هَنَّأَتنَاcongratulated us بكon you اللياليthe nights وسُرَّتand were gladdened
هَنَّأَتنَا بك الليالي وسُرَّت
بكby you أعيادُthe festivals دَهرناof our age والشهورُand the months
بك أعيادُ دَهرنا والشهورُ
The nights congratulated us on you; and gladdened
By you were our age’s festivals and the months.
ومنand of العجزِinadequacy أنthat يُهنَّىbe congratulated بيومٍfor a day
ومن العجزِ أن يُهنَّى بيومٍ
مَنone who بأيامِهِwith his days تَحلَّىare adorned الدهورُthe ages
مَن بأيامِهِ تَحلَّى الدهورُ
And it is a failing to offer congratulations for a single day
To one whose days adorn the ages.
ماnot لِشَمسُfor the sun الضُّحَىof midmorning اختصاصٌexclusivity بوقتٍto a time
ما لِشَمسُ الضُّحَى اختصاصٌ بوقتٍ
فيهin which تَعلُوit rises علىabove الورىhumankind أوor تُنيرُit shines
فيه تَعلُو على الورى أو تُنيرُ
The midmorning sun is not confined to a time
In which it rises above humankind or shines.
Translation model: Sol 6.1