هذا كتابٌ شريفٌ رائقٌ حَسَنٌ

هذا كتابٌ شريفٌ رائقٌ حَسَنٌ

ما قد وجدتُ له شِبْهاً من الكتبِ

ما قد وجدتُ له شِبْهاً من الكتبِ

This is a noble book—lucid and fair;

This is a noble book, delightful and beautiful.

Among all books, I have found none its equal.

I have found nothing like it among books.

حاوي العلومِ وحاوي كُلَّ معجبةٍ

حاوي العلومِ وحاوي كُلَّ معجبةٍ

يا ليت كاتبَه أمْلاهُ بالذَّهبِ

يا ليت كاتبَه أمْلاهُ بالذَّهبِ

Encompassing the sciences, encompassing every wonder—

It contains the sciences and every wondrous thing.

Would that its scribe had penned it in gold.

Would that its writer had set it down in gold!

وعند ذي العِلمِ لا مالٌ يعوّضُه

وعند ذي العِلمِ لا مالٌ يعوّضُه

ولو يُباع بما في الأرضِ من نَشَبِ

ولو يُباع بما في الأرضِ من نَشَبِ

To one possessed of knowledge, no wealth can replace it,

And for the learned, no wealth can replace it,

Even were it sold for all the riches on earth.

Even were it sold for all the wealth on earth.

هذا هو الجامعُ المعروفُ ألَّفَه

هذا هو الجامعُ المعروفُ ألَّفَه

سليلُ جعفرَ ذي التنزيه والأدبِ

سليلُ جعفرَ ذي التنزيه والأدبِ

This is the renowned Compendium, composed by

This is the well-known al-Jāmiʿ, compiled by

A scion of Ja‘far, a man of purity and letters.

A descendant of Jaʿfar, he of purity and refinement.

يا رب نوّرْ لَحْداً صار ساكَنَهُ

يا رب نوّرْ لَحْداً صار ساكَنَهُ

واسكُب عليه بِمُنْهلٍّ من السُحُبِ

واسكُب عليه بِمُنْهلٍّ من السُحُبِ

O Lord, illuminate the grave that has become his dwelling,

O Lord, illuminate the grave he has come to inhabit,

And pour down upon him from streaming clouds.

And shower him with rain pouring from the clouds.