شهابShihab الدينal-Din (of the faith) قدindeed أحييتyou revived ذكراa remembrance
شهاب الدين قد أحييت ذكرا
لأربابfor the masters of الكمالperfection وزدتand you increased فخراhonor
لأرباب الكمال وزدت فخرا
Shihab al-Din, you have revived the memory
Shihab al-Din you have revived a memory
Of the masters of perfection, and increased their honor.
Of the people of perfection and increased pride
فقدfor indeed نظمتهyou strung it عقداًa necklace ثميناprecious
فقد نظمته عقداً ثمينا
حوىit held كمmany a جوهرjewel عالlofty ودرّاand pearls
حوى كم جوهر عال ودرّا
For you have strung it into a precious necklace,
For you have composed it a precious necklace
Holding many a lofty jewel and pearl.
Containing much sublime essence and pearls
علوتyou rose بذكركمthrough your remembrance أعلاكmay He exalt you ربيmy Lord
علوت بذكركم أعلاك ربي
وأجزاكand may He reward you علىfor ذاthis الفعلdeed أجراa reward
وأجزاك على ذا الفعل أجرا
You rose through your remembrance; may my Lord exalt you,
You have risen in your mention, my Lord exalted you
And grant you a reward for this deed,
And may He reward you for this deed with reward
وزادكمand may He grant you more علىbeyond الكسبيwhat is earned وهباgifts
وزادكم على الكسبي وهبا
وعوّضكمand may He compensate you عنfor التعسيرhardship يسراease
وعوّضكم عن التعسير يسرا
And give you gifts beyond what you have earned,
And increase you beyond acquisition and grant
And replace hardship for you with ease.
And compensate you for hardship with ease
لكونكbecause you are ياO شهابShihab الدينal-Din (of the faith) صدقاtruly
لكونك يا شهاب الدين صدقا
إماماًan imam فاضلاًvirtuous فيin العلمlearning حبراa learned scholar
إماماً فاضلاً في العلم حبرا
For you, O Shihab al-Din, are truly
For you, O Shihab al-Din, are truly
A virtuous imam, a scholar of great learning.
A virtuous imam in knowledge, a sea
مشايخناour shaykhs اليمنيونthe Yemeni جلواgrew eminent
مشايخنا اليمنيون جلوا
بماthrough what أوردتyou included فيin الطبقاتthe Tabaqat (biographical collection) قدراin stature
بما أوردت في الطبقات قدرا
Our Yemeni shaykhs have grown eminent
Our Yemeni shaykhs have excelled
In stature through what you included in the Tabaqat.
With what you have presented in the Tabaqat of worth
فقدfor indeed وردتhave come down أحاديثtraditions صحاحauthentic
فقد وردت أحاديث صحاح
بفضلconcerning merit أوor يسهمhe grants a share للكلّto all طرّاwithout exception
بفضل أو يسهم للكلّ طرّا
For authentic traditions have come down
For you have conveyed authentic narrations
Concerning merit—or a share granted to all without exception.
By the grace of all an artery gushed forth
فكمfor how many علماscholars وكمand how many فقهاءjurists كانواthey were
فكم علما وكم فقهاء كانوا
وكمand how many صلحاrighteous men جهابذةmaster scholars وقرّاand Qur’an reciters
وكم صلحا جهابذة وقرّا
For how many scholars and jurists there were,
So much knowledge and jurists there were
And how many righteous men, master scholars, and reciters!
And much righteous pillars and sanctuaries
إذاwhen ضاقتgrew constricting بكupon you الأيامthe days ذرعاin endurance
إذا ضاقت بك الأيام ذرعا
فذكرهمthen remembrance of them يمزّقtears apart كلّevery ضرّاharm
فذكرهم يمزّق كلّ ضرّا
When the days constrain you beyond endurance,
When days are straitened upon you
Then remembrance of them tears every harm apart.
Their mention rips apart every harm
وصلىand may He send blessings اللَهGod ربيmy Lord كلّevery حينmoment
وصلى اللَه ربي كلّ حين
علىupon خيرthe best of الورىcreation قدراin rank وفخراand in honor
على خير الورى قدرا وفخرا
And may God, my Lord, send blessings at every moment
And may my Lord bless
Upon the best of creation in rank and honor.
The best of creation, always, of worth and pride
Sol 6.1