لِلَّهِto God (expressing admiration) مَلّاحُكَyour sailor اللَبيبُthe discerning one وَقَدand indeed
لِلَّهِ مَلّاحُكَ اللَبيبُ وَقَد
أَبدىshown لَناto us مِنamong فِعالِهِhis deeds حَسَناsomething fine
أَبدى لَنا مِن فِعالِهِ حَسَنا
How admirable is your discerning sailor, who has
Your wise course is God's, made manifest
shown us something fine among his deeds:
In your fair deeds we clearly trace His hand
قَدindeed حَمَلَcarried البَحرَthe sea فيin سَفينَتِهِhis ship
قَد حَمَلَ البَحرَ في سَفينَتِهِ
وَعادَةُand the custom of البَحرِthe sea يَحمِلُit carries السُفُناthe ships
وَعادَةُ البَحرِ يَحمِلُ السُفُنا
he has carried the sea in his ship,
You launched your ship upon the boundless main
though the sea's custom is to carry ships.
Yet by the law of nature ships bear men
Sol 6.1