قُلsay لِلأَميرِto the prince سَلِمتَmay you be preserved لِلfor the
قُل لِلأَميرِ سَلِمتَ لِل
دُنياworld وَشَعبِand mending صُدوعِهاits rifts
دُنيا وَشَعبِ صُدوعِها
Say to the prince: May you be preserved for the
world and for mending its rifts.
قَدindeed نِلتَyou have obtained مَهرَthe bridal gift of خِلافَةٍa caliphate
قَد نِلتَ مَهرَ خِلافَةٍ
لَمdid not تَخطُyou miss حُسنَthe goodness of صَنيعِهاits favor
لَم تَخطُ حُسنَ صَنيعِها
You have received a caliphate's bridal gift;
you have not missed its gracious favor.
وَحَوَيتَand you have gained بِنتَthe daughter of وِزارَةٍa vizierate
وَحَوَيتَ بِنتَ وِزارَةٍ
كَالشَمسِlike the sun حينَat the time of طُلوعِهاits rising
كَالشَمسِ حينَ طُلوعِها
And you have won a vizierate's daughter,
like the sun at its rising.
إِنَّindeed الأُصولَthe roots تَفَرَّقَتhad grown apart
إِنَّ الأُصولَ تَفَرَّقَت
فَتَعانَقَتthen they embraced بِفُروعِهاthrough their branches
فَتَعانَقَت بِفُروعِها
Indeed, the roots had grown apart,
then embraced through their branches.
Translation model: Sol 6.1