بَنَىbuilt الباشَاthe pasha عَلِيٌّAli دَارَa house of عِلمٍlearning
بَنَى الباشَا عَلِيٌّ دَارَ عِلمٍ
لِوَجهِfor the sake of اللهِGod يَسعَىhe strives فيfor الثَّوابِthe reward
لِوَجهِ اللهِ يَسعَى في الثَّوابِ
Ali Pasha built a house of learning,
Ali Pasha built a house of knowledge
For God's sake, striving for reward.
For the sake of God, he strives for reward
وهَيَّأهَاand he prepared it لِيومٍfor a day لَيسَnot يبقَىremains
وهَيَّأهَا لِيومٍ لَيسَ يبقَى
سِوىexcept الإنفَاقِspending فيin فِعلِdoing الصَّوَابِwhat is right
سِوى الإنفَاقِ في فِعلِ الصَّوَابِ
And he prepared it for a day when nothing remains
And prepared it for a day that will not last
Except spending in doing what is right.
Except spending in doing what is right
وأجرىand he made flow فيin السبيلthe charitable cause لهاfor it سبيلاًa public drinking fountain
وأجرى في السبيل لها سبيلاً
زلالاًclear and sweet مشبهاًresembling ماءthe moisture of الرضابsweet saliva
زلالاً مشبهاً ماء الرضاب
And in charity he made a fountain flow for it,
And he paved in the way for it a path
Limpid, like the moisture of sweet saliva.
Pure, resembling the water of springs
وأجرَىand He bestows فِيin جَناتٍgardens وحُوراًand houris
وأجرَى فِي جَناتٍ وحُوراً
لِمنfor whoever يبنِيbuilds المَسَاجِدَthe mosques فيin المَآبِthe final abode
لِمن يبنِي المَسَاجِدَ في المَآبِ
And He bestows, in gardens, houris too,
And he paved gardens and maidens
On whoever builds mosques in the abode to come.
For those who build mosques at resting places
ومَنand whoever يَسقِيgives water to العِطاشَthe thirsty لَهُfor him ثَوابٌa reward
ومَن يَسقِي العِطاشَ لَهُ ثَوابٌ
عَنِas reported from المُختارِthe Chosen One منwho جَاcame بِالكِتابِwith the Book
عَنِ المُختارِ من جَا بِالكِتابِ
And whoever gives the thirsty water has a reward,
And whoever quenches the thirsty, for him is reward
As reported from the Chosen One, who came with the Book.
From the Chosen One who came with the Book
فَياso, O رَبُّLord of العِبادِthe servants أنِلهgrant him ُفَضلاًgrace
فَيا رَبُّ العِبادِ أنِله ُفَضلاً
يُباهِجهُgladdens him غَداًtomorrow يَومَthe day of الحِسابِreckoning
يُباهِجهُ غَداً يَومَ الحِسابِ
So, O Lord of Your servants, grant him grace
So oh Lord of servants, grant him bounty
That will gladden him tomorrow, on the Day of Reckoning.
That will delight him tomorrow on Judgement Day
وَقَدand indeed تَمَّتْit was completed لِسبعِينin the year seventy وألفٍand a thousand
وَقَد تَمَّتْ لِسبعِين وألفٍ
ومَعْand with مَائِةِa hundred فَمِنْso, from غَيرِabsence of ارتِيابِdoubt
ومَعْ مَائِةِ فَمِنْ غَيرِ ارتِيابِ
And it was completed in the year seventy and a thousand,
And it was completed for seventy thousand
Together with a hundred, without any doubt.
And one hundred, without doubt
Sol 6.1