ياO ناظِراbeholder يَعْجَبhe marvels مماat what رأىhe saw
يا ناظِرا يَعْجَب مما رأى
غيرُother than الذيthat which تُبْصِرُهyou behold it أَعْجَبُmore wondrous
غيرُ الذي تُبْصِرُه أَعْجَبُ
O beholder who marvels at what he has seen,
Something other than what you behold is more wondrous.
قدindeed رفَعraised اللهُGod لمنfor the one who شادَهاbuilt it
قد رفَع اللهُ لمن شادَها
منزلةًa station منfrom دُونِهاbeneath it الكوكبthe star
منزلةً من دُونِها الكوكب
God has raised for the one who built it
A station beneath which the star lies,
عامرةًflourishing بالشكرwith gratitude مأنوسةًenlivened
عامرةً بالشكر مأنوسةً
بالحمدby praise لاnot تَفْنَىit perishes ولاand not تَخْربit falls into ruin
بالحمد لا تَفْنَى ولا تَخْرب
Flourishing with gratitude, enlivened
By praise; it neither perishes nor falls into ruin.
هِمَّتُهhis aspiration فيin تلكthat مرفوعةexalted
هِمَّتُه في تلك مرفوعة
وجُودُهand his generosity فيin هذهthis يَقْرُبis near
وجُودُه في هذه يَقْرُب
His aspiration in that is exalted,
And his generosity in this is close at hand.
لاmay ... not سَلبtake away اللهُGod لهbelonging to him نعمةًa blessing
لا سَلب اللهُ له نعمةً
فإنهاfor indeed it لاشكwithout doubt لاnot تُسْلَبit is taken away
فإنها لاشك لا تُسْلَب
May God never deprive him of a blessing,
For it will doubtless never be taken away.
Sol 6.1