خُذtake كِتاباًa book جمعَgathered الفضلَexcellence وإنand even if
خُذ كِتاباً جمعَ الفضلَ وإن
كانَis كالنجمِlike a star بعينيكَin your eyes صَغيراsmall
كانَ كالنجمِ بعينيكَ صَغيرا
Take a book that has gathered excellence, even if
Take a book that gathered virtue, even
it is as small as a star in your eyes.
If it seems small like a star in your eyes
مِنfrom مَزاياvirtues المُصطفىthe Chosen One شمسِsun الهدىguidance
مِن مَزايا المُصطفى شمسِ الهدى
أُفقهُits horizon أطلعَbrought forth للناسِfor the people بدوراfull moons
أُفقهُ أطلعَ للناسِ بدورا
From the virtues of the Chosen One, the sun of guidance,
From the qualities of Al-Mustafa, the sun of guidance
its horizon has brought forth full moons for the people.
Its horizons shone for people in turn
وَإِذاand when حقّقتهاyou examine them closely تلقاهُyou find him فيin
وَإِذا حقّقتها تلقاهُ في
واحدٍone منهاof them علىover الخلقcreation أميراa sovereign
واحدٍ منها على الخلق أميرا
And when you examine them closely, you find him, in
And when you examine it you will find in
one of them, a sovereign over creation.
Just one of them for people a prince
قُلsay بهِof him ماwhatever شئتَyou wish منof مدحٍpraise ولاand do not
قُل بهِ ما شئتَ من مدحٍ ولا
تخفِfear اللومَblame ولاnor تخشَdread النكيراreproach
تخفِ اللومَ ولا تخشَ النكيرا
Say of him whatever praise you wish, and do not
Say about it whatever praise you wish and
fear blame, nor dread reproach.
Do not fear blame or dread denial
فَجميعُfor all المدحِpraise منfrom كلّall الورىcreation
فَجميعُ المدحِ من كلّ الورى
لَوif أتىcame فيin حقّهِhis due كانwould be قُصوراa shortfall
لَو أتى في حقّهِ كان قُصورا
For all praise from all creation,
For all praise from all creation
were it offered in his honor, would fall short.
If given for him would be too little
Sol 6.1