ولِيٌّan heir لِعَهدٍto the succession كَبَدرٍlike a full moon مُنيرradiant
ولِيٌّ لِعَهدٍ كَبَدرٍ مُنير
أكفٌّhands إليهtoward him ثَناءًin praise تُشيرpoint
أكفٌّ إليه ثَناءً تُشير
An heir to the throne, like a radiant full moon,
A guardian of a dawn-bright covenant
Hands point toward him in praise.
Hands that gesture praise for it
لِعَهدto the succession مَليكٍof a king إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تجَلَّىhe appears
لِعَهد مَليكٍ إذا ما تجَلَّى
إليهtoward him قُلوبٌhearts تَكادُalmost تَطيرfly
إليه قُلوبٌ تَكادُ تَطير
Heir to a king’s throne—when he appears,
For the covenant of a king when he appears
Hearts almost fly toward him.
Hearts that can almost fly for joy
كَبَدرٍlike a full moon إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَسامىrises high سَناًin radiance
كَبَدرٍ إذا ما تَسامى سَناً
ثناءًin praise تَكادُalmost القَوافيthe rhymes تُنيرshine
ثناءً تَكادُ القَوافي تُنير
Like a full moon when it rises high in radiance,
Like a dawn when it climbs in glory
In praise, the rhymes almost shine.
Praise that can almost make rhymes shine
مُنيرٌa radiant one تَجَلَّىhas appeared فالوَرىand so humankind
مُنيرٌ تَجَلَّى فالوَرى
تُشيرُpoints تَطيرُflies تُنيرُshines تَسيرmoves
تُشيرُ تَطيرُ تُنيرُ تَسير
A radiant one has appeared, and so humankind
Radiant, he appeared, so people
Points, flies, shines, moves.
Point, take wing, glow, march