ياO بَدْرَBadr (full moon) قَدْindeed أطْلَعْتَyou caused to rise فيin فَلَكِthe celestial sphere of العُلَىeminence
يا بَدْرَ قَدْ أطْلَعْتَ في فَلَكِ العُلَى
شُهُباًshooting stars مِنَof الدُّرِّpearls النَّظِيمِfinely strung نِظامُهُits arrangement
شُهُباً مِنَ الدُّرِّ النَّظِيمِ نِظامُهُ
O Badr (full moon), you have raised in the sphere of eminence
Shooting stars whose array is of finely strung pearls.
أَوْدَعْتَyou entrusted ماwhat أَبْدَعْتَyou created طِرسَa page بلاغةٍeloquence
أَوْدَعْتَ ما أَبْدَعْتَ طِرسَ بلاغةٍ
كالزُّهْرِlike bright stars أوor كالزَّهْرِlike blossoms فُضَّwas broken open خِتامُهُits seal
كالزُّهْرِ أو كالزَّهْرِ فُضَّ خِتامُهُ
You entrusted what you created to a page of eloquence,
Like bright stars, or blossoms whose seal was broken open.
للهِto God دَرُّكَyour excellence مِنْwhat an بَلِيغٍeloquent speaker مِصْقَعٍmasterful orator
للهِ دَرُّكَ مِنْ بَلِيغٍ مِصْقَعٍ
نُشِرَتْwere unfurled عَلَىupon هَامِthe summits of العُلَىeminence أَعْلامُهُhis banners
نُشِرَتْ عَلَى هَامِ العُلَى أَعْلامُهُ
God bless you—what an eloquent, masterful orator,
Whose banners have been unfurled upon the summits of eminence!
فالفَخْرُso pride أَنْتَyou عَقيدُهُits chieftain وهُمامُهُand its champion
فالفَخْرُ أَنْتَ عَقيدُهُ وهُمامُهُ
والْمَجْدُand glory أَنْتَyou سِنانُهُits spearpoint وحُسامُهُand its keen-edged sword
والْمَجْدُ أَنْتَ سِنانُهُ وحُسامُهُ
So you are pride's chieftain and champion,
And you are glory's spearpoint and keen-edged sword.
Sol 6.1