كُلall جودgenerosity فَمنso from نَوالthe gifts of نداكاyour bounty
كُل جود فَمن نَوال نداكا
نورillumined اللَهGod بِالجَمالwith beauty حماكاyour sanctuary
نور اللَه بِالجَمال حماكا
All generosity comes from the gifts of your bounty.
God illumined your sanctuary with beauty.
كُنتُyou were للناسfor humankind خَيرthe best هادguide فَأَضحىand so became
كُنتُ للناس خَير هاد فَأَضحى
كُلeveryone منwho ضَلstrayed يَهتَديfollows guidance بهداكاthrough your guidance
كُل من ضَل يَهتَدي بهداكا
You were humankind's finest guide, and so
all who strayed came to follow your guidance.
كنزa treasure علمknowledge وَرَحمةand mercy وَوَقارand dignity
كنز علم وَرَحمة وَوَقار
جمعتwere gathered فيكَin you وَالإِلَهand God حباكاendowed you
جمعت فيكَ وَالإِلَه حباكا
A treasure of knowledge, mercy, and dignity—
all were gathered in you, and God endowed you.
كَمhow many لَناfor us فيكَin you نعمةa blessing وَنَوالand gifts
كَم لَنا فيكَ نعمة وَنَوال
أَحسَنmay make excellent اللَهGod ياO نَبيProphet جَزاكاyour reward
أَحسَن اللَه يا نَبي جَزاكا
How many blessings and gifts we have in you!
May God reward you well, O Prophet.
كَيفhow نَسطيعcan we أَنto نعدcount سَجاياvirtues
كَيف نَسطيع أَن نعد سَجايا
كof yours وَفيand in محكمthe unambiguous text of الكِتابthe Book ثَناكاpraise of you
ك وَفي محكم الكِتاب ثَناكا
How can we count the virtues
of yours, when the Book's clear text contains your praise?
كثرare numerous المادحونthose who praise فيكَconcerning you وَأَنىyet how
كثر المادحون فيكَ وَأَنى
أَنthat يحيطواthey encompass بدرةa pearl مِنof علاكاyour sublimity
أَن يحيطوا بدرة مِن علاكا
Those who praise you are many—yet how
could they encompass a single pearl of your sublimity?
كرمgenerosity منكَfrom you أنthat قبلتyou accepted مُسيئاًa wrongdoer
كرم منكَ أن قبلت مُسيئاً
بَقَليلwith a little مِنof الثَناءpraise أَتاكاhe came to you
بَقَليل مِن الثَناء أَتاكا
It was generous of you to accept a wrongdoer
who came to you with but a little praise.
كُلeveryone منfrom سوءthe evil of فعلهhis deeds يَتَلاشىwastes away
كُل من سوء فعله يَتَلاشى
فَلِذاso therefore لِلَّذيbecause of what دَهاهbefell him دَعاكاhe called upon you
فَلِذا لِلَّذي دَهاه دَعاكا
Everyone is undone by the evil of his deeds;
so he has called upon you for what has befallen him.
كَنbe لَهُfor him مِنagainst حَوادثthe calamities of الدَهرtime حامa protector
كَن لَهُ مِن حَوادث الدَهر حام
وَشَفيعاًand an intercessor إِذاwhen نَشَرتyou unfurl لواكاyour banner
وَشَفيعاً إِذا نَشَرت لواكا
Be his protector against the calamities of time,
and his intercessor when you unfurl your banner.
Sol 6.1