أَبو حامِدٍ حَتمٌ عَلى الناسِ حَمدُهُ

أَبو حامِدٍ حَتمٌ عَلى الناسِ حَمدُهُ

لما حازَ مِن علمٍ بِهِ بانَ رُشدُهُ

لما حازَ مِن علمٍ بِهِ بانَ رُشدُهُ

Abu Hamid—everyone is bound to praise him,

Abu Hamid is praised by people for his virtue

For the knowledge he acquired, through which his sound judgment became clear.

For the knowledge he attained that shows his wisdom

غَذِيُّ عُلومٍ لَم يَزَل مُنذُ نَشئِهِ

غَذِيُّ عُلومٍ لَم يَزَل مُنذُ نَشئِهِ

يَلوحُ عَلى أُفقِ المَعارفِ سَعدُهُ

يَلوحُ عَلى أُفقِ المَعارفِ سَعدُهُ

Nourished on the sciences, ever since his youth,

Seeker of sciences since his early days

His good fortune has never ceased to shine on the horizon of knowledge.

His fortune shines on the horizon of knowledge

ذَكيٌّ كَأن قَد جاحَمَ النارَ ذِهنُهُ

ذَكيٌّ كَأن قَد جاحَمَ النارَ ذِهنُهُ

ذَكاءً وَمِن شَمس الظَهيرةِ وَقدُه

ذَكاءً وَمِن شَمس الظَهيرةِ وَقدُه

Brilliant, as though his mind had rivaled fire

Brilliant, as if his mind was forged by fire

In brilliance, and its blaze came from the noonday sun.

With intelligence and sunlight is his wick

وَمَن حازَ في سِنِّ البُلوغِ فَضائِلاً

وَمَن حازَ في سِنِّ البُلوغِ فَضائِلاً

زَمانَ اِغتَذى بِالعِيِّ وَالجَهلِ ضِدُّه

زَمانَ اِغتَذى بِالعِيِّ وَالجَهلِ ضِدُّه

And he is one who attained virtues upon coming of age,

He who attained merits in his adulthood

While his rival was nourished on inarticulacy and ignorance.

His opposite feasted on foolishness and ignorance