مِنْfrom أَفْقَرِthe poorest of الْخَلْقِcreatures بِذَاin this الزَّمَنِage
مِنْ أَفْقَرِ الْخَلْقِ بِذَا الزَّمَنِ
مِنَfrom ابْنِIbn (son of) زَاكُورٍZakur أَخِيcompanion of الشَّجَنِsorrow
مِنَ ابْنِ زَاكُورٍ أَخِي الشَّجَنِ
From the poorest of creatures in this age,
From the poorest of creation in this age,
from Ibn Zakur, companion of sorrow,
From Ibn Zakour, the brother of sorrow,
إِلَىto إِمَامِthe imam of الْعَصْرِthe age أَوْحَدِهِits peerless one
إِلَى إِمَامِ الْعَصْرِ أَوْحَدِهِ
عَمِيدِchief of أَهْلِthe people of السَّنَنِthe path الْحَسَنِgood
عَمِيدِ أَهْلِ السَّنَنِ الْحَسَنِ
to the imam of the age, its peerless one,
To the Imam of the era, its peerless master,
chief of those who follow the good path,
The pillar of the people of the noble tradition,
قُطْبِthe pivot of رَحَىthe millstone of الْعِلْمِlearning بِمَغْرِبِنَاin our Maghrib
قُطْبِ رَحَى الْعِلْمِ بِمَغْرِبِنَا
شَمْسِthe sun of الْهُدَىguidance الأَهْدَىthe most rightly guided أَبُومَدْيَنِAbu Madyan
شَمْسِ الْهُدَى الأَهْدَى أَبُومَدْيَنِ
pivot of learning’s millstone in our Maghrib,
The axis of the millstone of knowledge in our Maghreb,
sun of guidance, the most rightly guided, Abu Madyan.
The supreme sun of guidance, Abu Madyan,
أَبْقَاهُmay He preserve him مَنْHe who يُبْقِيpreserves عَلَىin خَيْرِthe best of مَاwhat
أَبْقَاهُ مَنْ يُبْقِي عَلَى خَيْرِ مَا
يُبْقِيpreserves عَلَيْهِin it الْحَبْرَthe scholar ذَاpossessor of السُّنَنِthe traditions
يُبْقِي عَلَيْهِ الْحَبْرَ ذَا السُّنَنِ
May He who preserves keep him in the finest state
May the Preserver maintain him upon the best of what
in which He preserves the scholar of traditions.
He maintains the scholar devoted to the traditions,
بَعْدَafter سَلاَمٍa greeting نَافِحٍwafting fragrance عَبِقٍfragrant
بَعْدَ سَلاَمٍ نَافِحٍ عَبِقٍ
يُحْيِيrevives شَذَاهُits fragrance مَيِّتَthe lifeless الْفِطَنِwits
يُحْيِي شَذَاهُ مَيِّتَ الْفِطَنِ
After a greeting, fragrant and sweetly wafting,
After a fragrant and redolent greeting,
whose scent revives lifeless wits:
Whose sweet scent revives lifeless minds,
أَطْلِعْacquaint بَنِيthe sons of عَمِّيmy paternal uncle عَلَىwith جَدِّنَاour grandfather الْthe
أَطْلِعْ بَنِي عَمِّي عَلَى جَدِّنَا الْ
مَذْكُورِmentioned فِيin الْمِعْيَارِal-Miʿyar بِالْعَلَنopenly
مَذْكُورِ فِي الْمِعْيَارِ بِالْعَلَن
Acquaint my paternal cousins with our grandfather, the one
Inform my cousins about our grandfather, the
openly mentioned in al-Miʿyar.
One mentioned openly in the 'Mi'yar',
أَطْلَعَكَmay He acquaint you اللهُGod عَلَىwith كُلِّall مَاthat which
أَطْلَعَكَ اللهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَا
يُنْجِيsaves مِنَfrom الْمَرْهُوبِwhat is feared مِنْof فِتَنِtrials
يُنْجِي مِنَ الْمَرْهُوبِ مِنْ فِتَنِ
May God acquaint you with all that
May Allah reveal to you all that
saves one from dreaded trials,
Delivers from fearsome tribulations,
مُخَوَّلاًendowed with عِزًّاhonor وَمُغْتَبِطاًand rejoicing
مُخَوَّلاً عِزًّا وَمُغْتَبِطاً
عَلَىin الذِيthat which يُرْضِيكَpleases you مِنْof مِنَنِblessings
عَلَى الذِي يُرْضِيكَ مِنْ مِنَنِ
endowed with honor and rejoicing
Endowed with glory, and rejoicing
in the blessings that bring you contentment.
In the favors that bring you satisfaction.
Sol 6.1