تَوَلَّتِhave passed الأَعيادُthe festivals لاmay ... not زِلتَyou cease to be لَهاfor them
تَوَلَّتِ الأَعيادُ لا زِلتَ لَها
تُبليyou wear out دَبابيجَbrocades البَقاءِof long life وتُجِدْand renew
تُبلي دَبابيجَ البَقاءِ وتُجِدْ
The festivals have passed; may you ever remain for them,
wearing out the brocades of long life and renewing them.
الفِطْرُEid al-Fitr وَالمِيلادُand the birthday feast وَالمولودُand the newborn لَوif
الفِطْرُ وَالمِيلادُ وَالمولودُ لَو
قابَلَهُfaced him بَدرُthe full moon التَّمامِof perfect fullness لَسَجَدْit would surely prostrate itself
قابَلَهُ بَدرُ التَّمامِ لَسَجَدْ
Eid al-Fitr, the birthday feast, and the newborn—if
the moon in its fullness faced him, it would surely prostrate itself.
ثَلاثةٌthree تُعْرِبُspeak عَنof ثَلاثَةٍthree
ثَلاثةٌ تُعْرِبُ عَن ثَلاثَةٍ
لِمِثلِهاfor their like يذكرُutters حَمداًpraise مَنwhoever حَمَدْgives thanks
لِمِثلِها يذكرُ حَمداً مَن حَمَدْ
Three that speak of three,
for whose like the grateful utter praise:
فَتحٌa victory مُبينٌmanifest وَطلابٌand a goal مُدْرَكٌattained
فَتحٌ مُبينٌ وَطلابٌ مُدْرَكٌ
وَدَولَةٌand a reign ماnot تَنتَهيcomes to an end إِلىat أَمَدْa time limit
وَدَولَةٌ ما تَنتَهي إِلى أَمَدْ
a manifest victory, a goal attained,
and a reign that never comes to an end.
Sol 6.1