مَنْwho لِلْبَيَانِfor eloquence خَلِيفَهْa successor
مَنْ لِلْبَيَانِ خَلِيفَهْ
إِلاَّexcept الرِّضَىal-Rida ابْنُson of خَلِيفَهْKhalifa
إِلاَّ الرِّضَى ابْنُ خَلِيفَهْ
Who is eloquence's successor,
Who but the successor of speech
Who is the heir to eloquence,
if not al-Rida ibn Khalifa?
The contented son of a successor
Other than Al-Rida Ibn Khalifa?
بَيِّنْexplain لَنَاto us مُقْتَضَاهُits import
بَيِّنْ لَنَا مُقْتَضَاهُ
يَاO رَبَّهُits master وَحَلِيفَهْand its ally
يَا رَبَّهُ وَحَلِيفَهْ
Explain its import to us,
Explain to us its requirements
Explain to us its requirements,
O its master and ally.
O its lord and ally
O its master and its ally!
بَقِيتَmay you remain فَذّاًpeerless مُفِيداًimparting
بَقِيتَ فَذّاً مُفِيداً
غُرَّradiant الْمَعَانِيthe meanings الشَّرِيفَهْnoble
غُرَّ الْمَعَانِي الشَّرِيفَهْ
May you remain peerless, imparting
You remained useful and beneficial
May you remain unparalleled, imparting
radiant, noble meanings.
The noble meanings captivated you
The most brilliant and noble meanings.
يَاO بَحْرَsea عِلْمٍknowledge طَمَىsurged فِِيwithin
يَا بَحْرَ عِلْمٍ طَمَى فِِي
بُرُودِmantles حِلْمٍforbearance كَثِيفَهْthick
بُرُودِ حِلْمٍ كَثِيفَهْ
O sea of knowledge, surging within
O sea of knowledge it drowned in
O ocean of knowledge swelling within
thick mantles of forbearance.
The calm waters of abundant forbearance
Thick mantles of forbearance.