إِلَىto أُسْتَاذِنَاour teacher الْعَلَمِthe luminary الجَلِيلِvenerable
إِلَى أُسْتَاذِنَا الْعَلَمِ الجَلِيلِ
تَوَلَّيْgo forth يَاO تَحِيَّاتِgreetings الخَلِيلِthe friend
تَوَلَّيْ يَا تَحِيَّاتِ الخَلِيلِ
To our teacher, the venerable luminary,
Go forth, O greetings from a friend,
مُذَكَّاةًperfumed وَحَسْبُكِand enough for you نَفْحُa waft طِيبٍfragrance
مُذَكَّاةً وَحَسْبُكِ نَفْحُ طِيبٍ
مِنَfrom الجَنَّاتِthe gardens تُسْقىare watered with شُهدَhoney نِيلِthe Nile
مِنَ الجَنَّاتِ تُسْقى شُهدَ نِيلِ
Perfumed—and a waft of fragrance suffices you—
From gardens watered with the Nile's honey.
فَمَاfor not أَثَرُthe effect الجَمِيلِof kindness عَلَىdespite التَّنَائِيseparation
فَمَا أَثَرُ الجَمِيلِ عَلَى التَّنَائِي
بِنَاءٍfar away عَنْfrom مُقْرٍّone who acknowledges بِالْجَمِيلِkindness
بِنَاءٍ عَنْ مُقْرٍّ بِالْجَمِيلِ
For the effect of kindness, despite distance,
Is not far from one who acknowledges kindness.
جَوَانِبُthe regions مِصْرَEgypt يَمْلَؤُهَاfill them شُهُودٌwitnesses
جَوَانِبُ مِصْرَ يَمْلَؤُهَا شُهُودٌ
يُزَكُّونَattest to the worth of الإِمَامَthe master مِنَamong الْعُدُولِthe upright
يُزَكُّونَ الإِمَامَ مِنَ الْعُدُولِ
The regions of Egypt are filled with witnesses,
Upright men who attest to the master's worth,
مِنَamong المُتَثَقِّفينَthose educated عَلَىat يَدَيْهِhis hands
مِنَ المُتَثَقِّفينَ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ
كِبَاراًgreat بِالْخَلاَئِقِin character وَالْعُقُولِand intellects
كِبَاراً بِالْخَلاَئِقِ وَالْعُقُولِ
From among those educated at his hands,
Great in character and intellect.
أَقَامُواthey established فِيin الْحَوَاضِرِthe towns وَالْبَوَادِيand the countryside
أَقَامُوا فِي الْحَوَاضِرِ وَالْبَوَادِي
عَلَىof إِحْسَانِهِhis beneficence أَقْوَىthe strongest دَلِيلِproof
عَلَى إِحْسَانِهِ أَقْوَى دَلِيلِ
They have furnished, in towns and countryside,
The strongest proof of his beneficence.
أَبَنَّاءَO builder المَفَاخِرِglories مِنْfrom فُرُوعٍٍbranches
أَبَنَّاءَ المَفَاخِرِ مِنْ فُرُوعٍٍ
بنَيْتَyou built بِهَاwith them الرِّجَالَmen مِنْfrom أُصُولِroots
بنَيْتَ بِهَا الرِّجَالَ مِنْ أُصُولِ
O builder of glories from branches
With which you built men from roots:
إِذَاif أَنَاI لَمْdid not أُفِدْlearn بِالسَّمْعِby hearing قَوْلاًa saying
إِذَا أَنَا لَمْ أُفِدْ بِالسَّمْعِ قَوْلاً
فَمَاyet not إِنْemphatic particle فَاتَنِيescaped me أَثَرُthe influence المَقُولِwhat was said
فَمَا إِنْ فَاتَنِي أَثَرُ المَقُولِ
If I have not learned a word by hearing,
Yet the influence of what was said has not escaped me.
وَإِنْand if تَسْمَحْyou permit فَتَعْدُدْنِيthen count me مُرِيداًa disciple
وَإِنْ تَسْمَحْ فَتَعْدُدْنِي مُرِيداً
فَمَاfor not عَدِّيmy being counted مُرِيداًa disciple بِالْقَلِيلِof little account
فَمَا عَدِّي مُرِيداً بِالْقَلِيلِ
And if you permit, count me as a disciple;
For counting me a disciple is no small thing.
وَهَلْand is there فِيin الْعَالِمِthe world العَرَبِيِّArab مَنْanyone who لَمْhas not
وَهَلْ فِي الْعَالِمِ العَرَبِيِّ مَنْ لَمْ
يُصِبْreceive a share مِنْof ذَلِكَthat الفَضْلِbounty الْجَزِيلِabundant
يُصِبْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الفَضْلِ الْجَزِيلِ
And is there anyone in the Arab world who has not
Received a share of that abundant bounty?
رَأَيْتُكَI saw you فِيamong جَهَابِذِنَاour great scholars مِثَالاًa model
رَأَيْتُكَ فِي جَهَابِذِنَا مِثَالاً
عَزِيزاًrare أَنْto يُقَاسَbe compared إِلَىwith مَيِثلa peer
عَزِيزاً أَنْ يُقَاسَ إِلَى مَيِثل
Among our great scholars, I have seen you as a model,
Too rare to be compared with any peer.
إِذَاwhen أَلْقَىhe delivers الدَّرُوسَthe lessons أَفَاضَpours forth نَبْعاًa spring
إِذَا أَلْقَى الدَّرُوسَ أَفَاضَ نَبْعاً
قَرِيبَnear الوِرْدِaccess for drinking عَذْبَsweet السَّلسَبِيلِsmooth-flowing water
قَرِيبَ الوِرْدِ عَذْبَ السَّلسَبِيلِ
When he delivers lessons, he pours forth a spring,
Easy to drink from, with sweet, flowing waters.
وَإِنْand if أَجْرَىhe sets in motion يَرَاعَتَهُhis reed pen أَدَارَتْit passes round
وَإِنْ أَجْرَى يَرَاعَتَهُ أَدَارَتْ
عَلَىto الأَذْهَانِthe minds صِرْفاًunmixed مِنْof شَمُولِwine
عَلَى الأَذْهَانِ صِرْفاً مِنْ شَمُولِ
And if he sets his reed pen running, it passes round
Pure, unmixed wine to the minds.
لَهُhis is الْوَحْيُinspiration الذِيthat كَالنَّوْءِlike a rainstorm يَأْتِيcomes
لَهُ الْوَحْيُ الذِي كَالنَّوْءِ يَأْتِي
بِبَرْقٍwith lightning سَاطِعٍbrilliant وَنَدىand dew هطُولِpouring
بِبَرْقٍ سَاطِعٍ وَنَدى هطُولِ
His is the inspiration that comes like a rainstorm,
With brilliant lightning and showers of dew.
فَفِيfor in الإغْدَاقِabundant pouring لِلَّظمْآنِfor the thirsty رِيٌّquenched thirst
فَفِي الإغْدَاقِ لِلَّظمْآنِ رِيٌّ
وَفِيand in الإشْرَاقِradiance هَدْيٌguidance لِلضَّلولِfor the lost
وَفِي الإشْرَاقِ هَدْيٌ لِلضَّلولِ
For its abundant flow quenches the thirsty,
And its radiance guides the lost.
رَعَاهَاmay He guard it اللهُGod جَامِعَةًa university أَدَالتْchanged fortunes
رَعَاهَا اللهُ جَامِعَةً أَدَالتْ
لَنَاfor us عِزّاًhonor مِنَin place of العَهْدِthe age المُذِيلِhumiliating
لَنَا عِزّاً مِنَ العَهْدِ المُذِيلِ
May God guard it—a university that won
Us honor in place of an age of humiliation,
بِبِرٍthrough beneficence لَمْhad not يُتِحْهُgranted it الدَّهْرُtime قَبْلاًbefore
بِبِرٍ لَمْ يُتِحْهُ الدَّهْرُ قَبْلاً
لِقَوْمٍto a people فِيwithin حِمَاهُمْtheir domain مِنْfrom نَزِيلِa resident guest
لِقَوْمٍ فِي حِمَاهُمْ مِنْ نَزِيلِ
Through beneficence that time had never before granted
To a people from a guest within their domain.
شَفَتْit cured عِلَلاًailments بِأَبْدَانin bodies وَزَادَتْand did more
شَفَتْ عِلَلاً بِأَبْدَان وَزَادَتْ
فَرَدَّتْand so restored صِحَّةhealth الخُلْقِof character العَلِيلِailing
فَرَدَّتْ صِحَّة الخُلْقِ العَلِيلِ
It cured bodily ailments and went further,
Restoring health to ailing character.
وَغَذَتْand nourished بِالمَعارِفِwith knowledge طَالبِيهَاits seekers
وَغَذَتْ بِالمَعارِفِ طَالبِيهَا
فَأَخْرَجَتِand so brought forth العَلِيمَthe learned مِنَfrom الْجَهُولِthe ignorant
فَأَخْرَجَتِ العَلِيمَ مِنَ الْجَهُولِ
And nourished its students with knowledge,
Thus bringing forth the learned from the ignorant.
وَأَنْبَتَتand made grow الْفَضَائِلَvirtues فِيin بَنِيهَاits sons
وَأَنْبَتَت الْفَضَائِلَ فِي بَنِيهَا
نَبَاتَthe growth المُخْصِبَاتِthe fertile ones مِنَamong الحُقُولthe fields
نَبَاتَ المُخْصِبَاتِ مِنَ الحُقُول
And made virtues grow in its sons,
Like the growth of fertile fields.
إِذَاif رُمْنَاwe sought الوَفَاءَfulfillment بِمَاof what عَلَيْنَاincumbent upon us
إِذَا رُمْنَا الوَفَاءَ بِمَا عَلَيْنَا
لَهَاto it أَوْor بَعْضَهُpart of it هَلْis there مِنْany سَبِيلِa way
لَهَا أَوْ بَعْضَهُ هَلْ مِنْ سَبِيلِ
If we sought to repay what we owe
To it, or even part of it, is there a way?
أَحِنُّI yearn إِلَىfor مَعَالِمِهَاits landmarks وَأَهْوَىand I love
أَحِنُّ إِلَى مَعَالِمِهَا وَأَهْوَى
خِلاَلَthe qualities عَمِيدِهَاof its dean الشَّهْمِgallant النَّبِيلِnoble
خِلاَلَ عَمِيدِهَا الشَّهْمِ النَّبِيلِ
I long for its landmarks, and I love
The qualities of its gallant, noble dean.
فَتّىa man زِينَتْwere adorned شَمَائِلُهُhis traits بِنُبْلٍwith nobility
فَتّى زِينَتْ شَمَائِلُهُ بِنُبْلٍ
يُنَهْنِهُrestrains عِزَّةَthe pride الْجَاهِof rank الأَثِيلِlong-established
يُنَهْنِهُ عِزَّةَ الْجَاهِ الأَثِيلِ
A man whose traits are adorned with nobility
That restrains the pride of long-established rank.
وَأكْبِرُand I revere حَوْلَهُaround him فِيin كُلِّevery فنٍfield
وَأكْبِرُ حَوْلَهُ فِي كُلِّ فنٍ
لَفِيفاًa gathering مِنْof أَسَاتِذَةٍprofessors فُحُولِeminent
لَفِيفاً مِنْ أَسَاتِذَةٍ فُحُولِ
And around him, in every field, I revere
A gathering of eminent professors.
شُكُولٌalike فِيin سَجايَاهُمْtheir characters كِمَالاًperfection
شُكُولٌ فِي سَجايَاهُمْ كِمَالاً
وَلَيْسواand they are not فيin المَعَارِفِlearning بِالشُّكُولِalike
وَلَيْسوا في المَعَارِفِ بِالشُّكُولِ
Alike in the perfection of their character,
But not alike in their fields of learning.
إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle أَكْرَمُواthey honor جَبْراًJabr أَخَاهُمْtheir brother
إِذَا مَا أَكْرَمُوا جَبْراً أَخَاهُمْ
فَمِنْthen among حَقِّthe rights الْفَضِيلِthe worthy عَلَىupon الْفَضِيلِthe worthy
فَمِنْ حَقِّ الْفَضِيلِ عَلَى الْفَضِيلِ
When they honor Jabr, their brother,
It is the tribute one worthy man owes another.
وَأَخْلَقُand most deserving عَالِمٍscholar بالمَجْدِof glory حَبْرٌa sage
وَأَخْلَقُ عَالِمٍ بالمَجْدِ حَبْرٌ
أَتَمperfected العِلْمَlearning بِالْخُلْقِwith character الجَمِيلِgood
أَتَم العِلْمَ بِالْخُلْقِ الجَمِيلِ
And the scholar most deserving of glory is a sage
Who has perfected learning with good character.
نَقِيُّpure الجَيْبِthe bosom عَاشَhe lived بِلاَwithout عَذِيرٍone who excuses
نَقِيُّ الجَيْبِ عَاشَ بِلاَ عَذِيرٍ
عَلَىfor هَنَةa fault وَعَاشَand he lived بَلاwithout عَذُولِone who reproaches
عَلَى هَنَة وَعَاشَ بَلا عَذُولِ
Pure of heart, he lived needing none to excuse him
For a fault, and lived with none to reproach him.
فَخَاراًtake pride صَاحبَO celebrant الْيُوبِيلِof the jubilee هَذاthis
فَخَاراً صَاحبَ الْيُوبِيلِ هَذا
ثَوَابُthe reward عَنَائِكَfor your toil الجَمِّabundant الطَّوِيلِlong
ثَوَابُ عَنَائِكَ الجَمِّ الطَّوِيلِ
Take pride, O jubilee celebrant: this
Is the reward for your great and lengthy toil.
تَوَافَدَتِflocked الْوُفُودُthe delegations إِلَيْكَto you تُثْنِيpraising
تَوَافَدَتِ الْوُفُودُ إِلَيْكَ تُثْنِي
عَلَيْكَupon you مِنَfrom الحُزُونَةِrugged country وَالسُّهولِand the plains
عَلَيْكَ مِنَ الحُزُونَةِ وَالسُّهولِ
Delegations have flocked to you, praising
You, from rugged country and from plains.
فَأَهْدَتْand so offered مِنْfrom رِيَاضِthe gardens الشُّكْرِof gratitude وَرداًroses
فَأَهْدَتْ مِنْ رِيَاضِ الشُّكْرِ وَرداً
زَكِيَّsweet العَرْفِscent مَأْمُونَsafe from الذُّبُولِwithering
زَكِيَّ العَرْفِ مَأْمُونَ الذُّبُولِ
And offered roses from the gardens of gratitude,
Sweet of scent and safe from withering.
وَحَمَّلتُand I loaded الأَلُوكَةًthe message تَهْنِئَاتِيmy congratulations
وَحَمَّلتُ الأَلُوكَةً تَهْنِئَاتِي
فَهَلْso may أَرْجُوI hope لَهَاfor it حُسْنَgood القُبُولِacceptance
فَهَلْ أَرْجُو لَهَا حُسْنَ القُبُولِ
And I have made the message bear my congratulations;
So may I hope it will be graciously received?
بَعَثْتُI sent بِهَاwith it إِلَيْكَto you رَسُولُa messenger صِدْقٍof truth
بَعَثْتُ بِهَا إِلَيْكَ رَسُولُ صِدْقٍ
وَحَسْبِيand enough for me مِنْكَfrom you إِلْطَافُkind treatment of الرَّسُولِthe messenger
وَحَسْبِي مِنْكَ إِلْطَافُ الرَّسُولِ
I sent with it to you a messenger of truth,
And your kindness to the messenger is enough for me.
Sol 6.1