قَدindeed كانَwas ذوpossessor of القَرنَينِthe two horns قَبليbefore me مُسلِماًa Muslim
قَد كانَ ذو القَرنَينِ قَبلي مُسلِماً
مَلِكاًa king عَلاrose high فيon الأَرضَthe earth غَيرَnot مُعَبَّدُenslaved
مَلِكاً عَلا في الأَرضَ غَيرَ مُعَبَّدُ
Indeed, Dhu al-Qarnayn was a Muslim before me,
The two-horned had been before me a Muslim
A king who rose high on earth, not enslaved.
A king who rose high in the earth unpaved
بَلَغَhe reached المَشارِقَthe places of sunrise وَالمَغارِبَand the places of sunset يَبتَغيseeking
بَلَغَ المَشارِقَ وَالمَغارِبَ يَبتَغي
أَسبابَmeans of مُلكٍdominion مِنfrom كَريمٍa noble سَيِّدِlord
أَسبابَ مُلكٍ مِن كَريمٍ سَيِّدِ
He reached the places of sunrise and sunset, seeking
He reached the east and the west seeking
The means of dominion from a noble lord.
Means of noble kingship from a generous lord
فَرَأىthen he saw مَغيبَthe setting of الشَمسِthe sun عِندَat مَآبِهاits place of return
فَرَأى مَغيبَ الشَمسِ عِندَ مَآبِها
فيin عَينِa spring ذيcontaining خُلُبٍclay وَيأطِand mire (uncertain reading) حَرمَدِblack
في عَينِ ذي خُلُبٍ وَيأطِ حَرمَدِ
Then he saw the sun's setting at its place of return,
He saw the setting of the sun in its harbor
In a spring containing clay and black mire.
In the eye of muddy darkness and bitter cold
مِنfrom قَبلِهِbefore him بَلقيسُBilqis كانَتwas عَمَّتيmy paternal aunt
مِن قَبلِهِ بَلقيسُ كانَت عَمَّتي
حَتىuntil تَقَضّىcame to an end مُلكُهاher reign بِالهُدهُدِthrough the hoopoe
حَتى تَقَضّى مُلكُها بِالهُدهُدِ
Before him, Bilqis was my paternal aunt,
Before him was Balqis who was my aunt
Until her reign ended through the hoopoe.
Until her kingdom ceased by the hoopoe
Sol 6.1