وسيّدٍ تاهَ بهِ عَصرُهُ

وسيّدٍ تاهَ بهِ عَصرُهُ

والعَصرُ بالسيّدِ تَيّاهُ

والعَصرُ بالسيّدِ تَيّاهُ

And a master in whom his age took pride,

A master lost in the folly of his age,

and the age glories in the master.

And the age lost in the master's folly.

أعطاهُ ربُّ العرشِ في فضلهِ

أعطاهُ ربُّ العرشِ في فضلهِ

والرّبُّ لا تُحصى عطاياهُ

والرّبُّ لا تُحصى عطاياهُ

The Lord of the Throne gave him, in His bounty—

The Lord of the Throne granted him favor,

and the Lord's gifts cannot be counted—

And the Lord's favors cannot be counted.

آياتُ عِلمٍ قد حباهُ بها

آياتُ عِلمٍ قد حباهُ بها

يا حُسنَ ما آيٍ حبا اللَه

يا حُسنَ ما آيٍ حبا اللَه

signs of knowledge with which He endowed him.

He endowed him with signs of knowledge,

How beautiful the signs God bestowed!

O, the beauty of the signs God granted!

كم ميتِ جهلٍ أمّهُ عِلمُهُ

كم ميتِ جهلٍ أمّهُ عِلمُهُ

في حُفرةِ الجهلِ فأحياهُ

في حُفرةِ الجهلِ فأحياهُ

How many a man dead through ignorance his knowledge sought out,

How many dead in ignorance his knowledge revived,

in the pit of ignorance, and brought him to life!

Bringing them out of the pit of ignorance.

وذي عَمىً كحّلهُ فضلُهُ

وذي عَمىً كحّلهُ فضلُهُ

مِن كَمهِ الشّكِّ فأبراهُ

مِن كَمهِ الشّكِّ فأبراهُ

And many a blind man his excellence treated with kohl,

And how many blind in confusion his grace cured,

and cured of doubt's congenital blindness.

Freeing them from the shackles of doubt.

ومُقعَدِ الأهواءِ مَسجُونِها

ومُقعَدِ الأهواءِ مَسجُونِها

أقامهُ منها وخَلاهُ

أقامهُ منها وخَلاهُ

And one paralyzed by passions, their prisoner,

And how many, imprisoned by their whims,

he raised him out of them and set him free.

He stood up and freed.

فهو مسيحُ العلمِ في وقتهِ

فهو مسيحُ العلمِ في وقتهِ

مُشتقّةٌ منه سَجاياهُ

مُشتقّةٌ منه سَجاياهُ

So he is the Messiah of knowledge in his time;

He is the Messiah of knowledge in his time,

his qualities are derived from the Messiah.

His qualities derived from it.