تبرّعgave freely للهfor God العليexalted جنابهhis station
تبرّع لله العلي جنابه
فأبدعand so excelled بالأفضالwith generous favors منfrom كلevery جانبside
فأبدع بالأفضال من كل جانب
He of exalted station gave freely for God's sake,
The Exalted One donated his noble self
And so excelled in generosity on every side:
And excelled in beneficence from every side
أجلnoblest أولىthose possessing العلياlofty rank الهمامthe magnanimous one محمدMuhammad
أجل أولى العليا الهمام محمد
ونجلand the son أبيAbu (father of) يحيىYahya إمامexemplar المناقبnoble virtues
ونجل أبي يحيى إمام المناقب
The noblest of those of lofty rank, the magnanimous Muhammad,
For the sake of the most honorable leader Muhammad
And son of Abu Yahya, an exemplar of noble virtues,
And the son of Abi Yahya, the Imam of merits
بتجديدby restoring هذاthis الجامعcongregational mosque الفردpeerless طالباseeking
بتجديد هذا الجامع الفرد طالبا
رضىpleasure اللهGod إنindeed اللهGod خيرthe best of المطالبaims
رضى الله إن الله خير المطالب
By restoring this peerless congregational mosque, seeking
By renewing this unique mosque seeking
God's pleasure—indeed, God is the best of all aims—
The pleasure of God; and God is the best sought
ليرغبso that they may yearn فيfor المحياlife وفيand for الذكرremembrance والهدىand guidance
ليرغب في المحيا وفي الذكر والهدى
بهthrough it الناسthe people والمحياand life حياةlife لراغبfor one who yearns
به الناس والمحيا حياة لراغب
So that life, remembrance, and guidance might be sought
That people may incline towards life and remembrance and guidance
By the people through it—and life is life for one who yearns.
Through it, and life with remembrance is life for the aspirer
ويغربand excels remarkably فيin كسبearning المحامدpraise والعلاand lofty rank
ويغرب في كسب المحامد والعلا
وناسبand accorded فيهin it الحسنbeauty حسنthe beauty of التناسبproportion
وناسب فيه الحسن حسن التناسب
And he excels in earning praise and lofty rank,
And be a stranger to earning praise and ascendancy
And in it, beauty accorded with the beauty of proportion.
And therein excellent goodness suits excellent harmony
Sol 6.1