هَذاthis الَّذيwho تَعرِفُknows البَطحاءُal-Batha وَطأَتَهُhis tread
هَذا الَّذي تَعرِفُ البَطحاءُ وَطأَتَهُ
وَالبَيتُand the House يَعرِفُهُknows him وَالحِلُّand the land outside the sanctuary وَالحَرَمُand the sanctuary
وَالبَيتُ يَعرِفُهُ وَالحِلُّ وَالحَرَمُ
This is he whose tread al-Batha knows,
and the House knows him, as do the land outside the sanctuary and the sanctuary.
هَذاthis اِبنُson of خَيرِthe best of عِبادِservants of اللَهِGod كُلِّهِمُall of them
هَذا اِبنُ خَيرِ عِبادِ اللَهِ كُلِّهِمُ
هَذاthis التَقِيُّthe pious النَقِيُّthe unblemished الطاهِرُthe pure العَلَمُthe eminent one
هَذا التَقِيُّ النَقِيُّ الطاهِرُ العَلَمُ
This is the son of the best of all God's servants;
this is the pious, the unblemished, the pure, the eminent one.
هَذاthis اِبنُson of فاطِمَةٍFatimah إِنif كُنتَyou are جاهِلَهُunaware of him
هَذا اِبنُ فاطِمَةٍ إِن كُنتَ جاهِلَهُ
بِجَدِّهِwith his grandfather أَنبِياءُprophets اللَهِof God قَدindeed خُتِمواwere brought to a close
بِجَدِّهِ أَنبِياءُ اللَهِ قَد خُتِموا
This is Fatimah's son, if you do not know him;
with his grandfather, the line of God's prophets was sealed.
وَلَيسَand is not قَولُكَyour saying مَنwho هَذاthis بِضائِرِهِharmful to him
وَلَيسَ قَولُكَ مَن هَذا بِضائِرِهِ
العُربُthe Arabs تَعرِفُknow مَنwhom أَنكَرتَyou denied knowing وَالعَجَمُand the non-Arabs
العُربُ تَعرِفُ مَن أَنكَرتَ وَالعَجَمُ
And your saying, 'Who is this?' does him no harm;
the Arabs know the one you deny knowing, and so do the non-Arabs.
كِلتاboth يَدَيهِhis two hands غِياثٌsuccor عَمَّhas reached all نَفعُهُماtheir benefit
كِلتا يَدَيهِ غِياثٌ عَمَّ نَفعُهُما
يُستَوكَفانِboth are asked to shower bounty وَلاand no يَعروهُماbefalls them both عَدَمُlack
يُستَوكَفانِ وَلا يَعروهُما عَدَمُ
Both his hands bring succor; their bounty reaches all.
Their showers are sought, and no want ever befalls them.
سَهلُgentle in الخَليقَةِdisposition لاnot تُخشىare feared بَوادِرُهُhis sudden outbursts
سَهلُ الخَليقَةِ لا تُخشى بَوادِرُهُ
يَزينُهُadorn him اِثنانِtwo things حُسنُbeauty of الخَلقِphysical form وَالشِيَمُand character traits
يَزينُهُ اِثنانِ حُسنُ الخَلقِ وَالشِيَمُ
Gentle in disposition, his outbursts are not feared.
Two things adorn him: beauty of form and noble character.
حَمّالُbearer of أَثقالِheavy burdens of أَقوامٍpeople إِذاwhen اِفتُدِحواthey are overburdened
حَمّالُ أَثقالِ أَقوامٍ إِذا اِفتُدِحوا
حُلوُsweet in الشَمائِلِdispositions تَحلوis sweet عِندَهُto him نَعَمُyes
حُلوُ الشَمائِلِ تَحلو عِندَهُ نَعَمُ
He bears people's heavy burdens when they are weighed down;
sweet in his ways, he finds 'yes' sweet.
ماnot قالَsaid لاno قَطُّever إِلّاexcept فيin تَشَهُّدِهِhis testimony of faith
ما قالَ لا قَطُّ إِلّا في تَشَهُّدِهِ
لَولاwere it not for التَشَهُّدُthe testimony of faith كانَتwould be لاءَهُhis 'no' نَعَمُyes
لَولا التَشَهُّدُ كانَت لاءَهُ نَعَمُ
He never said 'no' except in his testimony of faith;
were it not for that testimony, his 'no' would be 'yes.'
عَمَّencompassed البَرِيَّةَall creation بِالإِحسانِwith kindness فَاِنقَشَعَتand so dissipated
عَمَّ البَرِيَّةَ بِالإِحسانِ فَاِنقَشَعَت
عَنهاfrom it الغَياهِبُdeep darkness وَالإِملاقُand destitution وَالعَدَمُand want
عَنها الغَياهِبُ وَالإِملاقُ وَالعَدَمُ
He has embraced all creation with kindness, so there have vanished
from it the deep darkness, destitution, and want.
إِذاwhen رَأَتهُsees him قُرَيشٌQuraysh قالَsays قائِلُهاits spokesman
إِذا رَأَتهُ قُرَيشٌ قالَ قائِلُها
إِلىto مَكارِمِnoble virtues of هَذاthis man يَنتَهيreaches its limit الكَرَمُgenerosity
إِلى مَكارِمِ هَذا يَنتَهي الكَرَمُ
When Quraysh sees him, its spokesman says:
'Generosity reaches its utmost in this man's noble virtues.'
يُغضيhe lowers his gaze حَياءًout of modesty وَيُغضىand eyes are lowered مِنfrom مَهابَتِهِawe of him
يُغضي حَياءً وَيُغضى مِن مَهابَتِهِ
فَماso not يُكَلَّمُhe is spoken to إِلّاexcept حينَwhen يَبتَسِمُhe smiles
فَما يُكَلَّمُ إِلّا حينَ يَبتَسِمُ
He lowers his gaze in modesty, and eyes are lowered in awe of him;
so he is spoken to only when he smiles.
بِكَفِّهِin his palm خَيزُرانٌa bamboo cane ريحُهُits scent عَبِقٌfragrant
بِكَفِّهِ خَيزُرانٌ ريحُهُ عَبِقٌ
مِنfrom كَفِّthe palm of أَروَعَa majestic man فيin عِرنينِهِhis nose شَمَمُa high nasal bridge
مِن كَفِّ أَروَعَ في عِرنينِهِ شَمَمُ
In his palm is a bamboo cane, its scent fragrant
from the palm of a majestic man with a high-bridged nose.
يَكادُalmost يُمسِكُهُholds him عِرفانُrecognition of راحَتِهِhis palm
يَكادُ يُمسِكُهُ عِرفانُ راحَتِهِ
رُكنُthe corner of الحَطيمِal-Hatim إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاءَhe comes يَستَلِمُto touch it ritually
رُكنُ الحَطيمِ إِذا ما جاءَ يَستَلِمُ
It almost holds him fast, in recognition of his palm—
the corner of al-Hatim—when he comes to touch it.
اللَهُGod شَرَّفَهُhonored him قِدماًlong ago وَعَظَّمَهُand exalted him
اللَهُ شَرَّفَهُ قِدماً وَعَظَّمَهُ
جَرىran بِذاكَwith that لَهُfor him فيupon لَوحِهِHis Tablet القَلَمُthe Pen
جَرى بِذاكَ لَهُ في لَوحِهِ القَلَمُ
God honored him long ago and exalted him;
the Pen inscribed that for him upon His Tablet.
Sol 6.1