لكyours غُرَّةٌa radiant brow ودَّlonged for الصّباحُthe morning جمالَهاits beauty
لك غُرَّةٌ ودَّ الصّباحُ جمالَها
ومحاسنٌand beauties تهوىdesire البدورthe full moons كمالَهاtheir perfection
ومحاسنٌ تهوى البدور كمالَها
Yours is a radiant brow whose beauty the morning longs for.
Your youthful beauty glows like the radiance of morn,
And beauties whose perfection the full moons desire.
Your charms make hearts yearn like flowers in bloom.
وشمائلٌand noble dispositions تحكيmirror الرياضَthe gardens خِلالُهاtheir qualities
وشمائلٌ تحكي الرياضَ خِلالُها
وأناملٌand fingers ترجوhope for الأنامmankind خِلالَهاthe gaps between them
وأناملٌ ترجو الأنام خِلالَها
And noble dispositions whose qualities mirror gardens.
Your graceful features tell of gardens verdant,
And fingers whose gaps mankind looks to with hope.
Your hands hold hopes that yearn to be fulfilled.
للمستعينfor al-Mustaʿin خلافةa caliphate نصريّةٌNasrid
للمستعين خلافة نصريّةٌ
عرفتrecognized ملوكُthe kings العالمينthe worlds جَلالَهاits majesty
عرفت ملوكُ العالمين جَلالَها
Al-Mustaʿin holds a Nasrid caliphate;
To the victorious commander goes Imperial power,
The kings of the worlds have recognized its majesty.
The rulers of the world have known his majesty.
وأناand I الذيthe one who قدindeed نالattained منكfrom you معالياًlofty honors
وأنا الذي قد نال منك معالياً
تهديyou bestow upon النجومَthe stars الزاهراتthe shining منالَهاtheir attainment
تهدي النجومَ الزاهرات منالَها
And I am the one who has gained lofty honors from you,
For me, who gained such glory from your grace,
Whose attainment you bestow upon the shining stars.
The shining stars send down their precious gifts.
تهديهyou give him ماwhat قدalready نلتهyou attained it منfrom بعضهاsome of them
تهديه ما قد نلته من بعضها
فالفخرthus glory كلُّall الفخرthe glory فيمنin whoever نالَهاattained them
فالفخر كلُّ الفخر فيمن نالَها
You give him what you have already attained from some of them;
Sending the treasures gained from some of them,
Thus glory—all glory—belongs to whoever has attained them.
For in you all glory and honor reside.
فيin كلevery يومday منكfrom you مِنَّةُa favor مُنعمٍa benefactor
في كل يوم منك مِنَّةُ مُنعمٍ
لوif طاولتit vied in height with سمُكَthe height السماheaven ماnot طالَهاit reached it
لو طاولت سمُكَ السما ما طالَها
Every day, from you comes a benefactor’s favor;
Each day you grant me gifts so generous
Were it to rival heaven’s height, that height could not reach it.
That if extended toward the sky—they would not end.
بلغتَyou fulfilled آمالَthe hopes of العبيدthe servants فبُلِّغَتْso may they be granted
بلغتَ آمالَ العبيد فبُلِّغَتْ
فيكregarding you العبيدthe servants منof البقاenduring life آمالَهاtheir hopes
فيك العبيد من البقا آمالَها
You have fulfilled the servants’ hopes; so may there be granted
You fulfilled hopes of slaves, so hopes were told,
To the servants their hopes that you may long endure.
In you the slaves find all they hope to keep.
Sol 6.1