جزىmay reward اللَهGod خيراًwith goodness سيداًa sayyid وابنand son of سيدa sayyid
جزى اللَه خيراً سيداً وابن سيد
وعلاّمةًand a great scholar منfrom آلthe family of طهTaha الأطايبthe pure and noble
وعلاّمةً من آل طه الأطايب
May God reward with goodness a sayyid, son of a sayyid,
May Allah reward with the best, O noble sir and son of a noble one
And a great scholar from Taha's pure and noble family,
And a sign from the family of Taha Al-Ataib
علىfor جمعهhis gathering كتباbooks يعزis difficult اجتماعهاtheir gathering together
على جمعه كتبا يعز اجتماعها
لنفعfor the benefit of عبادthe servants of اللَهGod منfrom among كلevery طالبseeker
لنفع عباد اللَه من كل طالب
For gathering books that are hard to bring together,
For collecting books whose gathering is dear
To benefit God's servants—every seeker.
For the benefit of Allah's servants, every seeker
بأجدادكمthrough your forefathers قدindeed أظهرmade manifest اللَهGod دينهHis religion
بأجدادكم قد أظهر اللَه دينه
وأَشهرهand made it renowned فيin شرقهاits east والمغاربand the western lands
وأَشهره في شرقها والمغارب
Through your forefathers, God indeed made His religion manifest,
Through your ancestors, Allah made His religion prevail
And made it renowned in the world's east and western lands.
And made it famous in its east and west
وأنتمand you بهاin it منfrom بعدهمafter them تخلفونهمyou succeed them
وأنتم بها من بعدهم تخلفونهم
بأظهارby making manifest دينthe religion of اللَهGod معطىthe Giver of الرغائبdesired blessings
بأظهار دين اللَه معطى الرغائب
And you, after them, take their place there,
And you, after them, follow in their footsteps
By proclaiming God's religion, the Giver of desired blessings.
By spreading Allah's religion, grantor of wishes
فعشso live صالحاًrighteously فيin غبطةfelicity وسعادةand happiness
فعش صالحاً في غبطة وسعادة
وعافيةand well-being منfrom كلevery بؤسmisery ونائبand affliction
وعافية من كل بؤس ونائب
So live righteously, in felicity and happiness,
So live righteously, in bliss and happiness
And in well-being, free from every misery and affliction,
And wellness from every distress and affliction
وفيand in نعمblessings تترىcoming in succession وعزand honor ورفعةًand eminence
وفي نعم تترى وعز ورفعةً
تدومthat endure علىin رغمdefiance of الحسودthe envious one المجانبthe hostile one
تدوم على رغم الحسود المجانب
And in successive blessings, honor, and eminence,
And in blessings seen, honor and elevation
That endure despite the hostile envier.
That last despite the envious alienators
ولاand may not زلتyou cease to be ياO ابنson of الطاهرينthe pure ones موفقاًgranted success
ولا زلت يا ابن الطاهرين موفقاً
ومحتلياًand adorned with أسنىthe most splendid الحلىornaments والمناقبand virtues
ومحتلياً أسنى الحلى والمناقب
And may you ever be granted success, O son of the pure,
And you are still, O son of the most pure, successful
And adorned with the most splendid ornaments and virtues.
Occupying the highest ranks and virtues
ولاand may not زالcease to be فيamong إخوانناour brothers وربوعناand our lands
ولا زال في إخواننا وربوعنا
منfrom among العلويينthe Alawis الكرامnoble المناسبthe lineages
من العلويين الكرام المناسب
And may there always remain among our brothers and in our lands,
And there still remains among our brothers and lands
From among the Alawis of noble lineage,
From the honorable Alawites, the fitting
كمثلكمlike you يحيونthey revive سنةthe tradition of جدهمtheir forefather
كمثلكم يحيون سنة جدهم
علىthrough العلمknowledge والتقوىand piety وحفظand preserving المراتبthe ranks
على العلم والتقوى وحفظ المراتب
Those like you, who revive their forefather's tradition,
Like you, who revive the way of their grandfather
Through knowledge, piety, and the preservation of ranks.
In knowledge, piety and preserving ranks
Sol 6.1