عَطاءٌAta إِذاwhen غَنّىhe sang تَعاظمgrew grand وَاِرتَقىand ascended
عَطاءٌ إِذا غَنّى تَعاظم وَاِرتَقى
عَلىupon عَرشthe throne of بلقيسBilqis السُرورjoy هَناؤناour bliss
عَلى عَرش بلقيس السُرور هَناؤنا
A gift—when it sings—grows in grandeur and ascends
When Ata sings, grander grows and higher rises
to Bilqis’s throne; joy is our bliss.
Upon the throne of joy’s Bilqis, our bliss.
وَذكّرناand reminded us ملكthe kingdom of اِبنthe son of داودDavid حسنهhis beauty
وَذكّرنا ملك اِبن داود حسنه
وَقولand the saying of إِلَهthe God of العَرشthe Throne هَذاthis عَطاؤُناOur gift
وَقول إِلَه العَرش هَذا عَطاؤُنا
Its beauty recalls to us the kingdom of David’s son,
And his beauty recalls for us the kingdom of David’s son,
and the God of the Throne says: “This is Our gift.”
And the words of the God of the Throne: “This is Our gift.”