ياO حسنkeen الفطنةdiscernment ياO نيّراًa radiant one
يا حسن الفطنة يا نيّراً
فيin العلمlearning كمhow much زالvanished بهthrough him حالكdarkness
في العلم كم زال به حالك
O you of fine discernment, O radiant one,
O keen-witted one, O radiant one,
O wise and brilliant one
In knowledge—how much darkness has vanished through it!
In learning, through whom so much darkness has vanished!
How far you've come in knowledge
أبِنmake clear لناto us عنabout رمزhidden meaning أحجيّةٍa riddle
أبِن لنا عن رمز أحجيّةٍ
ضاهاmatched بِناهاits construction مالكٌMālik مالكُa master
ضاها بِناها مالكٌ مالكُ
Unravel for us the cipher of a riddle
Explain to us the hidden meaning of a riddle
Tell us the symbol of a riddle
whose construction Mālik—a master—has rivaled.
Whose construction Mālik, a master, matched.
Built by an owner, a master