الحَمدُpraise لِلّهِto God الَّذيwhose حَمدُهُpraise of Him
الحَمدُ لِلّهِ الَّذي حَمدُهُ
ماnot زالَceased يَستَدعيcalls forth المَزيدincrease العَميمabundant
ما زالَ يَستَدعي المَزيد العَميم
Praise be to God, whose praise
Never ceases to call forth abundant increase.
أَطلعmade rise شَمسthe sun of الفَضلexcellence فيin أُفقِهاits horizon
أَطلع شَمس الفَضل في أُفقِها
ذَلِكَthat تَقديرthe decree of العَزيزthe Mighty العَليمthe All-Knowing
ذَلِكَ تَقدير العَزيز العَليم
He made the sun of excellence rise on its horizon;
That is the decree of the Mighty, the All-Knowing.
وَصَيرand entrusted الحُكمauthority إِلىto أَهلِهِits rightful people
وَصَير الحُكم إِلى أَهلِهِ
فَضلاًas a favor فَماso how أَحسَنfine صُنعthe work of الحَكيمthe Wise One
فَضلاً فَما أَحسَن صُنع الحَكيم
And entrusted authority to those worthy of it,
As a favor—how fine the Wise One's work!
وَالقَوسand the bow قَدmay تَصَمىstrike dead ولَكنهاbut it
وَالقَوس قَد تَصَمى ولَكنها
فيin كَفthe palm of باريهاits maker تَصيبhits الصَميمthe very heart
في كَف باريها تَصيب الصَميم
And the bow may strike dead, yet
In its maker's palm it strikes the very heart.
أَخلقhow worthy! يَمنunclear; perhaps 'one who' قَدindeed عَرَفhas known اللَهGod مِنone whom
أَخلق يَمن قَد عَرَف اللَه مِن
يَختَصَهُsingles him out اللَهُGod بِفَضلٍwith favor عَظيمimmense
يَختَصَهُ اللَهُ بِفَضلٍ عَظيم
How worthy is [one who] has known God—one
Whom God singles out for immense favor.
العلمthe luminary الراسخfirmly grounded فيin العلمlearning مِنfrom
العلم الراسخ في العلم مِن
سُلالَةa lineage of المَجدglory الكِرامnoble الأَرومancestral roots
سُلالَة المَجد الكِرام الأَروم
The luminary, firmly grounded in learning, from
A lineage of glory, noble in ancestry.
سَجيةan innate trait فيهِin him التُقىpiety وَالنَدىand generosity
سَجية فيهِ التُقى وَالنَدى
كَسحرlike the magic of طَرفthe gaze of الريمthe gazelle ماnot أَنemphatic particle يُريمdeparts
كَسحر طَرف الريم ما أَن يُريم
Piety and generosity are innate in him,
Like the magic of a gazelle's gaze, never departing.
مُحققa discerning scholar ماnot زاغَstrayed عَنfrom نَهجِهِhis path
مُحقق ما زاغَ عَن نَهجِهِ
فيin الحَقtruth مِنbecause of لَومَةthe blame of غاوٍa wayward man يَلومwho censures
في الحَق مِن لَومَة غاوٍ يَلوم
A discerning scholar, never swerving from his path
Of truth for the blame of a wayward critic.
أَنif يَشتَبهbecomes unclear أَمرa matter فَأَقوالُهُthen his words
أَن يَشتَبه أَمر فَأَقوالُهُ
حجةa proof for مَنwhoever يَبغيseeks الصِراطthe path القَويمupright
حجة مَن يَبغي الصِراط القَويم
Should a matter grow unclear, his words are
Proof for whoever seeks the upright path.
وَإِنand if دَجىgrows dark خَطبٌa grave affair فَآراؤُهُthen his counsels
وَإِن دَجى خَطبٌ فَآراؤُهُ
كَالشُهُبlike meteors فيin جَنحthe cover of الظَلامdarkness البَهيمpitch-black
كَالشُهُب في جَنح الظَلام البَهيم
And if a grave affair grows dark, his counsels are
Like meteors beneath the cloak of pitch-black night.
يَصغرdwindles مِنbeside أَلفاظِهِhis words غيرةout of envy
يَصغر مِن أَلفاظِهِ غيرة
إِذاwhen جَرَتthey flow دُرّthe pearls of العُقورunclear; perhaps 'necklaces' النَظيمstrung
إِذا جَرَت دُرّ العُقور النَظيم
Beside his words, out of envy, dwindle
The strung pearls of [necklaces], whenever his words flow.
وَقَدand indeed غَداhas become مِنfrom خَجَلshame دُونِهاbefore them
وَقَد غَدا مِن خَجَل دُونِها
يَعثرstumbles بِالأَذيالِover the trailing hems جاريthe coursing النَسيمbreeze
يَعثر بِالأَذيالِ جاري النَسيم
And now, ashamed before them,
The coursing breeze stumbles over its trailing hems.
عُذراًpardon فَقَدfor indeed حاوَلتI have attempted أَوصافَهُhis qualities
عُذراً فَقَد حاوَلت أَوصافَهُ
جهديmy utmost فَأَعيانيَso it exhausted me عَدcounting النُجومthe stars
جهدي فَأَعيانيَ عَد النُجوم
Pardon me: I have tried to describe his qualities
To my utmost, but counting the stars has exhausted me.
وَكَيفَand how يُحصىcan reckon فَضلَهُhis excellence شاعرa poet
وَكَيفَ يُحصى فَضلَهُ شاعر
ذوpossessing خاطرa mind فيin كُلevery وادٍvalley بَهيمdark
ذو خاطر في كُل وادٍ بَهيم
And how can a poet reckon his excellence,
Whose thoughts roam through every dark valley?
لَكِنَّنيbut I داعٍone who prays لَهُfor him مادحone who praises
لَكِنَّني داعٍ لَهُ مادح
مثنone who speaks praise عَلَيهِof him بِفُؤادٍwith a heart سَليمpure
مثن عَلَيهِ بِفُؤادٍ سَليم
Yet I pray for him and praise him,
Extolling him with a pure heart.
وَإِنَّماand only جَسرنيemboldened me حِلمهُhis forbearance
وَإِنَّما جَسرني حِلمهُ
وَإِنَّنيand indeed I عَبدa servant of وَلاءٍallegiance قَديمlong-standing
وَإِنَّني عَبد وَلاءٍ قَديم
And only his forbearance has emboldened me,
And I am a servant of long-standing allegiance.
أَرجوI hope أَنthat يَلحَظَنيhe will glance at me لَحظةa glance
أَرجو أَن يَلحَظَني لَحظة
تَجبرmends ليfor me قَلبيmy heart الكَسيرbroken الحَطيمshattered
تَجبر لي قَلبي الكَسير الحَطيم
I hope that he will cast on me a glance
That mends my broken, shattered heart.
فَأَنثَنيso I turn back بَعدَafter الدُعاthe supplication قائِلاًsaying
فَأَنثَني بَعدَ الدُعا قائِلاً
سُبحانَglory be to مَنHim who يُحييgives life to العِظامَthe bones الرَميمdecayed
سُبحانَ مَن يُحيي العِظامَ الرَميم
Then, after my supplication, I turn back, saying:
Glory be to Him who gives life to decayed bones.
Translation model: Sol 6.1