قَدindeed اِنجَلىappeared فيin أُفقِthe horizon of مَولىthe lord of العُلىglory
قَد اِنجَلى في أُفقِ مَولى العُلى
أَرختُI recorded the date بِاليُمنwith good fortune وِسامthe medal of الرِضىfavor
أَرختُ بِاليُمن وِسام الرِضى
Now it has appeared upon the horizon of the Lord of loftiness—
It has appeared on the horizon of the lord of glory.
I auspiciously dated the badge of favor.
I auspiciously recorded the date of the medal of favor.
فَقامَand so rose بِالتاريخwith the chronogram بَدرthe full moon of الهُدىguidance
فَقامَ بِالتاريخ بَدر الهُدى
يَحلوis pleasing لِعُثمانto Uthman هِلالاًas a crescent أَضاshone
يَحلو لِعُثمان هِلالاً أَضا
Then the full moon of guidance fulfilled the chronogram,
Thus, with the chronogram, the full moon of guidance rose,
To ʿUthmān it is sweet, as a crescent that shone.
Pleasing Uthman as a crescent that shone.