بِحسنthrough excellence in الاختراعinvention سَماrose high أَريبٌa clever man
بِحسن الاختراع سَما أَريبٌ
بِنُورwith the light of قَريحةa creative mind كَالحَقlike truth أَبلَجْradiant
بِنُور قَريحة كَالحَق أَبلَجْ
Through excellence in invention, a clever man rose high,
With excellence he devised, he flew high
With the light of a creative mind, radiant as truth.
With the light of his genius, bright like truth
وَفازَand won منfrom الوَرىhumankind بِجَزيلwith abundant مَدحpraise
وَفازَ من الوَرى بِجَزيل مَدح
عَلىfor ماwhat صاغَهُhe fashioned it بِقَويمby a sound منهجْmethod
عَلى ما صاغَهُ بِقَويم منهجْ
And won abundant praise from humankind
And he won from the world abundant praise
For what he fashioned by a sound method.
For what he fashioned with upright method
وَقالَand said مُخاطِباًaddressing لِلمَجدto glory أَرّخrecord the date
وَقالَ مُخاطِباً لِلمَجد أَرّخ
رِسالةa treatise مُقبلMuqbil فيin مَصرEgypt أَبهَجْmost delightful
رِسالة مُقبل في مَصر أَبهَجْ
And, addressing Glory, said, “Record the date:
And he said, addressing glory, date it -
Muqbil’s treatise in Egypt is most delightful.”
A message arriving in Egypt gladdens