ياO نَجْلَson of أَحْمَدَAhmad حَيَّاكَmay He bless you الإلَهُGod وَلاand not
يا نَجْلَ أَحْمَدَ حَيَّاكَ الإلَهُ وَلا
بَرِحْتَyou ceased to be مِنْof شامِخِtowering العَلْياءِeminence فيon القُلَلِthe summits
بَرِحْتَ مِنْ شامِخِ العَلْياءِ في القُلَلِ
O son of Ahmad, may God bless you, and may you never
cease to dwell on the summits of towering eminence.
ودَامَand may it endure مَجْدُكَyour glory تَاجاًa crown لِلزَّمانِfor the age بهِwith it
ودَامَ مَجْدُكَ تَاجاً لِلزَّمانِ بهِ
يَزْدانُit is adorned مِنْthrough عِلْمِكَyour knowledge الفَيّاضِoverflowing والعَمَلِand deeds
يَزْدانُ مِنْ عِلْمِكَ الفَيّاضِ والعَمَلِ
And may your glory endure as a crown for the age, with which
it is adorned through your overflowing knowledge and deeds.
فأَنْتَso you إنْif جَمَحَruns wild الإشْكالُperplexity رائِضُهُits tamer
فأَنْتَ إنْ جَمَحَ الإشْكالُ رائِضُهُ
وأَنْتَand you إنْif دَهَمَassails الإعْضالُintractable difficulty ذوpossessing العَضَلِmuscles
وأَنْتَ إنْ دَهَمَ الإعْضالُ ذو العَضَلِ
So you, if perplexity runs wild, are its tamer;
and you, if intractable difficulty assails, are strong of sinew.
Sol 6.1