أشبَهتَyou resemble وَالِدَكَyour father الأدِيبَthe man of letters المُصطفيal-Mustafa
أشبَهتَ وَالِدَكَ الأدِيبَ المُصطفي
أدَباًin refinement وصِيتُكَand your renown فيamong البَرِيَّةِhumankind قَدindeed طَفَاhas risen
أدَباً وصِيتُكَ في البَرِيَّةِ قَد طَفَا
You resemble your father, the man of letters al-Mustafa,
In refinement, and your renown has risen among humankind.
وَرِثتَyou inherited مِنfrom عِلمِknowledge of الشَّرِيعَةِsacred law والهُدَىand guidance
وَرِثتَ مِن عِلمِ الشَّرِيعَةِ والهُدَى
وَصَفَوتَand you grew pure حَتَّىuntil فُقتَyou surpassed أربَابَthe masters of الصَّفَاpurity
وَصَفَوتَ حَتَّى فُقتَ أربَابَ الصَّفَا
You inherited knowledge of sacred law and guidance,
And grew pure until you surpassed the masters of purity.
وحُيِيتَand you were graced مِنهُfrom him مَعَalong with السَّمَاحَةِgenerosity والنَّدَىand bounty
وحُيِيتَ مِنهُ مَعَ السَّمَاحَةِ والنَّدَى
خُلُقاًa character أرَقَّmore tender مِنَthan النَّسِيمِthe breeze وأَلطَفَاand gentler
خُلُقاً أرَقَّ مِنَ النَّسِيمِ وأَلطَفَا
And from him you received, along with generosity and bounty,
A character more tender than the breeze and gentler.
وحَوِيتَand you possessed فيin الصِّغَرِchildhood المَكَارِمَnoble virtues كُلَّهَاall of them
وحَوِيتَ في الصِّغَرِ المَكَارِمَ كُلَّهَا
وَجَفَوتَand you shunned أربَابَthe people of الجَهَالَةَignorance والجَفَاand harshness
وَجَفَوتَ أربَابَ الجَهَالَةَ والجَفَا
And in childhood you possessed every noble virtue,
And shunned those given to ignorance and harshness.
وَعَلِمتَand you knew أنَّthat الحَمدَpraise خَيرُthe best ذَخِيرَةٍtreasure
وَعَلِمتَ أنَّ الحَمدَ خَيرُ ذَخِيرَةٍ
وبِرِيقِهِand with its spittle مِنfrom كُلِّevery دَاءٍillness يُشتفيone is healed
وبِرِيقِهِ مِن كُلِّ دَاءٍ يُشتفي
And you knew that praise is the finest treasure,
And with its spittle one is healed of every ill.
فَبَذَلتَso you gave freely حَتَّىuntil نِلتَهُyou attained it وَمَلَكتَهُand possessed it
فَبَذَلتَ حَتَّى نِلتَهُ وَمَلَكتَهُ
بِالبَذلِthrough giving والمَجدِand glory المُؤَثَّلِfirmly rooted والوَفَاand fidelity
بِالبَذلِ والمَجدِ المُؤَثَّلِ والوَفَا
So you gave freely until you attained it and made it yours,
Through giving, firmly rooted glory, and fidelity.
إِنَّindeed امرَءاًa person لاَقَاكَwho met you لاَقَىmet سَيِّداًa master
إِنَّ امرَءاً لاَقَاكَ لاَقَى سَيِّداً
مُتَقَفِياًfollowing نَهجَthe path of الرَّسُولِthe Messenger المُقتفيwhose example is followed
مُتَقَفِياً نَهجَ الرَّسُولِ المُقتفي
Indeed, anyone who meets you meets a master,
Following the path of the Messenger whose example is followed,
مُتَعَزِّراًdignified مُتَذِّلِّلاَhumble مُتَهَيِّباًreverent
مُتَعَزِّراً مُتَذِّلِّلاَ مُتَهَيِّباً
مُتَهَيِّباًreverent مُتَخَوَّفاًfearful مُتَخَوفاًfearful
مُتَهَيِّباً مُتَخَوَّفاً مُتَخَوفاً
Dignified, humble, reverent,
Reverent, fearful, fearful,
مُتَحَلِّياًadorned with virtue مُتَخَلِّياًshedding faults مُتجَلِّياًradiant
مُتَحَلِّياً مُتَخَلِّياً مُتجَلِّياً
مُتَرَقِياًascending مَتَرَفِّقاًacting gently مُتَلَطِّفَاshowing kindness
مُتَرَقِياً مَتَرَفِّقاً مُتَلَطِّفَا
Adorned with virtue, shedding faults, radiant,
Ascending, gentle, gracious,
مُتَنَسِّكاًdevout مُتَعَزِّزاًdignified مُتَذَلِّلاًhumble مُتَهَيِّباًreverent
مُتَنَسِّكاً مُتَعَزِّزاً مُتَذَلِّلاً مُتَهَيِّباً
مُتَهَيِّباًreverent مُتَخَوَّفاًfearful مُتَخَوفاًfearful
مُتَهَيِّباً مُتَخَوَّفاً مُتَخَوفاً
Devout, dignified, humble, reverent,
Reverent, fearful, fearful.
هَذَاthus وبُورِكَand may blessing be bestowed فيin مَقَامِكَyour station لِلوَرَىfor humankind
هَذَا وبُورِكَ في مَقَامِكَ لِلوَرَى
وحُيَيتَand may you be granted life مُرهَوبَheld in awe الجَنَابِin presence مُشَرَّفَاhonored
وحُيَيتَ مُرهَوبَ الجَنَابِ مُشَرَّفَا
Thus—and may your station be blessed for humankind,
And may you live, your presence held in awe, honored.
وَرُقِيتَand may you be protected by incantation مِنfrom عَينِthe eye of الحَسُودِthe envious one وشَرِّهِand his evil
وَرُقِيتَ مِن عَينِ الحَسُودِ وشَرِّهِ
وبَقِيتَand may you remain وَألاًa refuge لِلعُفَاةِfor seekers of bounty ومَالَفَاand a haven
وبَقِيتَ وَألاً لِلعُفَاةِ ومَالَفَا
And may you be protected by incantation from the envier's eye and his evil,
And remain a refuge and a haven for those seeking bounty.
Sol 6.1