بنىO sons of مصطفىMustafa كرمتمُyou have honored اليومtoday مصطفىMustafa
بنى مصطفى كرمتمُ اليوم مصطفى
فأديتمُthus you paid حقthe due الأبوةof fatherhood فيهِtoward him
فأديتمُ حق الأبوة فيهِ
Sons of Mustafa, today you have honored Mustafa,
and so paid him his due as a father.
وكنتمand you were لهhis طلابَpupils خيرِthe finest معلمٍteacher
وكنتم له طلابَ خيرِ معلمٍ
وكانand he was لكمto you أرعىthe most caring أبfather لبنيهtoward his sons
وكان لكم أرعى أب لبنيه
And you were his pupils, he the finest of teachers,
and he was to you the most caring father to his sons.
أعدّكمُhe prepared you فيin الأمسyesterday أحسنthe finest نشأةupbringing
أعدّكمُ في الأمس أحسن نشأة
وزودكمand he equipped you منهfrom it لماfor what سيليهwill follow it
وزودكم منه لما سيليه
Yesterday he prepared you with the finest upbringing,
and from that past equipped you for what would follow.
إليهto him انتهىculminated فضلthe excellence الزمانof the age كماjust as انتهىit had culminated
إليه انتهى فضل الزمان كما انتهى
إلىto أخويهhis two brothers قبلهbefore him وأبيهand his father
إلى أخويه قبله وأبيه
In him the excellence of the age culminated, as it had
in his two brothers before him, and in his father.
وحسبكمُand enough for you فيهin him وجاهةthe eminence عالمof a scholar
وحسبكمُ فيه وجاهة عالم
منof الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life وعلمand the learning وجيهof an eminent man
من الدين والدنيا وعلم وجيه
And enough for you in him is a scholar’s eminence
in religion and worldly life, and an eminent man’s learning.
إذاwhen قرَّrests حكمُthe rule الشعبof the people فيwith حكمائهtheir wise men
إذا قرَّ حكمُ الشعب في حكمائه
فقدthen indeed قرit rests فيwith أربابهits masters وذويهand those fit for it
فقد قر في أربابه وذويه
When the people’s rule rests with their wise men,
then indeed it rests with its masters and those fit to wield it.
وماand not الجاهprestige إلاexcept ماthat which أتىcomes لمروءةthrough noble character
وما الجاه إلا ما أتى لمروءة
وعادand returned بذكرwith renown فيthroughout البلادthe land نبيهillustrious
وعاد بذكر في البلاد نبيه
And prestige is only that which comes through noble character
and brings illustrious renown throughout the land.
Sol 6.1