ذاthis مسجدٌa mosque سُرَّwere gladdened أربابُdevotees of السُّجودprostration بهِby it
ذا مسجدٌ سُرَّ أربابُ السُّجود بهِ
وجامعٌand a congregational mosque جامعٌgathering للساجدِfor the one who prostrates الراكعْthe one who bows
وجامعٌ جامعٌ للساجدِ الراكعْ
This is a mosque that has gladdened those devoted to prostration,
This is a mosque whose lords of prostration were secretly pleased with it,
and a congregational mosque gathering those who prostrate and bow.
A mosque, a gatherer for the prostrating worshipper and the bowing one.
بناهbuilt it اللهGod منشيهits founder وواضعهand its builder
بناه الله منشيه وواضعه
وللقواعدand of the foundations منof أركانهits pillars رافعa raiser
وللقواعد من أركانه رافع
God built it; its founder and builder,
God built it, made it and established it,
and the raiser of the foundations of its pillars,
And raised its pillars and corners.
يرجوhopes for منfrom اللهGod فيin العقبىthe hereafter مثوبَتهhis reward
يرجو من الله في العقبى مثوبَته
فياso, oh! لهfor him بثوابfor the reward of اللهGod منas a طامعhopeful seeker
فيا له بثواب الله من طامع
hopes for his reward from God in the hereafter.
He hopes for its reward in the Hereafter from God,
So, what a seeker of God's reward he is!
So what a reward from God he longs for!
دعاcalled إلىto صالحrighteous الأعمالdeeds حينئذٍat that time
دعا إلى صالح الأعمال حينئذٍ
منthose who كانَwere للهto God فيهwithin it خاضعاًsubmissive خاشعreverent
من كانَ لله فيه خاضعاً خاشع
He then called to righteous deeds
He called then to righteous deeds,
those who were submissive and reverent before God within it.
Whoever to God in it was submitting and humble.
فاللهso God يجزيهrewards him عماfor what كانَhad أنشأهhe built it
فالله يجزيه عما كانَ أنشأه
خيراًwith good وأكرمهand may He honor him منfrom فضلهHis bounty الواسعvast
خيراً وأكرمه من فضله الواسع
So may God reward him for what he built
So may God reward him for what he had built,
with good, and honor him from His vast bounty.
With goodness and honor him from His abundant grace.
إنَّindeed العِمارةthe building قدalready زانتhas adorned عمارتهاits ‘Amarah
إنَّ العِمارة قد زانت عمارتها
أرِّخْrecord the date بتعميرby the construction of عبد‘Abd (servant of) القادرal-Qadir (the All-Powerful) الجامعthe congregational mosque
أرِّخْ بتعمير عبد القادر الجامع
Indeed, the building has adorned its town, al-‘Amarah;
Indeed, its construction had adorned its building,
Record the date with: ‘Abd al-Qadir's construction of the congregational mosque.’
Date the restoration of Abd al-Qadir al-Jami.