نَادَتْنِيَcalled out to me الأَيَّامُthe days عِنْدَupon لِقَائِهِmeeting him
نَادَتْنِيَ الأَيَّامُ عِنْدَ لِقَائِهِ
وَهْيَand they are الَّتِيthe ones that لاَnot تُغْفِلُneglect التَّنْبِيهَاthe reminder
وَهْيَ الَّتِي لاَ تُغْفِلُ التَّنْبِيهَا
The days called out to me when I met him,
The days called me when we met
and they never fail to give a reminder:
And they are the ones who never forget to awaken
يَاO ابْنَson of الْخَطِيبِal-Khatib (the preacher) خَطَبْتَyou wooed بِالْعَزْمِwith resolve الْعُلَىlofty glory
يَا ابْنَ الْخَطِيبِ خَطَبْتَ بِالْعَزْمِ الْعُلَى
فَبَلَغْتَso you attained مِنْهَاfrom her الْقَصْدَthe goal بِابْنِthrough the son of أَبيِهَاher father
فَبَلَغْتَ مِنْهَا الْقَصْدَ بِابْنِ أَبيِهَا
O Ibn al-Khatib, you wooed lofty glory with resolve,
O son of the orator, you spoke with strong determination
so you gained from her what you sought, through her father's son.
And through it you attained your goal, the son of his father
الْوَجْهَthe face طَلْقاًcheerful وَالْمَعَارِفَand knowledge جَمَّةًabundant
الْوَجْهَ طَلْقاً وَالْمَعَارِفَ جَمَّةً
وَالْجُودَand generosity رَحْباًample وَالْمَحَلَّand standing نَبِيهَاdistinguished
وَالْجُودَ رَحْباً وَالْمَحَلَّ نَبِيهَا
His face cheerful, his learning abundant,
A face beaming and acquaintances bountiful
his generosity ample, his standing distinguished.
Generosity vast, and position eminent
أَثْرَتْgrew rich بِأَشْتَاتِwith diverse kinds of الْفَضَائِلِvirtues كَفُّهُhis hand
أَثْرَتْ بِأَشْتَاتِ الْفَضَائِلِ كَفُّهُ
أَتَرَىdo you think وِلاَيَتَهُhis governorship التَّيthat which تَجْبِيهَاcollects them
أَتَرَى وِلاَيَتَهُ التَّي تَجْبِيهَا
His hand grew rich with manifold virtues;
His palm was adorned with scattered virtues
do you think his governorship is what collects them?
Do you see his rule which commands it
Sol 6.1