لجبرائيلfor Gabriel كاتبَKatib قدindeed تجلّىappeared
لجبرائيل كاتبَ قد تجلّى
غُلامٌa boy باهرdazzling الوجهthe face الجَميلِbeautiful
غُلامٌ باهر الوجه الجَميلِ
For Gabriel Katib there has appeared
Gabriel, the scribe, has appeared
A boy with a dazzling, beautiful face.
A youth with a radiant, beautiful face
بِهِof him هتفexclaimed المُؤَرّخthe chronicler فيin هناهُcongratulations to him
بِهِ هتف المُؤَرّخ في هناهُ
وَماand how احلىsweet البشارةَthe glad tidings بالخَليلِof Khalil
وَما احلى البشارةَ بالخَليلِ
Of him the chronicler exclaimed in congratulation:
The chronicler proclaimed about him
And how sweet are the glad tidings of Khalil!
How lovely is the good news of the friend