ياO سيّداmaster سادbecame lord of الأنامmankind بفضلهthrough his excellence
يا سيّدا ساد الأنام بفضله
فسماand so he rose علىabove زهرbright stars السّماthe heavens وزيادهand more besides
فسما على زهر السّما وزياده
O master who became lord of mankind through his excellence,
And soared above heaven’s bright stars, and higher still.
ألقتlaid down إليكbefore you المشكلاتُdifficulties سلاحهاtheir arms
ألقت إليك المشكلاتُ سلاحها
منof طوعهاtheir own accord قهراunder compulsion وغيرand without إرادهvolition
من طوعها قهرا وغير إراده
Difficulties laid down their arms before you,
Of their own accord, under compulsion and against their will.
ماnot جاءcame بابكyour door للافادةto gain knowledge سائلa questioner
ما جاء بابك للافادة سائل
إلاexcept that سمحتyou gave generously لهُto him بخيرwith the best إعادهreply
إلا سمحت لهُ بخير إعاده
No questioner came to your door seeking knowledge
But you generously gave him the finest reply.
نظمstrung الأفاضلُthe eminent دُرّهمtheir pearls فيin عقدناour necklace
نظم الأفاضلُ دُرّهم في عقدنا
وقدand indeed رجوتُI have hoped بكمthrough you تمامcompletion قلادهa necklace
وقد رجوتُ بكم تمام قلاده
The eminent have strung their pearls in our necklace,
And through you I have hoped to complete the necklace.
فلذاtherefore جعلتكI placed you للختامat the close لأنّهُbecause it is the case that
فلذا جعلتك للختام لأنّهُ
ذُوpossessor of الفوزvictory منthe one who يُختمis brought to an end لهfor him بسعادهwith happiness
ذُو الفوز من يُختم له بسعاده
Thus I have placed you at the close, for
The victor is he whose ending is happy.