باهتboasted حماهHama بفضلof the excellence of عثمانUthman الذيwho
باهت حماه بفضل عثمان الذي
قدindeed فاقsurpassed قدراًin rank سامياًlofty بينamong الملاthe people
قد فاق قدراً سامياً بين الملا
Hama boasted of the excellence of Uthman, who
His protector shone brightly through Othman's merit
Excelled in lofty rank among the people.
Who attained a supreme destiny among the leaders
افديهI would ransom him منas a اسمname شريفnoble الذكرانrenown
افديه من اسم شريف الذكران
أنقصتyou subtracted عيناًan ʿayn (letter) منهfrom it زادit increased تفضلاin excellence
أنقصت عيناً منه زاد تفضلا
I would ransom him—what a name of noble renown!
I would ransom him with a name of honourable mention
Subtract an ʿayn from it, and it grows in excellence.
Were not his eyes diminished, his kindness grew more
فالصحبfor the companions بينamong العربthe Arabs قدindeed سادواthey attained eminence بهthrough it
فالصحب بين العرب قد سادوا به
قدماًlong ago وفيهand through it التركthe Turks قدindeed بلغواthey reached العلاthe heights
قدماً وفيه الترك قد بلغوا العلا
For the companions among the Arabs attained eminence through it
So the companions among the Arabs prevailed through him
Of old; and through it the Turks reached the heights.
And by him the Turks attained the heights
فحروفهُfor its letters عددequal in number to الحواسthe senses فانso if تجدyou find
فحروفهُ عدد الحواس فان تجد
عجزاًa lack فذاكthen that العجزlack كمhow often قدindeed اكملاmade complete
عجزاً فذاك العجز كم قد اكملا
For its letters number the senses; so if you find
His letters are as numerous as the senses so if
A lack—how often that very lack has brought perfection!
You find any shortcoming, such lack has been perfected
عينthe letter ʿayn السعيدthe fortunate one تكفكفتwas withdrawn فغداand so he became بهاthrough it
عين السعيد تكفكفت فغدا بها
بينamong الأفاضلthe eminent سيداًa lord متجللاًarrayed in dignity
بين الأفاضل سيداً متجللاً
The ʿayn of 'the fortunate' was withdrawn; thereby he became
The eye of the fortunate one overflowed, so by it
Among the eminent, a lord arrayed in dignity.
Among the virtuous he became a distinguished master
كمhow often سادexcelled داودDawud البصيرthe discerning بعلمهthrough his knowledge
كم ساد داود البصير بعلمه
ولكمand how often سرىspread بالكونthrough the world ذكراًin renown فيin العلاthe heights
ولكم سرى بالكون ذكراً في العلا
How often Dawud the discerning excelled through his knowledge,
How David the perceptive excelled in his knowledge
And how often his lofty renown spread throughout the world!
And how oft his name roamed the cosmos on high
ولكمand how often غداcame to يثنيhe praises نقولاNicolas بالورىamong mankind
ولكم غدا يثني نقولا بالورى
عنof فضلthe bounty of عثمانٍUthman ونيشيWanishi مجزلاًlavishly
عن فضل عثمانٍ ونيشي مجزلاً
And how often Nicolas came to praise among mankind
And how oft praise is sung of Othman's merit in the world
The bounty of Uthman Wanishi, lavishly.
We commemorate his bounty and extol his glory
بحرٌa sea عميمٌvast دافقٌsurging عمَّcovered السَواحلthe shores
بحرٌ عميمٌ دافقٌ عمَّ السَواحل
فيضهits flood وإلىand to الجبالthe mountains توصلاit reached
فيضه وإلى الجبال توصلا
A vast, surging sea: all the shores were covered
A vast, surging sea that flooded the coasts
By its flood, which also reached the mountains.
Its abundance reached the mountains in full
كمhow often منهfrom it شنفناwe adorned المسامعthe ears بهجةًwith joy
كم منه شنفنا المسامع بهجةً
وكمand how often التقطناwe gathered منهfrom it درًّاpearls يُجتلىis beheld
وكم التقطنا منه درًّا يُجتلى
How often we adorned our ears with joy from it,
How much did we delight our ears by his words
And how often we gathered from it pearls to be admired!
And how many precious pearls did we glean
Sol 6.1