أَبوAbu (father of) حامِدٍHamid حَتمٌobligatory عَلىupon الناسِthe people حَمدُهُpraising him
أَبو حامِدٍ حَتمٌ عَلى الناسِ حَمدُهُ
لماfor what حازَhe acquired مِنof علمٍknowledge بِهِthrough it بانَbecame clear رُشدُهُhis sound judgment
لما حازَ مِن علمٍ بِهِ بانَ رُشدُهُ
Abu Hamid—everyone is bound to praise him,
Abu Hamid is praised by people for his virtue
For the knowledge he acquired, through which his sound judgment became clear.
For the knowledge he attained that shows his wisdom
غَذِيُّnourished on عُلومٍsciences لَمnot يَزَلceased مُنذُsince نَشئِهِhis youth
غَذِيُّ عُلومٍ لَم يَزَل مُنذُ نَشئِهِ
يَلوحُshines عَلىon أُفقِthe horizon of المَعارفِknowledge سَعدُهُhis good fortune
يَلوحُ عَلى أُفقِ المَعارفِ سَعدُهُ
Nourished on the sciences, ever since his youth,
Seeker of sciences since his early days
His good fortune has never ceased to shine on the horizon of knowledge.
His fortune shines on the horizon of knowledge
ذَكيٌّbrilliant كَأنas though قَدhad جاحَمَrivaled النارَthe fire ذِهنُهُhis mind
ذَكيٌّ كَأن قَد جاحَمَ النارَ ذِهنُهُ
ذَكاءًin brilliance وَمِنand from شَمسthe sun of الظَهيرةِmidday وَقدُهits blaze
ذَكاءً وَمِن شَمس الظَهيرةِ وَقدُه
Brilliant, as though his mind had rivaled fire
Brilliant, as if his mind was forged by fire
In brilliance, and its blaze came from the noonday sun.
With intelligence and sunlight is his wick
وَمَنand one who حازَattained فيat سِنِّthe age of البُلوغِmaturity فَضائِلاًvirtues
وَمَن حازَ في سِنِّ البُلوغِ فَضائِلاً
زَمانَat a time when اِغتَذىwas nourished بِالعِيِّon inarticulacy وَالجَهلِand ignorance ضِدُّهhis rival
زَمانَ اِغتَذى بِالعِيِّ وَالجَهلِ ضِدُّه
And he is one who attained virtues upon coming of age,
He who attained merits in his adulthood
While his rival was nourished on inarticulacy and ignorance.
His opposite feasted on foolishness and ignorance
Sol 6.1