بُوركتِblessed be you ياO دارَhouse سلمانَSalman الَّتيwhich رُفعتْwere raised
بُوركتِ يا دارَ سلمانَ الَّتي رُفعتْ
منهاfrom it القواعِدُthe foundations للساداتfor noble lords واعْتَمَرتْand flourished
منها القواعِدُ للسادات واعْتَمَرتْ
Blessed be you, O house of Salman, from which were raised
Blessed art thou, O house of Salman, that was raised up
Foundations for noble lords, and which flourished.
With foundations for nobles laid down, and consecrated
تَحلُّهاdwell in it منof قريشQuraysh سادةٌlords نجبٌdistinguished
تَحلُّها من قريش سادةٌ نجبٌ
باهَتْboasted بهمof them مُضَرُMudar الحمراءُthe Red وافتخرَتْand took pride
باهَتْ بهم مُضَرُ الحمراءُ وافتخرَتْ
Distinguished lords of Quraysh dwell within it;
Filled with chiefs of Quraysh, noble and highborn
Mudar the Red boasted of them and took pride.
The ruddy Mudar waxed proud with them dwelling inside
مثلlike البدورthe full moons إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أشرقَتْthey shone وزَهَتْand glowed
مثل البدور إذا ما أشرقَتْ وزَهَتْ
أوor الضراغمthe lions إنْif صالتthey charged وإنْand if زَأَرَتْthey roared
أو الضراغم إنْ صالت وإنْ زَأَرَتْ
Like full moons when they shine and glow,
Like full moons when they rise and shine bright
Or lions when they charge and when they roar.
Or stallions neighing loudly when the herd stamps and snorts
علىto مقاصيرهاits private chambers منof كلّevery مبتهجٍdelightful thing
على مقاصيرها من كلّ مبتهجٍ
منof المحاسنِbeauties والإِحسانand benevolence قدindeed قصرَتْhave been reserved
من المحاسنِ والإِحسان قد قصرَتْ
To its private chambers, every delight
With the fair-faced in all their joy at every window
Of beauty and benevolence has been reserved.
Of kindness and benevolence its chambers are richly decked
سرِّحْlet roam بهاwithin it نظراًa gaze وانظرand behold بهاwithin it قمراًa moon
سرِّحْ بها نظراً وانظر بها قمراً
فإنَّهاfor it تعجبُdelights الأَنظارthe eyes ماwhenever نظَرَتْthey gazed
فإنَّها تعجبُ الأَنظار ما نظَرَتْ
Let your gaze roam within it, and behold a moon there;
Roam it with your eyes and behold in it a moon
For it delights the eyes whenever they gaze.
For it amazes all eyes that on it have gazed
وقلand say بسلمانof Salman بانيهاits builder وساكنهاand its inhabitant
وقل بسلمان بانيها وساكنها
أَرِّخْrecord the date بسلمانthrough Salman دارُthe house المجدof glory قدindeed عَمُرَتْhas flourished
أَرِّخْ بسلمان دارُ المجد قد عَمُرَتْ
And say of Salman, its builder and inhabitant:
And say it was built and inhabited by Salman
Record the date: 'Through Salman, the house of glory has flourished.'
Date the house of glory, for it has been restored