الصفوserenity أسفرunveiled عنfrom محيًّاa face شائقِcaptivating
الصفو أسفر عن محيًّا شائقِ
كالبدرُlike the full moon يخجلputs to shame كلّevery نجمstar شارقِshining
كالبدرُ يخجل كلّ نجم شارقِ
Serenity unveiled a captivating face,
Like the full moon, putting every shining star to shame.
والبشرand gladness جاءcame بطلعةwith a visage وضاحةradiant
والبشر جاء بطلعة وضاحة
شهدتbore witness بأنto the fact that اللهGod أحسنthe finest خالقِcreator
شهدت بأن الله أحسن خالقِ
And gladness came with a radiant visage,
Which testified that God is the finest creator.
تجلوreveal أسرتهاits facial features السرورjoy وينجليand are revealed
تجلو أسرتها السرور وينجلي
حذْقskill الفهيمthe discerning one بهاthrough it وفهمand understanding الحاذقِthe adept one
حذْق الفهيم بها وفهم الحاذقِ
Its features reveal joy, and there are revealed
Through it the discerning one's skill and the adept one's insight.
وترىand discern الخلائقpeople منfrom مخايلsigns of promise ربهاits bearer
وترى الخلائق من مخايل ربها
أنthat سوفwill يبهرهمhe dazzles them بغرّwith radiant خلائقِvirtues
أن سوف يبهرهم بغرّ خلائقِ
And people discern, from its bearer's promising signs,
That he will dazzle them with radiant virtues.
وافىhe arrived فوافىand then came بعدafter مقدمهhis arrival الصفاserenity
وافى فوافى بعد مقدمه الصفا
ياoh حسنloveliness مسبوقa follower وأحسنand lovelier سابقِa forerunner
يا حسن مسبوق وأحسن سابقِ
He arrived, and after his arrival came serenity;
How lovely the follower, and lovelier still the forerunner!
وازدانand grew resplendent مسرىMisra (a Coptic month) وهوwhile it was مسراهhis passage إلىinto
وازدان مسرى وهو مسراه إلى
هذاthis الوجودexistence بجودهthrough his bounty المتلاحقِever-renewed
هذا الوجود بجوده المتلاحقِ
And Misra grew resplendent—it was his passage into
This world—through his ever-renewed bounty.
وسناهand his radiance أصبحbecame ساطعاًshining وسعودهand his good fortune
وسناه أصبح ساطعاً وسعوده
متتابعاًuninterrupted والحالand circumstance أفصحthe most eloquent ناطقِspeaker
متتابعاً والحال أفصح ناطقِ
And his radiance shone forth, and his good fortune
Continued unbroken; circumstance is the most eloquent speaker.
وتوالتand came in succession البشرىthe glad tidings فقلتso I said مؤرخاًcomposing a chronogram
وتوالت البشرى فقلت مؤرخاً
رقّتgrew sweet لناfor us البشرىthe glad tidings بمولدat the birth of صادقِSadiq
رقّت لنا البشرى بمولد صادقِ
And glad tidings followed, so I said in a chronogram:
Glad tidings grew sweet for us at Sadiq's birth.
Sol 6.1