منfrom الغربthe West وافىarrived كوكبthe star of الشرقthe East عنafter قربِa short while
من الغرب وافى كوكب الشرق عن قربِ
خلافاًcontrary لماto what اعتدناهُwe are accustomed to it منof مضطلعthe rising of الشهبِّthe bright stars
خلافاً لما اعتدناهُ من مضطلع الشهبِّ
From the West the star of the East has lately come,
contrary to what we are used to in the rising of stars.
تجلّىhe shone forth عليناupon us كالهلالlike the crescent فَلَمso not يكنwas
تجلّى علينا كالهلال فَلَم يكن
عَجيباًstrange اذاwhen وافىhe came اليناto us منfrom الغربِthe West
عَجيباً اذا وافى الينا من الغربِ
He shone upon us like the crescent, so it was not
strange that he came to us from the West.
تَهلَّيتِrejoiced الاقطارthe lands عندupon قدومِهِhis arrival
تَهلَّيتِ الاقطار عند قدومِهِ
تهلَّلَthe rejoicing of جِسمٍa body قدindeed حظيwas blessed بِلقاwith meeting قَلبِa heart
تهلَّلَ جِسمٍ قد حظي بِلقا قَلبِ
The lands rejoiced at his arrival,
with the joy of a body blessed to meet its heart.
رَئيسٌa leader وَلكنand yet ليسdoes not يحسَبُناhe considers us سوىother than
رَئيسٌ وَلكن ليس يحسَبُنا سوى
بَنينَsons لَهُof his يُهديhe bestows لناupon us خالصَpure الحبِّlove
بَنينَ لَهُ يُهدي لنا خالصَ الحبِّ
A leader, yet he regards us as nothing but
his sons, bestowing on us pure love.
تَجَلَّتshone forth بِهِthrough him ايامُناour days الغُرُّradiant تُزدَهىare resplendent
تَجَلَّت بِهِ ايامُنا الغُرُّ تُزدَهى
وَقَدand indeed خفقَتfluttered منfrom فوقهاabove them رايةthe banner of العُجبِpride
وَقَد خفقَت من فوقها راية العُجبِ
Through him our radiant days shone in splendor,
and above them fluttered the banner of pride.
وازهرand blossomed روضُthe garden of العلمlearning فيهاin them بفضلِهِthrough his bounty
وازهر روضُ العلم فيها بفضلِهِ
فاصبحso it became يُسقىwatered صَيِّبَa downpour of الفضلbounty لاnot السُحبِclouds
فاصبح يُسقى صَيِّبَ الفضل لا السُحبِ
And in them the garden of learning bloomed through his bounty,
and came to be watered by showers of bounty, not of clouds.
نَعِمناwe delighted بِعَودٍin a return منهُfrom him نَدعوهُwe call it عندناamong us
نَعِمنا بِعَودٍ منهُ نَدعوهُ عندنا
بَعيدٍas a festival طَمَتoverflowed بُشراهُits glad tidings بالمنهَلwith the watering spring العَذبٍsweet
بَعيدٍ طَمَت بُشراهُ بالمنهَل العَذبٍ
We delighted in his return, which among us we hail
as a festival, its glad tidings overflowing with sweet waters.
اتىhe came بعدafter ماhaving طافroamed البلادthe lands كسائحٍas a traveler
اتى بعد ما طاف البلاد كسائحٍ
وَلَيسَand there was not لَهُfor him غيرother than الالهِGod منamong الصَحبِcompanions
وَلَيسَ لَهُ غير الالهِ من الصَحبِ
He came after roaming the lands as a traveler,
with none but God for company.
يدبّرhe manages احوالاًaffairs وَيَرعىand tends رعيَّةًa flock
يدبّر احوالاً وَيَرعى رعيَّةً
لراحةfor the comfort of مَربوبٍone under care وَكَسبand gaining رضىthe favor of ربِّthe Lord
لراحة مَربوبٍ وَكَسب رضى ربِّ
He manages affairs and tends a flock,
to comfort those in his care and win the Lord's favor.
تحمَّلَhe bore منof عِبءِthe burden of العَناكلَّhardship, every محمَلٍload
تحمَّلَ من عِبءِ العَناكلَّ محمَلٍ
وَداسand trod بجُهدٍwith effort كلَّevery مستوعِرٍrugged place صَعبِdifficult
وَداس بجُهدٍ كلَّ مستوعِرٍ صَعبِ
He bore every load of hardship's burden,
and with effort trod every rugged, difficult path.
وَعادand he returned اليناto us وهوand he افضلُthe best عائدٍvisitor to the sick
وَعاد الينا وهو افضلُ عائدٍ
لدآءٍfor an illness منof الاشواقlonging وافاهُhe met it بالطِبِّwith a cure
لدآءٍ من الاشواق وافاهُ بالطِبِّ
And he returned to us, the best of visitors to the sick,
bringing a cure to the sickness born of longing.
Sol 6.1