العبدthe servant قدhas indeed بناهbuilt it
العبد قد بناه
للَهfor God منfrom عطاهHis bounty
للَه من عطاه
The servant has built it
for God, from His bounty.
والعبدand the servant ليسdoes not يملكown
والعبد ليس يملك
شيئاًanything منof مولاهhis Master
شيئاً من مولاه
And the servant does not own
anything of his Master's.
ياO ربناour Lord تقبلaccept
يا ربنا تقبل
منهfrom him وكنand be معاهwith him
منه وكن معاه
O our Lord, accept
it from him, and be with him.
وكنand be بهwith him لطيفاًgentle
وكن به لطيفاً
واغفرand forgive لهhim خطاهhis faults
واغفر له خطاه
And be gentle with him,
and forgive him his faults.
والمسجدand the mosque المباركblessed
والمسجد المبارك
قدindeed أرخواthey recorded the date of بناهits construction
قد أرخوا بناه
And the blessed mosque—
its construction was dated
أحبةًdear friends كرامnoble
أحبةً كرام
وبالمليحand with fine words فاهواthey spoke
وبالمليح فاهوا
by noble, dear friends,
who spoke fine words.
وخيرand the best كلevery شيءٍthing
وخير كل شيءٍ
قولواsay ومنتقاهand its choicest
قولوا ومنتقاه
And the best of everything,
and its choicest—say it—
ماwhat قالهhe said it وجيهWajih
ما قاله وجيه
ثناؤهhis praise دعاهhis prayer (poetic form)
ثناؤه دعاه
is what Wajih said;
his praise is his prayer.
قولواsay ونحنand we نرجوhope
قولوا ونحن نرجو
نطلبwe seek بهthrough it رضاهHis pleasure
نطلب به رضاه
Say it, while we hope,
seeking through it His pleasure:
ياO رحمةmercy المهينthe lowly one
يا رحمة المهين
بلىmoisten (uncertain reading) لهfor him ثراهhis earth
بلى له ثراه
O mercy for the lowly one,
moisten his earth for him [reading uncertain].
وياand O كريمGenerous One ياO ربLord
ويا كريم يا رب
أحسنmake good لهfor him جزاهhis reward
أحسن له جزاه
And O Generous One, O Lord,
make his reward a good one,
وللجميعand for all منهمof them
وللجميع منهم
فإنهمfor they أشباهare alike
فإنهم أشباه
and for all of them,
for they are alike.
وقدand indeed نوواthey intended وقالواand they said
وقد نووا وقالوا
مثلthe same as الذيwhat نواهhe intended it
مثل الذي نواه
And indeed, they intended and said
the same as he intended.
عسىmay it be عسىmay it be عسىmay اللَهGod
عسى عسى عسى اللَه
فالكلfor all فيin رجاهhope in Him
فالكل في رجاه
May it be, may it be—may God grant it!
For all hope in Him,
والكلand all فيin فناهHis courtyard
والكل في فناه
وماand not لناfor us سواهany but Him
وما لنا سواه
and all are in His courtyard,
and we have none but Him.
ثمthen الصلاةblessings منهfrom Him
ثم الصلاة منه
تخصbe especially for مصطفاهHis Chosen One
تخص مصطفاه
Then may blessings from Him
be especially for His Chosen One,
وآلهand his family وصحبهand his Companions
وآله وصحبه
وكلand everyone منwho والاهwas loyal to him
وكل من والاه
and his family and his Companions,
and everyone loyal to him.
Sol 6.1