سَعدgood fortune المَدارسthe schools وافاهcame to him بِلاwithout مَهلِdelay
سَعد المَدارس وافاه بِلا مَهلِ
لَماwhen بَداappeared أَدهَمٌAdham كَالشَمسlike the sun فيin الحَمَلِAries
لَما بَدا أَدهَمٌ كَالشَمس في الحَمَلِ
The schools' good fortune came to him without delay,
The schools rejoiced when you arrived unexpectedly
when Adham appeared like the sun in Aries.
As soon as the eminent one appeared like the sun in its glory
عَرَفانُهhis learning أَشرقتshone أَنوارُهits lights وَعلتand rose
عَرَفانُه أَشرقت أَنوارُه وَعلت
فيin مَصرEgypt وَاِنتَشَرَتand spread بِالسَهلacross the plain وَالجَبلand the mountain
في مَصر وَاِنتَشَرَت بِالسَهل وَالجَبل
His learning—its lights shone forth and rose
His knowledge shone brightly and rose high
in Egypt, and spread across plain and mountain.
In Egypt, spreading through the plains and mountains
إِنif كُنتَyou are تُنكرyou deny ماwhat أَسداهhe bestowed it مِنof نعمٍblessings
إِن كُنتَ تُنكر ما أَسداه مِن نعمٍ
وَمِنand of عُلومٍsciences تَحلَّتwere adorned مِنهُthrough him بِالعملwith practice
وَمِن عُلومٍ تَحلَّت مِنهُ بِالعمل
If you deny the blessings he bestowed,
If you deny the favors and knowledge he bestowed
and the sciences that, through him, were adorned with practice,
That were adorned by his deeds
دَعput aside عَنكَfrom yourself ياO جاهِلاًignorant one إِنكارَdenial of مَعرفةknowledge
دَع عَنكَ يا جاهِلاً إِنكارَ مَعرفة
ماnot حازَهاgained it غَيرُهanyone but him فيin الأَعصرthe ages الأُوَلthe earliest
ما حازَها غَيرُه في الأَعصر الأُوَل
put aside, ignorant one, the denial of knowledge
Leave off, o ignorant one, denying the recognition
that none but he attained in ages past.
That others attained in the early eras
تَراكَcan it be that you تَجهلdo not know ياO أَعمىblind one سِياستَهhis governance
تَراكَ تَجهل يا أَعمى سِياستَه
مِنfrom بعدafter ماwhen اِشتهرتit became renowned فيin سائرall الدولthe states
مِن بعد ما اِشتهرت في سائر الدول
Can you be ignorant, blind one, of his governance
You, o blind one, are ignorant of his policies
after it became renowned in every state?
After they became famous among all nations
أَماhave you not سَمعتheard بِأَنof the fact that الانكليزthe English رَأواthey saw
أَما سَمعت بِأَن الانكليز رَأوا
أَعمالهhis deeds فَأَقرّوهاand so they approved them بِلاwithout جَدَلdispute
أَعماله فَأَقرّوها بِلا جَدَل
Have you not heard that the English saw
Have you not heard that the English saw
his deeds, and approved them without dispute?
His works and acknowledged them without dispute
فَرانساFrance أَهلُهاits people بِالحَقِّtruthfully قَدindeed شَهِدواbore witness
فَرانسا أَهلُها بِالحَقِّ قَد شَهِدوا
لِرَأيهto his judgment الصائبِsound الخاليfree عَنfrom الخطلerror
لِرَأيه الصائبِ الخالي عَن الخطل
France—its people have borne truthful witness
The French in truth testified
to his sound judgment, free from error.
To his sound opinion, free of error
نَمساAustria وَإِيطالياand Italy وَالتركand the Turks ماnot جَهِلواthey were ignorant of
نَمسا وَإِيطاليا وَالترك ما جَهِلوا
مَقامstanding هَذاthis الهمامvaliant man الفاضلvirtuous البَطَلhero
مَقام هَذا الهمام الفاضل البَطَل
Austria, Italy, and the Turks were not unaware
Austria, Italy and Turkey were not ignorant
of the standing of this valiant, virtuous hero.
Of the status of this noble and valiant hero
دُروسُهhis lessons أَنقذتناsaved us مِنfrom ضلالتناour error
دُروسُه أَنقذتنا مِن ضلالتنا
وَأَرشدتناand guided us إِلىto التَفصيلparticulars وَالجملand generalities
وَأَرشدتنا إِلى التَفصيل وَالجمل
His lessons saved us from our error,
His lessons saved us from our misguidance
and guided us to particulars and generalities.
And guided us to the details and the whole
ياO كاشفremover of الضرharm عَنfrom حصنthe fortress of الفُنونthe arts وَمنand who
يا كاشف الضر عَن حصن الفُنون وَمن
أَحياrevived مَعالمهاtheir landmarks فيalong سائرall السبلthe paths
أَحيا مَعالمها في سائر السبل
O you who lifted harm from the fortress of the arts, and who
O unveiler of harm from the fortress of arts, who
revived their landmarks along every path!
Revived its features in all avenues
نجمstar الهَناjoy لاحَappeared فيin أُفقhorizon السُعودgood fortune لَناfor us
نجم الهَنا لاحَ في أُفق السُعود لَنا
مِنfrom نُورlight تَدبيركyour administration العاريfree عَنfrom الزَللmissteps
مِن نُور تَدبيرك العاري عَن الزَلل
The star of joy appeared for us on the horizon of good fortune,
The star of our delight rose on the horizon of our fortune
from the light of your administration, free from missteps.
From the light of your planning, free of flaws
إِنindeed ارتحالكyour departure عَناfrom us قَدindeed أَضرّcaused harm بِناto us
إِن ارتحالك عَنا قَد أَضرّ بِنا
لَكنbut صَبَرناwe were patient عَلىin the face of الأَهوالterrors وَالعللand afflictions
لَكن صَبَرنا عَلى الأَهوال وَالعلل
Your departure from us has indeed harmed us,
Though your departure from us has harmed us
yet we bore the terrors and afflictions patiently.
We are patient with misfortunes and tribulations
أَرادَhe wished يطفئto extinguish مِنout of حسدٍenvy
أَرادَ يطفئ مِن حسدٍ
أَنوارlights عرفانناour learning بِالجهلwith ignorance وَالثقلand dullness
أَنوار عرفاننا بِالجهل وَالثقل
He wished, out of envy, to extinguish
He wished to extinguish out of envy
the lights of our learning with ignorance and dullness.
The light of our knowledge with ignorance and heaviness
دارَتcircled بِهِaround him دائِراتthe cycles of الهَمsorrow فيin بَلَدٍa land
دارَت بِهِ دائِرات الهَم في بَلَدٍ
حَبوتَyou endowed أَبناءهits sons بِالفَضلwith bounty وَالحللand fine robes
حَبوتَ أَبناءه بِالفَضل وَالحلل
The cycles of sorrow encircled him in a land
The cycles of anxiety turned within him in a land
whose sons you endowed with bounty and fine robes.
Whose people he enveloped with grace and fine garments
هَيهاتfar from possible يُبلغattains هَذابغيتهthis man; his aim
هَيهات يُبلغ هَذابغيته
فِيناamong us لدفعكbecause of your dispelling عَناfrom us ريبةthe fear of الفَشلfailure
فِينا لدفعك عَنا ريبة الفَشل
Far from it—this man will never attain his aim
Alas, he will not achieve his goal with us
among us, for you have driven from us the fear of failure.
To remove you from us, out of fear of failure
ماwhat بالناis wrong with us الآنnow لاnot نثنيwe praise عَلَيكupon you وَقَدwhen indeed
ما بالنا الآن لا نثني عَلَيك وَقَد
منحتناyou granted us فَوقَbeyond ماwhat نَرضىwe are content with مِنof الأَمَلhope
منحتنا فَوقَ ما نَرضى مِن الأَمَل
Why do we not praise you now, when you have
Why do we not praise you, when you have granted us
granted us more than enough to satisfy our hopes?
More than we hoped for
بِالحَزمwith resolve أَحييتyou revived نَفسthe soul of الوَقفthe endowment مِنout of شغفٍpassion
بِالحَزم أَحييت نَفس الوَقف مِن شغفٍ
بِالخَيرfor goodness وَالأَمرُand the matter فيin هَذاthis المَقامregard جليclear
بِالخَير وَالأَمرُ في هَذا المَقام جلي
With resolve you revived the soul of the endowment, out of a passion
With determination, you revived the endowment itself from passion
for good; in this regard, the matter is plain.
For good; and the matter in this regard is clear
أَحكمتyou made sound بنيانهits structure فيin مصرناour Egypt فَخَلاand so it was free
أَحكمت بنيانه في مصرنا فَخَلا
بِحُسنthrough the soundness of رَأيكyour judgment عَنfrom عَيبٍa flaw وَعَنand from خَللa defect
بِحُسن رَأيك عَن عَيبٍ وَعَن خَلل
You made its structure sound in our Egypt, so it was free,
You strengthened its structure in our Egypt, so it is free
through your sound judgment, from flaw and defect.
By your good opinion, of defects and flaws
شَيدتyou raised أَركانهits pillars فيin ملَّةٍa religious community سعدتprospered
شَيدت أَركانه في ملَّةٍ سعدت
بِبَدرthrough the full moon of فهمِكyour understanding وَاِمتازَتand stood apart عَنfrom المِلَلthe religious communities
بِبَدر فهمِك وَاِمتازَت عَن المِلَل
You raised its pillars in a religious community that prospered
You erected its pillars in a faith made fortunate
through the full moon of your understanding, and stood apart from other communities.
By the full moon of your understanding, outstanding among religions
أَماas for القَضاياthe questions فَقَدthen indeed أَوضحتyou clarified مشكلَهاtheir difficulties
أَما القَضايا فَقَد أَوضحت مشكلَها
وَماand not عدلتَyou turned aside عَنfrom الإِثباتproof مِنout of مللweariness
وَما عدلتَ عَن الإِثبات مِن ملل
As for the questions, you have clarified their difficulties,
As for issues, you clarified their complexity
and did not turn away from proof out of weariness.
And you did not refrain from proving due to boredom
رَكضتَyou spurred فيthrough رَوضهاtheir meadow أَفراسَthe steeds of مختبرٍone seasoned
رَكضتَ في رَوضها أَفراسَ مختبرٍ
بِالرَأيin judgment عِندَat اللقاthe encounter وَالطَعنِand thrusting بِالأَسلwith spears
بِالرَأي عِندَ اللقا وَالطَعنِ بِالأَسل
You spurred through their meadow the steeds of one seasoned
You raced its meadows with steeds of experience
in judgment, at the encounter and the thrust of spears.
With opinion upon meeting, and striking with weapons
بلغتyou reached فَوقَbeyond الَّذيwhat أَمَّلتَهyou hoped for it وَغَدَتand became
بلغت فَوقَ الَّذي أَمَّلتَه وَغَدَت
أَوصافكyour qualities الغرّradiant لاnot تخفىare hidden عَلىfrom رجلa man
أَوصافك الغرّ لا تخفى عَلى رجل
You reached beyond what you had hoped, and now
You reached beyond what you hoped for, and your noble traits
your radiant qualities are hidden from no man.
Do not remain hidden from any man
أَنشأتyou fashioned أَسلحةًweapons مَوصوفةًrenowned قمعتsubdued
أَنشأت أَسلحةً مَوصوفةً قمعت
أَهلpeople of المَفاسدcorruption وَالبُهتانand slander وَالحيلand deceit
أَهل المَفاسد وَالبُهتان وَالحيل
You fashioned renowned weapons that subdued
You created well-described weapons that suppressed
those given to corruption, slander, and deceit.
The people of corruption, slander, and tricks
لانَgrew soft الحَديدُiron لِداودٍfor David فزدتَand so you added لَناfor us
لانَ الحَديدُ لِداودٍ فزدتَ لَنا
فيin صُنعهits working صَنعةَthe craft of الأَهوانِmortars وَالكِلَلand cannonballs
في صُنعه صَنعةَ الأَهوانِ وَالكِلَل
Iron grew soft for David, and you added for us
Because iron is for David, you added for us
to its working the craft of mortars and cannonballs.
In its making, the craft of softening and melting
عُلِّمْتَyou were taught عِلمَthe knowledge of سليمانٍSolomon وَمنطقَهُand his speech
عُلِّمْتَ عِلمَ سليمانٍ وَمنطقَهُ
فَصرتand so you became للعلمfor learning وَالأَعمالand deeds كَالمثلlike an exemplar
فَصرت للعلم وَالأَعمال كَالمثل
You were taught Solomon's knowledge and his speech,
You were taught the knowledge of Solomon and his logic
and thus became a model in learning and deeds.
So you became for knowledge and deeds like a parable
لاmay you never زلتcease للفضلfor excellence وَالتَدبيرand governance خَيرthe best أَبfather
لا زلت للفضل وَالتَدبير خَير أَب
يَسوسgoverns أَبناءهhis sons وَالغَيرُwhile others فيin خبلconfusion
يَسوس أَبناءه وَالغَيرُ في خبل
May you ever remain the best father to excellence and governance,
You remain the best father for virtue and management
governing his sons while others are in confusion.
Who governs his children while others are in confusion
وَلاand may you never برحتcease تُهادَىreceive gifts مِنfrom مَدائحناour praises
وَلا برحت تُهادَى مِن مَدائحنا
بِماwith what تَجودbestow generously بِهِwith it أَفكارthe thoughts of مشتغلone at work
بِما تَجود بِهِ أَفكار مشتغل
And may you never cease to be gifted, from our praises,
And you have not ceased to be gifted with our praises
with what the thoughts of one at work generously bestow—
For what your busy thoughts generously bestow
ماwhat قُلتُI said يَومon the day of الصَفاserenity وَالشَمسُwhile the sun مُشرِقَةٌshining
ما قُلتُ يَوم الصَفا وَالشَمسُ مُشرِقَةٌ
سَعدgood fortune المَدارسthe schools وافاناcame to us بِلاwithout مهلdelay
سَعد المَدارس وافانا بِلا مهل
what I said on the day of serenity, while the sun shone:
I did not say on the day of clarity, when the sun was shining,
The schools' good fortune came to us without delay.
The schools rejoiced when you arrived unexpectedly
Sol 6.1