شمسُa sun of حُسنٍbeauty قدhas أطلَعَتbrought forth
شمسُ حُسنٍ قد أطلَعَت
قمراًa moon لاحَshone فيin الفَلَكthe firmament
قمراً لاحَ في الفَلَك
A sun of beauty has brought forth
A moon that shone in the firmament.
ليسَdoes not للأُنسِto humankind ينتميbelong
ليسَ للأُنسِ ينتمي
بلrather لهhe has صورةُthe form of المَلَكan angel
بل له صورةُ المَلَك
He does not belong to humankind;
Rather, he has the form of an angel.
ماnot ترىyou see نورَthe light of وجههِhis face
ما ترى نورَ وجههِ
ساطِعاًshining قدhas جَلاdispelled الحَلَكthe darkness
ساطِعاً قد جَلا الحَلَك
Do you not see the light of his face,
Shining, having dispelled the darkness?
كلُّevery قلبٍheart لحُسنِهِfor his beauty
كلُّ قلبٍ لحُسنِهِ
فيin هواهlove for him قدhas انسَلَكbecome entwined
في هواه قد انسَلَك
Every heart, for his beauty,
Has become entwined in love for him.
مَلَكruled over الناسَthe people كُلَّهُمall of them
مَلَك الناسَ كُلَّهُم
وسباand took captive قلبَthe heart of منwhoever مَلَكruled
وسبا قلبَ من مَلَك
He has won dominion over all people,
And taken captive the heart of every ruler.
وأبُوهand his father هوَhe الذيthe one who
وأبُوه هوَ الذي
طُرُقَthe paths of الخيرِgoodness قدhas سَلَكtrodden
طُرُقَ الخيرِ قد سَلَك
And his father is the one who
Has trodden the paths of goodness.
ياO فريداًpeerless one محمدٌMuhammad
يا فريداً محمدٌ
مشبِهٌsimilar فيin الجمالِbeauty لَكto you
مشبِهٌ في الجمالِ لَك
O peerless one, Muhammad
Resembles you in beauty.
دلِّلَنهُdo pamper him وكُنand be لهُto him
دلِّلَنهُ وكُن لهُ
مثلَlike منthe one who كانَhad دَلَّلَكpampered you
مثلَ من كانَ دَلَّلَك
Do pamper him, and be to him
Like the one who once pampered you.
واحفِظَنهُand do protect him ورَبِّهand raise him
واحفِظَنهُ ورَبِّه
فهوَfor he بالشِّبهِthrough resemblance جَمَّلَكhas adorned you
فهوَ بالشِّبهِ جَمَّلَك
And protect him well, and raise him,
For he has adorned you by resembling you.
Sol 6.1