ياO مَنْone who بهِthrough him للمِلّةِfor the faith community اسْتِبْشارُrejoicing
يا مَنْ بهِ للمِلّةِ اسْتِبْشارُ
وإلَيْهِand to him إنْif ذُكِرَis mentioned الكَمالُperfection يُشارُreference is made
وإلَيْهِ إنْ ذُكِرَ الكَمالُ يُشارُ
O you through whom the community of faith rejoices,
And to whom one points when perfection is mentioned.
أمُحمّدُO Muhammad المحْمودُthe praised one دُمْremain فيin عصْمَةٍprotection
أمُحمّدُ المحْمودُ دُمْ في عصْمَةٍ
للهِGod's يمْضيcarries out حُكْمَهاits decree المِقْدارُdestiny
للهِ يمْضي حُكْمَها المِقْدارُ
O Muhammad the Praised, remain in protection
from God, with destiny carrying out its decree.
بدْراًa full moon وماand not غيرُother than الخِلافَةِthe caliphate هالَةٌa halo
بدْراً وما غيرُ الخِلافَةِ هالَةٌ
شمْساًa sun وماand not غيْرُother than العَلاءeminence مَدارُan orbit
شمْساً وما غيْرُ العَلاء مَدارُ
A full moon, with no halo but the caliphate;
A sun, with no orbit but eminence;
غيْثاًrain وماand not غيرُother than النّوالِbounty سَحابةٌa cloud
غيْثاً وما غيرُ النّوالِ سَحابةٌ
ليْثاًa lion وماand not غيرُother than الظُّباsword edges أظْفارُclaws
ليْثاً وما غيرُ الظُّبا أظْفارُ
Rain, with no cloud but bounty;
A lion, with no claws but sword edges.
مرّتْpassed منَof السّاعاتِthe hours عشْرٌten فصّلَتْbroke apart
مرّتْ منَ السّاعاتِ عشْرٌ فصّلَتْ
حِزْبhost الدُّجىdarkness فكأنّهُso it seemed أعْشارُfragments
حِزْب الدُّجى فكأنّهُ أعْشارُ
Ten hours passed, breaking apart
the host of darkness, so it seemed mere fragments.
طابَتْgrew sweet بمَوْلِدِwith the birth of خيْرِthe best مَنْone who لضَريحِهِto his tomb
طابَتْ بمَوْلِدِ خيْرِ مَنْ لضَريحِهِ
تُزْجىare driven قِلاصٌyoung she-camels أوor تُزَمَّare haltered عِشارُshe-camels ten months pregnant
تُزْجى قِلاصٌ أو تُزَمَّ عِشارُ
They were sweetened by the birth of the best of men, to whose tomb
young she-camels are driven, or she-camels ten months pregnant are haltered.
والليلُand the night قدalready ولّىturned away وحُثَّand was spurred onward وراءَهُbehind it
والليلُ قد ولّى وحُثَّ وراءَهُ
فجْرٌdawn يكُرّcharges علىupon الدُجىdarkness ونَهارُand day
فجْرٌ يكُرّ على الدُجى ونَهارُ
Night has fled, and behind it are spurred onward
dawn, charging upon the darkness, and day.
ذبُلَتْwithered بهِthrough it زُهْرُbright ones النّجومِthe stars وطالَماand for so long
ذبُلَتْ بهِ زُهْرُ النّجومِ وطالَما
أرِجَتْwere fragrant بحَضْرَتِهِin its presence لَهاtheir أزْهارُblossoms
أرِجَتْ بحَضْرَتِهِ لَها أزْهارُ
The bright stars withered before it, though for so long
their blossoms had been fragrant in its presence.
فلَقٌdaybreak علىupon شَفَقٍtwilight يكُرّcharges لحكمَةٍfor a wise purpose
فلَقٌ على شَفَقٍ يكُرّ لحكمَةٍ
خفِيَتْwas hidden وأمْرٌand an affair تحْتَهُbeneath it أسْرارُmysteries
خفِيَتْ وأمْرٌ تحْتَهُ أسْرارُ
Daybreak charges upon twilight for a wise purpose
that lies hidden—an affair with mysteries beneath it.
والكُلّand all مؤتَمِرٌobedient وماand whatever فيin ضِمْنِهِits interior
والكُلّ مؤتَمِرٌ وما في ضِمْنِهِ
للّهِto God فهْوَfor He is الواحِدُthe One القَهّارُthe All-Subduer
للّهِ فهْوَ الواحِدُ القَهّارُ
And all is obedient, and whatever it contains
belongs to God, for He is the One, the All-Subduer.
Sol 6.1