أَخاO man of الفَضلِexcellence فيin إِتقانِهِperfecting it لَنwill not تشاركاyou be rivaled
أَخا الفَضلِ في إِتقانِهِ لَن تشاركا
أَبىhas refused اللَّهGod فيهِin it أَنthat تَكونyou be مشارِكاsharing with another
أَبى اللَّه فيهِ أَن تَكون مشارِكا
O man of excellence, none shall rival you in perfecting it.
God has willed that you should have no peer in it.
بِحُسنِin the beauty of كَمالٍperfection فيكَin you جَلَّis sublime جَمالهits beauty
بِحُسنِ كَمالٍ فيكَ جَلَّ جَماله
وَلُطفِand gentleness of طِباعdispositions ذَلكthat الحُسنِbeauty ذالكاapparently, 'this is yours'
وَلُطفِ طِباع ذَلك الحُسنِ ذالكا
In the beauty of your perfection, whose splendor is sublime,
And gentleness of nature—that beauty is yours [uncertain reading].
بِحُلّةin a robe of آدابٍrefined manners بِثَوبٍin a garment مِنَof التّقىpiety
بِحُلّة آدابٍ بِثَوبٍ مِنَ التّقى
وَمِنكand from you لَهُfor it الإِخلاصُsincerity قَدindeed كانَhas been حايِكاa weaver
وَمِنك لَهُ الإِخلاصُ قَد كانَ حايِكا
In a robe of refinement, in a garment of piety,
And your own sincerity has been its weaver.
أَقمتَyou upheld أَخاO man of العِرفانِknowledge سُنَّةَthe tradition of أحمدٍAhmad
أَقمتَ أَخا العِرفانِ سُنَّةَ أحمدٍ
بِعقدِthrough the contracting of نِكاحٍa marriage كانَwas أَقصىthe utmost مَرامكاyour desire
بِعقدِ نِكاحٍ كانَ أَقصى مَرامكا
You have upheld, O man of knowledge, Ahmad’s tradition,
Through a marriage contract that was your highest desire.
بِساعَةِin an hour of يُمنٍblessing عِندَat أَسعدِthe most auspicious طالِعٍascendant
بِساعَةِ يُمنٍ عِندَ أَسعدِ طالِعٍ
بِمَطلعِat the rising of سَعدٍgood fortune كانَtook place عقدُthe contracting of نِكاحكاyour marriage
بِمَطلعِ سَعدٍ كانَ عقدُ نِكاحكا
In an hour of blessing, under the most auspicious ascendant,
At the rising of good fortune, your marriage was contracted.
تَرىyou will see الخَيرَgoodness فيهِin it وَالسرورَand joy مَعَwith الهَناhappiness
تَرى الخَيرَ فيهِ وَالسرورَ مَعَ الهَنا
وَفيهِand in it لَكَfor you المَولىthe Lord تَباركَblessed is He بارَكاhas blessed
وَفيهِ لَكَ المَولى تَباركَ بارَكا
You will find goodness in it, and joy together with happiness,
And in it the Lord—blessed is He—has blessed you.
نِكاحٌa marriage لَهfor it التّوفيقُsuccess دامَmay it remain مُصاحِباًa companion
نِكاحٌ لَه التّوفيقُ دامَ مُصاحِباً
وَلليُمنِand of blessing حاوٍfull مَعwith عِمارةِthe flourishing of دارِكاyour home
وَلليُمنِ حاوٍ مَع عِمارةِ دارِكا
A marriage—may success remain its companion—
And full of blessing, with your home flourishing,
وَلِلسّعدِand of good fortune إِذas أَرَّختI marked its date حاوٍfull بدرّةwith a pearl
وَلِلسّعدِ إِذ أَرَّخت حاوٍ بدرّة
وَلاand may ... not زالَit cease to be مَيموناًauspicious عَليكَfor you مُباركاblessed
وَلا زالَ مَيموناً عَليكَ مُباركا
And full of good fortune, as I marked its date with a pearl:
And may it ever be auspicious and blessed for you.
تَهنَّأenjoy بِهin it خدنO companion of المَكارِمِnoble virtues والعُلىand eminence
تَهنَّأ بِه خدن المَكارِمِ والعُلى
قَريرَcontented in عُيونٍeyes مَعwith مَسرّةِthe happiness of بالكاyour mind
قَريرَ عُيونٍ مَع مَسرّةِ بالكا
Enjoy it, O companion of noble virtues and eminence,
With contented eyes and happiness of mind.
وَدُمand remain فيin حِفاظthe protection of اللَّهGod تَخلوyou are free مِنَfrom الرّدىruin
وَدُم في حِفاظ اللَّه تَخلو مِنَ الرّدى
وَلاand may ... not زِلتَyou cease to be بِالأَلطافِby gracious favors منهُfrom Him مداركاovertaken
وَلا زِلتَ بِالأَلطافِ منهُ مداركا
And remain in God’s protection, free from ruin,
And may His gracious favors ever reach you,
بِأَرغَدِwith the most comfortable عَيشٍlife فيin سُرورjoy مُؤبّدeverlasting
بِأَرغَدِ عَيشٍ في سُرور مُؤبّد
وَبِالسّترand with protection فيin الدارَينboth worlds مَعwith عزِّthe exaltation of شَأنكاyour standing
وَبِالسّتر في الدارَين مَع عزِّ شَأنكا
With a life of greatest ease, in everlasting joy,
And with protection in both worlds and your standing exalted,
مَدىthroughout الدّهرِall time ماas long as قَدindeed لاحَshines فيin الدّهرِtime كَوكبٌa star
مَدى الدّهرِ ما قَد لاحَ في الدّهرِ كَوكبٌ
وَماand as long as البَرقُlightning جنحَin the darkness of اللَّيلِnight أَومَضَflashes ضاحِكاlaughing
وَما البَرقُ جنحَ اللَّيلِ أَومَضَ ضاحِكا
For all time, as long as a star shines through the ages,
And as long as lightning flashes, laughing, in the darkness of night,
وَماand as long as الفَتحal-Fath فَتحFath اللَّهِAllah قالَsays مُهنئاًoffering congratulations
وَما الفَتح فَتح اللَّهِ قالَ مُهنئاً
أَخاO man of الفَضلِexcellence فيin إِتقانِهِperfecting it لَنwill not تشاركاyou be rivaled
أَخا الفَضلِ في إِتقانِهِ لَن تشاركا
And as long as al-Fath, Fath Allah, says in congratulation:
O man of excellence, none shall rival you in perfecting it.
Sol 6.1