ياO قبةًa dome حولaround باريthe Maker of قبةthe dome of الفلكthe celestial sphere
يا قبةً حول باري قبة الفلك
أنتyou الهديةthe gift منfrom عبدٍa servant إلىto ملكِa king
أنت الهدية من عبدٍ إلى ملكِ
O dome around the Maker of the dome of the heavens,
O dome encircling my Creator, the dome of the heavens,
You are the gift from a servant to a king.
You are a gift from a servant to a King.
عسىmay ابنson of دبانةDabbana الشاميal-Shami (the Syrian) يوسفYusuf باbuil- (begins 'its builder')
عسى ابن دبانة الشامي يوسف با
نيها-der of it (completes 'its builder') يفوزhe gains بأجرa reward (with the preposition 'with') غيرnot منبتكcut off
نيها يفوز بأجر غير منبتك
May Yusuf ibn Dabbana al-Shami, the builder
May the Damascene, Joseph son of Ebanah,
of it, gain a reward that never ends.
Through it gain reward not diminished.
فماfor—not بناهاhe built it لتمداحٍfor praise يتيهhe boasts بهof it
فما بناها لتمداحٍ يتيه به
لكنbut لحسنfor a good ختامending غيرnot منهتكdishonored
لكن لحسن ختام غير منهتك
For he did not build it for praise to boast of,
He built it not for praise gone astray,
but for a good, unsullied end.
But for a good ending, intact.
Sol 6.1