فِيin رِضَىthe favor of المَرْبُوبِthe created being وَالرَّبِّand the Lord
فِي رِضَى المَرْبُوبِ وَالرَّبِّ
بِتْrest قَرِيراًcontent يَاO أبَاfather of الطَّبِّmedicine
بِتْ قَرِيراً يَا أبَا الطَّبِّ
In the favor of the creature and the Lord,
In contentment of the Lord and Master
rest content, O father of medicine.
Stay happy, O father of medicine
يَاO رَئِيسَhead of القَصْرِthe Palace مِنْsince قِدَمٍlong ago
يَا رَئِيسَ القَصْرِ مِنْ قِدَمٍ
وَأُسَاةِand the physicians of العَصْرِthe age فِيin العَقْبِposterity
وَأُسَاةِ العَصْرِ فِي العَقْبِ
O long-standing head of the Palace,
O leader of the palace from old
and of the age's physicians in generations to come,
And pillar of the age in succession
جَلَّgreat was رُزْءُthe loss of القِطْرِthe country أَجْمَعِهِall of it
جَلَّ رُزْءُ القِطْرِ أَجْمَعِهِ
فِيكَin you مِنْof عَلاَّمَةٍa great scholar قُطْبِa pillar
فِيكَ مِنْ عَلاَّمَةٍ قُطْبِ
immense is the loss of the entire country
All the land's prosperity focused
in you—a great scholar and a pillar;
In you as a great symbol
مِنْof one sound in سَدِيدِjudgment الرَّأْيِfirm in it مُبْرَمِهِfirm in it
مِنْ سَدِيدِ الرَّأْيِ مُبْرَمِهِ
مُحْكَمِprecise in الإِيجَابِaffirmation وَالسَّلْبِand denial
مُحْكَمِ الإِيجَابِ وَالسَّلْبِ
a man of sound, firmly settled judgment,
With resolute, definitive opinion
precise in affirmation and denial;
Decisive in affirmation and negation
مَنْof one صَحِيحِgenuine in المجدِglory صَادِقِهِtrue in it
مَنْ صَحِيحِ المجدِ صَادِقِهِ
حِينَwhen يُشْرَىis bought المَجْدُglory بِالكذْبِwith lies
حِينَ يُشْرَى المَجْدُ بِالكذْبِ
a man of genuine, truthful glory,
Of true glory, its sincerity
when glory is bought with lies;
When glory is bought with lies
مِنْof one far-reaching in بَعِيْدِpurpose الهَمِّoccupied مُشْتَغِلٍoccupied
مِنْ بَعِيْدِ الهَمِّ مُشْتَغِلٍ
فيin انْصِدَاعِthe fracturing of الشَّمْلِunity بِالرَّأْبِwith mending
في انْصِدَاعِ الشَّمْلِ بِالرَّأْبِ
a man of far-reaching purpose, devoted,
Far from worries, busy
when unity fractured, to mending it.
In mending the rift with connection
لَيْسَnot بِالْوَقَّافِprone to halting مُخْتَبِلاًbewildered
لَيْسَ بِالْوَقَّافِ مُخْتَبِلاً
بَيْنَbetween دَفْتِthe thrust of الفِكْرِthought وَالجَذْبِand the pull
بَيْنَ دَفْتِ الفِكْرِ وَالجَذْبِ
He did not halt in bewilderment
Neither hesitant nor confused
between thought's thrust and pull.
Between the pull of thought and determination
ذَبَّdefended عَنْon behalf of حَقِّthe right of البِلاَدِthe country بِمَاwith what
ذَبَّ عَنْ حَقِّ البِلاَدِ بِمَا
فيwithin حُدُودِthe bounds of العِلْمِknowledge مِنْof ذَبِّdefense
في حُدُودِ العِلْمِ مِنْ ذَبِّ
He defended the country's right with what
He protected the rights of the country with
defense lay within the bounds of learning.
What knowledge contains of resolution
إذْwhen رَآهَاhe saw her وَالشُّعُوبُwhile the nations شَأَتْhad raced ahead
إذْ رَآهَا وَالشُّعُوبُ شَأَتْ
لَمْnot تَزَلْceased فِيin أَوَّلِthe beginning of الدَّرْبthe road
لَمْ تَزَلْ فِي أَوَّلِ الدَّرْب
When he saw her, while nations raced ahead,
When he saw it and the people declined
still at the very beginning of the road,
They did not stop at the start of the path
ورِضَاهَاand her contentment السِّلْمُpeace اَشْبَهُmost like مَاwhat
ورِضَاهَا السِّلْمُ اَشْبَهُ مَا
كَانَwas فِيin عُقْبَاهُits aftermath بِالحَرْبِto war
كَانَ فِي عُقْبَاهُ بِالحَرْبِ
and her contentment with peace was most akin,
And their contentment is peace, most similar
in its aftermath, to war,
To what was in its heels with war
فَبِجِدٍّso in earnest هَبَّhe rose يَرْجِعُrestoring مِنْof
فَبِجِدٍّ هَبَّ يَرْجِعُ مِنْ
شَأْنِهَاher standing مَاwhat ضَاعَwas lost بِاللَّعْبِthrough frivolity
شَأْنِهَا مَا ضَاعَ بِاللَّعْبِ
he rose in earnest to restore
So seriously he strove to return
the stature she had lost through frivolity.
What was lost of its affairs in play
وبِمَاand through what أبْلَىhe accomplished لِنُصْرَتِهاto support her
وبِمَا أبْلَى لِنُصْرَتِها
عُدَّhe was counted فِيamong أَبْطَالِهَاher champions الغُلْبِthe mighty
عُدَّ فِي أَبْطَالِهَا الغُلْبِ
And for his efforts to support her,
And with what he spent in its victory
he was counted among her mighty champions.
He counts among its brave heroes
فِيin سَبِيلِthe path of اللهِGod مُرْتَحِلٌa traveler
فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ مُرْتَحِلٌ
شَقَّhe rent عَنْهُaway from him مُظْلِمَthe darkness of الحُجْبِthe veils
شَقَّ عَنْهُ مُظْلِمَ الحُجْبِ
A traveler in the way of God,
Traveling in God's cause
he tore away the dark veils that shrouded him.
The intense veils parted for him
عُمْرُهُhis lifetime وَالمَالُand wealth قَدْhad بُذِلاَboth been given
عُمْرُهُ وَالمَالُ قَدْ بُذِلاَ
قُرْبَةًas a devotional offering فِin خِدْمَةِthe service of الشَّعْبِthe people
قُرْبَةً فِ خِدْمَةِ الشَّعْبِ
His lifetime and wealth had both been given
His life and money were sacrificed
as a devout offering in the people's service.
In devotion serving the people
إِنَّindeed مِصْراًEgypt إذْwhen نَعَوْهُthey announced his death لَهَاto her
إِنَّ مِصْراً إذْ نَعَوْهُ لَهَا
وَجَمَتْfell silent مِنْfrom شِدَّةِthe severity of الخَطْبِthe calamity
وَجَمَتْ مِنْ شِدَّةِ الخَطْبِ
Egypt, when his death was announced to her,
Egypt, when it lost him
was struck dumb by the calamity's severity.
Was intense in its anguish
وَأَجَلَّand held in high esteem ألْفَاقِدُوهُthose who lost him بِهَاthere
وَأَجَلَّ ألْفَاقِدُوهُ بِهَا
قَدْرَهُhis worth عَنْbeyond سَاكِبِthe shedding of الغَرْبِfloods of tears
قَدْرَهُ عَنْ سَاكِبِ الغَرْبِ
And those there who had lost him held
And those who missed him made clear
his worth beyond the pouring of tears.
His value over the pouring of sunset
هَلْcan دُمُوعُthe tears of العَيْنِthe eye مُغْنِيَةٌcompensate
هَلْ دُمُوعُ العَيْنِ مُغْنِيَةٌ
فيin العُلَىthe heights مِنْfor هَابِطِa fallen one of الشُّهْبِthe shooting stars
في العُلَى مِنْ هَابِطِ الشُّهْبِ
Can tears of the eye compensate,
Can the tears of the eye avail
in the heavens, for a fallen shooting star?
In the Highest, for the falling stars?
حَقُّهُhis due الذِّكْرَىremembrance تُخَلِّدُهُimmortalizes him
حَقُّهُ الذِّكْرَى تُخَلِّدُهُ
بِجَمِيلِthrough noble القَوْلِspeech لاَnot النَّحْبِwailing
بِجَمِيلِ القَوْلِ لاَ النَّحْبِ
His due is remembrance that immortalizes him
His right is remembrance that immortalizes him
through noble speech, not wailing,
With good words, not crying
وَمَعَانٍand meanings يَسْتَدِيمُendures بِهَاthrough them
وَمَعَانٍ يَسْتَدِيمُ بِهَا
وَجْهُthe face of حَيٍّa living man مُنْقَضِيcompleted النَّحْبِthe allotted span
وَجْهُ حَيٍّ مُنْقَضِي النَّحْبِ
and meanings through which endures
And meanings that can keep
the face of a living man whose allotted span has ended.
The face of the living when crying ceases
مِنْfrom عَلٍon high أشْرِفْlook down وَبَشَّand smile إلىupon
مِنْ عَلٍ أشْرِفْ وَبَشَّ إلى
هَؤُلاَءِthese الآلَkinsfolk وَالصَّحْبِand companions
هَؤُلاَءِ الآلَ وَالصَّحْبِ
From on high, look down and smile upon
From the highest, noble origin, he smiled
these kinsfolk and companions.
Upon this family and friends
هَلْdoes بِلاَwithout وُلْدٍchildren يَعِزُّhe gains honor بِهِمْthrough them
هَلْ بِلاَ وُلْدٍ يَعِزُّ بِهِمْ
مَنْone who لَهُhe has وُلْدٌchildren بِلاَwithout حَسْبِreckoning
مَنْ لَهُ وُلْدٌ بِلاَ حَسْبِ
Does he lack children in whom to take pride,
Is one without children made wealthy
who has children beyond all reckoning?
By them, who has children without merit?
مَنْwhoever يُرَبِّيrears كَالأَفَاضِلِlike the excellent men مِنْamong
مَنْ يُرَبِّي كَالأَفَاضِلِ مِنْ
هَؤُلاَءِthese الصَّفْوَةِchosen ones النُّجْبِthe noble
هَؤُلاَءِ الصَّفْوَةِ النُّجْبِ
Whoever nurtures such worthy men as
Who raises the exceptional from
these chosen, noble souls—
These elite choice ones?
تَتَبَنَّاهُمْadopt them لَهُfor him نِعَمٌbenefactions
تَتَبَنَّاهُمْ لَهُ نِعَمٌ
وَاصِلاَتُjoining الحُقْبِthe ages بِالْحُقْبِwith the ages
وَاصِلاَتُ الحُقْبِ بِالْحُقْبِ
benefactions adopt them on his behalf,
He adopted them, so he has blessings
linking age to age:
And successive epochs, epoch by epoch
قَطَرَاتٌdrops مِنْfrom نَدَىthe dew of هِمَهمٍaspirations (unclear form)
قَطَرَاتٌ مِنْ نَدَى هِمَهمٍ
مُثْمِرَاتٌfruit-bearing كَنَدَىlike the dew of السُّحْبِclouds
مُثْمِرَاتٌ كَنَدَى السُّحْبِ
drops from the dew of aspiration,
Drops of dew from his concerns
bearing fruit like the dew of clouds.
Fruitful like the dew of rainclouds
أرَأيْتَhave you seen البِرَّgoodness يَجْمَعُهُمْuniting them
أرَأيْتَ البِرَّ يَجْمَعُهُمْ
هَهُنَاhere جَنْباًside إلىto جَنْبِside
هَهُنَا جَنْباً إلى جَنْبِ
Have you seen goodness gathering them
Have you seen righteousness gathering them
here, side by side?
Side by side here together?
كَانَwas عِيسَىIsa فِيin مَوَدَّتِهِhis affection
كَانَ عِيسَى فِي مَوَدَّتِهِ
وَاحِداًthe same فيin البُعْدِdistance والْقُرْبِand nearness
وَاحِداً في البُعْدِ والْقُرْبِ
Isa was, in his affection,
Jesus in his affection was
the same whether far or near.
One in distance and nearness
عَزْمُهُhis resolve مِنْof عُنْصُرٍa substance مَرِنٍsupple
عَزْمُهُ مِنْ عُنْصُرٍ مَرِنٍ
خُلْقُهُhis character مِنْof جَوْهَرٍan essence صُلْبِsolid
خُلْقُهُ مِنْ جَوْهَرٍ صُلْبِ
His resolve was of supple substance;
His resolve of flexible character
his character, of solid essence.
His nature of solid essence
قَوْلُهُhis speech فِيin نَفْسِthe soul of سَامِعِهِhis listener
قَوْلُهُ فِي نَفْسِ سَامِعِهِ
طَيِّبٌpleasant كَالمَورِدِlike the spring العَذْبِsweet-water
طَيِّبٌ كَالمَورِدِ العَذْبِ
His speech, in his listener's soul,
His words in the soul of the listener
was pleasant as a sweet-water spring.
Are good like the fresh sweet drink
رَأْيُهُhis judgment فِيin كُلِّevery مُعْضِلَةٍdifficult matter
رَأْيُهُ فِي كُلِّ مُعْضِلَةٍ
قَاطِعٌdecisive كَالصَّارِمِlike the sword العَضْبِkeen-edged
قَاطِعٌ كَالصَّارِمِ العَضْبِ
His judgment in every difficult matter
His opinion in every dilemma
was decisive as a keen-edged sword.
Incisive like the sharp sword
جُودُهُhis generosity شَافٍhealing أَعَادَhe restored بِهِthrough it
جُودُهُ شَافٍ أَعَادَ بِهِ
مَجْدَthe glory of مِصْرٍEgypt عَاليَhigh in الكَعْبِthe heel (stature)
مَجْدَ مِصْرٍ عَاليَ الكَعْبِ
His generosity healed; through it he restored
His generosity healing, he restored
Egypt's glory to lofty standing.
The glory of lofty Egypt
جَاءَhe brought فِيهِin it بِدْعَةًan innovation غَصَبَتْseized
جَاءَ فِيهِ بِدْعَةً غَصَبَتْ
كُلَّevery حَمْدٍpraise أَيَّمَاwhat a غَصْبِseizure
كُلَّ حَمْدٍ أَيَّمَا غَصْبِ
In it he introduced a novelty that seized
He came with an innovation that usurped
all praise with overwhelming force.
Every praise, whatever the usurpation
والمَعَانِيand meanings قَدْmay تَكُونُbe لَهاfor them
والمَعَانِي قَدْ تَكُونُ لَها
كَالْغَوَانِيlike beautiful women رَوْعَةٌa splendor تَسْبِيtakes captive
كَالْغَوَانِي رَوْعَةٌ تَسْبِي
And meanings may possess,
And meanings can have
like lovely women, a splendor that captivates.
Like melodies, an awe that captivates
لَمْnot يَكُنْwas فِيin الشَّرْقِthe East وَاحَرَبَاalas!
لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الشَّرْقِ وَاحَرَبَا
كَرَمٌgenerosity مِنْof ذَلِكَthat الضَّرْبِkind
كَرَمٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الضَّرْبِ
There had not been in the East—alas!—
There was no one in the East like him
generosity of that kind.
Of that class and upbringing
فَبِحَمْدِيso through my praise الْيَوْمَtoday صَارَthere came to be لَنَاfor us
فَبِحَمْدِي الْيَوْمَ صَارَ لَنَا
مَوْقِفٌa standing فِيin جَانِبِthe side of الغَرْبِthe West
مَوْقِفٌ فِي جَانِبِ الغَرْبِ
So through my praise today we have gained
So by my praise today we have
a standing alongside the West.
A stance on the Western side
حَبَّذَاhow welcome أنْبَاءُthe tidings of مِنْحَتِهِhis gift
حَبَّذَا أنْبَاءُ مِنْحَتِهِ
قُلْtell وَكَرِّرْand repeat أَيُّهَاO المُنْبِيbearer of news
قُلْ وَكَرِّرْ أَيُّهَا المُنْبِي
How welcome are the tidings of his gift!
How excellent the news of his gift
Tell them and repeat them, O bearer of news.
Say and repeat, O you who declare
عَلَّperhaps فِيamong مُثْرِيthe wealthy of مَوَاطِنِنَاour homelands
عَلَّ فِي مُثْرِي مَوَاطِنِنَا
مَنْof ضِخَامِvast الرَّيْعِrevenues وَالْكَسْبِand earnings
مَنْ ضِخَامِ الرَّيْعِ وَالْكَسْبِ
Perhaps among the wealthy of our homelands,
May one increase our fertile regions
among those of vast revenues and earnings,
Of abundant yields and livelihoods
مَنْone who إذَاwhen دَاعِيthe herald of الوَلاَءِloyalty دَعَاcalls
مَنْ إذَا دَاعِي الوَلاَءِ دَعَا
قَالَsaid إحْسَاسٌa feeling لَهُto him لَبِّrespond!
قَالَ إحْسَاسٌ لَهُ لَبِّ
is one who, when loyalty's herald calls,
One whom when the voice of loyalty calls
hears feeling say to him, "Respond!"
Says, "I feel a responsiveness"
هَلْdoes يُفِيدُbenefit الخِصْبُfertility فِيin بَلَدٍa land
هَلْ يُفِيدُ الخِصْبُ فِي بَلَدٍ
وَقُلُوبُwhile the hearts of القَوْمِthe people فِيin جَدْبِdrought
وَقُلُوبُ القَوْمِ فِي جَدْبِ
Does fertility avail in a land
Can abundance benefit a land
while the people's hearts lie in drought?
When people's hearts are arid?
أَلثَّرَاءُwealth المُسْتَعَزُّtaken pride in بِهِthrough it
أَلثَّرَاءُ المُسْتَعَزُّ بِهِ
كَنْزُهُits treasure فِيin العَقْلِthe mind لاَnot التُّرْبِthe soil
كَنْزُهُ فِي العَقْلِ لاَ التُّرْبِ
The wealth in which one takes pride
Are the wealthy made proud by it
has its treasure in the mind, not the soil.
When their treasure's in the mind, not soil?
مِصْرُEgypt يَاO أُسْتَاذُmaster تَذْكُرُremembers مَاwhat
مِصْرُ يَا أُسْتَاذُ تَذْكُرُ مَا
جِئْتَyou accomplished بِالإِعْجَابِwith admiration وَالْعُجْبِand pride
جِئْتَ بِالإِعْجَابِ وَالْعُجْبِ
Egypt, O master, remembers what
Egypt, O professor, remembers what
you accomplished, with admiration and pride.
You brought of wonder and awe
كُلَّمَاwhenever مَرَّpassed الزَّمَانُtime بِهِover it
كُلَّمَا مَرَّ الزَّمَانُ بِهِ
فَهْوَthen it فِيin إجْلاَلِهاher reverence مُربِيincreases
فَهْوَ فِي إجْلاَلِها مُربِي
Whenever time passes over it,
Whenever time passed with it
it grows still greater in her esteem.
It was in venerating you a nurturer
كَانَwas عِيسَىIsa صَبَّthe ardent lover of حِرْفَتِهِhis profession
كَانَ عِيسَى صَبَّ حِرْفَتِهِ
يَفْتَدِيهَاhe redeems it فِدْيَةَthe ransom of الصَّبِّthe ardent lover
يَفْتَدِيهَا فِدْيَةَ الصَّبِّ
Isa was the ardent lover of his craft,
Jesus poured his craft
paying a lover's ransom to redeem it.
To ransom it the price of melting
وَُرَجِّيand he hoped أنْto يُعِيدَrestore لَهَاto it
وَُرَجِّي أنْ يُعِيدَ لَهَا
شَأْنَهَاits standing فِيin دَوْلَةِthe realm of العُرْبِthe Arabs
شَأْنَهَا فِي دَوْلَةِ العُرْبِ
And he hoped to restore to it
And I hope he will restore for it
its stature in the Arabs' realm.
Its status in the state of Arabs
فَانْبَرَىso he undertook لِلْكُتْبِto the books يُخْرِجُهَاhe brings them out
فَانْبَرَى لِلْكُتْبِ يُخْرِجُهَا
آيَsigns of تَعْلِيمٍinstruction بِلاَwithout كُتْبِbooks
آيَ تَعْلِيمٍ بِلاَ كُتْبِ
So he undertook to bring out books,
So he embarked upon books, producing from them
signs of instruction without books.
Verses of education without books
وَأَفَادَand benefited النَّاسَpeople غَايَةَthe utmost of مَاwhat
وَأَفَادَ النَّاسَ غَايَةَ مَا
فِيwithin اقْتِدَارِthe power of النَّاصِحِthe sincere adviser الطَّبِّthe skilled healer
فِي اقْتِدَارِ النَّاصِحِ الطَّبِّ
And he benefited people to the utmost
And benefited people to the extent
within a sincere, skilled physician's power.
Of what an able adviser can do
فَهُوَso he is الآسِيthe healer لِذِيfor one with سَقَمٍillness
فَهُوَ الآسِي لِذِي سَقَمٍ
وَالمُوَاسِيand the comforter لِأَخِيfor a brother in الكَرْبِdistress
وَالمُوَاسِي لِأَخِي الكَرْبِ
He is the healer of one with sickness,
He is the comforting for the ill
and the comforter of one beset by distress.
And the consoling for a brother in distress
تَحْتَbeneath آدَابِthe manners of الحَكِيمِthe physician طَوَىhe enfolded
تَحْتَ آدَابِ الحَكِيمِ طَوَى
مَكْرُمَاتِthe virtues of السَّيِّدِthe lord النَّدْبِthe magnanimous
مَكْرُمَاتِ السَّيِّدِ النَّدْبِ
Beneath the physician's manners he enfolded
Under the manners of the wise he folded
the virtues of a magnanimous lord.
The generous qualities of the noble man
كَانَwas فِيin كُلِّall الشُّؤُونِaffairs يَرَىseeing
كَانَ فِي كُلِّ الشُّؤُونِ يَرَى
كَيْفَhow يَرْقَىascends الْأَوَْthe summit (uncertain reading) ذُوone possessed of الدَّأْبِdiligence
كَيْفَ يَرْقَى الْأَوَْ ذُو الدَّأْبِ
In every matter he would see
He saw in all affairs how
how the diligent man ascends [the summit].
The first may rise, he of effort
فَازَsucceeded قِدْماًof old مَنْone who لَهُhe has نَظَرٌforesight
فَازَ قِدْماً مَنْ لَهُ نَظَرٌ
قَبْلَbefore بَدْءِthe beginning of الأَمْرِthe undertaking فِيat الغِبِّthe outcome
قَبْلَ بَدْءِ الأَمْرِ فِي الغِبِّ
Success has long favored one who considers,
He succeeded early, one whose sight
before an undertaking begins, its outcome.
Precedes action in the unseen
فَإذَاso when ماever (emphatic) سَارَhe followed سِيرَتَهُhis course
فَإذَا ما سَارَ سِيرَتَهُ
لَمْnot يَجِدْhe found صَعْباًanything difficult مِنَamong الصّعْبِhardships
لَمْ يَجِدْ صَعْباً مِنَ الصّعْبِ
So whenever he followed his course,
So when his conduct progressed
he found nothing hard among hardships.
He found no hardship in hardship
كَانَwas لاَnot يُعْطِيgiving الحَيَاةَlife سِوَىexcept
كَانَ لاَ يُعْطِي الحَيَاةَ سِوَى
قَدْرِthe measure of مَاwhat يُعْطِيgives أَخُوa man of اللُّبِّunderstanding
قَدْرِ مَا يُعْطِي أَخُو اللُّبِّ
He gave life no more than
He gave life only the measure
the measure a man of reason gives it.
That a bosom friend would give
نِضْوُone worn by خُبْرٍexperience لَيْسَnot يَفْتِنُهُbeguiles him
نِضْوُ خُبْرٍ لَيْسَ يَفْتِنُهُ
زُخْرُفُthe finery of الدُّنْيَاthe world وَلاَnor يُصْبِيseduces
زُخْرُفُ الدُّنْيَا وَلاَ يُصْبِي
Worn by experience, he was not enchanted
A maturity not tempted
by the world's finery, nor led astray.
By the world's glamor, nor foolish
يَجِدُhe encounters الحُسْنَىgood fortune بِلاَwithout جَذَلٍelation
يَجِدُ الحُسْنَى بِلاَ جَذَلٍ
وَيَرَىand sees السُّوأَىbad fortune بِلاَwithout عَتْبِcomplaint
وَيَرَى السُّوأَى بِلاَ عَتْبِ
He met good fortune without elation,
Finding the beautiful without disdain
and saw bad fortune without complaint.
And seeing the ugly without blame
فِيهِin him حُبُّthe love of النَّاسِpeople أَخْلَصَهُmade it pure
فِيهِ حُبُّ النَّاسِ أَخْلَصَهُ
طَبْعُهُhis nature الصَّافِيpure مَنَfrom الخِبِguile
طَبْعُهُ الصَّافِي مَنَ الخِبِ
In him, love of people was made pure
In him the love of people was most sincere
by his nature, free of deceit.
His pure nature, free of deceit
جَاءَهُمْhe brought them مِنْهُfrom it بِأبْدَعَwith the most wondrous of مَاwhat
جَاءَهُمْ مِنْهُ بِأبْدَعَ مَا
ضُمِّنَتْهُcontained it آيَةُthe verse of الحُبِّlove
ضُمِّنَتْهُ آيَةُ الحُبِّ
From it he brought them the most wondrous of what
He gave them the best contained
the verse of love holds within it.
In the verse of love
خَيْرُthe best of مَاwhat يَأْتِيbrings الذَكَاءُintelligence بِهِwith it
خَيْرُ مَا يَأْتِي الذَكَاءُ بِهِ
هُوَis مَاwhat يَأْتِيcomes مِنَfrom الْقَلْبِthe heart
هُوَ مَا يَأْتِي مِنَ الْقَلْبِ
The best that intelligence brings forth
The best that intelligence can bring
is what comes from the heart.
Is what comes from the heart
ذَاكَthat بَعْضُpart of الحَقِّthe truth فِيهِabout him وَلَوْand even if
ذَاكَ بَعْضُ الحَقِّ فِيهِ وَلَوْ
طَالَgrew long وَقْتِيmy time لَمْnot يَكُنْwould be حَسْبِيenough for me
طَالَ وَقْتِي لَمْ يَكُنْ حَسْبِي
That is part of the truth about him; even if
That is some of the truth in him, and if
my time grew long, it would not suffice me.
My time continued, it would not be enough
فَلْتَكُso may it be الجَنَّاتُthe gardens مَرْتَعَهُhis pasture
فَلْتَكُ الجَنَّاتُ مَرْتَعَهُ
خَالِداًabiding forever فِيهَاin them عَلَىin الرُّحْبِspacious ease
خَالِداً فِيهَا عَلَى الرُّحْبِ
So may the gardens be his pasture,
So let the gardens be his pasture
forever within them, in spacious ease.
Abiding in them, at peace
Sol 6.1