كوكبstar المغربthe Maghreb فيin برجzodiac sign الأسدLeo (the Lion)
كوكب المغرب في برج الأسد
حلalighted بالإجلالamid reverence فيin ليلnight الأحدSunday
حل بالإجلال في ليل الأحد
The star of the Maghreb, in the sign of Leo,
The evening star in Leo's abode
Alighted amid reverence on Sunday night.
Arrived with reverence on Saturday night
فصفاso grew serene الأنسthe companionship وطابand grew pleasant الالتقاthe meeting
فصفا الأنس وطاب الالتقا
مذsince غداbecame مركزناour center قطبaxis البلدthe land
مذ غدا مركزنا قطب البلد
So companionship grew serene, and the meeting was sweet,
So fellowship was purified, and gathering was sweetened
Since our center became the axis of the land.
Since it became our country's central pole
سيبويهSibawayh العصرthe age منthe one whom هذبهrefined him
سيبويه العصر من هذبه
أدبdiscipline العلمlearning فأروىand so quenched thirst منthose who وردcame to drink
أدب العلم فأروى من ورد
The Sibawayh of the age, who was refined by
Sibawayh of the age in his refinement
The discipline of learning and thus quenched the thirst of those who came to drink.
Scholarly knowledge, so he gave plentiful water like roses
ذاكthat is عبدAbd (servant of) القادرal-Qadir (the All-Powerful) الطودthe towering mountain الذيwho
ذاك عبد القادر الطود الذي
لاnot يقولutters القولthe statement الاexcept بسندwith supporting authority
لا يقول القول الا بسند
That is Abd al-Qadir, the towering mountain who
That is Abd al-Qadir, stalwart mountain who
Never utters a statement without supporting authority.
Does not speak a word without authority
Sol 6.1