أُديمُI continually offer الحَمدَpraise للَّهto God السّلامِthe Source of Peace
أُديمُ الحَمدَ للَّه السّلامِ
وَمَنand the one who يَدعوcalls إِلىto دارِthe abode of السلامِpeace
وَمَن يَدعو إِلى دارِ السلامِ
I continually praise God, the Source of Peace,
And the one who calls to the Abode of Peace.
وَأُهديand I offer مُكثِراًabundantly أَسنىthe finest سلامٍgreeting of peace
وَأُهدي مُكثِراً أَسنى سلامٍ
إِلىto عمرِUmar الكريمِthe generous أَخيbrother of الكرامِthe noble
إِلى عمرِ الكريمِ أَخي الكرامِ
And lavishly offer the finest greeting of peace
To generous Umar, brother of the noble.
رَفيعlofty القَدرِrank ذوpossessing شَأنٍstanding فَخيمٍmajestic
رَفيع القَدرِ ذو شَأنٍ فَخيمٍ
وَفَخرand a source of pride فيamong الوَرىhumankind عالٍlofty وساميand exalted
وَفَخر في الوَرى عالٍ وسامي
Exalted in rank, possessed of majestic standing,
And a lofty, exalted source of pride among humankind.
خَدينa companion of الفَضلِexcellence وَالعرفانِand insight أَضحتhas become
خَدين الفَضلِ وَالعرفانِ أَضحت
مَعارِفُهhis learning الشهيرةَrenowned فيamong الأنامِhumankind
مَعارِفُه الشهيرةَ في الأنامِ
A companion of excellence and insight; now
His learning is renowned among humankind.
وَفيهِمand among them قَدindeed بَداhe appeared كَالبدرِlike the full moon يَزهوshining splendidly
وَفيهِم قَد بَدا كَالبدرِ يَزهو
أَيَخفيcan it be hidden? البدرُthe full moon فيon لَيلِthe night of التّمامِfullness
أَيَخفي البدرُ في لَيلِ التّمامِ
And among them he has appeared, resplendent as the full moon.
Can the full moon be hidden on the night of its fullness?
فَمَنso whoever يَخفىhe is hidden عَلَيهِfrom him فَذاكَthen that one أَعمىblind
فَمَن يَخفى عَلَيهِ فَذاكَ أَعمى
وَأَعمىand one blinded by الجَهلِignorance فيهِwithin him الجهلُignorance ناميgrowing
وَأَعمى الجَهلِ فيهِ الجهلُ نامي
So whoever fails to see him is blind,
And blind with ignorance, with ignorance growing within him.
عَلىupon خَيرٍgoodness وَهَديٍand guidance ثمّthen سَمْتٍdignified bearing
عَلى خَيرٍ وَهَديٍ ثمّ سَمْتٍ
بِحُسنِby the beauty of الخَلقٍphysical form يَبدوhe appears ذاpossessing اِتّسامِa distinguishing mark
بِحُسنِ الخَلقٍ يَبدو ذا اِتّسامِ
Grounded in goodness, guidance, and dignified bearing,
He appears distinguished by beauty of form.
لَهُhe has ذِهنُa mind بِهِin it الأَسرارُthe mysteries طرّاًall without exception
لَهُ ذِهنُ بِهِ الأَسرارُ طرّاً
لِأَحرُفهاfor their letters بَداhas appeared حسنُbeauty of اِرتِسامِinscription
لِأَحرُفها بَدا حسنُ اِرتِسامِ
He has a mind in which all mysteries
Appear, their letters beautifully inscribed.
تُخاطِبُهُaddress him الحروفُthe letters بِحُسنِwith beautiful لَفظٍspeech
تُخاطِبُهُ الحروفُ بِحُسنِ لَفظٍ
وَيُبديand reveals ثَغرُهاtheir mouth حُسنَbeauty of اِبتِسامِa smile
وَيُبدي ثَغرُها حُسنَ اِبتِسامِ
The letters address him with lovely speech,
And their mouth reveals the beauty of a smile.
فَقيهٍa jurist فاضِلvirtuous أَثنىhas bestowed praise عَليهupon him
فَقيهٍ فاضِل أَثنى عَليه
علىfor إِتقانهِhis mastery فقهُthe jurisprudence of الإِمامِthe Imam
على إِتقانهِ فقهُ الإِمامِ
A virtuous jurist, praised
For his mastery by the jurisprudence of the Imam—
إِمامthe Imam of دِيارِthe lands of هِجرةِthe migration of خَيرِthe best of رُسلٍmessengers
إِمام دِيارِ هِجرةِ خَيرِ رُسلٍ
شَفيعthe intercessor for الخَلقِcreation فيon يَومthe day of الزّحامِthe throng
شَفيع الخَلقِ في يَوم الزّحامِ
The Imam of the lands to which the best of messengers migrated,
The intercessor for creation on the Day of the Throng.
أَديبa man of letters سيبَويهSibawayh النّحوِgrammar حقّاًtruly
أَديب سيبَويه النّحوِ حقّاً
حَوىhe has attained إِتقانَmastery of إِعرابِgrammatical parsing of الكلامِspeech
حَوى إِتقانَ إِعرابِ الكلامِ
A man of letters, truly a Sibawayh in grammar,
He has mastered the grammatical parsing of speech.
بَليغٌeloquent لِلبيانِin rhetoric أَراهI see him سَعداًa Sa'd
بَليغٌ لِلبيانِ أَراه سَعداً
بِهِthrough him سَعدُgood fortune of البيانِrhetoric لَدىamong الأنامِhumankind
بِهِ سَعدُ البيانِ لَدى الأنامِ
Eloquent in rhetoric, I see him as a Sa'd;
Through him, rhetoric enjoys good fortune among humankind.
وَسَبكيّand a Subki الأُصولِlegal theory بِلاwithout اِرتِيابٍdoubt
وَسَبكيّ الأُصولِ بِلا اِرتِيابٍ
وَفيand in تَوحيدِهِhis doctrine of divine oneness عبدAbd (servant of) السّلامِal-Salam (the Peace)
وَفي تَوحيدِهِ عبد السّلامِ
And a Subki in legal theory, beyond doubt,
And in his theology, an Abd al-Salam.
وَفيand in الميزانِlogic كَالشّيخِlike the master اِبنIbn (son of) سيناSina
وَفي الميزانِ كَالشّيخِ اِبن سينا
وَفيand among الأَبدالِthe abdal (substitute saints) كاِبنٍlike Ibn (son) لِلهمامِof al-Humam
وَفي الأَبدالِ كاِبنٍ لِلهمامِ
And in logic, like the master Ibn Sina,
And among the abdal saints, like Ibn al-Humam.
حَباهُmay He endow him اللَّهُGod عِرفاناًinsight وَنوراًand light
حَباهُ اللَّهُ عِرفاناً وَنوراً
كَذاlikewise حَيّاهُmay He greet him فيwith حُسنِthe beauty of السّلامِpeace
كَذا حَيّاهُ في حُسنِ السّلامِ
May God endow him with insight and light;
Likewise, may He greet him with gracious peace.
وَأَحياهُand may He give him life الإِلهُthe Lord حَياةَa life of خيرٍgoodness
وَأَحياهُ الإِلهُ حَياةَ خيرٍ
وَعافاهُand may He spare him الإِلهُthe Lord مِنَfrom السّقامِillness
وَعافاهُ الإِلهُ مِنَ السّقامِ
And may the Lord grant him a life of goodness,
And may the Lord spare him illness,
وَمَنَّand may He bestow favor عليهupon him جوداًgenerously وَاِمتِناناًand graciously
وَمَنَّ عليه جوداً وَاِمتِناناً
لَدىat لُقياهmeeting Him فيin حُسنِthe goodness of الختامِthe ending
لَدى لُقياه في حُسنِ الختامِ
And favor him with bounty and grace
When he meets Him, with a blessed end,
بِجاهِby the honor of مُحمّدٍMuhammad أَسنىthe most exalted رَسولmessenger
بِجاهِ مُحمّدٍ أَسنى رَسول
وَجاهِand the honor of الآلِthe family وَالصّحبِand the companions العظامِthe illustrious
وَجاهِ الآلِ وَالصّحبِ العظامِ
By the honor of Muhammad, the most exalted messenger,
And the honor of his family and illustrious companions.
عَلَيهupon him اللَّهGod سَلّمَmay He grant peace ثمَّthen صَلّىmay He send blessings
عَلَيه اللَّه سَلّمَ ثمَّ صَلّى
وَوالىand may He perpetuate ذاكَthat مِنهfrom Him عَلىin الدوامِperpetuity
وَوالى ذاكَ مِنه عَلى الدوامِ
Upon him may God send peace, then blessings,
And perpetuate this from Himself forever,
مَدىthroughout الأَيّامِthe days ماas long as هَبَّتblows نَسيمa breeze
مَدى الأَيّامِ ما هَبَّت نَسيم
وَماand as long as قَدindeed دامَcontinues تَغريدُthe cooing of الحمامِthe doves
وَما قَد دامَ تَغريدُ الحمامِ
Throughout the days, as long as a breeze blows,
And as long as the cooing of doves endures.
Sol 6.1