جَمَعَbrought together اللَّهُGod لِلخَليفَةِfor the caliph ماwhat كاwas (first part)
جَمَعَ اللَّهُ لِلخَليفَةِ ما كا
نَcompletion of 'was' حَواهُgathered it لِسائِرِfor all the other الخُلَفاءِcaliphs
نَ حَواهُ لِسائِرِ الخُلَفاءِ
God brought together for the caliph what He had
gathered for all the other caliphs.
فَهوَso he مَنصورُهُمtheir Mansur إِذاwhen ذُكِرَis mentioned الحَزresolve (first part)
فَهوَ مَنصورُهُم إِذا ذُكِرَ الحَز
مُcompletion of 'resolve' وَمَهدِيُّهُمand their Mahdi لِفَضلِfor the excellence of السَّخاءِgenerosity
مُ وَمَهدِيُّهُم لِفَضلِ السَّخاءِ
So he is their Mansur when resolve is mentioned,
and their Mahdi for surpassing generosity,
وَالرَّشيدُand al-Rashid الَّذيwho يُنَكَّرis disguised حَتّىuntil
وَالرَّشيدُ الَّذي يُنَكَّر حَتّى
كَشَفَlifted اللَّهُGod عَنهُfrom him كُلَّevery غِطاءِveil
كَشَفَ اللَّهُ عَنهُ كُلَّ غِطاءِ
and al-Rashid, disguised until
God lifted every veil from him.
وَلَهُand he has مِنfrom أَبيهِhis father سُؤددَهُhis eminence العاليlofty
وَلَهُ مِن أَبيهِ سُؤددَهُ العالي
عَلىabove كُلِّevery سُؤدَدٍeminence وَسَناءِand glory
عَلى كُلِّ سُؤدَدٍ وَسَناءِ
And his is his father's lofty eminence,
above all eminence and glory,
وَمُساماتُهُand his rising to match الأُمورَaffairs وَلَوeven if كاwere (first part)
وَمُساماتُهُ الأُمورَ وَلَو كا
نَتcompletion of 'were' جِبالاًmountains فُروعُهاtheir summits فيin السَّماءِthe sky
نَت جِبالاً فُروعُها في السَّماءِ
and his rising to meet challenges, even if they were
mountains whose summits are in the sky.
وَلَهُand he has بَعدَbeyond ذاكَthat ماwhat خَصَّهُsingled him out اللَGod (first part)
وَلَهُ بَعدَ ذاكَ ما خَصَّهُ اللَ
هُcompletion of 'God' بِهِwith it مِنof مَهابَةٍawe-inspiring majesty وَبَهاءِand splendor
هُ بِهِ مِن مَهابَةٍ وَبَهاءِ
And beyond that, his is what God specially granted him:
awe-inspiring majesty and splendor.
أَسأَلُI ask اللَّهَGod لِلخَليفَةِfor the caliph صُنعاًfavor
أَسأَلُ اللَّهَ لِلخَليفَةِ صُنعاً
دائِماًlasting نامِياًgrowing وَطولَand length of بَقاءِlife
دائِماً نامِياً وَطولَ بَقاءِ
I ask God to grant the caliph favor—
lasting and growing—and a long life.
جَمعَunited الوُدَّaffection وَالمَهابَةَand awe فيamong النَّاthe people (first part)
جَمعَ الوُدَّ وَالمَهابَةَ في النَّا
سِcompletion of 'the people' بِبُعدِthrough the remoteness of المَدىreach وَقُربand the nearness of اللِّقاءِmeeting
سِ بِبُعدِ المَدى وَقُرب اللِّقاءِ
He united affection and awe among the people
through his far reach and the nearness of meeting him.
Sol 6.1