لِطَلْعَتَto Talaat حَرْبٍHarb فِيin مَجَالِthe field of اجْتِهَادِهِhis endeavor
لِطَلْعَتَ حَرْبٍ فِي مَجَالِ اجْتِهَادِهِ
مَفَاخِرُglories يَحْرَىis worthy ذِكْرُهَاtheir remembrance أَنْto يُرَدَّدَاbe repeated
مَفَاخِرُ يَحْرَى ذِكْرُهَا أَنْ يُرَدَّدَا
Talaat Harb has, in the field of his endeavors,
glories whose remembrance deserves to be repeated.
فَقَدْfor indeed كَانَhe was فِيin إِقْدَامِهِhis boldness وَثَبَاتِهِand his steadfastness
فَقَدْ كَانَ فِي إِقْدَامِهِ وَثَبَاتِهِ
بِأَوْفَىin the fullest المَعَانِيsenses قُدْوَةًa model لِمَنِfor whoever اقْتَدَىfollowed the example
بِأَوْفَى المَعَانِي قُدْوَةً لِمَنِ اقْتَدَى
For in his boldness and steadfastness he was
in the fullest sense, a model for all who followed.
وَفِيand in سِيَرِthe lives of الغُرِّthe illustrious المَيَامِينthe blessed كَمْhow often جَلَتْrevealed
وَفِي سِيَرِ الغُرِّ المَيَامِين كَمْ جَلَتْ
لَنَاto us المثُلُthe ideals العُلْيَاloftiest مَنَائِرَbeacons لِلهُدَىfor guidance
لَنَا المثُلُ العُلْيَا مَنَائِرَ لِلهُدَى
And in the lives of the illustrious and blessed, how often have
the loftiest ideals shown us beacons of guidance.
بِنَفْسِwith the spirit of عِصَامٍIsam رَامَhe sought عِزّاًhonor وَسُؤدَداًand eminence
بِنَفْسِ عِصَامٍ رَامَ عِزّاً وَسُؤدَداً
فَأَدْرَكَso he attained عِزّاًhonor لاَnot يُرَامُcan be reached وَسُؤْدَدَاand eminence
فَأَدْرَكَ عِزّاً لاَ يُرَامُ وَسُؤْدَدَا
With Isam's spirit, he sought honor and eminence,
so he attained unassailable honor and eminence.
وَأَثْرَىand he grew rich مِنَin المَالِwealth المُؤَثَّلbuilt up بِالنُّهَىthrough wisdom
وَأَثْرَى مِنَ المَالِ المُؤَثَّل بِالنُّهَى
وَأَثْرَىand he grew rich مِنَin الْحَمْدِpraise المُؤَثَّلbuilt up بِالنَّدَىthrough generosity
وَأَثْرَى مِنَ الْحَمْدِ المُؤَثَّل بِالنَّدَى
And he grew rich in wealth built up through wisdom,
and rich in praise built up through generosity.
أَتَىhe came آخِرَlast among الأَقرَانِthe peers فِيin حَلْبَةِthe racecourse of العُلَىgreatness
أَتَى آخِرَ الأَقرَانِ فِي حَلْبَةِ العُلَى
فَجَلَّىthen he came first وَلَمْand was not يُلْحَقْovertaken إِلَىuntil آخِرِthe end of المدَىthe course
فَجَلَّى وَلَمْ يُلْحَقْ إِلَى آخِرِ المدَى
He came last among his peers to the racecourse of greatness,
then led the field, and was not overtaken to the course's end.
كَبِيرُgreat in المُنَىaspirations هَيْهَاتَhow far-fetched أَنْto يَبْلُغَattain المُنَىaspirations
كَبِيرُ المُنَى هَيْهَاتَ أَنْ يَبْلُغَ المُنَى
إِذَاif طَاشَhe was rash فِيin آرَائِهِhis judgments وَتَرَدَّدَاand wavered
إِذَا طَاشَ فِي آرَائِهِ وَتَرَدَّدَا
One with lofty hopes is far from attaining those hopes
if he is rash in his judgments and wavers.
وَمَنْand whoever لَمْdoes not يُعِنْsupport بِالجِدِّwith diligence عَالِيَlofty جَدِّهِhis fortune
وَمَنْ لَمْ يُعِنْ بِالجِدِّ عَالِيَ جَدِّهِ
فَيَقْظَتُهُthen his wakefulness حُلْمٌa dream وَعِيشَتُهُand his life سُدَىin vain
فَيَقْظَتُهُ حُلْمٌ وَعِيشَتُهُ سُدَى
And whoever does not support his good fortune with diligence,
his waking is a dream, and his life is in vain.
بِهَذَاthrough this تَسَامىrose high كُلُّeveryone مَنْwho رَاضَdisciplined نَفْسَهُhimself
بِهَذَا تَسَامى كُلُّ مَنْ رَاضَ نَفْسَهُ
وَقَوَّمَand straightened مِنْof أَخْلاَقِهِhis character مَاwhatever تَأَوَّدَاhad grown crooked
وَقَوَّمَ مِنْ أَخْلاَقِهِ مَا تَأَوَّدَا
Thus rose everyone who disciplined himself
and straightened whatever had grown crooked in his character.
Sol 6.1