قَسَماًI swear بِالْكَوَاكِبِby the stars الزُّهthe radiant (word continues)
قَسَماً بِالْكَوَاكِبِ الزُّه
رِcompletion of “radiant” وَالزُّهْرُwhile the radiant stars عَاتِمَهdim
رِ وَالزُّهْرُ عَاتِمَه
I swear by the radiant stars,
By the stars and the flowers just dimmed
though the radiant stars are dim:
Only faith has pre-eminence
إِنَّمَاnothing but الْفَضْلُexcellence مِلَّةٌa creed
إِنَّمَا الْفَضْلُ مِلَّةٌ
خُتِمَتْwas sealed بِابْنِby Ibn (son of) خَاتِمَهْKhatima
خُتِمَتْ بِابْنِ خَاتِمَهْ
Excellence is but a creed,
Sealed by the son of the seal.
sealed by Ibn Khatima.
Partial English translation: 3 of 4 Arabic lines translated.