أيَاO بَابُBab بيتُthe house of العِلمlearning أنتَyou بِهabout it أدرَىmore knowledgeable
أيَا بَابُ بيتُ العِلم أنتَ بِه أدرَى
ويُثلِجُand gladdens ماwhat تُبدِيهِyou reveal it مِنof عِلمِكَyour knowledge الصَّدرَاthe breast
ويُثلِجُ ما تُبدِيهِ مِن عِلمِكَ الصَّدرَا
O Bab, you know the house of learning best.
O door of the house of knowledge, you are most knowing of it
And what you reveal of your knowledge gladdens the breast.
And your knowledge brings coolness to the chest
لَكَfor you اللهُGod مِنwhat a بَدرٍfull moon منيرradiant إذاwhen دَجَتgrew dark
لَكَ اللهُ مِن بَدرٍ منير إذا دَجَت
لَيَالىthe nights of العويصperplexity اللِّيلthe night كُنتَyou were لَهاfor them بَدرَاa full moon
لَيَالى العويص اللِّيل كُنتَ لَها بَدرَا
God bless you—what a radiant full moon! When darkness fell
May God grant you a bright full moon when the dark nights of hardship fall
On the dark nights of perplexity, you were their full moon.
You were a full moon lighting those difficult nights
ومشكلةٍand many a problem أَعيَتbaffled وَعَزَّتand proved difficult أبَنتَهاyou explained it
ومشكلةٍ أَعيَت وَعَزَّت أبَنتَها
وأوضَحتَهاand you clarified it نَظماًin verse وأوقَعتَهَاand you set it down نَثرَاin prose
وأوضَحتَها نَظماً وأوقَعتَهَا نَثرَا
And many a problem that baffled and proved intractable, you explained,
For a problem that exhausted and was most complex
And clarified it in verse, and set it down in prose.
You made it clear in prose and lucid in verse
جَزاكَmay He reward you إلَهُthe God of العَرشِthe Throne خَيرَthe best of جَزَائِهِHis reward
جَزاكَ إلَهُ العَرشِ خَيرَ جَزَائِهِ
وأولاَكَand may He grant you أنيwherever سِرتَyou journey مِنfrom نَصرِهِHis aid نَصرَاvictory
وأولاَكَ أني سِرتَ مِن نَصرِهِ نَصرَا
May the God of the Throne reward you with His finest reward,
May the God of the throne reward you with the best of rewards
And grant you victory through His aid wherever you journey.
And grant you continuous victory through His aid
Sol 6.1