لِمَwhy ذاthis هَلwhether كُلُّall ذاthis شَغَفٌardent love
لِمَ ذا هَل كُلُّ ذا شَغَفٌ
بِجَمالِfor the beauty of المُفرَدِthe peerless one العَلَمِthe illustrious one
بِجَمالِ المُفرَدِ العَلَمِ
Why this? Is all this ardent love
for the beauty of the peerless, illustrious one?
قَمَرِmoon of الدارَينِthe two worlds شَمسِهُماtheir sun
قَمَرِ الدارَينِ شَمسِهُما
وَشَفيعِand intercessor for الخَلقِcreation كُلِّهِمِall of them
وَشَفيعِ الخَلقِ كُلِّهِمِ
The moon of both worlds, their sun,
And intercessor for all creation,
خَلَدِmind of الدارَينِthe two worlds لُسنِهِماtheir tongue
خَلَدِ الدارَينِ لُسنِهِما
وَإِمامُand leader of العُربِthe Arabs وَالعَجَمِand the non-Arabs
وَإِمامُ العُربِ وَالعَجَمِ
The mind of both worlds, their tongue,
And leader of Arabs and non-Arabs,
أَبِfather of آدَمَAdam إِبنِهِhis son عَجَباًhow wondrous!
أَبِ آدَمَ إِبنِهِ عَجَباً
لَكَfor you حُسنىgoodness اللَهِGod لِلأُمَمِfor the nations
لَكَ حُسنى اللَهِ لِلأُمَمِ
Father of Adam, yet his son—how wondrous!
Yours is God's goodness for the nations;
لَكَfor you رَحمَتَهُHis mercy وَنِعمَتَهُand His blessing
لَكَ رَحمَتَهُ وَنِعمَتَهُ
وَحَبيبَand beloved of اللَهِGod مِنfrom قِدمِancient times
وَحَبيبَ اللَهِ مِن قِدمِ
Yours are His mercy and His blessing,
And you are God's beloved from of old.
وَسَناكَand by your radiance الكَوكُthe stars (uncertain form) مُؤتَلِبٌgathering
وَسَناكَ الكَوكُ مُؤتَلِبٌ
بِسِناكَthrough your radiance الناسِخِthat dispels الغَسَمِthe gloom
بِسِناكَ الناسِخِ الغَسَمِ
And by your radiance, the stars gather,
Through your radiance that dispels the gloom.
وَسِناكَand by your splendor الكَونُthe universe مُفتَخِرٌtaking pride
وَسِناكَ الكَونُ مُفتَخِرٌ
بِسِناكَin your splendor الراسِخِfirmly established الشَمَمِloftiness
بِسِناكَ الراسِخِ الشَمَمِ
And by your splendor, the universe takes pride
In your splendor, firmly established in loftiness.
شَرَفٌhonor ياoh حَبَّذاhow splendid! شَرَفٌhonor
شَرَفٌ يا حَبَّذا شَرَفٌ
سَنِمٌlofty بَداءُunclear epithet in the supplied text لَمnot (past) يُرَمِit is sought
سَنِمٌ بَداءُ لَم يُرَمِ
Honor—oh, what splendid honor!
Lofty, [unclear epithet], never sought.
بِرَسولِin the Messenger of اللَهِGod ليfor me ثِقَةٌtrust
بِرَسولِ اللَهِ لي ثِقَةٌ
بِهاthrough it فيin الدارَينِthe two worlds لَمnot (past) أُضَمِI am wronged
بِها في الدارَينِ لَم أُضَمِ
In God's Messenger I have trust;
Through it, in both worlds, I have not been wronged.
لِرَسولِfor the Messenger of اللَهِGod بيwithin me مِقَةٌlove
لِرَسولِ اللَهِ بي مِقَةٌ
بِهاthrough it شَيئاًanything مِنهُfrom him لَمnot (past) أَرُمِI seek
بِها شَيئاً مِنهُ لَم أَرُمِ
For God's Messenger I bear love;
Through it I have sought nothing from him.