لَوْif رأىsaw البدرُthe full moon وَجْهَهُhis face الطَّلْقَاbeaming
لَوْ رأى البدرُ وَجْهَهُ الطَّلْقَا
لاَعْتَرَاهُwould seize it السُّجُودْprostration
لاَعْتَرَاهُ السُّجُودْ
If the full moon saw his beaming face,
If the full moon saw his radiant face,
It would fall prostrate.
It would prostrate itself before him.
أوْor دَرَىknew الغَيْثُthe rain جُودَهُhis generosity الغَدْقَاabundant
أوْ دَرَى الغَيْثُ جُودَهُ الغَدْقَا
لاَسْتَحَىwould be ashamed أنto يَجُودْgive generously
لاَسْتَحَى أن يَجُودْ
Or if the rain knew his abundant generosity,
Or if rain knew his abundant generosity,
It would be ashamed to give generously.
It would be shy to pour down.
فَاقَexcelled خَلْقاًin physical form وَقَدْand indeed حوىpossessed خُلْقاًcharacter
فَاقَ خَلْقاً وَقَدْ حوى خُلْقاً
قَارنتهaccompanied him السعُودْgood fortunes
قَارنته السعُودْ
He excelled in form and possessed character;
He surpassed all creation, yet embraced it,
Good fortune accompanied him.
Attaining the heights of glory.