دَعاكُمcalled you إِلىto خَيرِthe best of الأُمورِthings مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad
دَعاكُم إِلى خَيرِ الأُمورِ مُحَمَّدٌ
وَلَيسَand are not العَواليthe upper parts فيin القَناthe spears كَالسَوافِلِlike the lower parts
وَلَيسَ العَوالي في القَنا كَالسَوافِلِ
Muhammad called you to the best of things,
and the upper parts of spears are not like their lower parts.
حَداكُمurged you عَلىto تَعظيمِexalting مَنthe One who خَلَقَcreated الضُحىthe morning light
حَداكُم عَلى تَعظيمِ مَن خَلَقَ الضُحى
وَشُهبَand the bright stars الدُجىthe darkness of night مِنamong طالِعاتٍrising ones وَآفِلand a setting one
وَشُهبَ الدُجى مِن طالِعاتٍ وَآفِل
He urged you to exalt the One who created the morning light
and night's bright stars, rising and setting.
وَأَلزَمَكُمand he enjoined upon you ماwhat لَيسَdoes not يُعجِزُoverburden حَملُهُbearing it
وَأَلزَمَكُم ما لَيسَ يُعجِزُ حَملُهُ
أَخاa person afflicted with الضَعفِweakness مِنin the form of فَرضٍan obligatory duty لَهُowed to Him وَنَوافِلُand voluntary devotions
أَخا الضَعفِ مِن فَرضٍ لَهُ وَنَوافِلُ
And he enjoined upon you what is not too heavy to bear
for the weak: duties owed to Him and voluntary devotions.
وَحَثَّand he urged عَلىto تَطهيرِcleansing جِسمٍa body وَمَلبَسٍand clothing
وَحَثَّ عَلى تَطهيرِ جِسمٍ وَمَلبَسٍ
وَعاقَبَand he punished فيfor قَذفِaccusing of unchastity النِساءِthe women الفَواضِلُthe virtuous
وَعاقَبَ في قَذفِ النِساءِ الفَواضِلُ
And he urged the cleansing of body and clothing,
and punished the slandering of virtuous women.
وَحَرَّمَand he forbade خَراًwine (likely intended: خَمراً) خِلتُI thought أَلبابَthe minds of شِربِهاits drinkers
وَحَرَّمَ خَراً خِلتُ أَلبابَ شِربِها
مِنَfrom الطَيشِrecklessness أَلبابَthe minds of النَعامِthe ostriches الجَوافِلُthe startled, fleeing ones
مِنَ الطَيشِ أَلبابَ النَعامِ الجَوافِلُ
And he forbade wine; I took its drinkers' minds,
in their recklessness, for the minds of fleeing ostriches.
يَجُرّونَthey drag ثَوبَthe robe of المُلكِkingship جَرَّthe dragging of أَوانِسٍyoung maidens
يَجُرّونَ ثَوبَ المُلكِ جَرَّ أَوانِسٍ
لَدىamong البَدوِthe Bedouins أَذيالَthe trailing skirts of الغَوانيthe beautiful women الرَوافِلِstriding proudly in long robes
لَدى البَدوِ أَذيالَ الغَواني الرَوافِلِ
They drag the robe of kingship as young maidens drag,
among the Bedouins, the trains of proudly striding beauties.
فَصَلّىso may He bless عَلَيهِhim اللَهُGod ماas long as ذَرَّshines forth شارِقٌa rising sun
فَصَلّى عَلَيهِ اللَهُ ما ذَرَّ شارِقٌ
وَماand as long as فَتَّcrumbles مِسكاًmusk ذِكرُهُmention of him فيin المَحافِلِthe gatherings
وَما فَتَّ مِسكاً ذِكرُهُ في المَحافِلِ
So may God bless him as long as the sun shines forth,
and as long as mention of him crumbles musk in gatherings.
Sol 6.1