بُلَّغْتَyou were raised أعْلَىthe highest مَنْصبٍoffice تَوْثِيقَاًin recognition
بُلَّغْتَ أعْلَى مَنْصبٍ تَوْثِيقَاً
فَسَمَوْتَso you rose لاَnot عَفْواًby chance وَلاَnor تَوْفِيقَاby good fortune
فَسَمَوْتَ لاَ عَفْواً وَلاَ تَوْفِيقَا
You were raised to the highest office in recognition,
You attained the highest position with merit
and rose neither by chance nor by mere good fortune.
You excelled not out of pardon or enablement
شَرَفاًhonor! عَمِيدَdean of الطِّبmedicine لَمْnot تَلِyou held مَنْصِباًan office
شَرَفاً عَمِيدَ الطِّب لَمْ تَلِ مَنْصِباً
إِلاَّexcept بِأَسْنَىof a loftier one مِنْهُthan it كُنْتَyou were حَقِيقَاdeserving
إِلاَّ بِأَسْنَى مِنْهُ كُنْتَ حَقِيقَا
Honor to you, dean of medicine! You held no office
Glory to the dean of medicine, you did not take a position
without deserving one more exalted still.
Except with the best of it, you were the most genuine
آيَاتُproofs عِلْمكَyour knowledge وَابْتِكَارِكَand your invention سُدِّدَتْwere made sound
آيَاتُ عِلْمكَ وَابْتِكَارِكَ سُدِّدَتْ
نَظَرِيَّةin theory وَتَمَحِّصتْand were tested تَطْبِيقَاin practice
نَظَرِيَّة وَتَمَحِّصتْ تَطْبِيقَا
The proofs of your knowledge and invention were made sound
The signs of your knowledge and innovation were directed
in theory, and proved through practice.
Theoretically and examined through application
عَرَفَrecognized النَّوَابِغُthe great minds بِالشَّوَاهِدِthrough the evidence فَضْلَهَاtheir merit
عَرَفَ النَّوَابِغُ بِالشَّوَاهِدِ فَضْلَهَا
فَأَتَتْso came شَهَادَتُهُمْtheir testimony لَهَاfor them تَصْدِيقَاas confirmation
فَأَتَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ لَهَا تَصْدِيقَا
Great minds recognized their merit through the evidence,
The geniuses knew its superiority through evidence
and their testimony came to confirm them.
So their testimonies to it came as confirmation
لاَno بِدْعَwonder وَالْوَطَنَانِand the two homelands مُخْتَلِفَانِdiffering أَنْthat
لاَ بِدْعَ وَالْوَطَنَانِ مُخْتَلِفَانِ أَنْ
رَعَيَاboth nurtured النَّبوغَgenius وَأَنْand that دَعَوْكَthey called you رَفِيقَاa fellow
رَعَيَا النَّبوغَ وَأَنْ دَعَوْكَ رَفِيقَا
It is no wonder, though the two homelands differ, that
Without heresy, though differing in nationality, they
they nurtured genius and called you a fellow.
Cherished genius and called you a colleague
فَإِذَاso behold مَقَامُthe standing الْعِلْمِof science أَرْفَعُloftiest رَايَةًin banner
فَإِذَا مَقَامُ الْعِلْمِ أَرْفَعُ رَايَةً
وَإِذَاand behold فَرِيقُهُمْtheir company أَعَزُّmost honored فَرِيقَاcompany
وَإِذَا فَرِيقُهُمْ أَعَزُّ فَرِيقَا
Then lo, the realm of science has the loftiest banner,
So if the position of knowledge is the highest flag
and lo, their company is the most honored company.
And their party is the most honourable group
جَدَّدْتَyou renewed مَأْثُرَةًan achievement لِمِصْرَfor Egypt عَتِيقَةًancient
جَدَّدْتَ مَأْثُرَةً لِمِصْرَ عَتِيقَةً
فَجَلَوْتَso you unveiled وَجْهاًa face لِلْفَخارِof glory عَتِيقَاancient
فَجَلَوْتَ وَجْهاً لِلْفَخارِ عَتِيقَا
You renewed an ancient achievement for Egypt,
You renewed an ancient glory for Egypt
thus bringing an ancient face of glory to light.
So you purified a face for venerable pride
وَوَصَلْتَand you joined فِيin الطِّبmedicine الفُرُوعَthe branches بِأَصْلِهَاto their root
وَوَصَلْتَ فِي الطِّب الفُرُوعَ بِأَصْلِهَا
فزَهَاso gloried الْفُوُرعُthe branches بِأَصْلِهِنَّin their root عَرِيقاvenerable
فزَهَا الْفُوُرعُ بِأَصْلِهِنَّ عَرِيقا
You joined medicine's branches to their root,
And you connected medicine’s branches to its origin
so the branches gloried in their venerable root.
So the branches blossomed with their rooted origin
أَلطِّبmedicine مِنْfrom إِبْدَاءِthe invention مِصْرَof Egypt فَيَاso, oh! لَهُfor it
أَلطِّب مِنْ إِبْدَاءِ مِصْرَ فَيَا لَهُ
فَتْحاًa triumph أَفَاضَpoured forth عَلَىupon الْغُرُوبِsunset شُرُوقَاsunrise
فَتْحاً أَفَاضَ عَلَى الْغُرُوبِ شُرُوقَا
Medicine is Egypt's invention—oh, what a
Oh medicine, from the innovation of Egypt, for it
triumph that poured sunrise upon sunset!
An opening that overflowed over the sunset as sunrise
لاَno بِدْعَwonder وَالْحُفَدَاءُand the grandchildren سِرُّthe secret جُدُودِهِمْof their grandfathers
لاَ بِدْعَ وَالْحُفَدَاءُ سِرُّ جُدُودِهِمْ
أَنْthat تَسْتَعِيدَshe regains مَقَامَهَاher standing وَتَفُوقَاand surpasses
أَنْ تَسْتَعِيدَ مَقَامَهَا وَتَفُوقَا
It is no wonder, since grandchildren are their grandfathers' secret,
Without heresy, and the grandchildren are the secret of their ancestors
that she should regain her standing and surpass it.
To regain its position and excel
قَدْindeed أَلَّهَتْshe deified آمِنْحَتِيبَAmenhotep وَإِنَّماand only
قَدْ أَلَّهَتْ آمِنْحَتِيبَ وَإِنَّما
هِيَshe مَجَّدَتْglorified فِيin الْخَالِقِthe Creator المَخْلُوقَاthe creature
هِيَ مَجَّدَتْ فِي الْخَالِقِ المَخْلُوقَا
She had deified Amenhotep; yet
It deified Amenhotep, but rather
she merely glorified the creature in the Creator.
It glorified the Creator through the created
عِلْمٌa science إِذَاwhen اسْتَقْرَيْتَyou surveyed مِنْهُof it جَلِيلَهُits great matters
عِلْمٌ إِذَا اسْتَقْرَيْتَ مِنْهُ جَلِيلَهُ
أَمْعَنْتَyou delved deeply فِيهِinto it فَمَاso not تَرَكْتَyou left دَقِيقَاa fine detail
أَمْعَنْتَ فِيهِ فَمَا تَرَكْتَ دَقِيقَا
A science: when you surveyed its great matters,
A knowledge which if you examine its greatness
you delved into it, leaving no detail untouched.
You delve into it and leave no subtlety
وَقَتَلْتَهُand you mastered it utterly خُبْراًin knowledge لإِحْيَاءٍto give life بِهِthrough it
وَقَتَلْتَهُ خُبْراً لإِحْيَاءٍ بِهِ
وَسَبَرْتَand you probed أَبْعَدَthe farthest غَوْرِهِof its depth تَحْقِيقَاwith exact inquiry
وَسَبَرْتَ أَبْعَدَ غَوْرِهِ تَحْقِيقَا
And you studied it to death, to give life through it,
And you killed it with news to revive through it
and probed its farthest depths with thorough inquiry.
And you probed its furthest depth in verification
فَبَدَتْso appeared لَكَto you الآرَاءُideas فِيهِwithin it جَدِيدَةًnew
فَبَدَتْ لَكَ الآرَاءُ فِيهِ جَدِيدَةً
مِنْfrom كُلِّevery بَابٍdoor لَمْnot يَكُنْwas مَطْرُوقَاknocked upon
مِنْ كُلِّ بَابٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَطْرُوقَا
Then new ideas appeared to you within it,
So new perspectives appeared in it to you
from every door that had not been knocked upon.
From every door not previously knocked on
وَتُنُوقِلَتْand were circulated فِيهِwithin it مَبَاحِثُكَyour studies الَّتِيwhich
وَتُنُوقِلَتْ فِيهِ مَبَاحِثُكَ الَّتِي
قَدْindeed قَرَّبَتْbrought near مَاwhat كَانَwas مِنْهُin it سَحِيقَاfar removed
قَدْ قَرَّبَتْ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ سَحِيقَا
And your studies of it were circulated—those
And your discussions which brought close
that brought near what had been far removed in it.
What was of it far, were transformed in it
كَمْhow many مُدْنَفٍa languishing patient أَبْرَأْتَهُyou cured him مِنْof سُقْمِهِhis sickness
كَمْ مُدْنَفٍ أَبْرَأْتَهُ مِنْ سُقْمِهِ
فَكَفَيْتَهُso you spared him التَّعذِيبَtorment وَالتَّأرِيقَاand sleeplessness
فَكَفَيْتَهُ التَّعذِيبَ وَالتَّأرِيقَا
How many a languishing patient you cured of his sickness,
How many ill you cured of their sickness
sparing him torment and sleeplessness!
So you spared them torture and moistening
وَشَفَيْتَand you healed قَبْلَbefore الجِسْمِthe body عِلَّةَthe sickness رُوحِهِof his soul
وَشَفَيْتَ قَبْلَ الجِسْمِ عِلَّةَ رُوحِهِ
بِاللَّفْظِwith speech عَذْباًsweet وَالعِلاَجِand treatment رَفِيقَاgentle
بِاللَّفْظِ عَذْباً وَالعِلاَجِ رَفِيقَا
And before his body, you healed the sickness of his soul,
And you cured the spiritual illness before the body
with sweet speech and gentle treatment.
With gentle speech and gentle treatment
تَصِفُyou prescribe الدَّوَاءَthe medicine لَهُfor him عَلَىin قَدَرٍdue measure فَلاَso no
تَصِفُ الدَّوَاءَ لَهُ عَلَى قَدَرٍ فَلاَ
تَخْلِيطَmuddling فِيin صِفَةٍa prescription وَلاَnor تَلْفِيقاpatchwork
تَخْلِيطَ فِي صِفَةٍ وَلاَ تَلْفِيقا
You prescribe medicine for him in due measure, so there is no
You describe the medicine to him in the right amount so no
muddling in the prescription, nor makeshift concoction.
Adulterating in attributes or patching up
أَوْor تُدْرِكُyou reach الدَّاءَthe disease الدَّوِيَّgrievous بِنَصْلَةٍwith a blade
أَوْ تُدْرِكُ الدَّاءَ الدَّوِيَّ بِنَصْلَةٍ
تَنْضُوit strips away الْحِجَابَthe veil وَلاَand does not تَضِلُّstray from طَرِيقَاa path
تَنْضُو الْحِجَابَ وَلاَ تَضِلُّ طَرِيقَا
Or you reach the grievous disease with a blade
Or you detect the chronic illness with insight
that strips away the veil and never strays from its path.
That removes the veil and does not stray from the path
تَنْدَىit grows dewy وَتَسْطَعُand shines فِيin يَدَيْكَyour two hands مَهَارَةًwith skill
تَنْدَى وَتَسْطَعُ فِي يَدَيْكَ مَهَارَةً
كَالمَاءِlike water لِيناًin softness وَالرَّجَاءِand hope بَريقَاin brightness
كَالمَاءِ لِيناً وَالرَّجَاءِ بَريقَا
It grows dewy and shines with skill in your hands,
A skill flows and shines in your hands
soft as water, bright as hope.
Like water, gentle, and hope, shining
وَتُطِيعُand it obeys فِكْراًa mind صَارِماًkeen كَشَبَاتهَاlike its cutting edge
وَتُطِيعُ فِكْراً صَارِماً كَشَبَاتهَا
وَتُطِيعُand it obeys قَلْباًa heart كَالنَّسيمِlike the breeze رَقِيقَاtender
وَتُطِيعُ قَلْباً كَالنَّسيمِ رَقِيقَا
It obeys a mind as keen as its cutting edge,
And it obeys a stringent mind like its firmness
and obeys a heart as tender as the breeze.
And obeys a heart gentle like a breeze
عَزْمٌresolve بِهِwith it تَنْهَىyou bid to cease الصُّرَوفُfate's vicissitudes فَتَنْتَهِيso they cease
عَزْمٌ بِهِ تَنْهَى الصُّرَوفُ فَتَنْتَهِي
وَلَرُبَّماand indeed often عُقْتَyou held back الحِمَامَdeath فَعِيقَاso it was held back
وَلَرُبَّما عُقْتَ الحِمَامَ فَعِيقَا
A resolve with which you bid fate's vicissitudes cease, and they cease;
Resolve with which calamities end when they end
and many a time you have stayed death, and it was stayed.
And sometimes you harness the pigeons when they coo
دَعْset aside فَضْلَthe excellence ذَاكَof that الْعَبْقَرِيَّgenius وَعِلْمَهُand his learning
دَعْ فَضْلَ ذَاكَ الْعَبْقَرِيَّ وَعِلْمَهُ
وَذَكَاءَهُand his intelligence وَلِسَانَهُand his tongue المِنْطِيقَاeloquent
وَذَكَاءَهُ وَلِسَانَهُ المِنْطِيقَا
Set aside that genius's excellence and learning,
Leave the excellence of that genius, his knowledge
and his intelligence and his eloquent tongue,
His intelligence and his eloquent tongue
وَاذْكُرْand remember لَهُto his credit فَوْقَbeyond الحَصَافَةِdiscernment وَالحِجَىand wisdom
وَاذْكُرْ لَهُ فَوْقَ الحَصَافَةِ وَالحِجَى
خُلُقاًa character بِأَسْنَىof the loftiest التَّكرِمَاتِhonors خَلِيقَاworthy
خُلُقاً بِأَسْنَى التَّكرِمَاتِ خَلِيقَا
and recall in him, beyond discernment and wisdom,
And mention to him above wisdom and dignity
a character worthy of the loftiest honors.
A mannerism with the finest nobilities befitting
خَبَرَexperienced الزَّمَانَtime بَنُواthe sons الزَّمَانِof time فَعَزَّso it was rare أَنْthat
خَبَرَ الزَّمَانَ بَنُوا الزَّمَانِ فَعَزَّ أَنْ
يَرَوُاthey see الصَّدِيقَthe friend كَمَاas رَأَوْهُthey saw him صَدِيقَاa friend
يَرَوُا الصَّدِيقَ كَمَا رَأَوْهُ صَدِيقَا
The sons of time have known time; yet it is rare that they
The people of the time experienced time’s sons, so it was difficult
see a friend as they have seen him—a true friend.
For them to see the friend as his friend saw him
وَلَوِand if الْوَفَاءُloyalty بَدَاappeared مِثَالاًas an embodiment لَمْnot يَكُنْthere would be
وَلَوِ الْوَفَاءُ بَدَا مِثَالاً لَمْ يَكُنْ
أَحَدٌanyone سِوَاهُother than him مِثَالَهُits embodiment المَصْدُوقَاtrue
أَحَدٌ سِوَاهُ مِثَالَهُ المَصْدُوقَا
And were loyalty to take embodied form, there would be
And if loyalty appeared as an example, there would be
none but him as its true embodiment.
No one but him whose example is believed
وَدٌّaffection صَفَاbecame clear مِنْof كُلِّevery شَائِبَةٍtaint فَلاَso no
وَدٌّ صَفَا مِنْ كُلِّ شَائِبَةٍ فَلاَ
تَكْدِيرَclouding فِيin حَالٍany circumstance وَلاَnor تَرْنِيقَاmuddying
تَكْدِيرَ فِي حَالٍ وَلاَ تَرْنِيقَا
Affection purified of every taint, with no
A love pure of any blemish, so no
clouding in any circumstance, nor muddying.
Turbidity in a situation or affectation
أَدَبٌcourtesy تُقَيِّدُهُbinds him سَجِيَّتهُhis innate nature بِهِwith it
أَدَبٌ تُقَيِّدُهُ سَجِيَّتهُ بِهِ
وَيُرِيكَهُand shows him to you البِشْرُcheerfulness الطَّليقُunrestrained طَلِيقَاunfettered
وَيُرِيكَهُ البِشْرُ الطَّليقُ طَلِيقَا
A courtesy with which his nature binds him,
Manners that restrain him with their ways
yet his open cheerfulness shows him to you unfettered.
And you see him cheerful and at ease
ذَوقٌtaste سَلِيمٌsound فِيin الطَّرَائِفِcurios وَالْحِلَىand ornaments
ذَوقٌ سَلِيمٌ فِي الطَّرَائِفِ وَالْحِلَى
يَهْوَىloves الْفُنُونَthe arts وَيُنْكِرُand rejects التَّزْوِيقَاgaudy embellishment
يَهْوَى الْفُنُونَ وَيُنْكِرُ التَّزْوِيقَا
A sound taste in curios and ornaments,
A sound taste in wit and sweetness
loving the arts and rejecting gaudy embellishment.
He loves the arts and rejects ornamentation
يَخْتَصُّhe selects مِنْهَاfrom them بِالْعُيُونِthe choicest pieces فَمَاso not تَرَىyou see
يَخْتَصُّ مِنْهَا بِالْعُيُونِ فَمَا تَرَى
إِلاَّexcept جَمِيلاًsomething beautiful حَوْلَهُaround him وَأَنِيقَاand elegant
إِلاَّ جَمِيلاً حَوْلَهُ وَأَنِيقَا
He selects their finest works, so you see
He takes from them the best, so you do not see
nothing around him but beauty and elegance.
Except beautiful all around him and elegant
يَاO فَخْرَpride أُمَّتهِof his nation وَبَاعِثَand reviver مَجْدِهَاof its glory
يَا فَخْرَ أُمَّتهِ وَبَاعِثَ مَجْدِهَا
جَلَّتْwere immense مَسَاعِيكَyour endeavors الْجِسَامُmighty حُقُوقَاin dues owed
جَلَّتْ مَسَاعِيكَ الْجِسَامُ حُقُوقَا
O pride of his nation and reviver of its glory,
Oh pride of his nation and reviver of its glory
your mighty endeavors are owed immense recognition.
Your great efforts have obliged you your rights
أَيَفِيdoes it fulfill بِمَاwhat افْتَرَضَتْthey enjoined عَلَىupon أُدَبَائِهَاits men of letters
أَيَفِي بِمَا افْتَرَضَتْ عَلَى أُدَبَائِهَا
أَنْthat يُحْسِنُواthey perfect المَكْتُوبَthe written word وَالمَنْطُوقَاand the spoken word
أَنْ يُحْسِنُوا المَكْتُوبَ وَالمَنْطُوقَا
Can the duty they impose upon its men of letters be met
Can it fulfill what it obligated upon its literati
by excellence in the written and spoken word?
To commend the written and spoken?
هَيْهَاتَimpossible! تُخْفِيyou hide بِالتَّوَاضُعِthrough humility جُهْدَto the utmost
هَيْهَاتَ تُخْفِي بِالتَّوَاضُعِ جُهْدَ
مَاhowever much بَالَغْتَyou strove فِيهِin it مَكَانَكَyour station المَرْمُوقَاdistinguished
مَا بَالَغْتَ فِيهِ مَكَانَكَ المَرْمُوقَا
Never can you hide through humility—however hard
Far from it! You conceal with modesty the effort
you strive at it—your distinguished station.
Of what you reached in your lofty position
يَتَقَاصَرُfall short الأَنْدَادُthe peers عَنْكَof you وَمَاand not بِهِمamong them
يَتَقَاصَرُ الأَنْدَادُ عَنْكَ وَمَا بِهِم
مِنْany سَابِقٍforerunner إِلاَّexcept غَدَاbecame مَسْبُوقَاovertaken
مِنْ سَابِقٍ إِلاَّ غَدَا مَسْبُوقَا
Your peers fall short of you, and among them there is
The peers fall short of you, and none of them
no forerunner who has not been overtaken.
Were preceding except they became preceded
أَرْضَاهُمُpleased them فِيin الْحَقّtruth أَنَّكthat you لَمْnot تَكُنْwere
أَرْضَاهُمُ فِي الْحَقّ أَنَّك لَمْ تَكُنْ
أَدْنَاهُمُthe least of them جُهْداًin effort وأَعْلَىand highest فُوقَاin rank
أَدْنَاهُمُ جُهْداً وأَعْلَى فُوقَا
What pleased them, in truth, was that you were not
It satisfied them in truth that you were not
the least hardworking among them yet highest in rank.
The lowest of them in effort and highest in ascent
عَدْلٌjustice حُلُولُكَyour dwelling فِيin القُلُوبِthe hearts جَمِيعِهَاall of them
عَدْلٌ حُلُولُكَ فِي القُلُوبِ جَمِيعِهَا
ذَاكَthat المَحَلَّplace مُبَجَّلاًrevered مَوْمُوقَاbeloved
ذَاكَ المَحَلَّ مُبَجَّلاً مَوْمُوقَا
It is just that you should dwell in every heart,
Justice, your residing in all hearts
in that place, revered and beloved.
That position revered and entrusted
Sol 6.1