مُوَفَّقٌguided aright لِسبيلِto the path of الرُشدِright guidance مُتَّبِعٌfollowing
مُوَفَّقٌ لِسبيلِ الرُشدِ مُتَّبِعٌ
يَزينُهُadorns him كُلُّall ماthat which يُؤتىis undertaken وَيَجتَنِبُand he shuns
يَزينُهُ كُلُّ ما يُؤتى وَيَجتَنِبُ
Guided to the path of rectitude, he follows it;
Guided on the path of righteousness, a follower,
All he undertakes and all he shuns adorn him.
Adorned by all the virtues he attains and evils he avoids.
تَسموrise العُيونُthe eyes إِلَيهِtoward him كُلَّماwhenever اِنفَرَجَتparted
تَسمو العُيونُ إِلَيهِ كُلَّما اِنفَرَجَت
لِلناسِfor the people عَنaway from وَجهِهِhis face الأَبوابُthe doors وَالحُجُبُand the veils
لِلناسِ عَن وَجهِهِ الأَبوابُ وَالحُجُبُ
Eyes lift toward him whenever there is a parting
Eyes look up to him whenever doors and veils are opened
Of doors and veils, revealing his face to the people.
For people from his luminous face and noble brow.
لَهُhe has خَلائِقُcharacter traits بيضٌwhite; pure لاnot يُغَيِّرُهاalters them
لَهُ خَلائِقُ بيضٌ لا يُغَيِّرُها
صَرفُvicissitudes of الزَمانِtime كَماjust as لاnot يَصدَأُrusts الذَهَبُgold
صَرفُ الزَمانِ كَما لا يَصدَأُ الذَهَبُ
He has virtues, pure white, that are not altered
He has pure morals time does not change,
By time’s vicissitudes, just as gold does not rust.
As gold does not tarnish no matter how time may range.
Sol 6.1