خُصِصْتُI was singled out بالحُسْنِfor beauty وانْفَرَدْتُand I stood alone بِهin it
خُصِصْتُ بالحُسْنِ وانْفَرَدْتُ بِه
فجَلّso grew great وزْنيmy weight (worth) وقَلّand became few أشْباهِيthose like me
فجَلّ وزْني وقَلّ أشْباهِي
I was singled out for beauty and stood unrivaled in it.
So my worth grew great, and few were those like me.
كأنّنيas though I were كوْكَبُthe star الصّباحِof the morning بدَاappeared
كأنّني كوْكَبُ الصّباحِ بدَا
علَىupon جَبينِthe brow of الغَنِيِّal-Ghani (the self-sufficient) باللّهِbi-llah (through God)
علَى جَبينِ الغَنِيِّ باللّهِ
As though I were the morning star that appeared
Upon the brow of al-Ghani bi-llah.