لَكَyou have بَرمَةٌa cooking pot نَزَّهتَهاyou have kept it unsullied
لَكَ بَرمَةٌ نَزَّهتَها
مِنfrom أَنthat تُدَنَّسَit be sullied بِالدَسَمwith fat
مِن أَن تُدَنَّسَ بِالدَسَم
You have a cooking pot you have spared
From being sullied with fat.
بَيضاءُwhite يُشرِقُshines نورُهاits light
بَيضاءُ يُشرِقُ نورُها
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon فيin غَسَقِthe depths of الظُلَمdarkness
كَالبَدرِ في غَسَقِ الظُلَم
White, its light shines
Like the full moon in the depths of darkness.
لَوif كانَwere عِرضُكَyour honor مِثلَهاlike it
لَو كانَ عِرضُكَ مِثلَها
كُنتَyou would be المُمَدَّحَthe much-praised one فيamong الأُمَمthe nations
كُنتَ المُمَدَّحَ في الأُمَم
If your honor were like it,
You would be much praised among the nations.
أَوor كانَwere فِعلُكَyour conduct مِثلَlike قَوbeginning of قَوْلِكَ: your speech
أَو كانَ فِعلُكَ مِثلَ قَو
لِكَcompletion of قَوْلِكَ: your speech كُنتَyou would be تاريخَthe chronicle of الكَرَمgenerosity
لِكَ كُنتَ تاريخَ الكَرَم
Or if your conduct were like your speech,
You would be the chronicle of generosity.
Sol 6.1