فريدpeerless العصرof the age مولاناour lord المفدىthe one we would die for
فريد العصر مولانا المفدى
بشيرBashir (herald) الأمنof safety زينهadorned him الجمالbeauty
بشير الأمن زينه الجمال
Peerless in this age, our lord for whom we would give our lives,
The unique one of the age, our emancipator Maulana
Bashir, herald of safety, whom beauty has adorned.
The bearer of good tidings, the beauty of perfection
وجمعتand were gathered المحامدpraiseworthy qualities فيهin him حتىso much so that
وجمعت المحامد فيه حتى
لنورto the light of شهابهhis meteor سجدprostrated itself الهلالthe crescent moon
لنور شهابه سجد الهلال
And praiseworthy qualities were gathered in him, so much so that
All praises are gathered in him, for
The crescent moon prostrated itself before his meteor’s light.
The moon bowed to the light of his radiance
ومذand when أبدىrevealed محياهhis face عذاراًhair along the cheek
ومذ أبدى محياه عذاراً
فنادىso he called out أرخواrecord the date ظهرhas appeared الكمالperfection
فنادى أرخوا ظهر الكمال
And when his face revealed hair along his cheek,
And when he revealed his face resplendently
He called out: “Record the date: perfection has appeared!”
He proclaimed: Let fall the backs of perfection