تَسَمّىcalled himself رَشيداًRashid (rightly guided) مِنfrom لُؤَيِّLu’ayy بنِson of غالِبٍGhalib
تَسَمّى رَشيداً مِن لُؤَيِّ بنِ غالِبٍ
أَميرٌa prince وَهَلand is there فيin العالَمينَthe worlds رَشيدُa rightly guided person
أَميرٌ وَهَل في العالَمينَ رَشيدُ
He called himself Rashid, of Lu’ayy son of Ghalib—
a prince; yet is there anyone rightly guided in all the worlds?
فَإِنَّfor indeed أَغانِيَّthe songs اللَياليof the nights نَيّاحَةٌa wailing female mourner
فَإِنَّ أَغانِيَّ اللَيالي نَيّاحَةٌ
وَمِنهاand among them بَسيطٌsimple مُقتَضىًprescribed; called for وَنَشيدُand a chant
وَمِنها بَسيطٌ مُقتَضىً وَنَشيدُ
For the songs of the nights are a wailing mourner,
And among them are a simple, prescribed strain and a chant.
Sol 6.1