قالواthey said أتُنكِرُdo you object to ذِكْرَmentioning الشَّيخthe shaykh قلتُI said لَهُمْto them
قالوا أتُنكِرُ ذِكْرَ الشَّيخ قلتُ لَهُمْ
لاno منكرٌone who objects ذكرهmentioning him يوماًever ولاnor ناهيone who forbids
لا منكرٌ ذكره يوماً ولا ناهي
They said, “Do you object to mentioning the shaykh?” I told them:
“No; I never object to mentioning him, nor forbid it.
وإنّand indeed ذِكْرmentioning أبيAbu (father of) حفْصٍHafs وصحِبهِand his companion
وإنّ ذِكْر أبي حفْصٍ وصحِبهِ
عثمانUthman يَعْلُوrises بهِthrough it يومَon the day of اللِّقَاmeeting جاهيmy standing
عثمان يَعْلُو بهِ يومَ اللِّقَا جاهي
Indeed, mentioning Abu Hafs and his companion,
Uthman, raises my standing on the Day of Meeting.”