إِنif تشَاyou wish تحيَىto live سَعِيداhappy
إِن تشَا تحيَى سَعِيدا
وقَوِياand strong كالأسُودlike lions
وقَوِيا كالأسُود
If you wish to live happily
and strong as lions,
فاقصِدthen seek out الأستاذَthe instructor حقاindeed
فاقصِد الأستاذَ حقا
أحمَداًAhmad عَبدَAbd (servant of) المَجِيدal-Majid (the Glorious)
أحمَداً عَبدَ المَجِيد
then, indeed, seek out the instructor,
Ahmad Abd al-Majid.
هُوَhe خِرِّيجُa graduate of ديبونيDiboni
هُوَ خِرِّيجُ ديبوني
صَرحِthe edifice of بَاريزِParis المَشِيدloftily built
صَرحِ بَاريزِ المَشِيد
He is a graduate of Diboni,
the lofty edifice of Paris.
يرجِعُreturns الشَّيخُthe old man لَدَىwith الأسthe instructor (first part)
يرجِعُ الشَّيخُ لَدَى الأس
تاذِcompletion of 'the instructor' شابّاًyoung مِنfrom جَديدnew
تاذِ شابّاً مِن جَديد
With the instructor, the old man becomes
young once again.
وَالفَتَىand the young man قوَّتهُhis strength لَيis not (first part)
وَالفَتَى قوَّتهُ لَي
سَcompletion of 'is not' عَلَيهاto it مِنany مَزيدfurther increase
سَ عَلَيها مِن مَزيد
And the young man's strength
can grow no greater.
فبِحَملٍfor by lifting لِحَديدٍof iron
فبِحَملٍ لِحَديدٍ
تتبَقَّىyou remain كالحَدِيدlike iron
تتبَقَّى كالحَدِيد
For by lifting iron,
you remain like iron,
ورِياضاتٍand exercises لجسمٍfor the body
ورِياضاتٍ لجسمٍ
خَيرِthe best of أفعالِdeeds of الرَّشِيدthe wise person
خَيرِ أفعالِ الرَّشِيد
and through bodily exercises—
the best of a wise person's deeds—
تضمَنُyou ensure النسلَoffspring الصحيحَsound الthe
تضمَنُ النسلَ الصحيحَ ال
جِسمِbody ذَاhaving العمرِa lifespan المَديدlong
جِسمِ ذَا العمرِ المَديد
you ensure offspring sound
in body, with a long lifespan.
فَضعيفٌfor a weak person منfrom ضَعيفٍa weak person
فَضعيفٌ من ضَعيفٍ
وعَتيدٌand a sturdy person مِنfrom عَتيدa sturdy person
وعَتيدٌ مِن عَتيد
For the weak come from the weak,
and the sturdy from the sturdy.
نِعمَةُthe blessing of الصحَّةِhealth أجدَىthe most beneficial
نِعمَةُ الصحَّةِ أجدَى
نِعَمِblessings of المَولىthe Lord الحَميدthe Praiseworthy
نِعَمِ المَولى الحَميد
The blessing of health is the most beneficial
of the Praiseworthy Lord's blessings.
فلِهذاso for this reason قُلتُI said ياO قَوpeople (first part)
فلِهذا قُلتُ يا قَو
مُcompletion of 'people' اقصِدُواseek out (plural) عَبدَAbd (servant of) المَجِيدal-Majid (the Glorious)
مُ اقصِدُوا عَبدَ المَجِيد
That is why I said, 'O people,
seek out Abd al-Majid.'
سَيُجَازَىhe will be rewarded بِالمُنىwith wishes fulfilled عنfor
سَيُجَازَى بِالمُنى عن
بَذلِهhis exertion of أقصَىthe utmost الجُهُودefforts
بَذلِه أقصَى الجُهُود
He will be granted his wishes as reward for
exerting his utmost efforts.