ياO فريداًpeerless one علاrose علىabove كلّevery ندّrival
يا فريداً علا على كلّ ندّ
وشبيهand equal قدindeed فاقَsurpassed فوقabove الصحابِthe companions
وشبيه قد فاقَ فوق الصحابِ
O peerless one who has risen above every rival
O Fareed, you have surpassed all peers,
And equal, surpassing his companions.
And an unmatched one who has transcended the companions.
قدindeed ملكتyou have attained الكمالperfection جسماًin body وطبعاًand in character
قد ملكت الكمال جسماً وطبعاً
واتخذتand you made الجمالbeauty خيرthe finest نقابِveil
واتخذت الجمال خير نقابِ
You have attained perfection in body and character,
You have possessed perfection in body and nature,
And made beauty your finest veil.
And have taken beauty as the best veil.
قاسمُQasim واسلمand be safe ودمand live on وكنand be فيin امانsafety
قاسمُ واسلم ودم وكن في امان
منfrom خطوبcalamities الزمانtime والأحقابِand the ages
من خطوب الزمان والأحقابِ
Qasim, be safe, live on, and remain secure
Be resolute, accept, shed tears, and be safe
From the calamities of time and the ages,
From the vicissitudes of time and turns of fate.
ماas long as تغنَّتsang بلابلnightingales الدوحthe large trees حبَّاwith love
ما تغنَّت بلابل الدوح حبَّا
فيin زهىsplendor الروضthe garden منfrom صفاءpurity السحابِthe clouds
في زهى الروض من صفاء السحابِ
As long as the grove's nightingales sing with love
The nightingales in the valleys did not sing love songs
Amid the garden's splendor, born of the clouds' purity.
In the beauty of the garden with the clarity of clouds.