بَدا في العُلى بَدر الهُدى فَأَنارَهُ

بَدا في العُلى بَدر الهُدى فَأَنارَهُ

وَتَمَّ فَكانَت هالَة السَعدِ دارَهُ

وَتَمَّ فَكانَت هالَة السَعدِ دارَهُ

The full moon of guidance appeared in the heights and illumined them.

The full moon of guidance rose high, illuminating it,

And it waxed full, and the halo of good fortune became its home.

And it became complete, so it was the halo of good fortune, its house.

وَما هالَةٌ لَكن سَوادَ عُيونِنا

وَما هالَةٌ لَكن سَوادَ عُيونِنا

بِهِ دارَ لَما أَحدَقَت فَانارَهُ

بِهِ دارَ لَما أَحدَقَت فَانارَهُ

And it was no halo, but the darkness of our eyes

It's not a halo, but the blackness of our eyes,

That circled him when they gathered round; then he illumined it.

With which its house shone when it stared intently.

فَمَن شَكَّ فَليَنظُر بِوَجهِ خَليلنا

فَمَن شَكَّ فَليَنظُر بِوَجهِ خَليلنا

عُذاراً عَلَيهِ الأُنس أَلقى إِخضِرارَهُ

عُذاراً عَلَيهِ الأُنس أَلقى إِخضِرارَهُ

So whoever doubts, let him behold on our Khalil's face

So whoever doubts, let him look at the face of our friend,

Cheek-down upon which delight has cast its green hue.

Upon whom intimacy sheds a greenish radiance.

فَفي فِكرِهِ السامي لَهيبٌ مِن الذَكا

فَفي فِكرِهِ السامي لَهيبٌ مِن الذَكا

أَبانَ دُخاناً وَهُوَ يَخفي أَوارَهُ

أَبانَ دُخاناً وَهُوَ يَخفي أَوارَهُ

For in his lofty thought burns a flame of brilliance,

In his sublime mind there is a flame of intellect

Which has revealed smoke while concealing its fierce heat.

That showed smoke while hiding its fire.

وَلَو لَم يَكُن صُبح الرَجا وَجهَهُ لَما

وَلَو لَم يَكُن صُبح الرَجا وَجهَهُ لَما

عَلا فيهِ ذَيّاك الدُخان شَرارَهُ

عَلا فيهِ ذَيّاك الدُخان شَرارَهُ

And were his face not the dawn of hope, never

Had the morn of hope not been his face,

Would that little smoke have risen above its sparks there.

That smoke would not have risen in it with sparks.

خَليلٌ بَدا يَحيي الخَليلَ بِلُطفِهِ

خَليلٌ بَدا يَحيي الخَليلَ بِلُطفِهِ

جَليلٌ غَدا فعلُ الجمل شِعارَهُ

جَليلٌ غَدا فعلُ الجمل شِعارَهُ

Khalil appeared, reviving his friend with his kindness—

A friend appeared, enlivening the friend with his kindness,

A noble man, whose watchword has become doing good.

Becoming glorious, the deeds of camels his motto.

دَعاهُ أَثير المَجدِ لُطفاً لِبُرجِهِ

دَعاهُ أَثير المَجدِ لُطفاً لِبُرجِهِ

فَلاحَ وَأَبدى لِلعِبادِ وَقارَهُ

فَلاحَ وَأَبدى لِلعِبادِ وَقارَهُ

The ether of glory gently summoned him to its tower;

The ether of glory called him kindly to its tower,

So he shone forth and showed humankind his dignity.

So he shone and showed solemnity to the servants.

أَبانَ لافقِ السَعدِ كَوكَبُ وَجهِهِ

أَبانَ لافقِ السَعدِ كَوكَبُ وَجهِهِ

مَعاً وَهُوَ يَجلي لَيلَهُ وَنَهارَهُ

مَعاً وَهُوَ يَجلي لَيلَهُ وَنَهارَهُ

The star of his face appeared on the horizon of good fortune,

He revealed to the horizon of fortune a star, his face,

Illumining its night and its day together.

Together, as he illuminated its night and day.

وَحيي فَأَحيانا فَقُلتُ مُؤَرِخاً

وَحيي فَأَحيانا فَقُلتُ مُؤَرِخاً

خَليلُ الكَمالِ الآنَ أَبدى عذارَهُ

خَليلُ الكَمالِ الآنَ أَبدى عذارَهُ

And he offered greetings and gave us life; so I said, composing a chronogram:

He brought me to life, so I said, recording the date,

Khalil of perfection has now revealed his cheek-down.

"The perfection of perfection has now revealed its bloom."