قدindeed زُفّتwas escorted as a bride الشمسthe sun إلىto البدرِthe full moon
قد زُفّت الشمس إلى البدرِ
ياOh لكfor you منof قَدرdestiny ومنand of قَدْرِstanding
يا لك من قَدر ومن قَدْرِ
The sun has been escorted as a bride to the full moon.
The sun has been married to the moon
What a destiny is yours, and what distinction!
What destiny, what fate!
خليفةُcaliph of اللهGod علىover خَلْقهHis creation
خليفةُ الله على خَلْقه
وبنتُand the daughter of عاليlofty in الشأنstanding والأمرِand authority
وبنتُ عالي الشأن والأمرِ
God's caliph over His creation,
God's caliph over His creation
and the daughter of one lofty in standing and authority.
Daughter of the most high in rank and command
ياO درةpearl البحرthe sea بشرىglad tidings إنماonly
يا درة البحر بشرى إنما
أُخرجْتِyou were brought out منfrom بحرa sea إلىto بحرa sea
أُخرجْتِ من بحر إلى بحر
O pearl of the sea, glad tidings! You have only
Pearl of the sea, good tidings indeed
been brought out of one sea into another.
You came out from a sea to a sea
لاmay ... not زلتِyou cease تأوينyou take shelter إلىto ظلهhis shade
لا زلتِ تأوين إلى ظله
ماas long as آوتِtakes shelter الدنياthe world إلىto الدهرtime
ما آوتِ الدنيا إلى الدهر
May you never cease to take shelter in his shade,
You still yearn for its shade
as long as the world takes shelter in time.
As long as the world lasts