اِقْبَلْaccept ثَناءًpraise وشُكراand thanks
اِقْبَلْ ثَناءً وشُكرا
وازدَدْand increase بقاءًlongevity وعُمْراand lifespan
وازدَدْ بقاءً وعُمْرا
Accept praise and thanks,
and increase in longevity and years.
وليَهْنِكَand may it bring you joy المَجْدُglory لبساًas a garment
وليَهْنِكَ المَجْدُ لبساً
والحمدُand praise كَنْزاًa treasure وذُخْراand a hoard
والحمدُ كَنْزاً وذُخْرا
And may glory be a robe you wear with joy,
and praise, a treasure and a hoard.
فماfor no دَجَاgrew dark لِيَfor me خطبٌa calamity
فما دَجَا لِيَ خطبٌ
إِلّاexcept that لَمَحْتُكَI glimpsed you فَجْرَاas dawn
إِلّا لَمَحْتُكَ فَجْرَا
For no calamity grew dark for me
but I glimpsed you as dawn.
ولاnor دعوتُكَI called upon you سِرّاًin secret
ولا دعوتُكَ سِرّاً
إِلّاexcept that وَجَدْتُكَI found you سِتْرَاa protective covering
إِلّا وَجَدْتُكَ سِتْرَا
Nor did I call upon you in secret
but I found you a protective veil.
وإِنْand if تَضَرَّمَblazed صَدْرِيmy breast
وإِنْ تَضَرَّمَ صَدْرِي
حَرّاًwith heat وجدتُكَI found you حُرَّاnoble
حَرّاً وجدتُكَ حُرَّا
And if my breast blazed
with heat, I found you noble,
كماjust as وَجَدْتُكَI found you حُلواًsweet
كما وَجَدْتُكَ حُلواً
إِذْwhen ذُقْتُI tasted دهريَmy days مُرَّاbitter
إِذْ ذُقْتُ دهريَ مُرَّا
just as I found you sweet
when I tasted the bitterness of my days.
فلاso do not تَزَلْcease وفقin keeping with مَاwhat كُنْwere (continued next line)
فلا تَزَلْ وفق مَا كُنْ
تَyou (verb ending) ليfor me مَعَamid العُسرِhardship يُسْراease
تَ لي مَعَ العُسرِ يُسْرا
So remain as you have been:
ease for me amid hardship.
وكُنْتَand you were أَمْسِyesterday سَرِيّاًnoble
وكُنْتَ أَمْسِ سَرِيّاً
واليَوْمَand today أَسْرىnobler وأَسْرىand nobler
واليَوْمَ أَسْرى وأَسْرى
And yesterday you were noble,
and today, nobler and nobler.
وكُنْتَand you were تعدِلُyou act justly واليَوْand today (continued next line)
وكُنْتَ تعدِلُ واليَوْ
مَcompletion of 'today' أَنْتَyou بالعَدْلِfor justice أَحْرىmore fit
مَ أَنْتَ بالعَدْلِ أَحْرى
And you used to act justly, and today
you are all the more fit to do justice.
فاحكُمْso judge كَمَاas حَكَمَjudged اللGod (continued next line)
فاحكُمْ كَمَا حَكَمَ الل
هُcompletion of 'God' حِينَwhen زادَكَincreased you فَخْرَاin glory
هُ حِينَ زادَكَ فَخْرَا
So judge as God judged
when He increased your glory.
وزِدْand increase فَعَالَكَyour deeds قَدْراًin worth
وزِدْ فَعَالَكَ قَدْراً
إِذsince زادَكَincreased you اللهُGod قَدْرَاin worth
إِذ زادَكَ اللهُ قَدْرَا
And increase the worth of your deeds,
since God has increased your worth.
فقدfor indeed طَلَعْتَyou rose هِلالاًas a crescent
فقد طَلَعْتَ هِلالاً
واليومand today أَمْسَيْتَyou became بَدْراa full moon
واليوم أَمْسَيْتَ بَدْرا
For you rose as a crescent,
and today you have become a full moon.
فكيفَso how أَرضاكَI am content with you بحراًas a sea
فكيفَ أَرضاكَ بحراً
كَمَاas رَضِيتُكَI was content with you نَهْرَاas a river
كَمَا رَضِيتُكَ نَهْرَا
How, then, can I be content with you as a sea
as I was content with you as a river?
وكيفand how يَجْرِيruns جوادٌa noble steed
وكيف يَجْرِي جوادٌ
كَمَاas جَرىit ran قَبْلُpreviously مُهْرَاas a colt
كَمَا جَرى قَبْلُ مُهْرَا
And how can a noble steed run
as it once ran as a colt?
وَقَدْand already بدأْتَyou began بِبِرٍّwith kindness
وَقَدْ بدأْتَ بِبِرٍّ
فأَتْبِعِso follow البِرَّkindness برَّاwheat (burr)
فأَتْبِعِ البِرَّ برَّا
And you have begun with kindness,
so follow kindness with wheat,
وزِدْand add عَلَىto الباءِthe letter bāʾ رَفْعاًa raised vowel (ḍamma)
وزِدْ عَلَى الباءِ رَفْعاً
يَرْفَعْwill raise لَكَfor you اللهُGod ذِكْرَاrenown
يَرْفَعْ لَكَ اللهُ ذِكْرَا
and raise the vowel on the bāʾ;
God will raise your renown.
Sol 6.1