ياO أيّهاyou (vocative) القاضيthe judge الّذيwho
يا أيّها القاضي الّذي
نعماؤهhis bounty لاnot تُجْحَدُis denied
نعماؤه لا تُجْحَدُ
O judge, whose
O you, the judge, whose
bounty cannot be denied,
Blessings cannot be denied
حاشاfar be it لمثلكfrom one like you أنَّهthat he
حاشا لمثلك أنَّه
عنfrom نَصْرِaiding مثليone like me يرقدُhe slumbers
عن نَصْرِ مثلي يرقدُ
Far be it from one like you
Far be it from one like you
to slumber instead of aiding one like me.
To slumber and neglect helping one like me
ولقدand indeed قصدتكI sought you out والفتىand the noble youth
ولقد قصدتك والفتى
منone who لِلمكارمfor noble deeds يُقْصَدْis sought out
من لِلمكارم يُقْصَدْ
Indeed I have sought you out; the noble youth
And indeed I approached you, and the young man
is one sought out for noble deeds.
Is approached for his nobility
وغدوتُand I became لاسْمِكfor your name رافعاًraising
وغدوتُ لاسْمِك رافعاً
عندat النِّداthe vocative call ياO أحمدُAhmad
عند النِّدا يا أحمدُ
And I began raising your name
And I came to you raising high
when calling, “O Ahmad!”
Your name, O Ahmed
لمّاwhen علمتُI learned بأنكَthat you are العَلَمُthe proper name المنادَىaddressed in the vocative المفردُsingular
لمّا علمتُ بأنكَ العَلَمُ المنادَى المفردُ
فانهضْso rise لَهاto it أكْرومةٌa noble deed
فانهضْ لَها أكْرومةٌ
when I learned you were the singular proper name addressed.
When I knew that you are the banner, the unique call
So rise to it—a noble deed,
So rise for it - a generous lady
بكراًvirgin عليهاfor it يُحسَدُone is envied
بكراً عليها يُحسَدُ
كمhow many مِنof يدٍa hand of bounty لكَof yours فيamong الورىmankind
كم مِن يدٍ لكَ في الورى
a virgin one, for which its doer is envied.
Whose morning generosity makes others envious
How many a hand of bounty you have among mankind,
How many a hand in the world
غرّاءradiant تتبَعُهاfollows it يدُa hand of bounty
غرّاء تتبَعُها يدُ
radiant, with another hand following it!
Islean, and your hand follows it
Sol 6.1