إِنّاindeed we لأَهلُsurely people of تُقىًpiety وَأَهلُand people of عَفافِchastity
إِنّا لأَهلُ تُقىً وَأَهلُ عَفافِ
وَجَلالَةٍand majesty جَلَّتwas exalted عَنِbeyond الأَوصافِdescriptions
وَجَلالَةٍ جَلَّت عَنِ الأَوصافِ
Indeed, we are people of piety and chastity,
We are the people of piety and chastity,
And of a majesty beyond description.
Of majesty transcending all description.
قَومٌa people عَلَتrose عَلَياؤُهُمtheir eminence بِمُحَمَّدٍthrough Muhammad
قَومٌ عَلَت عَلَياؤُهُم بِمُحَمَّدٍ
وَأَنافَand soared مَجدُهُمtheir glory بِعَبدِthrough Abd مَنافِManaf
وَأَنافَ مَجدُهُم بِعَبدِ مَنافِ
A people whose eminence rose through Muhammad,
Our nobility was exalted by Muhammad,
And whose glory soared through Abd Manaf;
Our glory dignified by the servant of Manaf.
مِنof كُلِّevery مَنone who تَمَسّىcomes to evening سَماءُthe sky of حَبائِهِhis bounty
مِن كُلِّ مَن تَمَسّى سَماءُ حَبائِهِ
مَحفوفَةًencircled بِكَواكِبِby the stars of الأَضيافِthe guests
مَحفوفَةً بِكَواكِبِ الأَضيافِ
Of every man whose sky of bounty comes to evening
Of all who cling to the heavens of his love,
Encircled by the stars of guests.
Surrounded by the stars of hospitality.
لَمnot يَجرِrun قَطever إِلَيكَto you مِنfrom أَلفاظِهِhis words
لَم يَجرِ قَط إِلَيكَ مِن أَلفاظِهِ
إِلّاexcept أَغَرُّwhite-blazed مُحَجَّلُwhite-stockinged الأَطرافِthe limbs
إِلّا أَغَرُّ مُحَجَّلُ الأَطرافِ
No word of his has ever run to you
No word of his was ever carried to you
Except one white-blazed, with white-stockinged limbs.
Except the sweetest and most eloquent speech.
Sol 6.1