قَدindeed نِلتِyou have attained ياO خَيرَbest of المَدارسthe schools
قَد نِلتِ يا خَيرَ المَدارس
شَرَفاًan honor حَماهguarded it السَعدُgood fortune حارِسa guardian
شَرَفاً حَماه السَعدُ حارِس
You have indeed attained, O finest of schools,
an honor that good fortune guards as sentinel.
وَأَضاءَand shone فيin أَرجاكَyour precincts نورٌa light
وَأَضاءَ في أَرجاكَ نورٌ
مِنfrom سَناهits radiance الكَونthe universe قابِسdrawing light
مِن سَناه الكَون قابِس
And in your precincts a light has shone,
from whose radiance the universe draws light.
بِمُدرِّسٍthrough a teacher أَحياrevived بِمقstart of 'by his coming'
بِمُدرِّسٍ أَحيا بِمق
دَمِهِcompletion of 'by his coming' مَعالِمَكِyour landmarks الدَوارِسeffaced
دَمِهِ مَعالِمَكِ الدَوارِس
Through a teacher who, by his coming, revived
your long-effaced landmarks—
بِمُحَمَّدٍthrough Muhammad شَمسِsun of العُلوstart of 'the sciences'
بِمُحَمَّدٍ شَمسِ العُلو
مِcompletion of 'the sciences' وَبَدرِهاand their full moon الزاكيpure المَغارِسroots
مِ وَبَدرِها الزاكي المَغارِس
through Muhammad, sun of the sciences
and their full moon, pure of root;
سَبّاقُforemost in reaching غاياتِthe summits of العُلاeminence
سَبّاقُ غاياتِ العُلا
حَلّالُsolver of مُشكِلَةِthe difficulty of الهَواجِسthoughts
حَلّالُ مُشكِلَةِ الهَواجِس
first to reach the heights of eminence,
solver of thought's perplexities;
مِنfrom دَوحَةٍa great tree سَعدِيَّةٍSaʿdi
مِن دَوحَةٍ سَعدِيَّةٍ
طُوبىṬūbā, the blessed tree لَهاof it فرعٌa branch مُجانِسof like kind
طُوبى لَها فرعٌ مُجانِس
from a Saʿdi tree,
of which Ṭūbā is a kindred branch.
دَرسَhe studied العُلومَthe sciences مُعقِّباًcommenting critically
دَرسَ العُلومَ مُعقِّباً
فيهاin them عَلىon السَلَفthe predecessors الأَحامِسthe intrepid
فيها عَلى السَلَف الأَحامِس
He studied the sciences, commenting critically
on their intrepid masters of old.
فَلَكَمfor how often عَلىagainst السَعدَينِthe two Saʿds أَوstart of 'he brought forth'
فَلَكَم عَلى السَعدَينِ أَو
رَدَcompletion of 'he brought forth' مِنfrom مَباحِثِهِhis investigations النَفائِسprecious gems
رَدَ مِن مَباحِثِهِ النَفائِس
For how often, against the two Saʿds, he brought forth
the precious gems of his investigations,
وَعَلىand against الشَريفِal-Sharif مِنَof المآstart of 'the objections'
وَعَلى الشَريفِ مِنَ المآ
خِذِcompletion of 'the objections' مِثلlike أَبكارِvirgins among العَرائِسthe brides
خِذِ مِثل أَبكارِ العَرائِس
and against al-Sharif, objections
like virgin brides.
فَبِمثلِهاfor through its like وَبِمثلِهِand through his like
فَبِمثلِها وَبِمثلِهِ
شرَفُthe honor of المَحافِلgatherings وَالمَجالِسand assemblies
شرَفُ المَحافِل وَالمَجالِس
For through its like, and through his like,
gatherings and assemblies gain their honor.
مَولىa master أَقَرّattested بِفَضلِهِto his excellence
مَولى أَقَرّ بِفَضلِهِ
كُلٌّeveryone فَماso none فيamong القَومِthe people نابِسuttering a word
كُلٌّ فَما في القَومِ نابِس
A master whose excellence is acknowledged
by all; none among the people voices dissent.
وَبِهِand through him لِأَسماfor Asma خانَKhan فَخstart of 'pride'
وَبِهِ لِأَسما خانَ فَخ
رٌcompletion of 'pride' فيin المُدرِّسِthe teacher وَالمَدارِسand the schools
رٌ في المُدرِّسِ وَالمَدارِس
And through him, Asma Khan takes pride
in the teacher and the schools.
فَالمَولَوِيَّةُfor the rank of mawlā خِلعَةٌa robe of honor
فَالمَولَوِيَّةُ خِلعَةٌ
وَعَلَيهِand upon him مِنamong أَسنىthe most splendid المَلابِسgarments
وَعَلَيهِ مِن أَسنى المَلابِس
For the rank of mawlā is a robe of honor,
and on him it is among the most splendid garments.
لَمّاwhen أَفادَhe imparted مُقَرِّراًexpounding
لَمّا أَفادَ مُقَرِّراً
عِلمَknowledge of الشَرائِعِthe sacred laws وَالنَوامِسand ordinances
عِلمَ الشَرائِعِ وَالنَوامِس
When, expounding, he imparted
knowledge of sacred laws and ordinances,
وَأَفادَand he imparted فيهاin it مِنof عُلوstart of 'sciences'
وَأَفادَ فيها مِن عُلو
مِcompletion of 'sciences' الدينِof religion ماwhat قَدalready كانَhad been دارِسeffaced
مِ الدينِ ما قَد كانَ دارِس
and there imparted, of the sciences
of religion, what had fallen into neglect,
قُلتُI said اِزدَهيexult! بَقُدومهin his arrival
قُلتُ اِزدَهي بَقُدومه
فَوَحَقِّfor, by the right of مَنHim who أَحياbrought to life الرَوامِسthe buried dead
فَوَحَقِّ مَن أَحيا الرَوامِس
I said: "Exult in his arrival!"
For, by Him who brought the buried dead to life,
هَذاthis الَّذيthe one who تاريخُهُhis chronogram
هَذا الَّذي تاريخُهُ
مَلَأَfilled بِهِthrough him شَرَفthe honor of المَدارِسthe schools
مَلَأَ بِهِ شَرَف المَدارِس
this is he whose chronogram reads:
"Through him the schools brimmed with honor."