قاضيjudge القضاةِthe judges وعالمand scholar العُلَماthe scholars الَّذيwho
قاضي القضاةِ وعالم العُلَما الَّذي
أحيىrevived منof المجدِglory الأَثيلِancient; deeply rooted رُفاتاcrumbled remains
أحيى من المجدِ الأَثيلِ رُفاتا
Judge of judges and scholar of scholars, who
The judge of judges, the scholar of scholars
Revived the crumbled remains of ancient glory;
Who revived the ancient glory from its ashes
مَنْhe who غنْunclear as written; possibly 'if' جَرَتْraced مَعَهُwith him الفحولُthe masters; literally, stallions إلىtoward مدىa goal
مَنْ غنْ جَرَتْ مَعَهُ الفحولُ إلى مدى
قصرتْfell short خطاهمْtheir strides عَنof خُطاهhis strides وَفَاتاand he outstripped them
قصرتْ خطاهمْ عَن خُطاه وَفَاتا
He who—[if] the great masters raced beside him toward a goal—
Who the heroes marched with to the farthest horizons
Their strides would fall short of his, and he would outstrip them;
Yet their strides fell short of matching his own
مَنْhe whom لاnot يدانيهِrivals him عُلىًin eminence ونَبَاهَةًand renown
مَنْ لا يدانيهِ عُلىً ونَبَاهَةً
مَنْanyone who ظَلّspent the day فيin كَسْبpursuing الفخارِglory وبَاتاand spent the night
مَنْ ظَلّ في كَسْب الفخارِ وبَاتا
He whom no one can rival in eminence and renown—
He whom none can equal in nobility and virtue
No one who spends day and night pursuing glory;
Who spent his nights acquiring pride and glory
مَنhe whose شَرّفَتْennobled وَهُمُand they are الكرامُthe noble ones صِفاتُهhis qualities
مَن شَرّفَتْ وَهُمُ الكرامُ صِفاتُه
مِنْamong أَهْلِهhis kin الأحياءَthe living والأمْواتاand the dead
مِنْ أَهْلِه الأحياءَ والأمْواتا
He whose qualities ennobled them, noble as they are—
Whose qualities brought honor to the generous souls
The living and the dead among his kin.
Among both his living and departed people
Sol 6.1