إِنif قيلَit is asked مَنwho أَهلُthe people of المَفاخِرِglories قيلَit is said هُمthey
إِن قيلَ مَن أَهلُ المَفاخِرِ قيلَ هُم
أَوor خَيرُthe best of كُلِّall وَرىًcreation بِكُلِّin every طِباقِtier
أَو خَيرُ كُلِّ وَرىً بِكُلِّ طِباقِ
If asked who are the people of glory, the answer is: they;
Or the best of all creation in every tier.
اللَهُGod شَرَّفَكُمhas honored you عَلىabove كُلِّall الوَرىcreation
اللَهُ شَرَّفَكُم عَلى كُلِّ الوَرى
بِمَكارِمِwith the nobility of الأَخلاقِcharacter وَالأَعراقِand lineage
بِمَكارِمِ الأَخلاقِ وَالأَعراقِ
God has honored you above all creation
with nobility of character and lineage.
اللَهٌُGod كَمَّلَكُمhas perfected you بِشَأوِthrough the extent of كَمالِهِHis perfection
اللَهٌُ كَمَّلَكُم بِشَأوِ كَمالِهِ
ياO! حَبَّذاhow excellent شَرَفٌhonor سَنِيٌّsplendid راقيexalted
يا حَبَّذا شَرَفٌ سَنِيٌّ راقي
God has perfected you through the full extent of His perfection.
Ah, how fine an honor—splendid and exalted!
عِلمُknowledge of الكِتابِthe Book وَكُلَّand all ماthat which جاءَتcame بِهِwith it
عِلمُ الكِتابِ وَكُلَّ ما جاءَت بِهِ
آياتُهُits verses فيكُمin you بَنيsons of الأَخلاقِvirtue
آياتُهُ فيكُم بَني الأَخلاقِ
Knowledge of the Book, and all that was brought
by its verses, are in you, sons of virtue.
اللَهُGod أَعطاكُمhas given you مَقاليدَthe keys to القَضاdestiny
اللَهُ أَعطاكُم مَقاليدَ القَضا
وَخَزائِنَand the treasuries of الأَسرارِsecrets وَالأَعلاقِand precious things
وَخَزائِنَ الأَسرارِ وَالأَعلاقِ
God has given you the keys to destiny
and the treasuries of secrets and precious things.
اللَهُGod أَلبَسَكُمhas clothed you لِباسَthe garment of جَلالِهِHis majesty
اللَهُ أَلبَسَكُم لِباسَ جَلالِهِ
وَأَظَلَّكُمand has shaded you بِلِوائِهِwith His banner الخَفّاقِfluttering
وَأَظَلَّكُم بِلِوائِهِ الخَفّاقِ
God has clothed you in the garment of His majesty
and shaded you with His fluttering banner.
فيin كُلِّevery أَمرٍmatter ياO بَنيsons of طَهَTaha لَكُمfor you
في كُلِّ أَمرٍ يا بَني طَهَ لَكُم
تُمحىare erased السُطورُthe lines بِكُمthrough you مِنَfrom الأَوراقِthe pages
تُمحى السُطورُ بِكُم مِنَ الأَوراقِ
In every matter, O sons of Taha, for your sake
the lines are erased from the pages through you.
مَنwhoever يَنتَميbelongs لِرِحابِكُمto your courts وَجَنابِكُمand your precincts
مَن يَنتَمي لِرِحابِكُم وَجَنابِكُم
يَغنَمُgains أَخَيرَthe best of خَلائِقِcreations of الخَلّاقِthe Creator
يَغنَمُ أَخَيرَ خَلائِقِ الخَلّاقِ
Whoever belongs to your courts and your precincts
gains the finest of the Creator's creations.
مَنwhoever يَحتَميseeks protection بِمَقامِكُمthrough your station وَبِجاهِكُمand through your influence
مَن يَحتَمي بِمَقامِكُم وَبِجاهِكُم
يَأمَنُis safe from طَوارِقَcalamitous visitations of طارِئٍan unexpected intruder طَرّاقِever knocking
يَأمَنُ طَوارِقَ طارِئٍ طَرّاقِ
Whoever seeks protection through your station and your influence
is safe from the calamitous visitations of an unexpected, ever-knocking intruder.
ساحاتُكُمyour courtyards رَحَماتُmercies لِأُلاكُمfor those (addressing you all) هُدىًguidance
ساحاتُكُم رَحَماتُ لِأُلاكُم هُدىً
أَنورُكُمthe most radiant among you أَبصارُeyes لِلآفاقِfor the horizons
أَنورُكُم أَبصارُ لِلآفاقِ
Your courtyards are mercies, guidance for those people;
The most radiant among you are eyes for the horizons.
Sol 6.1