ألاLo! أيّهاO الحبرُthe learned scholar الهمامُthe high-minded one الّذيwho غداhas become
ألا أيّها الحبرُ الهمامُ الّذي غدا
علىover تُونسTunis الخضراءverdant قدindeed أشرقhas shone السّناradiance
على تُونس الخضراء قد أشرق السّنا
O learned, high-minded scholar, who has come
O eminent poet who rose over
to shine in splendor over verdant Tunis;
Green Tunis and shone bright as the sun
ومنand you who قدindeed غدتhave become بينamong الأنامhumankind دُرُوسُهhis lessons
ومن قد غدت بين الأنام دُرُوسُه
تنمّattest علىto علياهُhis lofty rank بالحمدwith praise والثّناand acclaim
تنمّ على علياهُ بالحمد والثّنا
and you whose lessons among humankind have come
And whose lessons spread amongst people
to attest to your lofty rank with praise and acclaim.
Extolling the sublime with praise and song
فكمfor how many كتبbooks تبداyou begin وتختمهاand you finish them وكمand how often
فكم كتب تبدا وتختمها وكم
ترىyou are seen نُكتاsubtle points تُبديyou display بهاin them وتفنّناand versatility
ترى نُكتا تُبدي بها وتفنّنا
How many books you begin and finish, and how often
How many works did you start and finish
you are seen displaying subtle points and versatility in them,
How many ideas did you share, each one long
إلىuntil أنthat بدأتyou began الكنزthe Treasure فابشرso rejoice فإنّfor indeed منfrom
إلى أن بدأت الكنز فابشر فإنّ من
هُنالكthere قدindeed جاءhas come الغناءprosperity ومنand from هُناhere
هُنالك قد جاء الغناء ومن هُنا
until you began the Treasure—rejoice, for from
Until you began the treasure, rejoice
there prosperity has come, and from here as well.
For from there came riches and lifelong joy
كأنّas though لسانthe tongue الحظّof fortune قالsaid لكto you انتبهtake heed
كأنّ لسان الحظّ قال لك انتبه
وأرّخand record the date ببدءfor the beginning of الكنزthe Treasure مبدؤُكyour beginning الغنىwealth
وأرّخ ببدء الكنز مبدؤُك الغنى
It is as though the tongue of fortune said to you: Take heed,
As if fate itself said wake, take heed
and date the Treasure's beginning: 'Your beginning is wealth.'
Date the start of treasure as your start of need
Sol 6.1