لَقَدindeed سالَمَتناhave made peace with us صُروفُthe vicissitudes of الزَمانِtime
لَقَد سالَمَتنا صُروفُ الزَمانِ
وَماand never بَرِحَتceased to be قَبلَهاbefore this عانِدَهhostile
وَما بَرِحَت قَبلَها عانِدَه
Indeed, the vicissitudes of time have made peace with us,
The vicissitudes of time have passed us by
Though before this they had never ceased to be hostile.
And ceaselessly opposed us before it
وَأَمطَرتَand you rained down نَوءَthe rainfall of النَدىgenerosity دائِماًunceasingly
وَأَمطَرتَ نَوءَ النَدى دائِماً
فَهُزَّتso was stirred بِهِby it أَرضُناour earth الهامِدَهlifeless
فَهُزَّت بِهِ أَرضُنا الهامِدَه
And you have poured down the rain of generosity unceasingly,
You rained the dew of tenderness unendingly
So our lifeless earth was stirred by it.
Shaking our apathetic earth thereby
وَأَسهَرتَand you kept awake عَينَكَyour eye لِلمَكرُماتِfor noble deeds
وَأَسهَرتَ عَينَكَ لِلمَكرُماتِ
فَأَقرَرتَso you comforted أَعيُنَناour eyes الهاجِدَهslumbering
فَأَقرَرتَ أَعيُنَنا الهاجِدَه
And you kept your eye awake for noble deeds,
You kept your eyes open to beneficence
So you brought comfort to our slumbering eyes.
Relieving our humble, downcast eyes
وَأَطفَتand quenched حَرارَةَthe heat of آمالِناour hopes
وَأَطفَت حَرارَةَ آمالِنا
مَغانِمُthe gains of إِحسانِكَyour kindness البارِدَهcool
مَغانِمُ إِحسانِكَ البارِدَه
And the heat of our hopes was quenched
The coolness of your kindness has tempered
By the cool gains of your kindness.
Our burning hopes with gifts refreshing
وَبَوَّأَكَand has seated you الجودُgenerosity يَااِبنَO son of الكِرامِthe noble
وَبَوَّأَكَ الجودُ يَااِبنَ الكِرامِ
نَجائِبَthe choice mounts of أَقوالِناour words الخالِدَهimmortal
نَجائِبَ أَقوالِنا الخالِدَه
And generosity, O son of the noble, has seated you
Generosity has granted you, O son of nobles
Upon the choice mounts of our immortal words.
Sanctuary in our immortal words
فَكَمand how many نِعمَةٍa blessing مَدَّهاextended it مِثلُهاanother like it
فَكَم نِعمَةٍ مَدَّها مِثلُها
وَفائِدَةٍand a benefit بَعدَهاafter it فائِدَهa benefit
وَفائِدَةٍ بَعدَها فائِدَه
And how many a blessing has been extended by another like it,
So many similar blessings have you extended
And a benefit followed by yet another benefit!
And benefits thereafter accruing
Sol 6.1