قدindeed عادhas returned بدرُthe full moon الدجىof night إلىto فلَكِهْhis orbit
قد عاد بدرُ الدجى إلى فلَكِهْ
يغسِلُhe washes وجهَthe face الظلامof darkness عنfree of حَلَكِهْits blackness
يغسِلُ وجهَ الظلام عن حَلَكِهْ
Indeed, the full moon of night has returned to his orbit,
washing the face of darkness clean of its blackness.
سَرَىhe journeyed by night وأفراسُهand his horses مطالعُهُhis places of rising
سَرَى وأفراسُه مطالعُهُ
ونَقعهُنَّand their dust المُثارُstirred up منfrom حُبُكِهْits interwoven paths
ونَقعهُنَّ المُثارُ من حُبُكِهْ
He journeyed by night, his horses his places of rising,
and their stirred-up dust came from its interwoven paths.
فاقتَنصَso he captured المجدَglory فوقupon عاتِقهِhis shoulder
فاقتَنصَ المجدَ فوق عاتِقهِ
واستأسرand took captive المكرماتِnoble deeds فيin شَرَكِهْhis snare
واستأسر المكرماتِ في شَرَكِهْ
So he captured glory upon his shoulder,
and took noble deeds captive in his snare.
أهدىَsent as a gift بهthrough him الفضلَexcellence والسماحةَand generosity والand the
أهدىَ به الفضلَ والسماحةَ وال
عزمَresolve إمامُthe Imam الهدَىof guidance إلىto مَلِكهْhis king
عزمَ إمامُ الهدَى إلى مَلِكهْ
Through him were sent as gifts excellence, generosity, and
resolve, by the Imam of Guidance to his king.
Sol 6.1