لئنif indeed كانis شهرmonth الصَّوْمِfasting أفضلَbest حولِهِits year
لئن كان شهر الصَّوْمِ أفضلَ حولِهِ
فَفَضْلُكthen your excellence فيamong أَبناءmembers جنسكyour kind أفْضلُgreater
فَفَضْلُك في أَبناء جنسك أفْضلُ
If the month of fasting is the finest of its year,
then your excellence among your own kind is greater still.
وإنand if تكthere is فيهin it ليلةthe Night القدرof Decree إنهاindeed it
وإن تك فيه ليلة القدر إنها
لَفِيكَsurely in you معانيهاits meanings التيwhich تُتأولare interpreted
لَفِيكَ معانيها التي تُتأول
And if it contains the Night of Decree, indeed,
its interpreted meanings surely reside in you.
وحسبُكand sufficient for you أَنّthat الصائمينthose fasting لهfor it إذاwhen
وحسبُك أَنّ الصائمين له إذا
طَوَوْاthey withheld عنكfrom you فِيهduring it النصحsincere loyalty لمnot يُتَقَبَّلواthey are accepted
طَوَوْا عنك فِيه النصح لم يُتَقَبَّلوا
And it suffices for you that those who observe its fast, when
they withhold sincere loyalty from you during it, are not accepted.
فهُنِّيتهso may you be blessed with it شهراًas a month وعُمِّرتand may you be granted long life مِثلَهits like
فهُنِّيته شهراً وعُمِّرت مِثلَه
ثمانينeighty حولاًyears تُرْتَجَىyou are hoped for وتُؤَمّلُand you are looked to with hope
ثمانين حولاً تُرْتَجَى وتُؤَمّلُ
So may you be blessed with this month, and live to see its like
for eighty years, looked to with hope and expectation.
أَنارتshone بكthrough you الأَيامthe days حتىuntil كأَنهاas though they were
أَنارت بك الأَيام حتى كأَنها
دُجىًnight-darkness أنتyou صبحa dawn فيin أَعاليهits heights مقبِلُadvancing
دُجىً أنت صبح في أَعاليه مقبِلُ
The days shone through you, until they seemed
night-darkness, with you a dawn advancing in its heights.
فلِلمجدِthus for glory منكfrom you السعيstriving فرضa duty ولِلهدىand for guidance
فلِلمجدِ منك السعي فرض ولِلهدى
وللجودand for generosity حتمbinding ماwhat تقولyou say وتفعلand you do
وللجود حتم ما تقول وتفعل
Thus, for glory, your striving is a duty; and for guidance
and generosity, what you say and do is binding.
ولوand even if لمnot نُجِدwe render well فيكabout you المديحpraise منظماًin verse
ولو لم نُجِد فيك المديح منظماً
لأغناكit would surely suffice you عنin place of ذاكthat القُرانthe Qur'an المنَزَّلُrevealed
لأغناك عن ذاك القُران المنَزَّلُ
And even if we did not render your praise well in verse,
the revealed Qur'an would spare you the need for that.
وصلّىand may He bless عليكupon you اللهGod ياO خَيْرَbest خَلقِهِHis creation
وصلّى عليك الله يا خَيْرَ خَلقِهِ
ومَنْand one who هُوhe is هَدْيٌguidance لِلأَنامِfor humankind وموئِلُand a refuge
ومَنْ هُو هَدْيٌ لِلأَنامِ وموئِلُ
And may God bless you, O best of His creation,
and you who are guidance and a refuge for humankind.
Sol 6.1