أسرجَ العلم اجتهادا

وارتدى العزم جهادا

He saddled knowledge with diligence,

And wore determination as armor.

فعلا الدنيا غِلاباً

ورقى الكون ارتيادا

He made the world succumb,

And ascended the universe steadily.

سلك الوعر ليرضي

الله نجداً ووهادا

He tread the rugged path to please

Allah with help and guidance.

ورأى الدنيا حطاماً

فاشترى الأخرى مزادا

And saw the world as ruins,

So he bought the Hereafter at auction.

وارتدى الأخلاق تاجاً

وتقى الله قِلادا

He wore morals as a crown,

And avoided sins as a necklace.

إن لله رجالاً

بايعوه النفس زادا

Indeed Allah has men,

Who pledged their souls as provision.

هجروا الدنيا جفاءً

وسموا عنها ابتعادا

They shunned the world's harshness,

And transcended from it distancing.

هكذا الافذاذ دوماً

لا يؤاخون وِسادا

Thus the exceptional forever,

Do not befriend pillows.

كأبي مالك في الح

.قّ علا فيه اشتدادا

Like Abu Malik in truth,

He rose with strength.

ذاك إبراهيم نجم

ذرّ في الفقه وسادا

That's Ibrahim the star,

Who scattered jurisprudence and presided.

نجل سيف أنهلته

كندة العلم ازديادا

The son of the Sword from whom

Kinda's knowledge increased.

فهو بحر من علوم

فضله عمّ العبادا

So he is an ocean of knowledge,

His virtue reached all worshippers.

وابنه مالك فحل

ركب الشعر جيادا

And his son Malik the stallion,

Who rode poetry with steeds.

خاض فيه كل بحرٍ

عبقرياً فأجادا

He delved in every sea,

A genius who excelled.

ورقى الآفاق بدراً

تاجراً أورى الزنادا

And ascended horizons a full moon,

A businessman who loaded bags.

فحباه الله وُجداً

وبفضل الله جادا

So Allah granted him generosity,

And with Allah's grace he gave.

وعلا الشورى خطيباً

منبراً للحق نادى

And he presided over the council as an orator,

A pulpit where he called for truth.

أسرة بالفضل قامت

واقامته عمادا

A family of virtue stood,

And it made him a pillar.

فهي كالمشكاة نوراً

عمّ جمعاً وفرادى

Thus it is like a lantern, a light,

That covered all groups and individuals.

كلما طوْدٌ تعالى

طال طوْدٌ ثم زادا

Every time a pillar rises high,

Another pillar rises even higher.

وأرىيوسف شمساً

خلف حُجْب تتهادى

And I see Yusuf a shining sun,

Behind veils pulling.

قد أطلّت ذات صبح

نور علمٍ ورشادا

He rose one morning,

With knowledge's light and guidance.

أشرق الكون وغنى

وانتشى منها ومادا

The universe shone and sang praise,

And it delighted and stretched from it.

وأرى سيفاًكسيفٍ

مُغمدٍ شقّ الغمادا

And I see a sword like an unsheathed sword,

That split the scabbard.

أوقد الهمة عزماً

وانتضى الجِدّ اجتهادا

It ignited ambition with determination,

And the struggle shone diligence.

وأرى الباقين طرّاً

أنجماً زُهراً صِلادا

And I see the rest as birds,

Flowers, and potent trees.

إيه يا محسن أحسنـ

ـت فأجملت الودادا

O Mohsin you did good,

And you beautified affection.

لم تزل للعلم اهلاً

ولأهليهِ سِنادا

You have always been a man of knowledge,

And a pillar for its people.

تزرع المعروف فضلاً

ثم تجنيه حصادا

You plant good deeds,

Then you harvest its crops.

كيف يا محسن قد طا

وعك الطوْد انقيادا

How O Mohsin did your pillar rise high,

Submitting with obedience.

جبل الشيبةأعلي

ت فطاولت الشدادا

The mountain of old age is the highest,

Yet you made its ruggedness succumb.

مُوقداً بالنار سِفراً

منه تُذكيه اتقادا

Kindling the journey with fire,

From which you revive it with ignition.

وغداً يشرق عِلماً

نوره للكون غادى

And tomorrow knowledge will shine,

Its light is for the universe to take.

بصلاة وسلامٍ

تنشر الطيب برادا

With prayers and peace,

That spreads good scent broadly.

لنبيّ الله والآ

ل وللصحب امتدادا

For Allah’s Prophet and his family,

And whoever increased his knowledge and praised his people.

من زكى بالعلم فضلاً

وبأهليه أشادا