فَخْرُpride الرَّصَانَةِdignity وَالكَمَالِand perfection
فَخْرُ الرَّصَانَةِ وَالكَمَالِ
كَالشَّمْسِlike the sun فِيin أُفُقِthe horizon الجَلاَلِmajesty
كَالشَّمْسِ فِي أُفُقِ الجَلاَلِ
The pride of dignity and perfection,
The pride of grace and perfection
Like the sun on the horizon of majesty.
Like the sun on the horizon of majesty
أَنْوَارُهَاher rays تُهدِيguide وَعَنْهَاand away from her
أَنْوَارُهَا تُهدِي وَعَنْهَا
الطَّرْفُthe gaze يَرْجَعُreturns فِيin كِلاَلِweariness
الطَّرْفُ يَرْجَعُ فِي كِلاَلِ
Her rays guide, and away from her
Her light guides and from her
The gaze returns in weariness.
The gaze returns delighted
السُّحْبُthe clouds مِمَّاamong what أَنْشَأَتْshe created
السُّحْبُ مِمَّا أَنْشَأَتْ
فَضَلاًin bounty وَأَجْرَتْand she made flow بِالنَّوَالِwith gifts
فَضَلاً وَأَجْرَتْ بِالنَّوَالِ
The clouds are among what she created
The clouds from her bounty
In bounty, and set flowing with gifts.
Bestowed favor and poured blessings
وَالرَّوْضُand the garden مِنْfrom نَسْجِthe weaving of النَّوَىseeds
وَالرَّوْضُ مِنْ نَسْجِ النَّوَى
وَالنورُand light لِلْبرْدِfor the robes الغَوَالِيprecious
وَالنورُ لِلْبرْدِ الغَوَالِي
And the garden is woven from seeds
The meadow woven from purpose
And light into precious robes.
And light for the biting cold
يَاO مَنْone who جَرَتْflowed مِنْfrom نَبْعَتَيْهَاher two springs
يَا مَنْ جَرَتْ مِنْ نَبْعَتَيْهَا
الأريحِيَّةُgenerosity وَالمَعَالِيand noble virtues
الأريحِيَّةُ وَالمَعَالِي
O one from whose two springs
O you from whom flowed
Generosity and noble virtues have flowed,
Virtue and loftiest morals
وَبِنُبلِهَاand through her nobility وَمَكارِمand virtues of الأَخْلاَقِcharacter
وَبِنُبلِهَا وَمَكارِم الأَخْلاَقِ
جَلَّتْshe has risen عَنْbeyond مثَالِan equal
جَلَّتْ عَنْ مثَالِ
And who, through her nobility and virtues of character,
With your nobility and excellent character
Has risen beyond compare.
You surpassed all examples
رَمَضَانَRamadan أَقْبَلُhas arrived فَأْهْنَئِيso rejoice
رَمَضَانَ أَقْبَلُ فَأْهْنَئِي
يَاO خَيْرَbest رَبَّاتِmistresses of الحِجَالِcurtained chambers
يَا خَيْرَ رَبَّاتِ الحِجَالِ
Ramadan has arrived, so rejoice,
Ramadan has come, so I congratulate
O best of the ladies of curtained chambers!
You, best of veiled ladies
سَاعَاتُهُits hours وَنَدَىand the dew of يَدَيْكِyour two hands
سَاعَاتُهُ وَنَدَى يَدَيْكِ
مُسَلْسَلاَتٌlinked in chains بِاتصَالِwithout interruption
مُسَلْسَلاَتٌ بِاتصَالِ
Its hours and the dew of your hands
Its hours and the dew of your hands
Are linked in unbroken succession.
Are chains in succession
كَمْhow many مِنَّةٍa favor فِيهِin it كَفِلْتِyou sustained بِهَاthrough it
كَمْ مِنَّةٍ فِيهِ كَفِلْتِ بِهَا
الضَّعافَthe weak مِنَamong العِيَالِdependents
الضَّعافَ مِنَ العِيَالِ
With how many favors during it have you sustained
How much care you shouldered
The weak among dependents!
For the weak of dependents
كَمْhow often أَعْتَقَتْhas freed نُعْماكِyour bounty مِنْfrom
كَمْ أَعْتَقَتْ نُعْماكِ مِنْ
رَقِّbondage الهَوَانِhumiliation رَقِيقَslender حَالِmeans
رَقِّ الهَوَانِ رَقِيقَ حَالِ
How often has your bounty freed from
How many your boons freed
The bondage of humiliation one of meager means!
From the abasement of dire states
كَمْhow many سَاهِرٍone who keeps vigil يَدْعُوprays لَكِfor you
كَمْ سَاهِرٍ يَدْعُو لَكِ
الرِّحْمَنَthe All-Merciful فِيon تِلْكَthose اللَّيَالِيnights
الرِّحْمَنَ فِي تِلْكَ اللَّيَالِي
How many a wakeful soul prays for you
How many worshippers pray for you
To the All-Merciful on those nights!
To the Merciful in those nights
دُومِيremain ever رَعَاكmay He watch over you اللهُGod فِيin
دُومِي رَعَاك اللهُ فِي
بَحْبُوحَةٍprosperity وَصَفَاءِand serenity of بَالِmind
بَحْبُوحَةٍ وَصَفَاءِ بَالِ
May you ever remain—may God watch over you—in
May God always protect you
Prosperity and peace of mind.
In serenity and purity of mind
Sol 6.1