عَلامَWhy أُعَنّيI torment myself فيin الغَرامِpassionate love وَأَسهَدُand I lie awake
عَلامَ أُعَنّي في الغَرامِ وَأَسهَدُ
وَقَدand indeed جاءَcame بِالبُشرىwith glad tidings البَشيرُthe bearer of glad tidings مُحَمَّدُMuhammad
وَقَد جاءَ بِالبُشرى البَشيرُ مُحَمَّدُ
Why do I torment myself in love and lie awake,
when Muhammad, the bearer of glad tidings, has come with good news?
وَأَرسَلَand he sent مِنfrom آياتِwondrous signs سِحرِmagic يَراعِهِhis reed pen
وَأَرسَلَ مِن آياتِ سِحرِ يَراعِهِ
كَتائِبَbattalions يَفنىperishes الدَهرُtime وَهيَwhile they تُخَلَّدُare immortalized
كَتائِبَ يَفنى الدَهرُ وَهيَ تُخَلَّدُ
And he sent, from the wonders of his reed pen’s magic,
battalions—time perishes while they are immortalized.
بِهِنَّthrough them وِدادُlove الجَيشِof the army يَقصُدُseeks كُتبَهاtheir books
بِهِنَّ وِدادُ الجَيشِ يَقصُدُ كُتبَها
وَدُمتَand may you remain عَلىthrough مَرِّthe passing الجَديدَينِever-renewed night and day تُحمَدُyou are praised
وَدُمتَ عَلى مَرِّ الجَديدَينِ تُحمَدُ
Through them, love of the army seeks their books.
And may you remain praised as ever-renewed night and day pass.
Sol 6.1