أنّىhow لصبحيfor my morning أنto يكونَbe صباحاmorning
أنّى لصبحي أن يكونَ صباحا
إنif لمnot تكنyou are لشروقهto its sunrise المفتاحـاthe key
إن لم تكن لشروقه المفتاحـا
How can my morning be morning
How could my dawn become morning
if you are not the key to its sunrise?
If you are not the key to its sunrise
صُبحتmay you be greeted in the morning نوراًwith light ياشبيهَO you who resemble سنائــهits radiance
صُبحت نوراً ياشبيهَ سنائــه
وسُقيتand may you be given to drink منfrom شهدالرضاthe honey of contentment أقداحcups
وسُقيت من شهدالرضا أقداح
May you be greeted with light in the morning, O you who resemble its radiance,
You have dawned as a light, O look-alike of its radiance
and may you be given cups of the honey of contentment.
And I have drunk from the wine of contentment
Sol 6.1