هذاthis محلُّseat العلمlearning والإفتاءِand issuing legal opinions
هذا محلُّ العلم والإفتاءِ
تأويseek refuge إليهto it أكابرُthe foremost العلماءscholars
تأوي إليه أكابرُ العلماء
This is the seat of learning and the issuing of legal opinions.
This is the abode of knowledge and jurisprudence
To it the foremost scholars come for refuge.
Where the greatest scholars take refuge
دارٌa house حوتgathered منfrom among كلِّevery شهمٍa gallant man حائزٍpossessing
دارٌ حوت من كلِّ شهمٍ حائزٍ
بأسَmight الحديدiron ورقَّةَand delicacy الصهباءtawny wine
بأسَ الحديد ورقَّةَ الصهباء
A house that has gathered every gallant man possessing
A house that contained each valiant and wise person
The might of iron and the delicacy of tawny wine.
With the might of iron and gentleness of youth
فيهاin it العوارفacts of kindness والمعارفand learning والتقىand piety
فيها العوارف والمعارف والتقى
وفكاهةand wit الظرفاءrefined men والأدباءand men of letters
وفكاهة الظرفاء والأدباء
Within it are kindness, learning, and piety,
In it are the gnostics, scholars, and devout
And the wit of refined men and men of letters.
And the wit of the refined and the literary
أينwhere النجومthe stars الزهرradiant منin comparison with ألفاظهمtheir words
أين النجوم الزهر من ألفاظهم
ووجوههمand their faces كالروضةlike a garden الغنَّاءlush
ووجوههم كالروضة الغنَّاء
How can the radiant stars compare with their words?
Where are the brilliant stars and the bloom of their words
And their faces are like a lush garden.
And their faces like a melodious garden
للهto God (in praise) دارa house ماnot خلتwas empty منof فاضلٍa man of merit
لله دار ما خلت من فاضلٍ
أبداًever ولاnor منof سادةlords نجباءdistinguished
أبداً ولا من سادة نجباء
God be praised for a house never empty of a man of merit,
By God, a house never devoid of a virtuous one
Nor ever of distinguished lords.
Nor of noble and prominent men
ولقدand indeed يحلُّtakes his place أبوAbu (father of) الثناءal-Thana (praise) بصَدْرِهاat its head
ولقد يحلُّ أبو الثناء بصَدْرِها
يحكيresembles حلولthe sojourn of الشَّمسthe sun فيin الجوزاءGemini
يحكي حلول الشَّمس في الجوزاء
And indeed Abu al-Thana takes his place at its head,
And the Father of Praise resides there with his heart
Like the sun's sojourn in Gemini.
Relating the sun's descent into Virgo
مفتيmufti العراقينthe two Iraqs الَّذيwho بعلومهthrough his learning
مفتي العراقين الَّذي بعلومه
يرقىascends لأعلىto the highest رتبةrank قعساءunassailable
يرقى لأعلى رتبة قعساء
The mufti of the two Iraqs, who through his learning
The Mufti of the Two Iraqs whose knowledge
Ascends to the highest, unassailable rank.
Ascends to the highest rank of excellence
لوif أسمعmade hear الحجَرthe stone الأصمَّdeaf بوعظهthrough his exhortation
لو أسمع الحجَر الأصمَّ بوعظه
لتفجَّرتwould surely gush صماؤهits solid mass بالماءwith water
لتفجَّرت صماؤه بالماء
Were he to make the deaf stone hear his exhortation,
If his preaching made deaf rocks hear
Its solid mass would surely gush with water.
Their deafness would burst forth with water
للعلمfor learning والآدابand letters شيَّدbuilt دارهhis house
للعلم والآداب شيَّد داره
ولكلand for every ذيpossessor of فضلmerit منamong الفضلاءthe worthy
ولكل ذي فضل من الفضلاء
For learning and letters he built his house,
For knowledge and literature he built his house
And for every man of merit among the worthy.
And for every man of merit among the meritorious
تسريdepart بمرآهاat the sight of it الهمومcares فأرخواso record the date
تسري بمرآها الهموم فأرخوا
دارa house تسرّare delighted بهاby it عيونeyes الرائيthe beholder
دار تسرّ بها عيون الرائي
At its sight, cares depart; so record the date:
Sorrows flow easily so give respite
A house that delights the beholder's eyes.
To a house by which viewers' eyes are delighted
Sol 6.1