اِنظر مَناقب فَرقدَي فَلكِ التُقى

اِنظر مَناقب فَرقدَي فَلكِ التُقى

تَجد الزَمان شُيوخَهُ شُبّانهُ

تَجد الزَمان شُيوخَهُ شُبّانهُ

Behold the virtues of the two Farqad stars of piety's firmament;

Look at the virtues of Farqadi's heaven, abode of piety,

you will find that the age's elders are its youths.

You will find the old men of time are its youth.

فَأل السَلامة في سَليم زانه

فَأل السَلامة في سَليم زانه

سَعد بِسَعد الدين لاحَ قِرانهُ

سَعد بِسَعد الدين لاحَ قِرانهُ

The good omen of safety in Salim adorned him;

So greetings of well-being to its wholesome adornment,

with Sa'd al-Din, good fortune's conjunction shone.

Saad, blessed with Saad al-Deen's company.

شَهمان كُلّ مِنهُما بَلغ العُلى

شَهمان كُلّ مِنهُما بَلغ العُلى

بِالفَضل وَاِفتَخَرت بِهِ أَقرانهُ

بِالفَضل وَاِفتَخَرت بِهِ أَقرانهُ

Two gallant men: each of them attained the heights

Two noble men, each reaching the heights

through excellence, and his peers took pride in him.

With excellence, proud of his peers.

وَرث الكَمال عَن الجُدود وَإِنَّما

وَرث الكَمال عَن الجُدود وَإِنَّما

يَرث الكَمال مِن الوَرى أَخدانهُ

يَرث الكَمال مِن الوَرى أَخدانهُ

He inherited perfection from his forefathers, and only

Inheriting perfection from ancestors, for indeed,

his close companions among humankind inherit perfection.

Only the gentle inherit gentility from the world.

فَهُما كَشَهر الصَوم إِذ نسبا لَهُ

فَهُما كَشَهر الصَوم إِذ نسبا لَهُ

وَالعام خَير شُهوره رَمَضانهُ

وَالعام خَير شُهوره رَمَضانهُ

So both are like the month of fasting, since both are related to it;

They are like the month of fasting, attributed to it,

and Ramadan is the best of the year's months.

And the year's best months are its Ramadan.

رَجَحا بِقسطاس النُهى فَتَمَيّزا

رَجَحا بِقسطاس النُهى فَتَمَيّزا

وَالعَقل يسعد رَبّه رُجحانهُ

وَالعَقل يسعد رَبّه رُجحانهُ

Both proved weightier in reason's scales, and so stood out;

They excelled with the balance of guidance, and so stood out,

and the mind's greater weight brings happiness to its possessor.

And the mind gladdens its Lord when tipping the scales.

كُلٌّ حَوى وَصف الرُجولة إِذ بَدا

كُلٌّ حَوى وَصف الرُجولة إِذ بَدا

في طرس خَدّيهِ لَنا عُنوانهُ

في طرس خَدّيهِ لَنا عُنوانهُ

Each bore the mark of manhood, when there appeared

Each embodied manly virtues when appearing

to us, on the parchment of his cheeks, its heading.

In the cheek's freshness, displaying our symbol for us.

فَعذار ذاكَ وَذا يُبشّر بِالهَنا

فَعذار ذاكَ وَذا يُبشّر بِالهَنا

أنَّ الرَبيع أَتى وَطابَ زَمانهُ

أنَّ الرَبيع أَتى وَطابَ زَمانهُ

Thus the cheek-down of that one and this one heralds happiness:

So their chastity foretells happiness

that spring has come and its season has grown pleasant.

That spring has come and times are good.

وَإِذا نَظَرت كِلَيهما بِتَأَمُّلٍ

وَإِذا نَظَرت كِلَيهما بِتَأَمُّلٍ

أرّخته رَوضاً بَدا رَيحانهُ

أرّخته رَوضاً بَدا رَيحانهُ

And when I looked closely at both of them,

And if you look closely at them both

I dated it: "A garden whose sweet basil has appeared."

You date it as a garden with the scent of flowers.