أباO father of " مهندMuhannad " لاmay not آذتكharm you نازلةٌa calamity
أبا " مهند " لا آذتك نازلةٌ
ولاand may not تخطتreach إلىto عليائكyour eminence العَلِلُailments
ولا تخطت إلى عليائك العَلِلُ
O Abu Muhannad, may no calamity harm you,
O Abu Mahnad, no affliction has befallen you,
Nor may ailments reach your lofty stature.
Nor have defects climbed to your heights,
ولاand may not خلتbe empty منكof you سوحthe courts of الفضلexcellence عامرةًflourishing
ولا خلت منك سوح الفضل عامرةً
بهاwithin them إذاif غبتyou are absent عنهاfrom them ساعةًan hour خللgaps
بها إذا غبت عنها ساعةً خلل
Nor may the flourishing courts of excellence be bereft of you;
Nor have the plains of virtue been devoid of you,
For if you leave them for an hour, gaps open within them.
Remaining inhabited when you are absent for an hour.
وظلتand may you remain كالفجرlike dawn ضوءa light منكfrom you منطلقstreaming forth
وظلت كالفجر ضوء منك منطلق
يهديguides العصورthe ages، وهدىand guidance منكfrom you مقتبلwelcomed
يهدي العصور، وهدى منك مقتبل
And may you remain like dawn: a light from you shines forth,
Your light has remained like the dawn,
Guiding the ages, and guidance from you is welcomed.
Guiding generations, your guidance is hoped for.
ياO كاسيone who clothes الجيلِthe generation منfrom أفضالهhis bounty منناًblessings
يا كاسي الجيلِ من أفضاله منناً
منهاfrom them تتيهswagger proudly علىupon أكتافهits shoulders حللrobes
منها تتيه على أكتافه حلل
O you who clothe the generation in blessings from your bounty,
O you who have clothed generations with your favors,
Robes fashioned from them flaunt themselves upon its shoulders.
With which they wander upon their shoulders as robes.
وحاضنand nurturer of " اللغةthe language الفصحىthe eloquent " وقدwhile indeed عبثتhas tampered
وحاضن " اللغة الفصحى " وقد عبثت
بهاwith it الجهالةُignorance.. والأخطاءُand errors.. والزللand slips
بها الجهالةُ.. والأخطاءُ.. والزلل
And nurturer of the eloquent Arabic tongue, which has been tampered with
And embracing “the eloquent Arabic language” which
By ignorance, errors, and slips;
Ignorance, mistakes, and lapses have toyed with,
ومطلعand bringer-forth of الفكرthought فيin ظلمائهاits darkness قبساًas a flame
ومطلع الفكر في ظلمائها قبساً
كماjust as يحوّلis transformed into روضاًa garden يانعاlush طللa ruin
كما يحوّل روضاً يانعا طلل
And you who bring forth thought as a flame in its darkness,
And the dawn of thought in its darkness is a flame,
As a ruin is transformed into a lush garden.
Just as the dew transforms a lush meadow.
يهنيكmay it gladden you أنthat ربوعthe realms of العلمlearning تحتفلcelebrate
يهنيك أن ربوع العلم تحتفل
بأنat the fact that سلمتyou are safe .. وسوحand the courts of المجدglory تبتهلpray fervently
بأن سلمت .. وسوح المجد تبتهل
May it gladden you that the realms of learning celebrate
It gladdens you that the fields of knowledge celebrate
Your safety, and the courts of glory pray fervently.
That you are safe, and the plains of glory plead.
Sol 6.1