هيَthey الأشياءُthe things مُبْدِعُهاtheir creator
هيَ الأشياءُ مُبْدِعُها
أبوAbu (father of) الحجّاجِal-Hajjaj موْلاناour lord
أبو الحجّاجِ موْلانا
These are the things whose creator
is Abu al-Hajjaj, our lord.
تَزيدُadd حُلَىadornments مَكارِمِهِhis noble deeds
تَزيدُ حُلَى مَكارِمِهِ
لحُسْنِto the beauty of الوصْفِdescription إحْساناexcellence
لحُسْنِ الوصْفِ إحْسانا
The adornments of his noble deeds add
excellence to the beauty of description.
صنائِعُworks ربُّناour lord فيهاin them
صنائِعُ ربُّنا فيها
جَميلَfine الصُّنْعِcraftsmanship أوْلاناhe bestowed upon us
جَميلَ الصُّنْعِ أوْلانا
Works in which our lord
has bestowed fine craftsmanship upon us.
كتابbook الحُسْنِbeauty راقَwas pleasing وقدْand indeed
كتاب الحُسْنِ راقَ وقدْ
جُعِلتُI was made عليْهِupon it عُنْواناa title
جُعِلتُ عليْهِ عُنْوانا
The book of beauty delights, and indeed
I have been set upon it as a title.
وصِرْتُand I became لجِسْمِهِfor its body روحاًa soul
وصِرْتُ لجِسْمِهِ روحاً
وفيand in عيْنَيْهِits two eyes إنساناa pupil (of the eye)
وفي عيْنَيْهِ إنسانا
And I have become a soul for its body,
and a pupil in its two eyes.
يَروقُis resplendent التِّبْرُraw gold فيin أفُقيmy horizon
يَروقُ التِّبْرُ في أفُقي
وأطْلِعُand I bring forth منْهُfrom it شُهباناshooting stars
وأطْلِعُ منْهُ شُهبانا
Raw gold is resplendent on my horizon,
and from it I bring forth shooting stars.