نهنىwe congratulate إمامَthe Imam of المسلمينthe Muslims بغرفةٍon a chamber
نهنى إمامَ المسلمين بغرفةٍ
تعالتْit rose high بعلياهُthrough his eminence علىabove كلِّevery منزلِdwelling
تعالتْ بعلياهُ على كلِّ منزلِ
We congratulate the Imam of the Muslims on a chamber
We congratulate the leader of Muslims with a chamber
that rose, through his eminence, above every dwelling.
That towers over every home with its upper rooms
تعالتْit rose high علوّاًa height سامِكاًtowering فيamong الذرىthe summits علىabove
تعالتْ علوّاً سامِكاً في الذرى على
ذرىthe summits of كلِّevery نجمٍstar فيin السمواتthe heavens معتلىaloft
ذرى كلِّ نجمٍ في السموات معتلى
It rose to a towering height among the summits, above
It towers high and thick amidst the homes
the summits of every star aloft in the heavens.
Above the homes of each star lodged in the heavens
حكتit resembled جنةَthe Garden of الفردوسِParadise معنىًin essence وصورةًand in form
حكت جنةَ الفردوسِ معنىً وصورةً
فقاطنهاfor its dweller طهرٌpurity ومالكهاand its owner وَلِىa saint
فقاطنها طهرٌ ومالكها وَلِى
It mirrored the Garden of Paradise in essence and form;
It depicted the essence and image of the Garden of Paradise
for its dweller is purity itself, and its owner a saint.
So its dweller is pure and its owner a guardian
فراقتْso it charmed ورقَّتْand grew delicate واستنارتْand shone وزينتْand was adorned
فراقتْ ورقَّتْ واستنارتْ وزينتْ
بمرأىby the sight of مليكٍa king بالندىwith bounty متفضلِgenerous
بمرأى مليكٍ بالندى متفضلِ
So it grew lovely and delicate, shone, and was adorned
It shone, flourished, illuminated and adorned
by the sight of a king lavish with bounty.
In the view of a King, gracious with dew
لقدindeed فضلتْit surpassed بنتاًas a daughter علىover أخواتهاits sisters
لقد فضلتْ بنتاً على أخواتها
كماjust as فضلتَyou excelled (as vocalized) آيُthe verses of الكتابthe Book المنزَّلِrevealed
كما فضلتَ آيُ الكتاب المنزَّلِ
Indeed, as a daughter, it surpassed its sisters,
Indeed it excelled a daughter over her sisters
just as the verses of the revealed Book excelled [vocalization unclear].
As You excelled verses of the Revealed Book
ويجسدهاand embodies it منfor أجلهhis sake كلُّevery موضعplace
ويجسدها من أجله كلُّ موضع
منof الأرضِthe earth منof سهلٍa plain سواهاother than it وأجْبُلِand mountains
من الأرضِ من سهلٍ سواها وأجْبُلِ
And for his sake, every place embodies it [possibly intended: envies it],
And every land embodies it for its sake
on earth—plains other than it, and mountains.
Whether it be plains or mountains
يَدِقُّis too subtle علىfor الأفهامِunderstanding والفكرand thought وصفُهاits description
يَدِقُّ على الأفهامِ والفكر وصفُها
فأوصافُناso our descriptions عنهاfrom it جميعاًall بمرحلِa journey's stage away
فأوصافُنا عنها جميعاً بمرحلِ
Its description is too subtle for understanding and thought;
It rings true to minds, thoughts and description
so all our descriptions stand a journey's stage away from it.
So our descriptions compared to it are lacking