حَسُنَتbecame beautiful بحسّونٍthrough Hassun خلافةُthe caliphate هاشمٍHashim
حَسُنَت بحسّونٍ خلافةُ هاشمٍ
قاضٍa judge تخيّرهchose him الخليفةُthe caliph وانتقىand selected
قاضٍ تخيّره الخليفةُ وانتقى
Hashim's caliphate was graced by Hassun,
The Caliphate of Hashim was graced with excellence,
a judge whom the caliph chose and selected,
The Caliph chose him as judge with care and distinction.
وأغرَّand radiant وضّاحshining الجبينِthe brow مباركٍblessed
وأغرَّ وضّاح الجبينِ مباركٍ
تلقىyou find الحياءَmodesty قِناعَهُhis veil عندat اللِّقاthe meeting
تلقى الحياءَ قِناعَهُ عند اللِّقا
and a radiant, blessed man with a shining brow;
Bright of brow, auspicious, joy did abound,
you find modesty his veil when you meet him.
Modesty cast off her veil when they met at the gathering.
شُرُفتwas ennobled بهthrough him الدُّنياthe world وأمسىand came to be شخصُهُhis person
شُرُفت به الدُّنيا وأمسى شخصُهُ
فيin المغربthe West الأقصىthe farthest فأضحىand thus became مشرقاradiant
في المغرب الأقصى فأضحى مشرقا
The world was ennobled through him, and his person came to be
Through him the world was ennobled, his personage
in the farthest West, which thus became radiant.
In the Far West becoming radiant as sunrise.
صلىprayed الجميعُeveryone وصامand fasted شكراًin thanksgiving واجباًobligatory
صلى الجميعُ وصام شكراً واجباً
لماwhen تولّىtook charge of أمرهمtheir affairs وتصدّقاand gave alms
لما تولّى أمرهم وتصدّقا
All prayed and fasted in due thanksgiving
All prayed and fasted in obligatory thanks
when he took charge of their affairs, and they gave alms.
When he assumed their governance with generosity.
Sol 6.1