دَقتbeat لَهُfor him العلياءeminence دَفtambourine سُرورهhis joy
دَقت لَهُ العلياء دَف سُروره
لماwhen زَهَتshe shone عَنfrom ثَغرِهاher mouth البسامever-smiling
لما زَهَت عَن ثَغرِها البسام
Eminence beat for him the tambourine of his joy,
When she beamed from her ever-smiling mouth.
وَغَدَتand she began تَعوذinvoking protection for نجمهhis star لماwhen بَداit appeared
وَغَدَت تَعوذ نجمه لما بَدا
وَدَعَتهُand she hailed it فيin أُفُقthe horizon المسرةjoy ساميlofty
وَدَعَتهُ في أُفُق المسرة سامي
And she began invoking protection for his star when it appeared,
And hailed it, high on the horizon of joy.
وَالسَعدand good fortune أَفصحspoke clearly بِالمَسَرَّةwith joy قائِلاًsaying
وَالسَعد أَفصح بِالمَسَرَّة قائِلاً
بختانBakhtan مِثلَكone like you زادincreased رَفعthe elevation of مَقاميmy standing
بختان مِثلَك زاد رَفع مَقامي
And Good Fortune spoke clearly with joy, saying:
"Bakhtan, one like you has heightened my standing."
رمقتهgazed at him أَحداقُthe eyes of الوَرىhumankind مِنfrom بشرهاtheir gladness
رمقته أَحداقُ الوَرى مِن بشرها
وَصفتand were sincere لَهto him الاِرواحَthe souls بِالاِجسامwithin the bodies
وَصفت لَه الاِرواحَ بِالاِجسام
The eyes of humankind gazed at him in their gladness,
And souls within their bodies were sincerely devoted to him.