ذاthis جامِعٌa congregational mosque علىupon التّقىpiety بُنيانُهits structure
ذا جامِعٌ على التّقى بُنيانُه
أَسَّسهُhe founded it البانيthe builder وَكانَand he was يرفعُraising
أَسَّسهُ الباني وَكانَ يرفعُ
This is a mosque whose structure stands upon piety.
This mosque built on piety,
The builder founded it and raised it up.
Its founder raised it high.
بَناهُhe built it للَّهِfor God الكريمِthe Generous مُخلِصاًwith sincere devotion
بَناهُ للَّهِ الكريمِ مُخلِصاً
مُوَفّقٌgranted success لِلخيرِin doing good أَضحىhe became يَجمَعُhe gathers
مُوَفّقٌ لِلخيرِ أَضحى يَجمَعُ
He built it for God, the Generous, with sincere devotion.
He built it for God sincerely,
Granted success in doing good, he came to gather it—
Success in good, he came to try.
عَليٌّAli الشّهمُthe noble-hearted العليّlofty هِمّةًin aspiration
عَليٌّ الشّهمُ العليّ هِمّةً
يَرجوhe hopes for الثّوابَthe reward وَهوَand he فيهِin it يَطمَعُyearns
يَرجو الثّوابَ وَهوَ فيهِ يَطمَعُ
Ali, the noble-hearted, lofty in aspiration.
Ali the valiant, the exalted soul,
He hopes for reward and yearns for it.
Seeking reward, herein his hope's whole.
فَجاءَso it became جامِعاًa mosque لِخَيرfor goodness جامعاًgathering
فَجاءَ جامِعاً لِخَير جامعاً
لِسانُthe tongue حالِهِof its state لَقَدindeed قالَhas said اِسمَعواlisten
لِسانُ حالِهِ لَقَد قالَ اِسمَعوا
So it became a mosque, gathering goodness.
So he made a mosque, gathering good,
Its unspoken voice has indeed said: Listen!
Its state says "Listen as you should:
هُمّواresolve إِلىtoward الصّلاةِprayer بيwithin me وَسارِعواand hasten
هُمّوا إِلى الصّلاةِ بي وَسارِعوا
وَاِعتَكِفواand observe devotional retreat فيat كلِّevery حينٍtime وَاِخشَعواand humble yourselves
وَاِعتَكِفوا في كلِّ حينٍ وَاِخشَعوا
Resolve to pray within me, and hasten.
Strive to pray here, hasten in pace,
And observe devotional retreat at all times, and humble yourselves.
Retreat here always, plead for grace.
وَالنّفسُand the self فيin الصّلاةِprayer أَرّخrecord the date جاهدواstrive
وَالنّفسُ في الصّلاةِ أَرّخ جاهدوا
ياO أَيُّهاyou الّذينَwho آمَنواhave believed اِركَعواbow down
يا أَيُّها الّذينَ آمَنوا اِركَعوا
And strive against the self in prayer; record the date:
Struggle your soul in prayers to train,
O you who believe, bow down!
O you faithful, bow down and bend!"
Sol 6.1