لَهُfor him أَينَعَتhave ripened أَيكُgroves العُلومِof knowledge فَإِنso if ترِدyou desire
لَهُ أَينَعَت أَيكُ العُلومِ فَإِن ترِد
جَناهاits fruit مَتىwhenever ماever شاءَhe wishes يَهمِhe pours forth وَيَقطِفِand he plucks
جَناها مَتى ما شاءَ يَهمِ وَيَقطِفِ
For him the groves of knowledge have ripened; if you desire
He has the most fruitful gardens of knowledge, so if you wish
their fruit, whenever he wishes, he pours forth and plucks.
To reap their fruits whenever you desire, go ahead and pluck.
تنوَّعَhe ranged widely فيin الآدابِthe literary arts يُبديhe reveals معانياmeanings
تنوَّعَ في الآدابِ يُبدي معانيا
يُعبِّرhe expresses عَنهاabout them بِالكَلامthrough speech المُثَقَّفِpolished
يُعبِّر عَنها بِالكَلام المُثَقَّفِ
He ranged widely through the literary arts, revealing meanings
He is well-versed in literature, expressing meanings
that he expresses in polished speech.
Through educated speech and refined words.
كَلامٌspeech لَهُof his سَهلُeasy المناحِيthe approaches لَطيفُهُits subtlety
كَلامٌ لَهُ سَهلُ المناحِي لَطيفُهُ
وَقَدand indeed صانَهُhe has guarded it عَنfrom كُلفَةِstrained effort المُتَعَسِّفِone who strains for effect
وَقَد صانَهُ عَن كُلفَةِ المُتَعَسِّفِ
His speech: its subtleties are easy to approach,
His words are gentle and pleasing in expression,
and he has shielded it from the strain of affected expression.
Safeguarded from pretentious verbosity.
تَنَزَّهَit shunned عَنof حوشيِّobscure لَفظٍwording وَرذلهِand its baseness
تَنَزَّهَ عَن حوشيِّ لَفظٍ وَرذلهِ
وَبُرِّئَand was purged مِنof تَعقيدِهِits convolutions وَالتَعَجرُفِand pomposity
وَبُرِّئَ مِن تَعقيدِهِ وَالتَعَجرُفِ
It is free of obscure wording and its baseness,
Free from vulgar and graceless language,
and purged of its convolutions and pomposity.
And purified of convoluted complexity.
فَماso no رَوضَةٌgarden غَناءlush غبَّafter سَمائهاits rain
فَما رَوضَةٌ غَناء غبَّ سَمائها
وَقَدand already جادَهاwatered it lavishly طَلٌّlight rain بِأَسحَمَfrom a dark cloud أَوطفِdrooping
وَقَد جادَها طَلٌّ بِأَسحَمَ أَوطفِ
So no lush garden, after its rain,
Like a meadow whose plants are nourished by pouring rain
lavishly watered by light rain from a dark, drooping cloud,
Flowing freely with most generous floods.
وَقَدand already شَرَقتhas risen يُوحٌYuh (the sun) عَلَيهاover it فَأَشرَقَتso it shone
وَقَد شَرَقت يُوحٌ عَلَيها فَأَشرَقَت
بِنوّارِهاwith its blossoms كَالوَردlike roses تَحتَbeneath التَسجُّفِthe veiling
بِنوّارِها كَالوَرد تَحتَ التَسجُّفِ
with Yuh, the sun, risen over it, so that it shines
The sun rose upon it radiating glorious light,
with its blossoms, like roses beneath a veil,
As roses bloom under ample rainfall.
فَيُونِعso ripens مِنهاfrom it كُلُّall ماthat which كانَwas قاحِلاًbarren
فَيُونِع مِنها كُلُّ ما كانَ قاحِلاً
فَيَختالُso it struts فيin بَردِthe mantle الشَبابِof youth المُفَوَّفِstriped
فَيَختالُ في بَردِ الشَبابِ المُفَوَّفِ
where all that once was barren ripens
It brings life to what was once barren and desolate,
and struts in the striped mantle of youth,
Blossoming in the springtime of exuberant youth.
بِأَحسنَlovelier مِماthan what قَدalready وَشَتهُhave embroidered it أَنامِلٌfingers
بِأَحسنَ مِما قَد وَشَتهُ أَنامِلٌ
لَهُof his فيin حَديثِsayings المُصطَفىthe Chosen One أَوor بِمُصحَفِin a Qur'an copy
لَهُ في حَديثِ المُصطَفى أَو بِمُصحَفِ
is lovelier than what has been embroidered by fingers
With finer composition than the most delicate embroidery
of his, in the Chosen One's sayings or in a copy of the Qur'an.
Whether from the Prophet’s sayings or the Holy Book.
لهhe has خُلُقٌa disposition كَالماءِlike water لُطفاًin gentleness شَرابُهُits draught
له خُلُقٌ كَالماءِ لُطفاً شَرابُهُ
غَداhas become سائِغاًpalatable لِلوارِدِto the water-seeker المُتَرَشِّفِthe sipper
غَدا سائِغاً لِلوارِدِ المُتَرَشِّفِ
He has a nature gentle as water; its draught
His character is gentle like water, so that his discourse
has become palatable to the visitor who sips.
Quenches the thirsty soul who comes to drink.
جَميلُbeautiful المحيّاof countenance مُستَنيرٌradiant كَأَنَّماas though
جَميلُ المحيّا مُستَنيرٌ كَأَنَّما
مَحاسِنُهُhis charms تُشتَقُّare derived مِنfrom حُسنِbeauty يُوسُفِYusuf
مَحاسِنُهُ تُشتَقُّ مِن حُسنِ يُوسُفِ
Beautiful of face and radiant, as though
Handsome of face, shining brightly, it's as though
his charms were derived from the beauty of Yusuf.
His beauty derives from the beauty of Joseph.
عَليمٌknowledgeable بِأَعقابِof the outcomes الأُمورِaffairs كَأَنَّماas though
عَليمٌ بِأَعقابِ الأُمورِ كَأَنَّما
يُشاهِدُهاhe beholds them بِالفِكرِthrough thought مِنfrom عِلمknowledge آصِفِAsif
يُشاهِدُها بِالفِكرِ مِن عِلم آصِفِ
He knows the outcomes of affairs, as though
Knowledgeable of the outcome of matters, it's as if
he beheld them in thought through Asif's knowledge.
He can foresee them with discerning intellect.
حَليمٌforbearing عَنtoward الجانيthe wrongdoer صَفوحٌforgiving كَأَنَّماas though
حَليمٌ عَن الجاني صَفوحٌ كَأَنَّما
تحلُّمُهُhis forbearance يَمتدُّextends مِنfrom حُلمِforbearance أَحنَفِAhnaf
تحلُّمُهُ يَمتدُّ مِن حُلمِ أَحنَفِ
Forbearing toward the wrongdoer, forgiving, as though
Forbearing with wrongdoers, forgiving, it's as if
his forbearance were an extension of Ahnaf's.
His patience extends from the patience of Ahnaf.
وقورٌdignified فَماso scarcely أَنthat يَستقرَّhe settles كَأَنَّماas though
وقورٌ فَما أَن يَستقرَّ كَأَنَّما
رَزانَتُهُhis gravity مِنfrom شامِخٍa towering mountain متكَنِّفِsheltering
رَزانَتُهُ مِن شامِخٍ متكَنِّفِ
Dignified: no sooner does he settle than it seems
Dignified, so much so that when settled it's as though
his gravity comes from a towering, sheltering mountain.
His composure is from one cloaked in gravitas.
إِذاwhen ذُكِرَتare mentioned أَوصافthe qualities أَحمدَAhmad فيamong الوَرىhumankind
إِذا ذُكِرَت أَوصاف أَحمدَ في الوَرى
ثَمِلناwe became drunk كَأَنّاas though we قَدalready ثَمِلناwe became drunk بِقَرقَفِon wine
ثَمِلنا كَأَنّا قَد ثَمِلنا بِقَرقَفِ
When Ahmad's qualities are mentioned among humankind,
When Ahmad's virtues are mentioned among people
we become drunk, as though we had become drunk on wine.
We are satiated as though we feasted on loquat.
لَقَدindeed غاصَhe dived فيinto بَحرٍa sea مِنof العلمِknowledge زاخرٍsurging
لَقَد غاصَ في بَحرٍ مِن العلمِ زاخرٍ
فَأَخرجَthen he brought forth دُرّاًpearls يَنتَقِيهِhe selects them وَيَصطفِيand he chooses
فَأَخرجَ دُرّاً يَنتَقِيهِ وَيَصطفِي
He has indeed dived into a surging sea of knowledge,
He has plunged into a sea brimming with knowledge
then brought forth pearls that he selects and chooses.
And extracted precious pearls, carefully selecting.
وَمَنand whoever يَكُis تاجاًa crown لِلمَعاليto noble attainments فَإِنَّهُthen indeed he
وَمَن يَكُ تاجاً لِلمَعالي فَإِنَّهُ
يزينhe adorns اللآليthe pearls بِالثَناءِwith praise المُضَعّفِredoubled
يزين اللآلي بِالثَناءِ المُضَعّفِ
And whoever is a crown to noble attainments, he indeed
Whoever is the crown of glorious deeds, verily
adorns pearls with redoubled praise.
He adorns brilliant feats with repeated praise.
ثَناءpraise أَريجِfragrance المِسكِmusk شَنفan earring مَسامِعٍears
ثَناء أَريجِ المِسكِ شَنف مَسامِعٍ
وَذكرand a remembrance لأَفواهٍfor mouths وَمسكand musk لآنفِfor noses
وَذكر لأَفواهٍ وَمسك لآنفِ
Praise—the fragrance of musk, an earring for ears,
Praise whose fragrance fills nostrils and graces lips,
and a remembrance for mouths, and musk for noses.
The musk for noses and sweetness for mouths.