بدرfull moon الكمالof perfection اليهِto him قدindeed زفَّescorted as a bride الهناjoy
بدر الكمال اليهِ قد زفَّ الهنا
شمسَthe sun الجمالof beauty ببرجin a zodiacal sign يُمنٍgood fortune اسعداmost fortunate
شمسَ الجمال ببرج يُمنٍ اسعدا
To the full moon of perfection, joy has brought as a bride
The full moon of perfection rose to him
The sun of beauty, in a most fortunate sign of good omen.
The sun of beauty with auspicious Gemini ascended
روضٌa garden نَضيرٌverdant للمكارمfor noble virtues وَالعُلىand eminence
روضٌ نَضيرٌ للمكارم وَالعُلى
لاno بدعwonder فيهِin him انthat يُحَيّهُgreet him النَدىdew; generosity
لا بدع فيهِ ان يُحَيّهُ النَدى
A verdant garden of noble virtues and eminence—
A meadow, refreshing with generosity and nobility
No wonder that dew should greet him.
Where the dew must revive its flowers
هَذاthis السَليمُSalim; the unharmed one كماas يسمىّhe is named سالماًsafe
هَذا السَليمُ كما يسمىّ سالماً
مِمّاfrom what يُحاولُattempt حاسدوهُhis enviers والعدىand the enemies
مِمّا يُحاولُ حاسدوهُ والعدى
This Salim, true to his name, is safe
This unblemished one, as his name denotes, is peaceful
From what his enviers and enemies attempt.
Despite the jealous and hostile acts against him
أَلِفَbecame familiar with الندىgenerosity بيدٍwith a hand نؤَرّخwe chronicle بَذلَهاits giving
أَلِفَ الندى بيدٍ نؤَرّخ بَذلَها
حتىّuntil لَقَدindeed أَمسىbecame قَريناًa companion للنَدىto generosity
حتىّ لَقَد أَمسى قَريناً للنَدى
He has befriended generosity with a hand whose giving we chronicle,
His generosity made him intimate with bounty
Until, indeed, he has become a companion to generosity.
That he came to be a companion of altruism
Sol 6.1