قَمرٌa moon مُحيّاthe face of المجدِglory عنهfrom him مسفرُshining forth
قَمرٌ مُحيّا المجدِ عنه مسفرُ
بِاليمنِwith good fortune هلّrose as a crescent وَبِالسعادةand with happiness يبدرُwaxes full
بِاليمنِ هلّ وَبِالسعادة يبدرُ
A moon, through whom glory's face shines forth;
with good fortune he rose as a crescent, and with happiness he waxes full.
كادَتnearly مَخائلهُhis signs of promise وَقَدand already حفّتgathered بِهاaround them
كادَت مَخائلهُ وَقَد حفّت بِها
هالاتُهُhis halos تُبديهreveal him تمّاًa full moon يبهرُdazzling
هالاتُهُ تُبديه تمّاً يبهرُ
His signs of promise—already encircled by
his halos—have nearly shown him as a dazzling full moon.
للّهto God (in wonder) ماhow أَسرىnoble مطالعهُhis risings وَماand how
للّه ما أَسرى مطالعهُ وَما
أَسراهُnoble he is حيثَwhere سرىthe night travel of البدورthe full moons مقصّرُfalls short
أَسراهُ حيثَ سرى البدور مقصّرُ
By God, how noble his risings, and how
noble he is, where the full moons' nightly course falls short!
يَستَوقفُcaptivates الأبصارَthe eyes مَنظرهُhis appearance كماjust as
يَستَوقفُ الأبصارَ مَنظرهُ كما
يَستوقفُcaptivates الألبابَminds فيهwithin him المخبرُthe inner character
يَستوقفُ الألبابَ فيه المخبرُ
His appearance captivates the eyes, just as
his inner character captivates minds.
تَهنأrejoice أباO father of عبدِservant of الإلهGod بهِin him وإنand although
تَهنأ أبا عبدِ الإله بهِ وإن
عمّspread to all الهناءُjoy فإنّfor indeed حظّكyour share أوفرُgreater
عمّ الهناءُ فإنّ حظّك أوفرُ
Rejoice in him, Abu Abd al-Ilah; though
joy embraces all, your share is greater.
فَبِمثلهِso in one like him فَليفرحِthen let rejoice الآباءُfathers إذsince
فَبِمثلهِ فَليفرحِ الآباءُ إذ
بَهَرتdazzled مَحاسنهُhis virtues وطابand was noble العنصرُthe stock
بَهَرت مَحاسنهُ وطاب العنصرُ
So let fathers rejoice in one like him, for
his virtues dazzle and his stock is noble.
سَيشيدُhe will raise بُنيانَthe edifice of المعارفِlearning مثلlike ماthat which
سَيشيدُ بُنيانَ المعارفِ مثل ما
قَدalready شادهُbuilt it الجدّthe grandfather الجليلthe venerable الأشهرُthe most renowned
قَد شادهُ الجدّ الجليل الأشهرُ
He will raise the edifice of learning, just as
his venerable, most renowned grandfather has raised it.
وَالفالُand the good omen بشّركمgave you glad tidings بقولِwith the words of مؤرّخٍa chronicler
وَالفالُ بشّركم بقولِ مؤرّخٍ
عُمرٌUmar بهِthrough him النسبُthe lineage الرياحيRiyahi يعمرُflourishes
عُمرٌ بهِ النسبُ الرياحي يعمرُ
And a good omen gave you glad tidings in a chronicler's words:
Umar—through him the Riyahi lineage flourishes.
Sol 6.1