ألاّlo! ياO عزيزَAziz (honored one) الدِّينal-Din (the faith) قولةَan utterance ناطقٍof one who speaks
ألاّ يا عزيزَ الدِّين قولةَ ناطقٍ
بفضلكof your excellence لاnot وانٍfaltering ولاnor غيرother than مِفْصاحِeloquent
بفضلك لا وانٍ ولا غير مِفْصاحِ
Hear, O Aziz al-Din, the words of one who speaks
O you who are dear to religion, the words of a speaker
of your excellence, neither faltering nor lacking eloquence.
Through your merit, not weak, nor inarticulate
حويتَyou have gained رداءَthe mantle of الفضلexcellence فيat كلevery مَغْرِبsunset
حويتَ رداءَ الفضل في كل مَغْرِب
ونلتَand you have attained نعيمَthe bliss of العيشliving فيat كلّevery إصْباحdawn
ونلتَ نعيمَ العيش في كلّ إصْباح
You have gained the mantle of excellence at every sunset,
You have worn the mantle of superiority in every sunset
and attained the bliss of living at every dawn.
And attained the joy of life at every dawn
وهلand (introducing a question) أنتَyou إلاّanything but مهجةُthe soul of المجدglory والنَّدىand generosity
وهل أنتَ إلاّ مهجةُ المجد والنَّدى
مركَّبةًembodied فيin جسمa body of نورlight وإيضاحand clarity
مركَّبةً في جسم نور وإيضاح
And are you anything but the soul of glory and generosity,
And who are you but the essence of glory and benevolence
embodied in a body of light and clarity?
Embodied in a form of light and lucidity