تَحِيَّةُgreeting اللَّهِof God وَطِيبُand the sweetness of السَّلامpeace
تَحِيَّةُ اللَّهِ وَطِيبُ السَّلام
عَلَىupon رَسُولِthe Messenger of اللَّهِGod خَيرِthe best of الأَنَامhumankind
عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ خَيرِ الأَنَام
God's greeting and the sweetness of peace
be upon God's Messenger, the best of humankind;
عَلَىupon الَّذِيthe one who فَتَّحَopened wide بَابَthe gate of الهُدَىguidance
عَلَى الَّذِي فَتَّحَ بَابَ الهُدَى
وَقَالَand he said لِلنَّاسِto the people ادخُلواenter, all of you بِالسَّلامin peace
وَقَالَ لِلنَّاسِ ادخُلوا بِالسَّلام
upon him who opened wide the gate of guidance
and said to the people, 'Enter in peace.'
بَدرِfull moon of الهُدىguidance غَيمِcloud of النَّدَىbounty وَالسَدَىand beneficence
بَدرِ الهُدى غَيمِ النَّدَى وَالسَدَى
وَمَاand how far عَسَىcould أَنto يَتَنَاهَىreach a limit الكَلامspeech
وَمَا عَسَى أَن يَتَنَاهَى الكَلام
Full moon of guidance, cloud of bounty and beneficence—
and how far could words ever reach?
تَحِيَّةٌa greeting تَهزَأُmock أَنفَاسُهَاits breaths
تَحِيَّةٌ تَهزَأُ أَنفَاسُهَا
بِالمِسكِat musk لاnot أَرضَىI am content بِمِسكِwith the musk of الخِتَامthe close
بِالمِسكِ لا أَرضَى بِمِسكِ الخِتَام
A greeting whose breaths mock
musk; I am not content with musk at the close.
تَخُصُّهُsingles him out مِنِّيfrom me وَلاand does not تَنثَنِيturn away
تَخُصُّهُ مِنِّي وَلا تَنثَنِي
عَنfrom أَهلِهِhis family الصِيدِprincely السَراةِeminent الكِرَامnoble
عَن أَهلِهِ الصِيدِ السَراةِ الكِرَام
It is especially for him, from me, yet does not turn away
from his princely, eminent, noble family.
وَقَدرُهُمand their worth أرفَعُhigher لَكِنَّنِيbut I
وَقَدرُهُم أرفَعُ لَكِنَّنِي
لَمnot أُلفِI found أَعلَىloftier لَفظَةًa word مِنthan كِرَامnoble
لَم أُلفِ أَعلَى لَفظَةً مِن كِرَام
And their worth is higher still, but I
have found no loftier word than 'noble'.
Sol 6.1