لَماwhen أَتيناwe came to تَقيَّTaqi (the pious one) الدينal-Din (of the faith) لاحَappeared لَناto us
لَما أَتينا تَقيَّ الدين لاحَ لَنا
داعٍa caller إِلىto اللَهِGod فَردٌpeerless ماnot لهfor him وَزَرُa refuge
داعٍ إِلى اللَهِ فَردٌ ما له وَزَرُ
When we came to Taqi al-Din, there appeared to us
When we came to Taqi ad-Din, a guide appeared to us
A peerless caller to God, with no refuge.
Calling to Allah, an outstanding man without burdens
عَلىupon محياهhis face مِنof سِيماthe distinguishing mark الألىthose who صحبواaccompanied
عَلى محياه مِن سِيما الألى صحبوا
خَيرَthe best of البريةِcreation نورٌa light دونهbeneath it القَمرُthe moon
خَيرَ البريةِ نورٌ دونه القَمرُ
Upon his face is a mark of those who accompanied
On his face are the marks of night vigils, the companions
The best of creation—a light before which the moon pales.
Of the best of creation, a light beyond the moon
حَبرٌa learned scholar تَسربلclothed itself مِنهُfrom him دَهرهhis age حِبراًfine striped robes
حَبرٌ تَسربل مِنهُ دَهره حِبراً
بَحرan ocean تَقاذفwere tossed forth مِنfrom أَمواجهits waves الدررُpearls
بَحر تَقاذف مِن أَمواجه الدررُ
A scholar whose age donned fine robes from him;
A sea whose waves hurl pearls
An ocean from whose waves pearls were flung.
The son of Ibn Taymiyyah stood to defend our law
قامَstood ابنُIbn (son of) تيميةٍTaymiyyah فيin نَصرِdefense of شرعتناour sacred law
قامَ ابنُ تيميةٍ في نَصرِ شرعتنا
مَقامَthe stand of سَيِّدthe chief of تيمٍTaym إِذwhen عصتrebelled مُضَرُMudar
مَقامَ سَيِّد تيمٍ إِذ عصت مُضَرُ
Ibn Taymiyyah stood in defense of our sacred law,
In the station of Sayyid Taym when Mudar rebelled
As the chief of Taym stood when Mudar rebelled.
He revealed the truth when its traces faded
وَأَظهَرَand he made manifest الحَقَّthe truth إِذwhen آثارهits traces اندَرَسَتhad been effaced
وَأَظهَرَ الحَقَّ إِذ آثاره اندَرَسَت
وَأَخمَدَand he extinguished الشرَevil إِذwhen طارَتflew لَهُfor it شَرَرsparks
وَأَخمَدَ الشرَ إِذ طارَت لَهُ شَرَر
And he made the truth manifest when its traces had been effaced,
And extinguished evil when its sparks flew
And extinguished evil when its sparks flew.
We used to speak of a scholar to come, and here
كُناwe used to نُحَدِّثُspeak عَنof حَبرa learned scholar يَجيءwould come فَهاand behold
كُنا نُحَدِّثُ عَن حَبر يَجيء فَها
أَنتَyou الإمامُthe imam الَّذيwho قَدindeed كانَhad been يُنتَظَرُawaited
أَنتَ الإمامُ الَّذي قَد كانَ يُنتَظَرُ
We used to speak of a scholar who would come—and behold,
You are the Imam we were waiting for
You are the imam who had been awaited.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1