الدَهرُtime أَصبَحَhas become مُشرِقاًradiant بِتَجَلّيهِwith his shining forth
الدَهرُ أَصبَحَ مُشرِقاً بِتَجَلّيهِ
وَأَرىand I see المَعاليlofty glories بِالبَهاءِin splendor تَجَلَّتbecame manifest
وَأَرى المَعالي بِالبَهاءِ تَجَلَّت
Time has grown radiant with his shining forth.
Time has become radiant with his appearance
And I see lofty glories revealed in splendor.
And I see glory manifested in splendor
وَمَظاهِرُand the signs of الإيناسِgladness يَسطَعُshines نورُهاtheir light
وَمَظاهِرُ الإيناسِ يَسطَعُ نورُها
وَاليَمَنُand good fortune قارَنَهاaccompanied them بِأَبهىwith the most splendid بَهجَةjoy
وَاليَمَنُ قارَنَها بِأَبهى بَهجَة
And the signs of gladness glow with light.
The aspects of fellowship, their light shines forth
And good fortune accompanied them with the brightest joy.
And good fortune has paired it with the most delightful joy
حَيثُwhere الأَمانيhopes بِالتَهانيwith congratulations آذَنَتheralded
حَيثُ الأَماني بِالتَهاني آذَنَت
وَأَتىand came البَشيرُthe herald يَجُرُّtrailing ذَيلَthe train of العِزَّةglory
وَأَتى البَشيرُ يَجُرُّ ذَيلَ العِزَّة
Where hopes have heralded congratulations,
Where hopes have proclaimed congratulations
And the herald came, trailing the train of glory.
And the herald comes dragging the train of honor
وَرَناand he gazed إِلىtoward العُلياthe heights وَرَطِبَand was refreshed سَمعُناour hearing
وَرَنا إِلى العُليا وَرَطِبَ سَمعُنا
بِبِشارَةٍwith glad tidings جاءَتcame بِأَطرَبِwith the most delightful رَنَّةchime
بِبِشارَةٍ جاءَت بِأَطرَبِ رَنَّة
And he gazed toward the heights, and our hearing was refreshed
Our sights have been raised to the Most High and our hearing moistened
By glad tidings that came with the most delightful chime.
With news that came with the most pleasing melody
وَلَوِand if اِستَطَعتَyou could حَشَوتَyou would fill فاهُhis mouth جَواهِراًjewels
وَلَوِ اِستَطَعتَ حَشَوتَ فاهُ جَواهِراً
وَلَوand if أَنَّthat روحيmy soul فيin يَديmy hand ماnot عَزَّتwould be too precious
وَلَو أَنَّ روحي في يَدي ما عَزَّت
And if you could, you would fill his mouth with jewels;
If only my mouth could contain gems as fillers
And were my soul in my hand, it would not be too dear to give.
And if my soul were in my hands, it would not have sufficed
قالَhe said اِحمَدواgive praise وَالحَمدُand praise أَوَّلَfirst واجِبٍduty
قالَ اِحمَدوا وَالحَمدُ أَوَّلَ واجِبٍ
وَالشُكرُand gratitude مَفروضٌobligatory إِزّاءَin return for النِعمَةthe blessing
وَالشُكرُ مَفروضٌ إِزّاءَ النِعمَة
He said: Give praise, and praise is the first duty,
Say "Praise God", for praise is the first duty
And gratitude is owed in return for the blessing.
And gratitude is obligatory in the face of blessing
فَالحَقُّfor truth يَقدِرُrecognizes قَدرَthe worth of أَربابِthose endowed with النُهىreason
فَالحَقُّ يَقدِرُ قَدرَ أَربابِ النُهى
وَيُمَيِّزُand distinguishes الحُسنىgoodness وَيَجزيand rewards بِالَّتيwith that which
وَيُمَيِّزُ الحُسنى وَيَجزي بِالَّتي
For truth recognizes the worth of those endowed with reason,
The Truth appreciates the worth of the abstainers
And distinguishes goodness, and rewards accordingly.
And distinguishes the good and rewards with it
هَذاكَthat is خَيريKhayri أَحمَدَAhmad المَشكورَthe praised one مِنthe one who
هَذاكَ خَيري أَحمَدَ المَشكورَ مِن
رِفعَتٍwas raised لَهُfor him فيin المَجدِglory أَرفَعُloftiest رايَةbanner
رِفعَتٍ لَهُ في المَجدِ أَرفَعُ رايَة
That is Khayri Ahmad, the praised one, for whom
That is my best Ahmad, thanked
The loftiest banner has been raised in glory.
For a raising for him in glory, the highest banner
عِلمُthe standard of الفَضائِلِvirtues نُخبَةِthe finest of العَصرِthe age الَّذيwho
عِلمُ الفَضائِلِ نُخبَةِ العَصرِ الَّذي
عَصرُwrung الزَمانِtime بِقُوَّةٍwith strength وَبِمِرَّةand with vigor
عَصرُ الزَمانِ بِقُوَّةٍ وَبِمِرَّة
The standard of virtues, the finest of the age, who
The scholar of virtues, the elite of the age
Wrung time with strength and vigor.
The epoch whose time is forceful and excellent
لَمّاwhen رَأَوهُthey saw him يَحوزُpossesses أَكرَمَthe noblest شيمَةٍdisposition
لَمّا رَأَوهُ يَحوزُ أَكرَمَ شيمَةٍ
وَمَقامُهُand his station أَحرىmore deserving بِكُلِّof every كَرامَةhonor
وَمَقامُهُ أَحرى بِكُلِّ كَرامَة
When they saw him possess the noblest disposition,
When they saw him possess the most noble traits
And his station more deserving of every honor,
And his status is the most deserving of all prestige
قَدindeed جَلوهُthey adorned him بِرُتبَةِwith the rank of الباشاPasha الَّتيwhich
قَد جَلوهُ بِرُتبَةِ الباشا الَّتي
هِيَit فيin الحَقيقَةِtruth كَمhow often إِلَيهِtoward him تَمَنَّتlonged
هِيَ في الحَقيقَةِ كَم إِلَيهِ تَمَنَّت
They indeed adorned him with the rank of Pasha, which
They made him a Pasha, a title
In truth had so often longed for him,
Which in truth had long wished for him
لِتَفوزَso that it might gain مِنهُfrom him بِعِزَّةٍwith dignity لَمnot تَلفِهاfind it
لِتَفوزَ مِنهُ بِعِزَّةٍ لَم تَلفِها
وَتَذوقُand taste طَعمَthe savor of إِمارَةٍrulership وَنَزاهَةand integrity
وَتَذوقُ طَعمَ إِمارَةٍ وَنَزاهَة
To gain from him a dignity it had not found,
So it may gain honor from him, unparalleled
And taste the savor of rulership and integrity.
And taste the flavor of governance and integrity
وَأَضاءَand illuminated كَونَa universe of مَهابَةٍmajesty هُوَhe بَدرُهاits full moon
وَأَضاءَ كَونَ مَهابَةٍ هُوَ بَدرُها
حَفَّتencircled بِهِaround him العَلياءُlofty glory حَفَّthe encircling of الهالَةthe halo
حَفَّت بِهِ العَلياءُ حَفَّ الهالَة
And he lit a universe of majesty, of which he is the full moon;
And the universe shone with his awe, its full moon
Lofty glory encircled him as a halo does.
The exalted ones have surrounded him with an aura like a halo
دَعleave off عَنكَfrom you لَوميblaming me عاذِليmy reproacher فيconcerning حُبِّهِlove of him
دَع عَنكَ لَومي عاذِلي في حُبِّهِ
فَاللَومُfor blame إِغراءٌincitement وَأُذنيand my ear صَمتhas grown deaf
فَاللَومُ إِغراءٌ وَأُذني صَمت
Leave off blaming me, my reproacher, for my love of him;
Leave your blaming, my critic in his love
For blame is incitement, and my ear has grown deaf.
For blame is enticement and my ear is deaf
Sol 6.1