مَنhe who أَحرَزَattained الفَضلَdistinction الجَليلَgreat بِجِدِّهِthrough his diligence
مَن أَحرَزَ الفَضلَ الجَليلَ بِجِدِّهِ
وَاِمتازَand distinguished himself فيناamong us بِالمَقامِby the station العاليlofty
وَاِمتازَ فينا بِالمَقامِ العالي
He who attained great distinction through his diligence,
He who attained great merit through his diligence
and stood out among us by his lofty station,
And was distinguished among us in high station
وَسَرَتand spread مَناقِبُهُhis virtues بِمِصرَthroughout Egypt جَميعاًentirely
وَسَرَت مَناقِبُهُ بِمِصرَ جَميعاً
رَغمَdespite الحَسودِthe envious one بِعِزَّةٍwith dignity وَكَمالِand perfection
رَغمَ الحَسودِ بِعِزَّةٍ وَكَمالِ
and whose virtues spread throughout all Egypt,
And whose virtues spread throughout Egypt
despite the envious, with dignity and perfection—
Despite the envious, with honor and perfection
لاno غَروَwonder أَنthat مَنَحوهُthey granted him بِالرُتَبِwith ranks السَنِيthe exalted (word continues)
لا غَروَ أَن مَنَحوهُ بِالرُتَبِ السَنِي
يَةِending of 'exalted' وَاِرتَقىand rose لِمَناصِبِto positions الإِجلالِof honor
يَةِ وَاِرتَقى لِمَناصِبِ الإِجلالِ
no wonder they bestowed exalted ranks upon him,
It is no wonder they granted him senior positions
and he rose to positions of honor.
And he rose to offices of veneration
أَوor ماnot تَرَونَyou see ذَويthose possessing البَصائِرِinsight أَرخواchronicled
أَو ما تَرَونَ ذَوي البَصائِرِ أَرخوا
مَجداًglory يَزادُis added لِمُحرِزِto the achiever of الأَفضالِmerits
مَجداً يَزادُ لِمُحرِزِ الأَفضالِ
Or do you not see that those with insight have chronicled
Or don't you see the insightful recorded
a glory added to the achiever of merits?
Glory that increases for the attainer of virtues
Sol 6.1