سَلامٌa greeting هوَit الشَّمسُthe sun ضَوءاًlight وحُسناًand beauty
سَلامٌ هوَ الشَّمسُ ضَوءاً وحُسناً
وَكَالبَدرِand like the full moon نوراًradiance وَكالأفقِand like the horizon نَجماa star
وَكَالبَدرِ نوراً وَكالأفقِ نَجما
Salām is the sun in radiance and beauty,
A greeting that is the sun in light and beauty,
like the full moon in its light, and like the horizon in its starlight,
And like the full moon in radiance, and like the horizon in stars,
وَكالبَرقِand like lightning لَمعاًflashing وَكَالمِسكِand like musk نَفحاًfragrance
وَكالبَرقِ لَمعاً وَكَالمِسكِ نَفحاً
وَكَالرّوضِand like a garden زهراًblossoms وَكَالعِقدِand like a necklace نَظماstringing
وَكَالرّوضِ زهراً وَكَالعِقدِ نَظما
like lightning in its flash, and like musk in its fragrant breath,
And like lightning in its flash, and like musk in fragrance,
like a garden in bloom, and like a necklace in its arrangement.
And like a garden in bloom, and like a necklace in its arrangement.
