ماhow أَحسَنَbeautiful السودانَBlack people وَماand how أَسناهمُsplendid they are
ما أَحسَنَ السودانَ وَما أَسناهمُ
مِنهُمamong them بِلالٌBilal ثُمّthen لُقمانLuqman السَّرِيthe noble
مِنهُم بِلالٌ ثُمّ لُقمان السَّرِي
How beautiful Black people are, and how splendid they are!
How beautiful are the black people, and how good they are!
Among them are Bilal, then noble Luqman.
Among them is Bilal, then Luqman the secretive,
وَالقَهوَةُand the coffee السّوداءُblack طابَتwas pleasant نَفحَةًin fragrance
وَالقَهوَةُ السّوداءُ طابَت نَفحَةً
وَالعودand oud (aloeswood) مسودّاًblackened وَمثلَand like العنبرِambergris
وَالعود مسودّاً وَمثلَ العنبرِ
And black coffee is delightful in fragrance,
And black coffee whose aroma is so pleasing,
As is darkened oud, and likewise ambergris.
As well as blackened wood like ambergris.