مَملوكُbondservant مَولاناour lord وَممَلوكُand a bondservant اِبنِهِhis son
مَملوكُ مَولانا وَممَلوكُ اِبنِهِ
وَأَخيهِand his brother وَاِبنُand the son أَخيهِof his brother وَالجيرانِand the neighbors
وَأَخيهِ وَاِبنُ أَخيهِ وَالجيرانِ
Our lord's bondservant, and his son's bondservant,
and his brother's, his brother's son's, and the neighbors',
طَيَّwithin the folds of الكِتابِthe letter إِلَيهِto him مِنهُfrom him إِجابَةًas a reply
طَيَّ الكِتابِ إِلَيهِ مِنهُ إِجابَةً
لِسَلامِto the greeting of مَولاناour lord اِبنِهِhis son عُثمانِUthman
لِسَلامِ مَولانا اِبنِهِ عُثمانِ
within the folds of the letter to him from him, in reply
to the greeting of our lord—his son Uthman.
وَاللَهُand God قَدindeed ذَكَرَmentioned السَلامَgreeting وَأَنَّهُand that He
وَاللَهُ قَد ذَكَرَ السَلامَ وَأَنَّهُ
يَجزيrepays بِأَحسَنَwith something better مِنهُthan it فيin القُرآنِthe Qur'an
يَجزي بِأَحسَنَ مِنهُ في القُرآنِ
And God has mentioned greeting, and that He
repays it with something better in the Qur'an.
بِتَحِيَّةٍwith a greeting قَدindeed جِئتُI have come فيهاin it أَوَّلاfirst
بِتَحِيَّةٍ قَد جِئتُ فيها أَوَّلا
وَمَنand whoever اِقتَفاهاfollowed it كانَwas بَعديafter me الثانيthe second
وَمَن اِقتَفاها كانَ بَعدي الثاني
With a greeting in which I have come first,
and whoever follows it comes second after me.
تُهديit offers لِذيto the possessor of النورَينِthe two lights ماas long as بَقِيَendures الضُحاmorning light
تُهدي لِذي النورَينِ ما بَقِيَ الضُحا
تَسريtravel by night رَكائِبُهاits mounts إِلىto عُثمانِUthman
تَسري رَكائِبُها إِلى عُثمانِ
It offers greetings to the Possessor of the Two Lights as long as morning light endures;
its mounts travel by night to Uthman.
وَرَسوليand my messenger السُلطانُthe sultan فيin إِبلاغِهاconveying it
وَرَسولي السُلطانُ في إِبلاغِها
وَالناسُand the people رُسلُهُمُtheir messengers إِلىto السُلطانِthe sultan
وَالناسُ رُسلُهُمُ إِلى السُلطانِ
And the sultan is my messenger in conveying it,
while the people's messengers go to the sultan.
Sol 6.1