قَدindeed بَداappeared لَمَّاwhen بَداappeared
قَد بَدا لَمَّا بَدا
خيرُbest عَصرٍage شَهِداwitnessed
خيرُ عَصرٍ شَهِدا
When he appeared, there dawned
There appeared, when he appeared,
the finest age ever witnessed:
The finest age ever witnessed:
عصرُage نورٍlight وهُدىand guidance
عصرُ نورٍ وهُدى
عَصرُage مولاناour lord محمدMuhammad
عَصرُ مولانا محمد
an age of light and guidance,
An age of light and guidance,
the age of our lord Muhammad.
The age of our lord Muhammad.
مَنthe one who بهthrough him عَصرُهhis age باهىvied in glory
مَن به عَصرُه باهى
كلَّevery عَصرٍage وتَنَاهىand reached its utmost
كلَّ عَصرٍ وتَنَاهى
Through him, his age proudly rivaled
He through whom his age vied in glory
every age and rose supreme
With every age, and reached its utmost
فيin العُلاeminence قَدراًin stature وجَاهاand prestige
في العُلا قَدراً وجَاها
ومَزَاياand virtues وتَنَاهىand reached its utmost
ومَزَايا وتَنَاهى
in glory, rank, and prestige,
In eminence, stature, and prestige,
in virtues too—reaching the utmost.
And virtues; and to its height rose
بهجةُsplendor المَلكِthe king المُفَدَىthe one held dear
بهجةُ المَلكِ المُفَدَى
فَضلُهhis merit جاوزَexceeded عَدَّاin number
فَضلُه جاوزَ عَدَّا
The splendor of the cherished king—
The splendor of the cherished king.
his bounty outnumbered
His merits exceeded in number
أنجمَstars الكَونِthe universe وَهذاand this
أنجمَ الكَونِ وَهذا
رُكنُa pillar جهلٍignorance قدindeed تَمَدَّدspread
رُكنُ جهلٍ قد تَمَدَّد
the stars of the cosmos; and this
The stars of the universe; and this
pillar of ignorance now stood imperiled.
Is a pillar of ignorance that has spread.
شَرُفَتwere honorable منهfrom him السَّجاياthe dispositions
شَرُفَت منه السَّجايا
كَرُمتwere noble منهfrom him المَزاياthe virtues
كَرُمت منه المَزايا
Noble were his traits of character,
Honorable were his dispositions;
generous were his virtues,
Noble were his virtues;
صَلُحَتwere upright منهfrom him النَّواياthe intentions
صَلُحَت منه النَّوايا
وتَسامىand grew lofty منهfrom him مَقصَدa purpose
وتَسامى منه مَقصَد
upright were his intentions,
Upright were his intentions;
and exalted was his purpose.
And lofty grew his purpose.
مُخلصٌdevoted للشَّعبشto the people (apparent typo) قَلبَاat heart
مُخلصٌ للشَّعبش قَلبَا
كُلَّمَاwhenever ناداهُcalled him لَبَّىanswered the call
كُلَّمَا ناداهُ لَبَّى
Devoted at heart to the people,
Devoted to the people at heart,
whenever they called him, he answered,
Whenever they called him, he answered,
وعلىand beyond قَصدِهtheir aim أربىwent further
وعلى قَصدِه أربى
نِعمَexcellent is مولاناour lord المُؤَيَّدthe upheld one
نِعمَ مولانا المُؤَيَّد
and surpassed the goal he sought.
And went beyond what they sought.
Excellent indeed is our divinely aided lord!
How excellent is our lord, the one upheld!
مَلِكٌa king فاوحَvied in fragrance ذِكرَاin renown
مَلِكٌ فاوحَ ذِكرَا
عَنبَراًambergris عَرفاًin scent ونَشراand fragrance
عَنبَراً عَرفاً ونَشرا
A king whose renown breathed perfume,
A king whose renown vied with
like ambergris—fragrant, spreading far.
Ambergris in scent and fragrance.
فليَعِشso may he live لِلنَّاسِfor the people ذُخراas a treasure
فليَعِش لِلنَّاسِ ذُخرا
مَلِكُking العَصرِthe age مُحَمَّدMuhammad
مَلِكُ العَصرِ مُحَمَّد
Long may he live, a treasure for the people—
So may he live as a treasure for the people,
Muhammad, king of the age.
The king of the age, Muhammad.
Sol 6.1