للّهto God (expressing admiration) محييMuhyi (reviver) الدينal-Din (the faith) فلso may… (continued next line)
للّه محيي الدين فل
يبقpreserve الإلهGod لناfor us جنابهhis noble person
يبق الإله لنا جنابه
How admirable is Muhyi al-Din! So may
For Allah the reviver of religion
God preserve his noble person for us.
Let there remain for us his auspicious side
ماnot كانhe was إلاexcept مظهراa manifestation
ما كان إلا مظهرا
للافتخارfor pride ولاand no غرابهwonder
للافتخار ولا غرابه
He was nothing but a source
He was nothing but a manifestation
of pride—and no wonder.
Of pride and no wonder
فيin المجدglory ماthere is no منany (emphasizing negation) رايةbanner
في المجد ما من راية
إلاexcept تلقاهاhe received it عرابهAraba (a name)
إلا تلقاها عرابه
There is no banner of glory
In glory there is no standard
that Araba has not taken up.
Except its people who excel
فيهin him النبوغgenius مجسمembodied
فيه النبوغ مجسم
مذsince كانhe was عنوانthe emblem of النجايهdistinction (probably النجابة)
مذ كان عنوان النجايه
In him, genius is embodied,
In him genius embodied
since he became the emblem of distinction.
Since he was the sign of salvation
ماnot كانwas بعدafter الشيخthe sheikh غيother than… (beginning of غيره)
ما كان بعد الشيخ غي
ره…him (completion of غيره) بالقديرcapable (emphatic) علىof الخطابهoratory
ره بالقدير على الخطابه
After the sheikh, no one but
After the Sheikh none was
him was capable of oratory.
Like him in eloquence and speech
منهfrom him الحماسةfervor تقتنىءis acquired
منه الحماسة تقتنىء
منwhoever شاءwishes فليملأthen let him fill وطابهhis milk-skins
من شاء فليملأ وطابه
From him, fervor is acquired;
From him enthusiasm is gained
whoever wishes, let him fill his milk-skins.
Whoever wishes let him take his fill
فعلىso on حسابيmy account شكرهthanking him
فعلى حسابي شكره
ولتحسبواand let you reckon مثليas I do حسابهhis worth
ولتحسبوا مثلي حسابه
So let thanking him be my charge,
So I thank him
and reckon his worth as I do.
And you should calculate like me his account