لَماwhen بَدَتappeared أَنوارُlights طَلعةcountenance مُقبلٍMuqbil
لَما بَدَت أَنوارُ طَلعة مُقبلٍ
بِسَماءin the sky تَأليفcomposition بَديعwondrous يَحمدُis praised
بِسَماء تَأليف بَديع يَحمدُ
When the lights of Muqbil's countenance appeared
When the lights of a rising dawn appeared
in the sky of a wondrous, praiseworthy composition,
In the heavens of a wondrous composition to be praised
وَبِهِand through it عَلىabove أَمثالهhis peers فيin عَصرهhis time
وَبِهِ عَلى أَمثاله في عَصره
قَدindeed فاقَhe excelled وَهوَand he is الأَلمعيّthe keen-witted one محمدُMuhammad
قَد فاقَ وَهوَ الأَلمعيّ محمدُ
and through it, above his peers in his time,
And with it among its peers in its time
he indeed excelled—he, the keen-witted Muhammad—
It surpassed while it is the most brilliant Muhammad
شرفتwere ennobled بِهِthrough it الأَسماthe names وَقالَتand said أَرخواrecord the date
شرفت بِهِ الأَسما وَقالَت أَرخوا
تَرتيبordering أَلقابيmy titles سنيٌّsplendid أَوحَدُpeerless
تَرتيب أَلقابي سنيٌّ أَوحَدُ
names were ennobled through it and said, 'Record the date:
The heavens were honored by it and said record
The ordering of my titles is splendid and peerless.'
The order of my titles, unique and masterful
Sol 6.1