كانَتwas قُرَيشٌQuraysh بَيضَةًan egg فَتَفَلَّقَتthen it split open
كانَت قُرَيشٌ بَيضَةً فَتَفَلَّقَت
فَالمُحُّso the yolk خالِصُهُits pure part لِعَبدِfor Abd الدارِal-Dar
فَالمُحُّ خالِصُهُ لِعَبدِ الدارِ
Quraysh was an egg, then it split open.
So the yolk, its pure part, belonged to Abd al-Dar.
وَمَناةُand Manat رَبّيmy lord خَصَّهُمsingled them out بِكَرامَةٍwith honor
وَمَناةُ رَبّي خَصَّهُم بِكَرامَةٍ
حُجّابُgatekeepers of بَيتِthe House of اللَهِGod ذيpossessing الأَستارِthe curtains
حُجّابُ بَيتِ اللَهِ ذي الأَستارِ
And Manat, my lord, singled them out for honor:
Gatekeepers of God’s House with its curtains.
أَهلُpeople of المَكارِمِnoble deeds وَالعَلاءِand eminence وَنَدوَةِand the council of الthe
أَهلُ المَكارِمِ وَالعَلاءِ وَنَدوَةِ ال
ناديassembly وَأَهلُand people of لَطيمَةِthe trading caravan of الحَيّارِal-Hayyar
نادي وَأَهلُ لَطيمَةِ الحَيّارِ
People of noble deeds and eminence, and of the council of the
assembly, and people of al-Hayyar’s trading caravan.
وَلِوىand the banner of قُرَيشٍQuraysh فيin المَشاهِدِthe battles كُلِّهاall of them
وَلِوى قُرَيشٍ في المَشاهِدِ كُلِّها
وَبِنَجدَةٍand with valor عِندَamid القَناthe spears الخَطّارِswaying
وَبِنَجدَةٍ عِندَ القَنا الخَطّارِ
And bearers of Quraysh’s banner in every battle,
And endowed with valor amid the swaying spears.
Sol 6.1