للَّهto God (an admiring exclamation) بستانgarden أنسٍdelight سادreigned supreme مرتفعاًlofty
للَّه بستان أنسٍ ساد مرتفعاً
مذsince حلّsettled فيهin it بشيرBashir المجدglory ذيpossessed of العظمgreatness
مذ حلّ فيه بشير المجد ذي العظم
How wondrous a garden of delight, supreme and lofty,
Our Lord has a garden of intimacy that rose high
Since Bashir of mighty glory settled within it.
Since the herald of glory settled in it
وقامand rose ينشدchants والأغصانwhile the branches راقصةٌdancing
وقام ينشد والأغصان راقصةٌ
ياO مرحباًwelcome بمفيضto the one pouring forth الخيرgoodness والنعمِand blessings
يا مرحباً بمفيض الخير والنعمِ
And it rose to chant, while the branches danced:
And stood reciting while the branches danced
Oh, welcome to him who pours forth goodness and blessings!
Welcome O source of good and bounty
شرفتyou honored شرفتyou honored إذwhen وافيتyou arrived بدرfull moon هدىguidance
شرفت شرفت إذ وافيت بدر هدى
قدindeed حفّwas surrounded فيamid أنجمstars تمحوdispel دجىgloom الظلمdarkness
قد حفّ في أنجم تمحو دجى الظلم
You honored me, you honored me, when you arrived, a full moon of guidance,
It has been honored, honored since you came O moon of guidance
Indeed surrounded by stars that dispel the gloom of darkness.
Surrounded by stars that erase the gloom of darkness
خليلclose friend مجدglory أمينkeeper الفضلvirtue حيدرناour Haydar
خليل مجد أمين الفضل حيدرنا
ربlord of الثناpraise حسنfine الأخلاقcharacter والشيمِand dispositions
رب الثنا حسن الأخلاق والشيمِ
Our Haydar, glory’s close friend and virtue’s keeper,
The intimate friend of the glory, the trustee of virtue, our Haydar
Lord of praise, fine in character and disposition.
Lord of praise, of excellent character and morals
قدindeed زارهvisited him السعدgood fortune لماwhen زرتمyou (plural) visited شرفاًas an honor
قد زاره السعد لما زرتم شرفاً
واخصبتand grew fertile أرضهhis land بالجودwith bounty والكرمand generosity
واخصبت أرضه بالجود والكرم
Good fortune indeed visited him when you graced him with your visit,
Good fortune has visited it since you honored it with your visit
And his land grew fertile through bounty and generosity.
And its land flourished with generosity and nobility
Sol 6.1