arrivals,
I come first, for this is the best preamble
With well-being, and then joy.
With well-being, then joy
للمسلمينfor the Muslims فرجrelief ومغنمand gain
للمسلمين فرج ومغنم
لازلتmay you ever remain ياO بدرfull moon البدورthe full moons
لازلت يا بدر البدور
For the Muslims, relief and gain.
For the Muslims, relief and spoils
May you ever remain, O full moon of full moons!
You remain, O full moon
اسلمbe safe ودمand endure تحفظmay you be protected وتسلمand remain safe
اسلم ودم تحفظ وتسلم
منfrom كلّall آفاتscourges الشرورevils
من كلّ آفات الشرور
Be safe and endure; may you be protected and unharmed
Submit, and may you be protected and safe
From all the scourges of evil.
From all evils and harm
وفيand in التقىpiety أنتyou المجربtried and proven
وفي التقى أنت المجرب
وفيand in الوغاbattle أسدa lion يزوكstrides proudly
وفي الوغا أسد يزوك
And in piety, you are tried and proven,
In piety, you are the seasoned one
And in battle, a lion striding proudly.
In courage, a lion to be feared
منwho ذاthis one يفاخرvies in glory أوor يباهلcontends
من ذا يفاخر أو يباهل
فيin الحسبancestral honor أوor فيin النسبlineage
في الحسب أو في النسب
Who can vie with you in glory or contend with you
Who can boast or contend
In ancestral honor, or in lineage?
In lineage or ancestry
فقتyou surpassed الأكابرthe great والأفاضلand the virtuous
فقت الأكابر والأفاضل
بالدّينin religion أيضاًalso والأدبand refinement
بالدّين أيضاً والأدب
You have surpassed the great and the virtuous
The best and the virtuous bow down
In religion, too, and in refinement.
Also in religion and manners
انif يجمعgathers اللَهGod الفضائلthe virtues
ان يجمع اللَه الفضائل
فيin واحدone person ماnot هيit عجبa wonder
في واحد ما هي عجب
If God gathers the virtues
If God combines all virtues
In one person, it is no wonder.
In one, it is no wonder
فنعمthen excellent is جدّكyour grandfather خيرthe finest منجبsire of noble offspring
فنعم جدّك خير منجب
وفيand in المفاخرdeeds of honor نعمexcellent is أبوكyour father
وفي المفاخر نعم أبوك
How excellent, then, is your grandfather, the finest sire!
Indeed, your grandfather is the best source
And in deeds of honor, how excellent is your father!
And in glories, yes, your father too
Sol 6.1