صُبحdawn أَفراحjoys المَلاthe people قَدindeed أَسفَراhas broken forth
صُبح أَفراح المَلا قَد أَسفَرا
يَتَباهىglories بِالطِرازin the embroidery المعلَمِrichly patterned
يَتَباهى بِالطِراز المعلَمِ
The dawn of the people's joys has broken;
The morning of the Master's joys has dawned
It glories in richly patterned embroidery,
Boasting with splendid wonders
طاوِياًfolding away ظُلمةdarkness أَكدارsorrows الوَرىhumankind
طاوِياً ظُلمة أَكدار الوَرى
ناشِراًunfurling فيin الشَرقِthe East أَبهىmost splendid عَلَمِbanner
ناشِراً في الشَرقِ أَبهى عَلَمِ
Folding away the darkness of humankind's sorrows,
Unfolding the gloom of the world's miseries
Unfurling in the East the most splendid banner.
Raising in the East the most beautiful flag
ياO هزارnightingale الأُنسdelight فيin رَوضgarden الصَفاserenity
يا هزار الأُنس في رَوض الصَفا
طِبتَyou are glad نَفساًin spirit مِنas a صدوحmelodious singer مُطربِenchanting
طِبتَ نَفساً مِن صدوح مُطربِ
O nightingale of delight in serenity's garden,
O, delights of intimacy in the meadow of purity
Your soul is glad, enchanting songster that you are.
A soul satisfied from a pleasing spring
شنّفِadorn with earrings السَمعthe ear وَزِدنيand increase me شَغفاpassion
شنّفِ السَمع وَزِدني شَغفا
وَصلand bind الودَّaffection بِأَقوىwith the strongest سَبَبِbond
وَصل الودَّ بِأَقوى سَبَبِ
Adorn the ear, and heighten my passion,
Captivate my hearing and increase my passion
And bind affection with the strongest bond.
And join affection with the strongest bond
لَيسَit is not تَكليفاًan imposition وَلَكنbut rather كلفاpassionate love
لَيسَ تَكليفاً وَلَكن كلفا
بِكَfor you إِعجابيmy admiration نَماhas grown أَوor عجبيmy wonder
بِكَ إِعجابي نَما أَو عجبي
It is no imposition, but passionate love;
It is not an obligation but my admiration grew
My admiration for you has grown—or my wonder.
Or my wonder at you
قُمتyou rose فَوقabove الأَيكthe grove تَتلوreciting سُوَراchapters
قُمت فَوق الأَيك تَتلو سُوَرا
محكماتperfectly wrought مِنfrom بَديعwondrous الحكمِwise sayings
محكمات مِن بَديع الحكمِ
You rose above the grove, reciting chapters,
You stood atop the minbar reciting chapters
Perfectly wrought from wondrous wisdom.
Precise verses of the most eloquent wisdom
أَوَand is there? لِلطَيرfor the birds نَبيّa prophet ياO تُرىone wonders
أَوَ لِلطَير نَبيّ يا تُرى
صَدرissued الوَحيrevelation لَهُto him عَنfrom مُلهمِan inspirer
صَدر الوَحي لَهُ عَن مُلهمِ
And do the birds have a prophet, I wonder,
Or is there a prophet for the birds, I wonder
To whom revelation has come from an inspirer?
Revelation flows to him from an Inspirer
ياO لَهاfor it مِنof لَيلةٍa night فيهاwithin it المُنىwishes
يا لَها مِن لَيلةٍ فيها المُنى
وَالهَناand bliss يَزهوglows بِنورwith a light ساطعِradiant
وَالهَنا يَزهو بِنور ساطعِ
Oh, what a night, filled with wishes,
O what a night wherein wishes are attained
And bliss glows with a radiant light!
And our bliss blossoms with radiant light
لَيلةthe Night القَدرof Decree الَّتيwhich قالَتsaid لَناto us
لَيلة القَدر الَّتي قالَت لَنا
إِنّindeed ذاthis صُبحيmy dawn السَعيدhappy الطالعِrising
إِنّ ذا صُبحي السَعيد الطالعِ
The Night of Decree, which said to us:
The Night of Power which told us
Indeed, this is my happy, rising dawn,
“I am the happy brilliant dawn”
باهرdazzling الطَلعةappearance وَضّاحُbrilliant السَناradiance
باهر الطَلعة وَضّاحُ السَنا
وَصفهhis description قُرَّةdelight عَينeye السامعِthe listener
وَصفه قُرَّة عَين السامعِ
Dazzling in appearance, brilliant in radiance;
Dazzling rising and brightening splendor
His description is a delight to the listener's eye.
Its beauty delights the hearer’s eye
قُلsay لِمَنto whoever ناظرهhis gaze أَطرَقlowered كرىslumber
قُل لِمَن ناظره أَطرَق كرى
لستyou are not مِنهُcompared with him نُقطةa dot مِنfrom قَلَمِa pen
لست مِنهُ نُقطة مِن قَلَمِ
Say to one whose gaze slumber has lowered:
Tell whoever’s sight dimmed when viewing it
Compared with him, you are not even a dot from a pen.
“I am no drop of ink from his pen”
وَالَّذيand that which بَينَbetween الثريّاthe Pleiades وَالثَرىand the earth
وَالَّذي بَينَ الثريّا وَالثَرى
لَيسَis not بِالمَجهولunknown بَينَamong الأُممِthe nations
لَيسَ بِالمَجهول بَينَ الأُممِ
And the gulf between the Pleiades and the earth
And He who created the Throne and the earth
Is not unknown among the nations.
Is not unknown amongst the nations
مُفردpeerless سادexcelled عَلىover أَهلpeople of النُهىunderstanding
مُفرد ساد عَلى أَهل النُهى
بِسَجاياthrough virtues عدُّهاtheir number لَمnot يُحصرِbe reckoned
بِسَجايا عدُّها لَم يُحصرِ
Peerless, he surpassed the wise
A singular one who excelled over the prohibited
Through virtues whose number could not be reckoned.
His qualities beyond enumeration
وَسَرىand he journeyed by night مُرتَقياًascending فَوقَabove السُهاSuha
وَسَرى مُرتَقياً فَوقَ السُها
فَاِحتَوىso acquired الفَخرglory بِهِthrough him كُلevery سَريnobleman
فَاِحتَوى الفَخر بِهِ كُل سَري
And he journeyed by night, ascending above Suha,
And he ascended above the celestial spheres
So every nobleman gained glory through him.
So excellence contained in him every honor
زادَهُincreased him اللَهGod جَمالاًbeauty وَبهاand splendor
زادَهُ اللَه جَمالاً وَبها
فَوقَbeyond ماwhat يبلغreaches حَدّlimit النَظَرِsight
فَوقَ ما يبلغ حَدّ النَظَرِ
God increased his beauty and splendor
May God increase his beauty and brilliance
Beyond the furthest reach of sight.
Beyond the extent of eyesight
لَستُI do not أَدريknow مَلكاًan angel أَمor بَشَراa mortal
لَستُ أَدري مَلكاً أَم بَشَرا
كانَhe was فيin عُنصرهhis essence مِنfrom قِدَمِantiquity
كانَ في عُنصره مِن قِدَمِ
I do not know whether an angel or a mortal
I know not, is he angel or mortal
He was, in his essence, from the beginning.
That was created from his essence of old
لَيسَit is not بدعاًa wonder فَهوَfor he is شَمسthe sun الوزراthe viziers
لَيسَ بدعاً فَهوَ شَمس الوزرا
إنindeed ساميSami (lofty) المَجدglory ساميlofty القدَمِstanding
إن سامي المَجد سامي القدَمِ
It is no wonder, for he is the sun of the viziers;
It is no innovation, he is the sun of ministry
Indeed, Sami, lofty in glory, is lofty in standing.
If the lofty glory is the lofty lineage
Sol 6.1