ياO بدرَfull moon تِمٍّfullness فيin سماءthe sky of خلافةa caliphate
يا بدرَ تِمٍّ في سماء خلافة
حفَّتْencircled نجومَthe stars of السعدgood fortune هالةَُthe halo of قصرِهhis palace
حفَّتْ نجومَ السعد هالةَُ قصرِه
O full moon in the sky of the caliphate,
O full moon in the sky of the caliphate
whose palace's halo encircles the stars of good fortune!
The stars of good fortune have surrounded the halo of his palace
ألبستyou clothed عبدكَyour servant منfrom ثيابكyour garments ملبَساًa garment
ألبست عبدكَ من ثيابك ملبَساً
قدindeed قصّرتhave fallen short عنهof it مداركthe powers of شكرهhis gratitude
قد قصّرت عنه مدارك شكره
You clothed your servant in one of your own robes,
You have clothed Your servant with Your clothes
which his powers of gratitude have failed to match.
His gratitude falls short of Your favors
ورضاكand your approval عنهof him خيرُthe best of ماwhat ألبستهyou clothed him in
ورضاك عنه خيرُ ما ألبسته
فلقدfor indeed أشادspoke highly بجاههof his standing وببرْهand of his goodness
فلقد أشاد بجاهه وببرْه
And your approval of him is the finest thing you have clothed him in,
And Your pleasure with him is the best dress You have put on him
for it has indeed extolled his standing and goodness.
For he has built with his status and righteousness
ألبستنيyou clothed me أركبتنيyou gave me a mount شرّفتنيyou honored me
ألبستني أركبتني شرّفتني
أهديتنيyou bestowed on me ماwhat لاnot أقومI can manage بحصرهto enumerate it
أهديتني ما لا أقوم بحصره
You clothed me, gave me a mount, and honored me;
You have clothed me, mounted me, honored me
you bestowed on me more than I can count.
You have granted me what I cannot enumerate
نظريmy gazing بوجهكupon your face وهوand it is أجملthe fairest نَيِّرٍshining light
نظري بوجهك وهو أجمل نَيِّرٍ
يُزريputs to shame علىupon شمسthe sun of الزمانthe age وبدرهand its full moon
يُزري على شمس الزمان وبدره
My gazing upon your face—the fairest shining light,
My sight is towards Your face and it is the most beautiful of sights
which puts the age's sun and full moon to shame—
Outshining the sun of time and its full moon
أعلىloftier وأعظمand greater مِنَّةًas a favor لاno سيماequal
أعلى وأعظم مِنَّةً لا سيما
وأناand I am المنعّمthe one blessed فيin الحضورthe presence ببشرِهِby his cheerfulness
وأنا المنعّم في الحضور ببشرِهِ
is a loftier and greater favor, especially
The highest and greatest blessing, especially
as I am blessed in his presence by his cheerful welcome.
While I am the one favored in his noble presence
لاmay ... not زلتَyou cease to be مولّىa patron للملوكِto kings مؤملاًlooked to with hope
لا زلتَ مولّى للملوكِ مؤملاً
وحلاكand your graces للإسلامfor Islam مفخرthe pride of دهرِهِits age
وحلاك للإسلام مفخر دهرِهِ
May you ever remain a patron to kings, looked to with hope,
You remain the Master of kings, their hope
and may your graces be Islam's pride in its age.
And the state of Islam takes pride in his time
Sol 6.1