مَوْلايَmy lord سِتٌّsix منof الظّلامِthe darkness مَضَتْhave passed
مَوْلايَ سِتٌّ من الظّلامِ مَضَتْ
كالمِسْكِlike musk فيin صِبْغةٍhue وفيand in أرَجِfragrance
كالمِسْكِ في صِبْغةٍ وفي أرَجِ
My lord, six hours of darkness have passed,
My Master, six nights of darkness have passed
like musk in hue and in fragrance.
Like musk in dye and fragrance
أجْزاءُportions لَيْلٍa night مرّتْpassed كماjust as انْطلقَتْmoved swiftly
أجْزاءُ لَيْلٍ مرّتْ كما انْطلقَتْ
كَفٌّa hand علىover سُبْحةٍa rosary منَof السَّبَجِjet
كَفٌّ على سُبْحةٍ منَ السَّبَجِ
Portions of night passed, like the sweep of
Parts of a night went by as they flew
a hand over a rosary of jet.
Like a palm on beads of rosary
الىto مَحَلِّthe place القَبولِacceptance قدْindeed عرَجَتْhave ascended
الى مَحَلِّ القَبولِ قدْ عرَجَتْ
بفِعْلِكَthrough your deed البرِّrighteous خَيْرَthe finest مُنْعَرَجِturning path
بفِعْلِكَ البرِّ خَيْرَ مُنْعَرَجِ
They have ascended to the place of acceptance,
To the abode of acceptance they ascended
through your righteous deed, along the finest path.
Through your righteous action, the best ascent
فاسْلَمso remain safe أباO father of سالِمِSalim لِنَهْجِfor a path هُدَىguidance
فاسْلَم أبا سالِمِ لِنَهْجِ هُدَى
جدّدَهُrenewed it منْكَfrom you أيُّsupremely مُبْتَهِجِjoyful one
جدّدَهُ منْكَ أيُّ مُبْتَهِجِ
So remain safe, Abu Salim, for a path of guidance
So submit, O Father of Salim, to the path of guidance
renewed through you by one most joyful.
Renewed through you, O most joyful one
فَلَيْلَةُfor the night المَوْلِدِthe birth الكريمِnoble علىas evidence of
فَلَيْلَةُ المَوْلِدِ الكريمِ على
تَقْواكَyour piety للّهِtoward God أصْدَقُthe truest الحُجَجِthe proofs
تَقْواكَ للّهِ أصْدَقُ الحُجَجِ
For the night of the noble birth bears witness to
The night of the noble birth, upon
your piety toward God—the truest of proofs.
Your piety for Allah, is the truest proof
Sol 6.1