بدرٌa full moon بَداappeared مِنfrom تَحتِهِbeneath him أَبلقُa piebald horse
بدرٌ بَدا مِن تَحتِهِ أَبلقُ
يحسدُenvies فيهfor him المغربَthe West المشرقُthe East
يحسدُ فيه المغربَ المشرقُ
A full moon appeared, a piebald steed beneath him;
The full moon rose from beneath it, so bright
the East envies the West for him.
That the West envies the radiance of the East
لماwhen بداappeared للأرضto the earth مُستبهِجاًrejoicing
لما بدا للأرض مُستبهِجاً
كادَتnearly لهfor him عيدانُهاits boughs تُورِقُput forth leaves
كادَت له عيدانُها تُورِقُ
When he appeared to the earth, rejoicing,
When it rose joyfully over the earth
its boughs nearly burst into leaf for him.
Its trees almost burst into leaf
لوif يعلمُknew الأبلقُthe piebald horse مَنwho فوقَهُabove it
لو يعلمُ الأبلقُ مَن فوقَهُ
لاختالَwould prance عنout of عُجبٍpride بهin him الأبلقُthe piebald horse
لاختالَ عن عُجبٍ به الأبلقُ
If the piebald knew who was upon it,
If the full moon knew who was above it
the piebald would prance, proud of him.
It would be humbled, despite its beauty
ياO منyou who رأَىhave seen بحرَa sea ندىًbounty زاخراًsurging
يا من رأَى بحرَ ندىً زاخراً
يحملُهُcarries him طِرفٌa noble steed فلاyet does not يغرقُdrown
يحملُهُ طِرفٌ فلا يغرقُ
O you who have seen a surging sea of bounty,
O you who saw an abundant sea of light
borne by a noble steed that does not drown!
Carried without sinking
إمامُan imam عدلٍjustice باسطٌextending كفَّهُhis hand
إمامُ عدلٍ باسطٌ كفَّهُ
يرزقُprovides منهاfrom it اللَّهُGod ماwhatever يرزُقُprovides
يرزقُ منها اللَّهُ ما يرزُقُ
A just imam, his hand outstretched,
The Imam of justice extending his hand
from it God provides whatever He provides.
From it Allah gives what He ordains
عادَreturned بهthrough him الدهرُthe age الَّذيthat قدalready مضَىpassed
عادَ به الدهرُ الَّذي قد مضَى
وجُدِّدَand was renewed الملكُthe kingdom بهthrough him المُخْلَقُworn-out
وجُدِّدَ الملكُ به المُخْلَقُ
Through him, the age that had passed returned,
Through him time returned to what passed
and through him the worn-out kingdom was renewed.
And the kingdom was renewed for creation
Sol 6.1