الشمسُ والبدرُ في أُفقِ العُلى افتَرَقا

الشمسُ والبدرُ في أُفقِ العُلى افتَرَقا

وههنا اجتمَعَا للنَّاسِ في دارِ

وههنا اجتمَعَا للنَّاسِ في دارِ

The sun and the full moon parted on the horizon of glory;

The sun and the moon in the horizon parted

And here they came together for the people in one house.

And here they met for the people in the house

شمسٌ عَلَتْ عن كُسوفٍ أَنْ يُلِمَّ بها

شمسٌ عَلَتْ عن كُسوفٍ أَنْ يُلِمَّ بها

وبدرُ تِمٍّ علا عن خَسفِ أقمارِ

وبدرُ تِمٍّ علا عن خَسفِ أقمارِ

A sun too exalted for an eclipse to touch it,

A sun that rose above an eclipse that would touch it

And a full moon exalted above the eclipses of moons.

And a full moon ascended above the eclipse of moons

فَرعٌ على أَصلِهِ دَلَّت شمائِلُهُ

فَرعٌ على أَصلِهِ دَلَّت شمائِلُهُ

والأَصلُ نَعرِفهُ من طِيبِ أَثمارِ

والأَصلُ نَعرِفهُ من طِيبِ أَثمارِ

A branch whose virtues have revealed its root;

A branch on its origin, its features showed

And we know the root by the goodness of its fruits.

And we know the origin by the good fruits

سِرٌّ سَرَى من أبيهِ فيهِ مُندرِجاً

سِرٌّ سَرَى من أبيهِ فيهِ مُندرِجاً

في نفسِهِ كَدَمٍ في جِسمِهِ سارِ

في نفسِهِ كَدَمٍ في جِسمِهِ سارِ

A secret flowed from his father into him, embedded

A secret that flowed from his father embedded in him

In his soul, like blood coursing through his body.

In his soul like blood in his body it flowed

أعطاهُ مولاهُ من فضلٍ على صِغَرٍ

أعطاهُ مولاهُ من فضلٍ على صِغَرٍ

ما ليسَ تُعطَى شُيوخٌ ذاتُ أدهارِ

ما ليسَ تُعطَى شُيوخٌ ذاتُ أدهارِ

His Lord, in His bounty, gave him despite his youth

His Master gave him from grace in his youth

What elders of many years are not given.

What is not given to elders of eras

مواهبُ النَّاسِ مِثلَ النَّاسِ باطلةٌ

مواهبُ النَّاسِ مِثلَ النَّاسِ باطلةٌ

فلا عَطيَّةَ إلاَّ مِنْحةُ الباري

فلا عَطيَّةَ إلاَّ مِنْحةُ الباري

People's gifts, like people themselves, are vain;

The people's gifts are like people, worthless

So there is no gift but the Creator's grant.

So no gift except the Giver of gifts