قَدْindeed آنَthe time has come أَنْto يُنْجَزَbe fulfilled الْوَعْدُthe promise الذِيwhich وَعَدَاhe promised
قَدْ آنَ أَنْ يُنْجَزَ الْوَعْدُ الذِي وَعَدَا
مَنْone who لاَnot نَرىwe see حَازَhas attained ماwhat قدْalready حازَهُhe has attained it أَحَدَاanyone
مَنْ لاَ نَرى حَازَ ما قدْ حازَهُ أَحَدَا
The time has come to fulfill the promise made
The time has come to fulfill the promise made
The time has come to fulfill the promise that was made,
By one whose attainments we see no one has matched,
By one unseen, who has attained what no other attained,
By the one who has attained what we see no one else attain,
وَمَنْand one who حَوىhas gathered العلمَlearning والْمَجْدَand glory الصُّراحَpure مَعاًtogether
وَمَنْ حَوى العلمَ والْمَجْدَ الصُّراحَ مَعاً
وَمَنْand one who رَوىtransmitted عَنْfrom أَبيهِhis father البِرَّrighteousness وَالرَّشَدَاand right guidance
وَمَنْ رَوى عَنْ أَبيهِ البِرَّ وَالرَّشَدَا
And who has gathered learning and pure glory together,
One who attained knowledge and manifest glory,
And he who has gathered both knowledge and pure glory together,
And who has transmitted from his father righteousness and right guidance:
And one who quenched from his father righteousness and guidance.
And who has inherited piety and right guidance from his father.
سَمِيُّnamesake of خَيْرِthe best of الوَرىmankind مُفْتِيIslamic jurist of الْجَزَائِرِAlgiers مَنْone who
سَمِيُّ خَيْرِ الوَرى مُفْتِي الْجَزَائِرِ مَنْ
مِنْfrom بَحْرِهِhis ocean اغْتَرَفَتْhave drawn أَحْبَارُهَاits scholars مَدَدَاsupport
مِنْ بَحْرِهِ اغْتَرَفَتْ أَحْبَارُهَا مَدَدَا
Namesake of the best of mankind, mufti of Algiers, the one
Chief of the best of mankind, mufti of Algiers,
The namesake of the best of creation, the Mufti of Algiers, he
From whose ocean its scholars have drawn strength.
From whose sea its scholars drew endless bounty.
From whose vast ocean its scholars have drawn their ceaseless provision.
مَوْلايَmy lord أَسْرَفْتَyou have gone too far فِيin إِنْظَارِkeeping waiting مُنْتَظِرٍone awaiting
مَوْلايَ أَسْرَفْتَ فِي إِنْظَارِ مُنْتَظِرٍ
إِجَازَةًa scholarly authorization وَهْيَand it is أَسْنَىmost splendid ماwhat بهby it اعْتَضَدَاhe gained strength
إِجَازَةً وَهْيَ أَسْنَى ما به اعْتَضَدَا
My lord, you have made one wait far too long for
My master, you have prolonged the wait of one expecting
My master, you have kept a waiting man in suspense too long
A scholarly authorization, his most splendid source of strength.
A diploma, though it is the strongest staff he leaned upon.
For a transmission license, the most radiant pillar of his support.
لاَdo not تُمْطِلَنْهُkeep delaying him فَفِيfor concerning مَطْلِdelay in payment الْغَنِيِّthe wealthy man أَتْتْhave come
لاَ تُمْطِلَنْهُ فَفِي مَطْلِ الْغَنِيِّ أَتْتْ
آثَارُtransmitted reports صِدْقٍtruthfulness بِأَنَّstating that الظُّلْمَinjustice فيهِin it بَدَاhas become apparent
آثَارُ صِدْقٍ بِأَنَّ الظُّلْمَ فيهِ بَدَا
Do not put him off: concerning a rich man's delay there have come
Delay him not, for in the rich man’s delay there came
Do not delay him, for regarding the procrastination of the wealthy, there have come
Authentic reports declaring that injustice is manifest in it.
Signs of sincerity, that wrong in him appeared.
True prophetic traditions declaring that such withholding is manifest injustice.
وَأَنْتَand you أَعْلمُmost knowledgeable أَهْلِthe people of العصْرِthe age قاطِبَةُwithout exception
وَأَنْتَ أَعْلمُ أَهْلِ العصْرِ قاطِبَةُ
بِهَاabout them وَمَنْand whoever لَمْdid not يَقُلْsay هذَاthis فَقَدْthen indeed جَحَدَاdenied the truth
بِهَا وَمَنْ لَمْ يَقُلْ هذَا فَقَدْ جَحَدَا
And you, of all the people of this age, are most knowledgeable
You know best of all the people of this age in their entirety,
And you are, without exception, the most knowledgeable of the people of this age
About them; and whoever does not say so has denied the truth.
This and one who did not say this has indeed denied.
Regarding these traditions, and whoever denies this has rejected the truth.
أَجِزْgrant authorization وَأَنْجِزْand fulfill فَلاَso never عُرِّيتَmay you be stripped منْof شَرَفٍhonor
أَجِزْ وَأَنْجِزْ فَلاَ عُرِّيتَ منْ شَرَفٍ
إِجَازَةًa scholarly authorization لَمْdid not تُغَادِرْleave out لَكُمْof yours سَنَدَاa chain of transmission
إِجَازَةً لَمْ تُغَادِرْ لَكُمْ سَنَدَا
Grant authorization and fulfill your promise—may you never be stripped of honor—
Grant and fulfill, lest you be stripped of an honor
Grant the license and fulfill the promise—may you never be stripped of honor—
An authorization omitting none of your chains of transmission.
A diploma you did not deprive yourself of a pillar.
A transmission license that leaves none of your illustrious chains unmentioned.
إِذَاwhen ظَفِرْتُI obtained بِهَاwith it أُنْشِدُI recite مِنْout of طَرَبٍdelight
إِذَا ظَفِرْتُ بِهَا أُنْشِدُ مِنْ طَرَبٍ
بُشْرَىglad tidings فَقَدْfor indeed أَنْجَزَhas fulfilled الإِقْبالُgood fortune مَاwhat وَعَدَاit promised
بُشْرَى فَقَدْ أَنْجَزَ الإِقْبالُ مَا وَعَدَا
When I obtain it, I shall recite in delight:
When I obtain it I will recite in joy and rapture
When I attain it, I shall recite out of sheer delight:
Glad tidings! Good fortune has fulfilled what it promised.
Good tidings, for luck has fulfilled what it promised.
"Glad tidings, for good fortune has finally fulfilled what it promised!"
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الْبَحْرُocean إِلاَّexcept أَنَّthat لُجَّتَهُits depths
يَا أَيُّهَا الْبَحْرُ إِلاَّ أَنَّ لُجَّتَهُ
تَرْمِيcasts forth الْفَوَائِدَuseful teachings وَالأَحْكامَand rulings لاَnot الزَّبَدَاfoam
تَرْمِي الْفَوَائِدَ وَالأَحْكامَ لاَ الزَّبَدَا
O ocean—save that its depths
O sea except that its tides hurl forth
O you who are an ocean, save for the fact that your depths
Cast forth useful teachings and rulings, not foam.
Benefits and rulings, not froth.
Cast forth wisdom and wise rulings, rather than worthless sea-foam.
أَبْقَاكَmay He preserve you رَبِّيmy Lord ذَاpossessed of حَالٍa state يَغَصُّchokes بِهَاbecause of it
أَبْقَاكَ رَبِّي ذَا حَالٍ يَغَصُّ بِهَا
مَنْwhoever رَاحَwent in the evening يُضْمِرُharbors بَغْضاًhatred لَكُمْtoward you وَغَدَاand went in the morning
مَنْ رَاحَ يُضْمِرُ بَغْضاً لَكُمْ وَغَدَا
May my Lord preserve you in a state that chokes
May my Lord keep you in a state that chokes
May my Lord preserve you in a state of eminence that chokes
Whoever harbors hatred toward you, evening and morning.
One who came harboring hatred for you and tomorrow.
Those who go about harboring hatred for you, morning and evening.
وَلاَand never يَزَالُceases سَلاَمٌgreetings of peace كَالْعَبِيرِlike perfume شَذاًin fragrance
وَلاَ يَزَالُ سَلاَمٌ كَالْعَبِيرِ شَذاً
يَأْتِيكَcomes to you مَاas long as هَاجَstirred طَيْراًa bird شَجْوُهُits sorrow فَشَدَاso it sang
يَأْتِيكَ مَا هَاجَ طَيْراً شَجْوُهُ فَشَدَا
And may greetings, fragrant as perfume, never cease
And may peace ever come to you perfumed like musk,
And may peace, carrying the fragrant scent of ambergris,
To reach you, so long as a bird's sorrow stirs it to song.
So long as a bird lamented its passion and intensified.
Continue to reach you as long as sorrow stirs a bird to sing.