لَماwhen أَتيناwe came to تَقيَّTaqi (pious) الدينal-Din (the religion) لاحَappeared لَناto us
لَما أَتينا تَقيَّ الدين لاحَ لَنا
داعٍa caller إِلىto اللَهِGod فَردٌalone ماnot لهhe has وَزَرُa refuge
داعٍ إِلى اللَهِ فَردٌ ما له وَزَرُ
When we came to Taqī al-Dīn, there appeared to us
When we came to Taqi al-Din, there appeared to us
a peerless caller to God, standing alone with no refuge;
A lone caller to God, with no refuge.
عَلىupon محياهhis face مِنfrom سِيماthe marks of الألىthose who صحبواthey accompanied
عَلى محياه مِن سِيما الألى صحبوا
خَيرَthe best of البريةِcreation نورٌa light دونهbelow it القَمرُthe moon
خَيرَ البريةِ نورٌ دونه القَمرُ
upon his countenance was the radiance borne by those who accompanied
Upon his face, from the marks of those who accompanied
the best of creation—a light before which the moon pales.
The best of creation, is a light brighter than the moon.
حَبرٌa scholar تَسربلclothed itself مِنهُfrom him دَهرهhis era حِبراًornate robes
حَبرٌ تَسربل مِنهُ دَهره حِبراً
بَحرan ocean تَقاذفtumbled forth مِنfrom أَمواجهits waves الدررُthe pearls
بَحر تَقاذف مِن أَمواجه الدررُ
A learned master, from whom his age robed itself in ink;
A scholar whose era clothed itself in ornate robes from him;
a sea that cast forth pearls from its waves.
An ocean from whose waves pearls tumbled forth.
قامَrose ابنُIbn (son of) تيميةٍTaymiyyah فيin نَصرِdefense of شرعتناour religious law
قامَ ابنُ تيميةٍ في نَصرِ شرعتنا
مَقامَthe stand of سَيِّدthe chief of تيمٍTaym إِذwhen عصتrebelled مُضَرُMudar
مَقامَ سَيِّد تيمٍ إِذ عصت مُضَرُ
Ibn Taymiyya arose in defense of our sacred law,
Ibn Taymiyyah rose in defense of our religious law,
as Taym’s lord, Abū Bakr, stood when Muḍar rebelled.
As did the chief of Taym when Mudar rebelled.
وَأَظهَرَand he made manifest الحَقَّthe truth إِذwhen آثارهits traces اندَرَسَتhad been effaced
وَأَظهَرَ الحَقَّ إِذ آثاره اندَرَسَت
وَأَخمَدَand he extinguished الشرَevil إِذwhen طارَتflew لَهُof it شَرَرsparks
وَأَخمَدَ الشرَ إِذ طارَت لَهُ شَرَر
He made the truth manifest when its traces had been effaced,
And he made the truth manifest when its traces had been effaced,
and quenched evil when its sparks flew high.
And he extinguished evil when its sparks flew.
كُناwe were نُحَدِّثُwe speak عَنabout حَبرa scholar يَجيءwould come فَهاso behold
كُنا نُحَدِّثُ عَن حَبر يَجيء فَها
أَنتَyou الإمامُthe imam الَّذيwho قَدindeed كانَwas يُنتَظَرُbeing awaited
أَنتَ الإمامُ الَّذي قَد كانَ يُنتَظَرُ
We used to tell of a learned master who would come—and behold:
We used to speak of a scholar yet to come—so behold,
you are the imam who had long been awaited.
You are the imam who had indeed been awaited.
