الحمدللهpraise be to God علىfor ماwhat أولىHe bestowed
الحمدلله على ما أولى
وهوand He بحمدof the praise of الحامدينthose who praise أولىmost worthy
وهو بحمد الحامدين أولى
Praise be to God for what He has bestowed,
Praise be to Allah for what He has bestowed
And He is most worthy of the praise of those who praise.
And praise befits the Praiseworthy more so
جاءarrived الكتابthe book فأجلىand so dispelled كلall أحزانيmy sorrows
جاء الكتاب فأجلى كل أحزاني
وأذهبand removed الشوشthe turmoil منfrom قلبيmy heart معalong with الرانthe rust
وأذهب الشوش من قلبي مع الران
The book arrived and dispelled all my sorrows,
The Book has come to dispel all my sorrows
And drove turmoil from my heart, along with its rust.
And take away the confusion from my heart along with distress
أنزهI delight الطرفthe gaze فيماin what قدindeed حوىit contained وطوىand enfolded
أنزه الطرف فيما قد حوى وطوى
واجتنىand gather منfrom جناهits fruit اليانعripe الدانيnear at hand
واجتنى من جناه اليانع الداني
I delight my gaze in what it contains and enfolds,
It has delighted my eyes with what it contains
And gather from its ripe fruit, close at hand—
And picked from its fresh, ripe fruits
منof كلevery فاكهةfruit حسناءbeautiful حاليةsweet
من كل فاكهة حسناء حالية
تينfigs وخوخand peaches وبطيخand watermelons ورمانand pomegranates
تين وخوخ وبطيخ ورمان
Of every fruit, beautiful and sweet:
Every beautiful kind - figs, peaches, melons and pomegranates
Figs, peaches, watermelons, and pomegranates,
And every exceptional, splendid flower and light
وكلand every زهرflower ونورand blossom فائقexquisite أنقlovely
وكل زهر ونور فائق أنق
وردroses وآسand myrtle وكافورand camphor وريحانand basil
ورد وآس وكافور وريحان
And every flower and blossom, exquisite and lovely:
Roses, myrtle, camphor and basil
Roses, myrtle, camphor, and basil.
A garden that has no equal or match
حديقةa garden مالهاit has no مثلequal يشابههاresembling it
حديقة مالها مثل يشابهها
فاقتit surpassed علىabove جنسهاits kind منamong كلevery بستانgarden
فاقت على جنسها من كل بستان
A garden with no equal to match it,
Surpassing all others of its kind
It has surpassed every garden of its kind.
So how could it not be so when it is a Book articulated by a knowledge
فكيفthen how وهوwhile it is كتابa book صاغهhe fashioned it علمa luminary
فكيف وهو كتاب صاغه علم
شيخa shaykh إمامan imam شريفnoble حبرa learned scholar ربانيdevoted to God
شيخ إمام شريف حبر رباني
How could it be otherwise, when it is a book fashioned by a luminary—
An honoured imam, noble scholar, and divine sage
A shaykh, an imam, noble, a scholar devoted to God,
The eminent master son of eminent masters
السيدthe master الفاضلthe virtuous بنson of السادةthe masters الفضلاthe virtuous
السيد الفاضل بن السادة الفضلا
منwho حازوthey attained السبقpreeminence فيin زهدasceticism وعرفانand spiritual knowledge
من حازو السبق في زهد وعرفان
The virtuous master, son of virtuous masters,
Among the foremost in asceticism and gnosis
Who attained preeminence in asceticism and spiritual knowledge.
Magnify him, his lovers and companions
أعظمhow great بهمthey are ومحبيهمand those who love them وصاحبهمand their companion
أعظم بهم ومحبيهم وصاحبهم
ذاthis النصthe assertion ليسis not بتخمينbased on conjecture وحسبانand supposition
ذا النص ليس بتخمين وحسبان
How great are they, those who love them, and their companion!
This text is not speculation or estimation
This assertion is not conjecture or supposition.
Eyes of the jurist al-Husayn, the discreet son of the respectable Abu al-Af'if
أعينI specify الحسينal-Husayn الفقيهthe jurist ابنson of الوجيهal-Wajih أباAbu (father of) العفيفal-Afif
أعين الحسين الفقيه ابن الوجيه أبا العفيف
يانعمoh, how excellent منas a خلfriend ومعوانand helper
يانعم من خل ومعوان
I name al-Husayn, the jurist, son of al-Wajih, Abu al-Afif:
O delightful one from honey and manna
Oh, what a fine friend and helper!
Resident of Mecca, protected, dwelling in it
نزيلa resident of مكةMecca المحروسprotected ساكنهاits inhabitant
نزيل مكة المحروس ساكنها
أمmother of القرىthe towns مأمنa safe haven الخائفthe fearful والجانيand the wrongdoer
أم القرى مأمن الخائف والجاني
A resident of Mecca, whose dwellers are protected,
Mother of cities, refuge of the frightened fugitive
The Mother of Towns, a refuge for the fearful and the wrongdoer.
Magnify it among cities where many verses descended
اعظمhow great بهit is منas a بلادland فيهin it كمhow many نزلتdescended
اعظم به من بلاد فيه كم نزلت
آيverses منfrom اللهGod يتلوهاhe recites them بقرآنin the Qur'an
آي من الله يتلوها بقرآن
How great a land it is! How many have descended there—
From Allah, recited with the Quran
Verses from God, which he recites in the Qur'an.
People come to it from all directions
يؤمهmake for it الناسthe people منfrom كلevery الجهاتthe directions لهمfor them
يؤمه الناس من كل الجهات لهم
إليهfor it شوقlonging كمثلlike المالظمانwater for the thirsty (unclear wording)
إليه شوق كمثل المالظمان
People make for it from every direction; theirs is
Yearning for it like the camel yearns for its home
A longing for it like a thirsty person's longing for water.
In the House of my Lord, a direction was made
وفيand in كعبةthe Kaaba of ربيmy Lord قبلةa direction of prayer جعلتwas appointed
وفي كعبة ربي قبلة جعلت
للعابدينfor the worshippers بتعظيمwith reverence وإحسانand goodness
للعابدين بتعظيم وإحسان
And in my Lord's Kaaba a direction of prayer was appointed
For worshippers, with reverence and kindness
For worshippers, with reverence and goodness.
The rituals were established there and the Mash'ar
بهin it المناسكthe rites قامتwere established والمشاعرand the sacred sites للحجfor pilgrimage
به المناسك قامت والمشاعر للحج
وللدينand for the faith ياطوبىoh, blessedness لسكانfor the dwellers
وللدين ياطوبى لسكان
There the rites and sacred sites were established for pilgrimage
For Hajj - blessed are its inhabitants!
And for the faith—oh, blessed are the dwellers!
Partial English translation: 29 of 30 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1