لقدindeed وافتarrived اليناto us منfrom حماكمyour domain
لقد وافت الينا من حماكم
جليلnoble الوكةa message دونwithout انفضاضِbeing opened
جليل الوكة دون انفضاضِ
Indeed, there has come to us from your domain
She has come to us from courts of justice
a noble message, still unopened.
An eminent judge without prejudice
فقمتso I rose لهاfor her علىon الاقدامthe feet شوقاًin longing
فقمت لها على الاقدام شوقاً
لماfor what تبديهshe reveals it منof حسنbeauty التراضيmutual accord
لما تبديه من حسن التراضي
So I rose to my feet for her in longing,
So I stood up for her eagerly
for the beauty of the mutual accord she reveals.
For the fairness she displays
ولمَّاand when افترَّparted in a smile مبسمهاher mouth وفاهتand she spoke
ولمَّا افترَّ مبسمها وفاهت
باهداءby offering السلامpeace بلاwithout انقباضِreserve
باهداء السلام بلا انقباضِ
And when her mouth parted in a smile and she spoke,
And when her smile shone through and she came
offering greetings of peace without reserve,
With greetings of peace without reservation
فرحتso I set about مقبّلkissing الارضينthe lands شكراًin gratitude
فرحت مقبّل الارضين شكراً
لحسنfor the graciousness of سماحكمyour pardon عنof كلall ماضيwhat is past
لحسن سماحكم عن كل ماضي
I set about kissing the earth in gratitude
I was overjoyed, kissing the ground in thanks
for your gracious pardon of all that is past.
For your kind forgiveness of all the past
فمثلكمso one like you يحقُّmay rightly انto يسمَّىbe called
فمثلكم يحقُّ ان يسمَّى
مسيحياًa Christian وذاكand that بلاwithout اعتراضِobjection
مسيحياً وذاك بلا اعتراضِ
So one such as you may rightly be called
The likes of you deserve to be called
a Christian—and that without objection—
Christian, that is beyond doubt
وممدوحاًand praised ومحمودand commended الثناpraise منby
وممدوحاً ومحمود الثنا من
جميعall الناسpeople فيin كلّevery الأراضيland
جميع الناس في كلّ الأراضي
and praised, and spoken of with acclaim by
And praised and lauded by all
all people in every land.
People in all lands
Sol 6.1