كَريمٌgenerous سَلولٌSalul لِلمُلوكِfor kings مُهَذَّبٌrefined; well-bred
كَريمٌ سَلولٌ لِلمُلوكِ مُهَذَّبٌ
سَريعُswift العَطاياgifts عِندَat كُلِّevery سُؤالِrequest
سَريعُ العَطايا عِندَ كُلِّ سُؤالِ
Salul is generous, refined for kings,
Generous, gentle with kings, refined,
Swift with gifts at every request.
Quick to give at every ask,
وَجاءَتand she came بِهِwith him أُمٌّa mother مِنَfrom among السودِthe black women أَنجَبَتbore a noble child
وَجاءَت بِهِ أُمٌّ مِنَ السودِ أَنجَبَت
كَليلَةِlike a night سِرٍّthe month's dark end طَوَّقَتadorned بِهِلالِwith a crescent
كَليلَةِ سِرٍّ طَوَّقَت بِهِلالِ
And a black mother brought him forth, bearing a noble child,
Born of a black mother who gave birth
Like a night at the month's dark end, adorned with a crescent.
To a new moon ringed in crescent light.