تُرَىI wonder أَراكَI see you وَأَنتَand you are فيupon دَسْتِthe throne of العُلَىglory
تُرَى أَراكَ وَأَنتَ في دَسْتِ العُلَى
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon فيamid هالاتِهِits haloes المُتَهلِّلهْradiant
كَالبَدرِ في هالاتِهِ المُتَهلِّلهْ
Shall I see you, I wonder, upon the throne of glory,
Like the full moon amid its radiant haloes?
فَهُناكَthen there أَنشرُI unfold مِنsome of مَدائِحِكyour praises الّتيwhich
فَهُناكَ أَنشرُ مِن مَدائِحِك الّتي
شَهِدَتhave borne witness بِهاto them سُوَرُthe chapters of القُرآنِthe Qur’an مُرَتَّلَهْrecited in measured cadence
شَهِدَت بِها سُوَرُ القُرآنِ مُرَتَّلَهْ
There, then, I shall unfold some of your praises, which
The Qur’an’s chapters, recited in measured cadence, have attested.
وَأُجيلand I turn عَينيmy eye فيupon علائكyour eminence ناظِراًgazing
وَأُجيل عَيني في علائك ناظِراً
فأَخِيطُso I stitch منهfrom it علىonto الثَّناpraise ماwhat فَصَّلَهْcut it to shape
فأَخِيطُ منه على الثَّنا ما فَصَّلَهْ
And I turn my eye, gazing upon your eminence,
So from it I stitch into praise what it has cut to shape.
ياO اِبْنَson of النّبيِّthe Prophet وتلكand that أشْرَفُthe noblest رُتْبَةٍrank
يا اِبْنَ النّبيِّ وتلك أشْرَفُ رُتْبَةٍ
كانَتwas مِنَfrom اللَّهGod المُهَيْمِنِthe All-Watchful مُنَزَّلَهْsent down
كانَت مِنَ اللَّه المُهَيْمِنِ مُنَزَّلَهْ
O son of the Prophet—and that is the noblest rank,
Which was sent down from God, the All-Watchful.
إنّindeed المدايحthe tributes فيin ثناكyour praise وإنْand even if أَتَتْthey attain
إنّ المدايح في ثناك وإنْ أَتَتْ
غاياتهاtheir utmost bounds وفْقاًfittingly أراهاI deem them مُجَمَّلَهْsummarized
غاياتها وفْقاً أراها مُجَمَّلَهْ
Indeed, even if the tributes in your praise attain
Their utmost bounds in fitting measure, I deem them mere summaries.
Sol 6.1