إِنَّindeed السَماحَةَliberality وَالتَكَرُّمَand magnanimity وَالنَدىand bounty
إِنَّ السَماحَةَ وَالتَكَرُّمَ وَالنَدى
لِفَتىfor the young man of السَماحَةِliberality أَحمَدَAhmad بنِson of الهَيثَمِal-Haytham
لِفَتى السَماحَةِ أَحمَدَ بنِ الهَيثَمِ
Indeed, liberality, magnanimity, and bounty
The generosity, nobility, and liberality
belong to the generous youth, Ahmad ibn al-Haytham.
Of the generous man Ahmad Ibn Al-Haytham
جَعَلَتهُmade him أَخلاقُthe virtues of المُروءَةِchivalry غُرَّةًa forehead blaze
جَعَلَتهُ أَخلاقُ المُروءَةِ غُرَّةً
بَيضاءَwhite فيon وَجهِthe face of الزَمانِtime الأَدهَمِthe dark-hued
بَيضاءَ في وَجهِ الزَمانِ الأَدهَمِ
The virtues of chivalry have made him a blaze,
His virtuous manners have made him
white upon the face of dark-hued time.
A shining white mark on the face of gloomy time
مَلِكٌa king بَنىbuilt لِلأَزدِfor the Azd مَجداًglory عالِياًlofty
مَلِكٌ بَنى لِلأَزدِ مَجداً عالِياً
بِالأَبيَضَينِwith the two white things حُسامِهِhis keen sword وَالدَرهَمِand the dirham
بِالأَبيَضَينِ حُسامِهِ وَالدَرهَمِ
A king who built lofty glory for the Azd,
A king who built great glory for Al-Azd
with the two white things—his keen sword and the dirham.
With his two swords and money
آباؤُهُhis forefathers صيدُthe proud ones among المُلوكِthe kings مَتىwhenever اِنتَمىhe traced his descent
آباؤُهُ صيدُ المُلوكِ مَتى اِنتَمى
فَإِلىthen to المُلوكِthe kings ذَويpossessors of المَكارِمِnoble virtues يَنتَميhe traces his descent
فَإِلى المُلوكِ ذَوي المَكارِمِ يَنتَمي
His forefathers are proud kings; whenever he traces his descent,
His fathers were the hunt of kings whenever they belonged
he traces it to kings endowed with noble virtues.
So he belongs to the generous kings
آباءُforefathers of صِضقٍtrue worth (apparent typo) قَوَّمواthey straightened بِفِعالِهِمby their deeds
آباءُ صِضقٍ قَوَّموا بِفِعالِهِم
صَعَرَthe crooked neck of الزَمانِtime وَكانَand it was غَيرَnot مُؤَوَّمِwell-formed
صَعَرَ الزَمانِ وَكانَ غَيرَ مُؤَوَّمِ
Forefathers of true worth, who by their deeds straightened
The fathers of Sa'daq straightened with their deeds
time's crooked neck, though it had not been rightly formed.
The roughness of time though it was not straightened
وَرِثواthey inherited السَماحَliberality فَأَورَثوهُthen they bequeathed it فَماso not تَرىyou see
وَرِثوا السَماحَ فَأَورَثوهُ فَما تَرى
فيamong غَيرِهِمothers than them لِلجودِfor generosity مِنany مُتَلَوَّمِplace to linger
في غَيرِهِم لِلجودِ مِن مُتَلَوَّمِ
They inherited liberality and bequeathed it, so you see
They inherited generosity so they bequeathed it, thus you see
no place for generosity to linger among any but them.
None but them is intent on generosity
بُسلُنvaliant men (irregular spelling) جَحاجِحَةٌmighty chiefs هُمُthey خَلَفواthey succeeded النَدىgenerosity
بُسلُن جَحاجِحَةٌ هُمُ خَلَفوا النَدى
مِنin the form of نائِلٍbounty وَسَماحَةٍand liberality وَتَكَرُّمِand magnanimity
مِن نائِلٍ وَسَماحَةٍ وَتَكَرُّمِ
Valiant, mighty chiefs—they became generosity's successors,
Boughs of lofty palm trees, they left generosity
in bounty, liberality, and magnanimity.
Of the giver, nobility, and magnanimity
Sol 6.1