سيُنْسَجُwill be woven ليfor me بسَمْكِin the vault of الكَوْنِthe cosmos بدرٌa full moon
سيُنْسَجُ لي بسَمْكِ الكَوْنِ بدرٌ
لآلِto the family of محمَّدٍMuhammad يُنْمىis traced in lineage ويُعْزىand is ascribed
لآلِ محمَّدٍ يُنْمى ويُعْزى
A full moon will be woven for me in the vault of the cosmos,
traced in lineage and ascribed to the family of Muhammad.
سأَكتُبُI shall write فيin الحِمىthe sanctuary عنهabout him رِقاعاًnotes
سأَكتُبُ في الحِمى عنه رِقاعاً
وأَنقُشُand I shall engrave فيconcerning أَبيAbu (father of) البَرَكاتِal-Barakat (blessings) رَمْزاa symbol
وأَنقُشُ في أَبي البَرَكاتِ رَمْزا
I shall write notes about him in the sanctuary,
and engrave a symbol concerning Abu al-Barakat.
سيَنْشُرُhe will unfold منfrom أَبيAbu (father of) العَلَمَيْنِal-ʿAlamayn (the two banners) طيًّاsomething folded away
سيَنْشُرُ من أَبي العَلَمَيْنِ طيًّا
ويُبرِزُand he will bring forth منfrom خَفِيِّthe hidden aspect of الشأنِthe matter عِزَّاglory
ويُبرِزُ من خَفِيِّ الشأنِ عِزَّا
He will unfold a secret of Abu al-ʿAlamayn,
and bring forth glory from hidden matters.
ويبْدوand he will appear فيin زَمانٍan age ذيfull of شُؤُنٍevents
ويبْدو في زَمانٍ ذي شُؤُنٍ
وكلٌّand each person حسبَماaccording to what يَنْويهِhe intends it يُجْزىis recompensed
وكلٌّ حسبَما يَنْويهِ يُجْزى
He will appear in an eventful age,
and each is recompensed according to what he intends.
فقِسمَةُfor the share of خالِصِone pure in النِيَّاتِintentions نورٌlight
فقِسمَةُ خالِصِ النِيَّاتِ نورٌ
وقسمَةُand the share of فاسِدِone corrupt in النِيَّاتِintentions ضَيزَىdeficient
وقسمَةُ فاسِدِ النِيَّاتِ ضَيزَى
For the share of one pure in intention is light,
while the share of one corrupt in intention is stinted.
ويرفَعُand he raises بالأَمانيthrough hopes رَفيعَone lofty in برْجٍtower
ويرفَعُ بالأَماني رَفيعَ برْجٍ
لهfor him كتَبَتْhas written يدُthe hand of الأَقْدارِfate حِرْزاa protective charm
له كتَبَتْ يدُ الأَقْدارِ حِرْزا
And through hopes he exalts one whose tower stands high,
for whom the hand of fate has written a talisman.
وماand not ضرَّhas harmed الهِلالَthe crescent وقدand already تجَلَّىhas shone forth
وما ضرَّ الهِلالَ وقد تجَلَّى
إذاif ماever (emphatic) سامَهُsubjects it to المنكودُthe ill-fated one غَمْزاscorn
إذا ما سامَهُ المنكودُ غَمْزا
And no harm befalls the crescent, once it shines forth,
if ever the ill-fated one subjects it to scorn.
أَصاحبَO possessor of سِرِّthe secret of هذاthis الرَّمزِsymbol بُشْرًىglad tidings
أَصاحبَ سِرِّ هذا الرَّمزِ بُشْرًى
تُؤَنِّقُadorn عنconcerning أَبيAbu (father of) العَلَمَيْنِal-ʿAlamayn (the two banners) طِرْزاan embroidered pattern
تُؤَنِّقُ عن أَبي العَلَمَيْنِ طِرْزا
O keeper of this symbol’s secret, here are glad tidings,
that adorn an embroidered motif of Abu al-ʿAlamayn.