حَيِّsalute المَنازلthe dwellings وَاِنزلand alight فيin مَغانيهاtheir precincts
حَيِّ المَنازل وَاِنزل في مَغانيها
وَاِشهدand behold جَمالthe beauty المَعاليlofty honors مِنfrom مَعانيهاtheir meanings
وَاِشهد جَمال المَعالي مِن مَعانيها
Salute the dwellings and alight in their precincts.
And behold in their meanings the beauty of lofty honors.
ياO حسنbeauty دارa house بَناهاbuilt it لِلوُفودfor the guests بَنوsons of
يا حسن دار بَناها لِلوُفود بَنو
حَمادةHamada فَغَداso came to حَمديmy praise يُواليهاattend it continually
حَمادة فَغَدا حَمدي يُواليها
How lovely a house, built for guests by the sons of
Hamada! And so my praise attends it unceasingly.
أَعلىraised عليّAli مَعاليthe heights of عزّهاits glory فَغَدَتso came to
أَعلى عليّ مَعالي عزّها فَغَدَت
تَسموsoar بعزِّthrough the glory of مَعاليهhis eminence مَعاليهاits heights
تَسمو بعزِّ مَعاليه مَعاليها
Ali raised the heights of its glory, and so
Its heights came to soar through the glory of his eminence.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle بِحَمدwith praise to اللَهGod تمَّwas completed لَهُfor him
حَتّى إِذا ما بِحَمد اللَه تمَّ لَهُ
بِناؤُهاits construction وَبَدَتand appeared تَزهوto be resplendent مَبانيهاits buildings
بِناؤُها وَبَدَت تَزهو مَبانيها
When at last—praise be to God—there was completed for him
Its construction, and its buildings appeared resplendent,
فيat بابهاits gate لاحَshone سَعدgood fortune أَرخوهdate it تَلاrecited
في بابها لاحَ سَعد أَرخوه تَلا
عزٌّglory يَدومendures وَتَوفيقand success لِبانيهاfor its builder
عزٌّ يَدوم وَتَوفيق لِبانيها
At its gate good fortune shone and recited: “Date it:
Glory enduring, and success for its builder.”
Sol 6.1