سلامٌpeace عَلَىupon البدرِthe full moon الَّذِيthat خَلَفَsucceeded الشَّمْسَاthe sun
سلامٌ عَلَى البدرِ الَّذِي خَلَفَ الشَّمْسَا
وَكَانَand was لَنَاfor us فِيon يومِthe day of وحشتِهِthe desolation of his absence أُنْساsolace
وَكَانَ لَنَا فِي يومِ وحشتِهِ أُنْسا
Peace be upon the full moon that succeeded the sun,
and was our solace on the day of his absence.
سِراجانtwo lamps للدنياfor the world وللدِّينِand for the faith أَشرقاboth shone
سِراجان للدنيا وللدِّينِ أَشرقا
فشمسٌso a sun لمنْfor whoever أَضحىenters the morning وبدرٌand a full moon لمنfor whoever أَمسىenters evening
فشمسٌ لمنْ أَضحى وبدرٌ لمن أَمسى
Two lamps shone for the world and for the faith:
thus a sun for those in the morning, and a full moon for those in the evening.
رمىhe aimed فِيin سبيلِthe path of اللهGod غايةَthe utmost goal of مُقْدِمٍa bold warrior
رمى فِي سبيلِ الله غايةَ مُقْدِمٍ
جديرٍworthy بأنof يستعبدَsubjugating الجنَّthe jinn والإنساand humankind
جديرٍ بأن يستعبدَ الجنَّ والإنسا
He aimed in God's cause at the utmost goal of a bold warrior,
worthy of subjugating the jinn and humankind.
فسابَقَso he raced حَتَّىuntil لَمْdid not يَجِدْfind للعُلاto glory مَدىًa limit
فسابَقَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَجِدْ للعُلا مَدىً
وجاهَدَand fought حَتَّىuntil لَمْdid not يَجِدfind للعِدىof the foes حِسَّاa perceptible trace
وجاهَدَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَجِد للعِدى حِسَّا
So he raced until he found no limit to glory,
and fought until he found no trace of the foe.
وسارَand departed وروحُand the spirit of المُلْكِkingship فِيin نورِthe light of وَجههِhis face
وسارَ وروحُ المُلْكِ فِي نورِ وَجههِ
وَخلّاكand he left you يَاO نجلَson of الملوكِkings لَهُfor it نَفْساa soul
وَخلّاك يَا نجلَ الملوكِ لَهُ نَفْسا
And he departed, with the spirit of kingship in the radiance of his face,
and left you, O son of kings, to be its soul,
لَتَعْتَصِبَso that you might don التاجَthe crown السَّنيَّradiant الَّذِيthat اكْتَسىhe wore
لَتَعْتَصِبَ التاجَ السَّنيَّ الَّذِي اكْتَسى
وترتَقيَand you might ascend الطودَthe mountain الرفيعَlofty الَّذِيthat أَرْسىhe set firmly in place
وترتَقيَ الطودَ الرفيعَ الَّذِي أَرْسى
so that you might don the radiant crown he wore,
and ascend the lofty mountain he set firmly in place,
وتجلُوand you might reveal لَنَاto us منهfrom him شمائلَtraits of character لَمْhave not تَغِبْvanished
وتجلُو لَنَا منه شمائلَ لَمْ تَغِبْ
وَتُذْكِرناand you remind us منهof him شمائلَtraits of character لاnever تُنْسىare forgotten
وَتُذْكِرنا منه شمائلَ لا تُنْسى
and reveal to us qualities of his that have not vanished,
and remind us of qualities of his that are never forgotten,
وتكسُوand you clothe ثيابَgarments of العُرْفِkindness والجودِand generosity والندىand bounty
وتكسُو ثيابَ العُرْفِ والجودِ والندى
أَمانِيَّhopes لاnever زالتcease بأَنعمهin his favors تُكسىto be clothed
أَمانِيَّ لا زالت بأَنعمه تُكسى
and clothe in robes of kindness, generosity, and bounty
hopes—may they ever be clothed in his favors.
فلاso never أَوْحشتgrow desolate هذيthese المنازِلُthe dwellings منكماwithout you two
فلا أَوْحشت هذي المنازِلُ منكما
ولاand never فارقتpart from أَبراجُهاtheir towers البدرَthe full moon والشمساand the sun
ولا فارقت أَبراجُها البدرَ والشمسا
So may these dwellings never grow desolate for want of you two,
nor may their towers ever be parted from the full moon and the sun.
Sol 6.1