إذاif اقْتُسِمتwere apportioned أقاليمُregions المَعاليlofty virtues
إذا اقْتُسِمت أقاليمُ المَعالي
وفُضَّتُand were distributed بينَamong أخلالٍclose friends وِضاءِradiant
وفُضَّتُ بينَ أخلالٍ وِضاءِ
If the regions of lofty virtues were apportioned
and distributed among radiant friends,
فَخطُّthen the line الاسْتِواءِof the equator ومَاand what يليهِadjoins it
فَخطُّ الاسْتِواءِ ومَا يليهِ
لحُسنِfor good keeping العَهدِof the covenant مِنهاof those regions والوَفاءِand fidelity
لحُسنِ العَهدِ مِنها والوَفاءِ
then the equator and what adjoins it
would belong to honoring bonds and fidelity.