إِنَّindeed اِبنَthe son of بَطحاويa man of al-Batha قُرَيشٍQuraysh نَمىraised بِهِwith him
إِنَّ اِبنَ بَطحاوي قُرَيشٍ نَمى بِهِ
إِلىto المَجدِglory أَعراقٌancestral roots كِرامٌnoble وَمَغرِسُand ancestral stock
إِلى المَجدِ أَعراقٌ كِرامٌ وَمَغرِسُ
Indeed, the son of a Qurayshite of al-Batha was raised
Indeed the son of Bat’ha, of Quraysh, grew
To glory by noble roots and ancestral stock.
Through him noble roots and planted glories.
فَداكَmay he be your ransom مِنَamong الأَقوامِthe peoples مَنwhoever كانَwas هَمُّهُhis concern
فَداكَ مِنَ الأَقوامِ مَن كانَ هَمُّهُ
مِنَof الدَهرِlife ماwhat يُزهىtakes pride بِذاكَin that وَيُلبَسُand is worn
مِنَ الدَهرِ ما يُزهى بِذاكَ وَيُلبَسُ
May those among men be your ransom whose concern
May you be ransomed from the people whoever's concern
In life is what they take pride in and wear.
Is for worldly things, fancied and worn.
وَأَنتَand you اِبنُthe son of بَدرٍa full moon لِلبُدورِamong the full moons وَضَوؤُهُand its light
وَأَنتَ اِبنُ بَدرٍ لِلبُدورِ وَضَوؤُهُ
بِكَفَّيكَin your two hands لاnot مِثلُlike الَّذيthe one who ظَلَّkept يَخنِسُdrawing back
بِكَفَّيكَ لا مِثلُ الَّذي ظَلَّ يَخنِسُ
And you are the son of a full moon among full moons, and its light
While you, O son of Badr, are for full moons, your splendor
Is in your two hands—not like the one who kept drawing back.
In your palms - not like one who sat withdrawn.
وَفيكَand in you مَساعٍnoble deeds مِنfrom ثَقيفٍThaqif سَمَتraised high بِهاwith them
وَفيكَ مَساعٍ مِن ثَقيفٍ سَمَت بِها
عَقيلَةُa noble lady of أَقوامٍpeoples وَمَجدٌand glory مُرَأَّسُpreeminent
عَقيلَةُ أَقوامٍ وَمَجدٌ مُرَأَّسُ
And in you are noble deeds from Thaqif, raised high by
And in you are qualities from Thaqif that lofted them
A noble lady of peoples—and preeminent glory is yours.
To heights of glory and raised renown.
Sol 6.1