بُرجٌa tower تَجَلّىshone forth بِالمسَرَّةِwith joy وَالهَناand bliss
بُرجٌ تَجَلّى بِالمسَرَّةِ وَالهَنا
وَبَداand appeared بِماwith what بهرَdazzled العُيونَthe eyes منَof السَنىradiance
وَبَدا بِما بهرَ العُيونَ منَ السَنى
A tower shone forth with joy and bliss,
A tower gleaming with joy and delight
And appeared with radiance that dazzled the eyes.
Appearing with what dazzles the eyes of time
وَسَماand rose عَلىupon شَرَفٍa height مُريعٍlush مُخصِبfertile
وَسَما عَلى شَرَفٍ مُريعٍ مُخصِب
وَالتفّand was wreathed بالأَغصانِwith the branches دانيَةِnear الجنىthe fruit
وَالتفّ بالأَغصانِ دانيَةِ الجنى
And rose upon a lush and fertile height,
And rising upon a lofty, fertile eminence
And was wreathed in branches whose fruit hung within reach.
Embraced by the branches of gardens near and far
تَنسابُflow فيهِwithin it مِنَfrom المعينِthe spring water جَداوِلٌstreams
تَنسابُ فيهِ مِنَ المعينِ جَداوِلٌ
تَشفيquench الصَدىthirst وَتُزيلُand dispel أَنواعَkinds of العَناhardship
تَشفي الصَدى وَتُزيلُ أَنواعَ العَنا
Within it, streams flow from the spring,
Streams flow in it from the spring
Quenching thirst and dispelling every kind of hardship.
Quenching thirst and bringing all kinds of pleasure
وَالطَيرُand the birds تَشدوsing فيin مَنابِرthe pulpits of قُضبِهِits boughs
وَالطَيرُ تَشدو في مَنابِر قُضبِهِ
الحُبّlove عاقَrestrained عَنfrom الكَلامِspeech الأَلسُناthe tongues
الحُبّ عاقَ عَن الكَلامِ الأَلسُنا
And the birds sing from the pulpits of its boughs;
And birds sing in its lofty branches
Love has kept tongues from speaking.
Love has silenced the tongues
وَمَهابَةُand awe of الأُستاذِthe master زادَتincreased عُجمَتيmy inarticulacy
وَمَهابَةُ الأُستاذِ زادَت عُجمَتي
فَلوِso if اِستَطَعتُI could صَدَحتُI would sing out جَهراًaloud بِالثَناءِin praise
فَلوِ اِستَطَعتُ صَدَحتُ جَهراً بِالثَناءِ
And awe of the master made me still more tongue-tied.
And my master's awe has increased my bewilderment
So, if I could, I would sing praise aloud,
If only I could, I would loudly proclaim praise
فيin حَضرَةِthe presence of العَلَمِthe luminary الهُمامِthe noble-hearted المُرتَضىthe esteemed one
في حَضرَةِ العَلَمِ الهُمامِ المُرتَضى
وَالجَوهَرِand the jewel الغاليprecious المَصونِprotected المُقتَنىtreasured
وَالجَوهَرِ الغالي المَصونِ المُقتَنى
In the presence of the noble, esteemed luminary,
In the presence of this outstanding scholar sought after
And the precious jewel, protected and treasured,
This precious jewel protected and treasured
رَبّmaster of البَراعَةskill وَاليَراعَةand the reed pen وَالحجىand wisdom
رَبّ البَراعَة وَاليَراعَة وَالحجى
وَالجَهبَذِand the consummate scholar الأُستاذِthe master أَوحَدِunrivaled in عَصرِناour age
وَالجَهبَذِ الأُستاذِ أَوحَدِ عَصرِنا
Master of skill, the reed pen, and wisdom,
The master of eloquence, dignity, and proof
And the consummate scholar, the master, peerless in our age—
This prominent professor unique in our time
أَعنيI mean أَباAbu (father of) العَبّاسِal-Abbas أَحمَداًAhmad بنَson of مَنthe one who
أَعني أَبا العَبّاسِ أَحمَداً بنَ مَن
يُكنيis called by the byname أَباAbu (father of) الأَضيافِal-Adyaf (the guests) مِنfrom بَينamong الكُنىthe bynames
يُكني أَبا الأَضيافِ مِن بَين الكُنى
I mean Abu al-Abbas Ahmad, son of the one
I mean Abu Al-'Abbas Ahmad ibn Man
Who, among bynames, is called Abu al-Adyaf.
Whose nickname is Abu Al-Adiyaf among nicknames
لاmay ... not زالَhe cease فيin نِعَمٍblessings بِماfor what أَبداهُhe displayed it فيin
لا زالَ في نِعَمٍ بِما أَبداهُ في
بُستانِهِhis garden هَذاthis وَنالَand may he attain مِنَof المُنىwishes
بُستانِهِ هَذا وَنالَ مِنَ المُنى
May he remain amid blessings for what he has displayed in
He still lives in blessings for what he made appear
This garden of his, and may he attain his wishes,
In this garden of his and attained of wishes
فيin ظِلِّthe shade of أَمنٍsecurity سابِغٍample مُتَواصِلٍunbroken
في ظِلِّ أَمنٍ سابِغٍ مُتَواصِلٍ
تَحظىare favored بِهِby it القُربىthe kinfolk وَأَوَّلُهُمand first among them أَناI
تَحظى بِهِ القُربى وَأَوَّلُهُم أَنا
In the shade of ample, unbroken security,
In lasting, abundant security's shade
Which the kinfolk enjoy—and first among them am I.
Enjoyed by his kin, and I am first of them
وَلِسانُand the tongue of حالِthe state of الفألِthe good omen قالَsaid مُصَرّحاًdeclaring plainly
وَلِسانُ حالِ الفألِ قالَ مُصَرّحاً
أَرّخrecord the date بِبُرجٍwith a tower بِالمَسَرّةِwith joy وَالهَناand bliss
أَرّخ بِبُرجٍ بِالمَسَرّةِ وَالهَنا
And the good omen's silent tongue declared plainly:
And the tongue of the prominent fortune said openly
Record the date with: 'A tower with joy and bliss.'
It dated with a tower, in joy and delight
Sol 6.1