أخجلْتَني بتواترِ الإحسانِ

أخجلْتَني بتواترِ الإحسانِ

حتى وهى فكري وكلَّ لساني

حتى وهى فكري وكلَّ لساني

You have put me to shame with your repeated kindness,

You have embarrassed me with your constant kindness

until my thought grew feeble and my tongue faltered.

Until it occupies my thoughts and every tongue

قدْ كنتُ مِنْ عزٍّ وجاهٍ ظامئاً

قدْ كنتُ مِنْ عزٍّ وجاهٍ ظامئاً

حتى استندْتُ إلى بني ريَّانِ

حتى استندْتُ إلى بني ريَّانِ

I had been thirsting for honor and prestige,

I had been thirsty for honor and glory

until I found support with Banu Rayyan.

Until I relied on the sons of Rayyan

فغدوتُ أُذكرُ للمنصابِ والعلى

فغدوتُ أُذكرُ للمنصابِ والعلى

هذي فوائدُ صُحْبةِ الأعيانِ

هذي فوائدُ صُحْبةِ الأعيانِ

So I came to be considered for offices and eminence:

So I became one who is mentioned for authority and height

these are the benefits of companionship with notables.

These are the benefits of befriending the eminent

لولا جمالُ الدينِ لم أُذكرْ ولو

لولا جمالُ الدينِ لم أُذكرْ ولو

أني أكونُ الشافعيَّ الثاني

أني أكونُ الشافعيَّ الثاني

Were it not for Jamal al-Din, I would go unmentioned, even if

Were it not for the beauty of religion I would not be mentioned even if

I were a second al-Shafi‘i.

I were to be the second Shafi'i

معْ أنني راجٍ بطولِ حياتِهِ

معْ أنني راجٍ بطولِ حياتِهِ

أشياءَ كانَ طلابُها أعياني

أشياءَ كانَ طلابُها أعياني

Yet I hope, through his long life, for

Although throughout his life I have been

things whose pursuit had exhausted me.

Seeking things whose students were my peers

قدْ شاعَ بينَ النساِ أني نشؤُهُ

قدْ شاعَ بينَ النساِ أني نشؤُهُ

وليَ الفخارُ بأنَّهُ أنشاني

وليَ الفخارُ بأنَّهُ أنشاني

Word has spread among the people that I am his protégé,

It has spread amongst women that I am his offspring

and I take pride in his having raised me.

And he takes pride that he raised me

سمعوا عنايتهُ الشريفةَ بي فما

سمعوا عنايتهُ الشريفةَ بي فما

مِنْ صاحبٍ إلا بهِ هنَّاني

مِنْ صاحبٍ إلا بهِ هنَّاني

They heard of his noble care for me, so there was not

They heard of his noble care for me so no

a friend who did not congratulate me on his account.

Friend of mine but congratulated me

مولايَ أنتَ بدأتَ بالحسنى وَمَنْ

مولايَ أنتَ بدأتَ بالحسنى وَمَنْ

هوَ هكذا واللهِ لا ينساني

هوَ هكذا واللهِ لا ينساني

My lord, you began with kindness, and one

My master you began with benevolence and who

who is like this, by God, will not forget me.

Is like this, by God, will not forget me

فبلفظةٍ أو لحظةٍ مِنْ جاهكمْ

فبلفظةٍ أو لحظةٍ مِنْ جاهكمْ

أسمو فأصبحُ عاليَ البنيانِ

أسمو فأصبحُ عاليَ البنيانِ

So with a word or glance through your influence,

With one expression or glance from your eminence

I soar, my edifice rising high.

I am exalted and become of lofty stature

وعلى بهاءِ الدين أثني بالذي

وعلى بهاءِ الدين أثني بالذي

في الجامعِ المعمورِ قَدْ أولاني

في الجامعِ المعمورِ قَدْ أولاني

And I praise Baha al-Din for what

And I praise Bahauddin with what

he bestowed on me in the well-frequented congregational mosque.

He granted me in the frequented mosque

ما كانَ منهُ فإنَّ منكَ وجودَهُ

ما كانَ منهُ فإنَّ منكَ وجودَهُ

ومنَ الأصولِ منابتُ الأغصانِ

ومنَ الأصولِ منابتُ الأغصانِ

Whatever came from him owes its existence to you,

Whatever is from him is indeed from your existence and his virtues

and from the roots the branches spring.

Are branches whose roots are principles

بمروءةٍ طائيةٍ منكَ اقتدي

بمروءةٍ طائيةٍ منكَ اقتدي

هي أولٌ وهو المحلُّ الثاني

هي أولٌ وهو المحلُّ الثاني

In chivalry worthy of Tayy, he followed your example;

With magnanimity derived from you I took example

yours comes first, and he is its second abode.

It is the first and he is the second abode

أعطيتُ منكَ عنايةً ومحبةً

أعطيتُ منكَ عنايةً ومحبةً

الحمدُ للهِ الذي أعطاني

الحمدُ للهِ الذي أعطاني

From you I have received care and affection;

I have been granted care and love from you

praise be to God, who bestowed them on me.

Praise be to God who granted me

وإذا أراد اللهُ نشرَ فضيلةٍ

وإذا أراد اللهُ نشرَ فضيلةٍ

طُويَتْ أقامَ لها رئيسَ زمانِ

طُويَتْ أقامَ لها رئيسَ زمانِ

And when God wills to spread a virtue

And if God wills the dissemination of virtue

that lay folded away, He raises up for it a leader of the age.

He folds it up and establishes for it the leader of an era

لا زلت تَنْصُرُ مَنْ ينيلُ مساعياً

لا زلت تَنْصُرُ مَنْ ينيلُ مساعياً

محمودةٌ وحُرسْتَ بالقرآنِ

محمودةٌ وحُرسْتَ بالقرآنِ

May you never cease to support those who render services

You continue to support those who attain praiseworthy deeds

worthy of praise, and may you be guarded by the Qur’an.

Blessed you are and guarded by the Quran