ياO بَدعَmarvel الزَمانِtime ياO نُخبَةَfinest العَصthe age (first fragment)
يا بَدعَ الزَمانِ يا نُخبَةَ العَص
رِthe age (final fragment) وَنورِand light الهُدىguidance وَرَبِّand master المَعانيmeanings
رِ وَنورِ الهُدى وَرَبِّ المَعاني
O marvel of time, O finest of the age,
O wonders of the age, o elite of the era, o light of guidance and lord of meanings,
and light of guidance, and master of meanings!
Your sun has risen in Egypt, and your light has radiated in every place,
شَمسُكُمyour sun أَشرَقَتhas risen بِمِصرَin Egypt وَإِنand although كاwas (first fragment)
شَمسُكُم أَشرَقَت بِمِصرَ وَإِن كا
نَwas (final fragment) ضِياكُمyour radiance زاهَshone brightly بِكُلِّin every مَكانِplace
نَ ضِياكُم زاهَ بِكُلِّ مَكانِ
Your sun has risen in Egypt, although
And towards the full moon you have begun explaining, revealing its status and the origin of existence,
your radiance had shone in every place.
So allow us to take from your light what we pride ourselves on over the universes,
وَإِلىand toward البَدرِthe full moon قَدalready بَدَأتُمyou have begun بِشَرحِwith an exposition
وَإِلى البَدرِ قَد بَدَأتُم بِشَرحِ
مُظهِراًrevealing شَأنُهُits nature وَأَصلُand the origin الكِيانِexistence
مُظهِراً شَأنُهُ وَأَصلُ الكِيانِ
And, turning to the full moon, you have begun an exposition,
And grant us from the rarities what is dear and what is dear from beautiful meanings,
revealing its nature and the origin of existence.
And for attaining what is hidden from us, help us, you have a right upon us for explanation,
فَذَروناso let us مِنfrom نورِكُمyour light نَقتَبِسُwe draw ماwhat
فَذَرونا مِن نورِكُم نَقتَبِسُ ما
نَتَباهىwe take pride بِهِin it عَلىover الأَكوانِthe worlds
نَتَباهى بِهِ عَلى الأَكوانِ
So let us draw from your light what
And consider us, o benefactors, deserving of your benefaction from the first of kindness.
we may boast of before all worlds.
وَاِمنَحوناand grant us مِنَfrom النَفائِسِprecious treasures ماwhat عَزَّis rare or precious
وَاِمنَحونا مِنَ النَفائِسِ ما عَزَّ
وَماand what عَزَّis rare or precious مِنamong مَعانٍmeanings حِسانشbeautiful (final ش unclear)
وَما عَزَّ مِن مَعانٍ حِسانش
And grant us whatever is rare among precious treasures,
and whatever is precious among beautiful meanings.
وَلِإِدراكِand to grasp ماwhat تَغيبُis absent عَنّاfrom us
وَلِإِدراكِ ما تَغيبُ عَنّا
أَسعِفوناhelp us وَحَقَّكُمand by your honor بِالبَيانِwith clarification
أَسعِفونا وَحَقَّكُم بِالبَيانِ
And so we may grasp what remains hidden from us,
help us, by your honor, with clarification.
وَاِحسَبوناand count us ياO مُحسِنينَbenefactors مَحاسيdependents (first fragment)
وَاِحسَبونا يا مُحسِنينَ مَحاسي
بٌdependents (final fragment) عَلَيكُمupon you مِنfrom أَوَّلِthe first الإِحسانِkindness
بٌ عَلَيكُم مِن أَوَّلِ الإِحسانِ
And count us, O benefactors, as those beholden
to you from the very first act of kindness.
Partial English translation: 7 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1