1. He began with praise and prayer
Upon the Prophet of kindness and prayers
١. بدأ بالحمد وبالصلاة
على نبي اللطف والصلات
2. And his family, the family of glory and might
Love for them is our joy and pride
٢. وآله آل العلا والمجد
حبهم المغني لنا والمجدي
3. And after, the glance is dear
With it the gazer makes his glance clear
٣. وبعد فاللحظ اجال طرفه
حيث به الناظر يجلو طرفه
4. It is gardens of fresh words
In its pasture, sights are delighted
٤. وهي رياض الكلم النواضر
في رعيها تبتهج النواظر
5. Stars appeared and their flowers shone
Stars adorned and their flowers shone
٥. بدت نجوم فاجتليت زهرها
زهت نجوم فاجتليت زهرها
6. Pluck whatever lights you wish
Ignite whatever lights you wish
٦. اقطف ما شئت من الأنوار
اقبس ما شئت من الأنوار
7. A sweetheart, whoever knows her, the morning breeze leads
A scent, every perceptive one has inhaled
٧. خميلة من عرفها تهدي الصبا
شذى له كل لبيب قد صبا
8. With it, our spaces are perfumed
With it, our souls are scented
٨. مسك به أرجاؤنا تمسكت
روح به أرواحنا تمسكت
9. It had been in the folds of concealment
And today its fragrance spread and dispersed
٩. قد كان في طي الخفاء نشرها
واليوم فاح طيبها ونشرها
10. She left it only embers of gold
With it, Abdurrahim has gone in youth
١٠. ما خلتها الا شذورا من ذهب
بفضلها عبد الرحيم قد ذهب
11. And he had not yet grown up
But the embers of his thoughts had matured
١١. في صغر ولم يكن قد شبا
لكن جمر فكره قد شبا
12. He mastered knowledge and climbed in brilliance
So he was at the peak of highest intellect
١٢. قد راق علماً ورقى ذكاء
فكان في أوج العلا ذكاء
13. A poem came in the time of a child
While the sun is a sun in the morning and in the child
١٣. منظومة جاءت على عهد الطفل
والشمس شمس في الضحى وفي الطفل
14. His thoughts flowed with its full moon
And he fluently arranged its pearls
١٤. جادت بها فكرته بدرها
وقد اجاد بانتظام درها
15. So he gained from his new names
What old and new have settled upon
١٥. فحاز من اسمائه الحديث
ما اصطلح القديم والحديث
16. And in the knowledge of Hadith is honor
How the memorizers have climbed in it with honor
١٦. وان في علم الحديث الشرفا
كم ارتقى الحفاظ فيه شرفا
17. That the people of knowledge from it are sated
Traces of generosity for the thirsty they have sated
١٧. ان رجال العلم عنه تروي
اثار فضل للظماء تروي
18. He sent from his thoughts a ray
Arranging Hadith in an organized ray
١٨. أرسل من فكرته شعاعا
من الحديث ناظماً شعاعا
19. When it appeared with eloquent clarity
Pleasing every brilliant one with words
١٩. لما تجلى بالبيان الشامس
راض من الالفاظ كل شامس
20. He has the merit of preceding the goal
In composing a great project
٢٠. ان له فضل استباق الغاية
في نظم مشروع جليل الغايه
21. So if he gains a share of success
How many like it are of his merits
٢١. فأن يحز من الرهان خصله
فكم له أمثالها من خصلة
22. He is singular in merit and knowledge
He is the beacon, guide and knowledge
٢٢. فانه المفرد فضلا والعلم
وانه المنار هدياً والعلم
23. Knowledge, his sheikh and grandfather were
So excuse him for striving in it his zeal
٢٣. للعلم كان شيخه وجده
فعاذر ان جد فيه جده
24. Hadith of fathers he has chained
Relaying to listeners sequentially
٢٤. حديث اباء له قد سلسلا
بالنقل يسقى السامعين سلسلا
25. You recognize the branch from the roots
And see the sections within the fundamentals
٢٥. تعرف الفرع من الأصول
وانظر إلى الفصول في الاصول