سحابُa cloud of مجدٍglory تجلَّىparted عنto reveal سناthe radiance of قَمَرِهْits moon
سحابُ مجدٍ تجلَّى عن سنا قَمَرِهْ
وفرغُand a bough (likely intended: وفرعُ) عزٍّhonor بداemerged الموموقthe beloved منfrom ثَمَرِهْits fruit
وفرغُ عزٍّ بدا الموموق من ثَمَرِهْ
A cloud of glory parted, revealing its moon’s radiance;
and a bough of honor, from whose fruit the beloved emerged.
ياO ليلةًnight ظلَّremained فيهاin it الجودُBounty مبتهجاًdelighted
يا ليلةً ظلَّ فيها الجودُ مبتهجاً
بطلعةِat the appearance of الغُرَّةِthe bright brow الغراءِradiant منamong غُرَرِهْits bright brows
بطلعةِ الغُرَّةِ الغراءِ من غُرَرِهْ
O night in which Bounty remained delighted
at the appearance of the radiant brow among its bright brows!
تَبْهَىshines سَبيْعُSabīʿ بمولودٍwith a newborn يَتيهُtakes pride بهin him
تَبْهَى سَبيْعُ بمولودٍ يَتيهُ به
مَنْall who كانare منamong بدوِthe nomads of قحطانٍQaḥṭān ومنand from مُضَرِهْhis Muḍar
مَنْ كان من بدوِ قحطانٍ ومن مُضَرِهْ
Sabīʿ shines with a newborn, the pride
of all who belong to Qaḥṭān’s nomads and to his Muḍar.
علامةُthe sign of اليُمْنِgood fortune فيهin him غيرُnot مُشْكِلَةٍambiguous
علامةُ اليُمْنِ فيه غيرُ مُشْكِلَةٍ
كالغيثِlike rain مَنْظَرُهُhis appearance يُنْبيكَtells you عنof خَبَرِهْhis true nature
كالغيثِ مَنْظَرُهُ يُنْبيكَ عن خَبَرِهْ
The sign of good fortune in him is unmistakable;
like rain, his appearance tells you of his true nature.
لوif قُدَّwere carved مِنْfrom بعضِsome of أَعضاءِthe body parts of الندىGenerosity بَشَرa mortal
لو قُدَّ مِنْ بعضِ أَعضاءِ الندى بَشَر
لقُدَّhe would surely be carved مِنْfrom سَمْعِهِits hearing أَوor قُدَّbe carved منfrom بصَرهits sight
لقُدَّ مِنْ سَمْعِهِ أَو قُدَّ من بصَره
If a mortal were carved from some part of Generosity’s body,
he would surely be carved from its hearing, or carved from its sight.
قَرَرْتَmay you be gladdened عيناًin your eye أَباO father of العبَّاسِal-ʿAbbās وابتسمتْand may it smile
قَرَرْتَ عيناً أَبا العبَّاسِ وابتسمتْ
عنupon عُمْرِكَyour life النِّعْمةُthe blessing الطُّولىsupreme وعنand upon عُمُرهhis life
عن عُمْرِكَ النِّعْمةُ الطُّولى وعن عُمُره
May your eye be gladdened, Abu al-ʿAbbās, and may
the supreme blessing smile upon your life and his.
وسالَمَتْكَand may they make peace with you خُطوبُthe calamities of الدَّهْرِtime فيهconcerning him ولاand may no
وسالَمَتْكَ خُطوبُ الدَّهْرِ فيه ولا
أُجيفَbe shut دونكbefore you بابُgate of الأَمنِsafety مِنْon account of غيرهanyone besides him
أُجيفَ دونك بابُ الأَمنِ مِنْ غيره
And may time’s calamities make peace with you concerning him, and may no
gate of safety be shut before you on account of anyone besides him,
حتىuntil تريكَshow you اللياليthe nights وَجْهَthe face of بَهْجتِهِhis splendor
حتى تريكَ الليالي وَجْهَ بَهْجتِهِ
فيin صورةِthe form of الكَرَمِGenerosity الحسناءِlovely منamong صُوَرِهْits forms
في صورةِ الكَرَمِ الحسناءِ من صُوَرِهْ
until the nights show you the face of his splendor
in the lovely form of Generosity among its forms.
Sol 6.1