إِنّindeed الإِمامَthe imam الرافعيَّal-Rafi‘i لَجهبَذٌtruly a master scholar
إِنّ الإِمامَ الرافعيَّ لَجهبَذٌ
ذوpossessed of هِمّةٍresolve مثلlike الحُسامِthe keen sword القاطعِthe cleaving
ذو هِمّةٍ مثل الحُسامِ القاطعِ
Indeed, Imam al-Rafi‘i is a true master scholar,
possessed of resolve like a keen, cleaving sword.
قُطبُthe axis of العُلومِthe sciences أَخوa possessor of المَعارِفِlearning وَالحِجىand reason
قُطبُ العُلومِ أَخو المَعارِفِ وَالحِجى
ذوpossessed of فِطنَةٍinsight كَالبارِقِlike lightning المتلامِعِflashing
ذو فِطنَةٍ كَالبارِقِ المتلامِعِ
The axis of the sciences, a man of learning and reason,
possessed of insight like flashing lightning.
ماnot إِنat all (emphatic) لَهُfor him مَثَلٌa peer عَلَيهِagainst whom تَقيسُهُyou measure him
ما إِن لَهُ مَثَلٌ عَلَيهِ تَقيسُهُ
إِلّاexcept قِياساًan analogy خالِياًdevoid عَنof جامِعِa common basis
إِلّا قِياساً خالِياً عَن جامِعِ
He has no peer against whom you might measure him,
save through an analogy devoid of any common basis.
رَفعhe raised المَعاليthe heights of honor إِذwhen بَناهاhe built them مَنزِلاًas a dwelling
رَفع المَعالي إِذ بَناها مَنزِلاً
بِالمَجدِwith glory فيin الشَّرَفِnobility السَّعيدِauspicious الطالعِthe ascendant
بِالمَجدِ في الشَّرَفِ السَّعيدِ الطالعِ
He raised the heights of honor when he built them as a dwelling,
with glory, in nobility whose ascendant is auspicious.
إِنّindeed المَعالِيَlofty honors كَالفَضائلِlike virtues رُتبَةًin rank
إِنّ المَعالِيَ كَالفَضائلِ رُتبَةً
ماnot نالَهاhas attained them فيamong النّاسِpeople غَيرُother than الرّافعيal-Rafi‘i
ما نالَها في النّاسِ غَيرُ الرّافعي
Indeed, lofty honors are like virtues in rank;
none among mankind but al-Rafi‘i has attained them.
Sol 6.1