للسعيدfor al-Saʿid (the fortunate) المجتبىal-Mujtaba (the chosen) فضلٌfavor
للسعيد المجتبى فضلٌ
علىupon كلevery عديمِdestitute person
على كل عديمِ
Al-Saʿid al-Mujtaba has bestowed favor
The chosen one is blessed
upon every destitute person.
Above every destitute
جمعَgathered العالمَthe world طرَّاin its entirety
جمعَ العالمَ طرَّا
منfrom among غنيٍّa rich person وعديمand a destitute person
من غنيٍّ وعديم
The whole world was gathered,
He gathered the world
rich and destitute alike,
Rich and destitute
دعوةٌan invitation قدindeed أشبهتresembled
دعوةٌ قد أشبهت
دعوةَthe call نوحٍNoah فيin العمومuniversality
دعوةَ نوحٍ في العموم
by an invitation that indeed resembled
An invitation that resembled
Noah's call in its all-embracing reach.
Noah's universal call
لمnot يكنwas يخلصget through فيماin what
لم يكن يخلص فيما
بينناbetween us وفدُdelegation النسيمthe breeze
بيننا وفدُ النسيم
There was no getting through
The breeze envoys did not
among us for the breeze's delegation.
Differentiate between us
وغدتand became ساحاتthe courtyards تلكthat
وغدت ساحات تلك
الدارhouse كالعقدِlike the necklace النظيمneatly strung
الدار كالعقدِ النظيم
And the courtyards of that
And the yards of that house
house became like a neatly strung necklace.
Became like a precious gem
ثمَّthen لمَّاwhen امتلأتbecame full حتىuntil
ثمَّ لمَّا امتلأت حتى
حكتresembled صدرthe breast الكظيمone stifling grief or anger
حكت صدر الكظيم
Then, when they filled to the point that
Then when it filled up
they resembled the breast of one stifling his grief,
Even the resentful's chest
جاءناhe came to us منfrom فوقُabove بالأسباطwith the Tribes
جاءنا من فوقُ بالأسباط
معwith موسىMoses الكليمthe one who spoke with God
مع موسى الكليم
he came to us from above with the Tribes,
He came down to us with the Tribes
with Moses, who spoke with God.
With Moses the Interlocutor