ياO أيُّهَاyou (vocative) السيِّدُthe lord الأعلَىthe most exalted الذيwho افتَتَحَتopened
يا أيُّهَا السيِّدُ الأعلَى الذي افتَتَحَت
بهthrough him المكارِمُnoble deeds باباًa door للرِّضَاto contentment غُلِقَاwas shut
به المكارِمُ باباً للرِّضَا غُلِقَا
O most exalted lord, through whom was opened
O Lord Most High, who opened
by noble deeds a door to contentment that had been shut.
The gates of generosity to satisfy and delight,
لِلّهِto God (in praise) مِنكَfrom you جوادٌa generous man; a noble steed مُعرِقٌof noble ancestry كرماًin generosity
لِلّهِ مِنكَ جوادٌ مُعرِقٌ كرماً
سَبَّاقُever foremost غاياتِthe farthest limits شَأوthe course المجدِof glory ماnot لَحِقَاcaught up
سَبَّاقُ غاياتِ شَأو المجدِ ما لَحِقَا
God be praised for you—a noble steed of deep-rooted generosity,
Allah gave you a generous, noble steed
ever foremost at the farthest reaches of glory’s course, never overtaken.
That raced to the summits of glory and surpassed them.
وتلقَand you meet يومَthe day النَّدىof bounty أجوادَthe generous men عَصرِهِمُof their age
وتلقَ يومَ النَّدى أجوادَ عَصرِهِمُ
فَالمَجدُso glory مُجتَمِعاًgathered together والمالُand wealth مُفتَرِقَاscattered
فَالمَجدُ مُجتَمِعاً والمالُ مُفتَرِقَا
And on the day of bounty you meet the generous men of their age:
It welcomed the day of generosity while their steeds
so glory is gathered together, and wealth scattered.
Ran apart though glory stayed in its place.
Sol 6.1