جَزىmay He reward اللَهُGod عَنيon my behalf مِنthe one أضيفI am linked إِلىto اسمهhis name
جَزى اللَهُ عَني مِن أضيف إِلى اسمه
بِأَفضلwith the best ماthat which يجزيHe rewards أوليthose possessing العلمknowledge وَالتَقوىand piety
بِأَفضل ما يجزي أولي العلم وَالتَقوى
May God reward on my behalf the one to whose name I am linked
with the finest reward He grants those of learning and piety.
وَلاand may he never زالَcease to be مَعمورflourishing الجنانthe heart موفقاًgranted success
وَلا زالَ مَعمور الجنان موفقاً
مَآثرهhis noble deeds ماemphatic particle بَينَamong أَهلthe people of الهُدىguidance تُروىare recounted
مَآثره ما بَينَ أَهل الهُدى تُروى
And may his heart ever flourish, and success attend him,
his noble deeds recounted among the rightly guided.
لَقَدindeed فَكhe unraveled بِالتَعليقthrough annotation ماwhat كانَwas مُشكلاًobscure
لَقَد فَك بِالتَعليق ما كانَ مُشكلاً
بَعيداًfar removed عَنfrom الأَذهانminds بِالرتبةin degree القُصوىthe utmost
بَعيداً عَن الأَذهان بِالرتبة القُصوى
He has indeed unraveled through annotation what was obscure,
utterly beyond the reach of minds.
وَأَبرزand he brought to light ماwhat أَخفاهhe concealed it عالمthe scholar of هيتمHaytam
وَأَبرز ما أَخفاه عالم هيتم
بارشقwith the most graceful تَعبيرwording مَصونsafeguarded عَنfrom الدَعوىpretension
بارشق تَعبير مَصون عَن الدَعوى
And he brought to light what the scholar of Haytam had concealed,
with the most graceful wording, free from pretension.
سَقاهُhe watered it مِنfrom التَحقيقrigorous scholarship ماthat which طابَwas sweet وَردهits draught
سَقاهُ مِن التَحقيق ما طابَ وَرده
فَكمso many a جائعhungry person غذىhe fed وَظامand a thirsty person بِهِwith it أروىhe quenched thirst
فَكم جائع غذى وَظام بِهِ أروى
He watered it with rigorous scholarship whose draught was sweet;
thus he fed so many hungry people and quenched the thirst of so many with it!
بِوالدهafter his father الحبرthe learned scholar الهمامthe noble-hearted قَدindeed اِقتَدىhe followed the example
بِوالده الحبر الهمام قَد اِقتَدى
فَأَيدهso He strengthened him منthe One who يعلمknows السرsecrets وَالنَجوىand private whispers
فَأَيده من يعلم السر وَالنَجوى
He has indeed followed his father, the noble scholar,
so He who knows secrets and whispers strengthened him.
هُماthey both نيراناour two luminaries نَهتديwe find guidance بهداهماby the guidance of both
هُما نيرانا نَهتدي بهداهما
وَمَنand whoever يَهتديis guided بِالحَقby the truth يَنجوescapes مِنfrom البَلوىaffliction
وَمَن يَهتدي بِالحَق يَنجو مِن البَلوى
They are our two luminaries; we find our way by their guidance,
and whoever is guided by truth escapes affliction.
فَحياهماso may He bless them both الرَحمَنthe All-Merciful ماas long as انقضfell كَوكبa star
فَحياهما الرَحمَن ما انقض كَوكب
وَماand as long as ترجمتexpressed عَينthe eye of المُحبthe lover مِنof الشَكوىlament
وَما ترجمت عَين المُحب مِن الشَكوى
So may the All-Merciful bless them both as long as stars fall,
and as long as a lover's eye gives voice to lament.