فضلتsurpassed مكارمُهhis noble deeds علىabove الأقوامِthe peoples
فضلت مكارمُه على الأقوامِ
وعلاand he rose high فحازَso he gained مكارمُthe honors الأيامِthe days
وعلا فحازَ مكارمُ الأيامِ
His noble virtues surpassed those of all peoples,
His noble deeds surpassed those of the peoples.
And he rose high, attaining the glories of the ages.
And he rose high, gaining the honors of the days.
وعَلَتهand enveloped him أبهةُthe splendor الجَلالmajesty كأنَّهas though he were
وعَلَته أبهةُ الجَلال كأنَّه
قَمرٌa moon بداappeared لكto you منfrom خِلالamid غَمامِclouds
قَمرٌ بدا لك من خِلال غَمامِ
Majestic splendor crowned him, as though he were
And the splendor of majesty enveloped him, as though he were
A moon appearing to you through a bank of cloud.
A moon appearing to you through clouds.
إنindeed الأميرَthe prince علىover البريةِcreation كلِّهاall of it
إن الأميرَ على البريةِ كلِّها
بعدَafter الخليفَةِthe caliph أحمدُAhmad بنson of هِشامِHisham
بعدَ الخليفَةِ أحمدُ بن هِشامِ
Truly, the prince over all creation,
Indeed, the prince over all creation,
After the caliph, is Ahmad ibn Hisham.
Second only to the caliph, is Ahmad ibn Hisham.
Sol 6.1