الفلكُthe ships تمخرُcleave the water والمهاريand the thoroughbred riding camels تنهجُpant
الفلكُ تمخرُ والمهاري تنهجُ
فَدَعواso leave المقامَremaining in place ونحوَand toward طيبةTaybah عرِّجواturn aside
فَدَعوا المقامَ ونحوَ طيبة عرِّجوا
The ships cleave the waters, and the thoroughbred riding camels pant.
The ships sail and the skilled sailors navigate
So cease lingering, and turn aside toward Taybah.
So they left the place and headed to the good Taibah
بَلدٌa city بهin it حلَّdwelt النبيُّthe Prophet محمّدٌMuhammad
بَلدٌ به حلَّ النبيُّ محمّدٌ
شمسُthe sun البريّةof creation نورهاits light المتوهّجُblazing
شمسُ البريّة نورها المتوهّجُ
A city where the Prophet Muhammad dwelt—
A land where the Prophet Muhammad settled
The sun of creation, its blazing light.
The sun of the wilderness, its light radiates
ياah حبّذاhow lovely وَجهٌa face لهof his بهرَdazzled الورىhumankind
يا حبّذا وَجهٌ له بهرَ الورى
حُسناًin beauty بأنواعwith forms of الجمالbeauty مدبّجُadorned
حُسناً بأنواع الجمال مدبّجُ
Ah, how lovely his face, which dazzled humankind
Oh how wonderful is the face that dazzles all creation
With beauty, adorned with varied forms of loveliness.
With beauty of all kinds of perfection decorated
وَجهٌa face مَحاerased الظلماءَthe darkness ساطعُradiant نورهits light
وَجهٌ مَحا الظلماءَ ساطعُ نوره
وَجبينهُand his brow الوضّاحshining أبلجradiant أبهجُmost delightful
وَجبينهُ الوضّاح أبلج أبهجُ
A face whose radiant light erased the darkness,
A face that erased the darkness with its shining light
And his shining brow is radiant and most delightful.
And its luminous forehead is smooth and bright
فيin عينهِhis eye حوَرٌintense contrast of black and white وفيهاand in it شكلةٌa reddish tinge
في عينهِ حوَرٌ وفيها شكلةٌ
كالسيفِlike a sword أضحىhas become بالدماءwith blood يضرّجُis stained crimson
كالسيفِ أضحى بالدماء يضرّجُ
In his eye is intense black against white, and in it a tinge of red,
In his eyes there are maidens and in them a glance
Like a sword that has become stained crimson with blood.
Like a sword covered in blood that slashes and lances
سوداءُblack بالزرقاءِin comparison with the blue eye أَزرتput to shame مقلةًan eye
سوداءُ بالزرقاءِ أَزرت مقلةً
وَالجفنُand the eyelid مثلُlike السهمthe arrow أهدبlong-lashed أدعجُintensely black
وَالجفنُ مثلُ السهم أهدب أدعجُ
His black eye has put the blue eye to shame,
Black lined with blue, eyelids blink
And his eyelid, like an arrow, is long-lashed and jet-black.
And eyelashes like arrows precise and distinct
وَبثغرهِand in his mouth شنَبٌcool sweetness يروقكَdelights you حُسنهُits beauty
وَبثغرهِ شنَبٌ يروقكَ حُسنهُ
مُتبسّمٌsmiling عنrevealing بارقٍa lightning gleam متفلّجُwith spaced teeth
مُتبسّمٌ عن بارقٍ متفلّجُ
And in his mouth is a cool sweetness whose beauty delights you,
With a mouth whose beauty captivates you
Smiling, he reveals a lightning gleam, his teeth spaced apart.
Smiling with teeth bare and white
للَّهto God (in admiration) مولىًa master بالجمالwith beauty مكلّلٌgarlanded
للَّه مولىً بالجمال مكلّلٌ
وَبكلِّand with all أنواعِforms of الكمالperfection متوّجِcrowned
وَبكلِّ أنواعِ الكمال متوّجِ
God be praised for a master garlanded with beauty,
To God a master crowned with beauty
And crowned with every form of perfection!
And with all kinds of perfection adorned
سبّاقُforemost racer غاياتthe ultimate goals of الفضائلِthe virtues فيamong الورىhumankind
سبّاقُ غايات الفضائلِ في الورى
طرّاًone and all وسابقُهمand their frontrunner لديهbeside him أعرجُlame
طرّاً وسابقُهم لديه أعرجُ
Foremost in the race to virtue's heights among humankind,
Foremost in all virtues in existence
One and all; and their foremost runner is lame beside him.
Flying while others behind him limped
أَغنىleast in need الأنامِof humankind عنof الأنامhumankind وإنّهمand indeed they
أَغنى الأنامِ عن الأنام وإنّهم
أَغناهمُthe least in need among them عنهمof them إليهof him أحوجُmost in need
أَغناهمُ عنهم إليه أحوجُ
Of all humankind, he needs humankind least; and indeed, among them,
Richer than all people yet they need him
The one who needs others least is most in need of him.
And he enriched them though needier of Him
Sol 6.1