وجبis due الثناءpraise علىto جماعةthe community of جادوJadu
وجب الثناء على جماعة جادو
إذfor شيدواthey built بيتthe house of الإلهGod وجادواand gave generously
إذ شيدوا بيت الإله وجادوا
Praise is due to the people of Jadu,
For they built God's house and gave generously.
قدindeed وسعوهthey enlarged it وجددوهand renewed it منfrom اصلهits foundation
قد وسعوه وجددوه من اصله
وتسارعواand hastened لبنائهto build it وانقادواand complied willingly
وتسارعوا لبنائه وانقادوا
They enlarged it and renewed it from its foundation,
And hastened to build it and complied willingly.
للهto God belongs درexcellence عصابةa band قدindeed سببواthey provided means
لله در عصابة قد سببوا
فيin بنائهits construction وتعاضدواand supported one another وارتادواand went in search
في بنائه وتعاضدوا وارتادوا
God bless the band who provided the means
For its construction, joined forces, and went in search.
باللهby God ماhow أهناdelightful الوفاقharmony إذاwhen بداit appears
بالله ما أهنا الوفاق إذا بدا
بينamong الأنامpeople وحفهand surrounded it الإسعادhappiness
بين الأنام وحفه الإسعاد
By God, how delightful is harmony when it appears
Among people, surrounded by happiness.
ياO مسجداًmosque زانadorned البلادthe land بحسنهwith its beauty
يا مسجداً زان البلاد بحسنه
وتباشرتand rejoiced together بمشيدهat its construction العبادthe worshippers
وتباشرت بمشيده العباد
O mosque whose beauty adorned the land,
And at whose construction the worshippers rejoiced,
لاmay not زلتyou cease to be منبعa source of كلevery خيرgood عامراflourishing
لا زلت منبع كل خير عامرا
يأويtakes refuge اليكin you الراكعthe one who bows السجادthe frequent prostrator
يأوي اليك الراكع السجاد
May you ever remain a flourishing source of every good,
Where the bowing, oft-prostrating worshipper takes refuge.
وحمائمand the doves of الاذكارdevotional invocations تهتفcall out دائماalways
وحمائم الاذكار تهتف دائما
برياضin the gardens of حسنكyour beauty والهناand joy يزدادincreases
برياض حسنك والهنا يزداد
And the doves of remembrance call unceasingly
In the gardens of your beauty, while joy increases.
ياO ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge لوif رزقتyou were blessed بعالمwith a scholar
يا ليت شعري لو رزقت بعالم
يشفيhe quenches الغليلburning thirst وشأنهand his calling الارشادguidance
يشفي الغليل وشأنه الارشاد
Oh, would that I knew whether you might be blessed with a scholar
Who quenches burning thirst, and whose calling is guidance,
يحييhe revives الدروسthe lessons وماand does not تصوحwither نبتهhis plants
يحيي الدروس وما تصوح نبته
ويزيلand removes ماwhat هاجتstirred up بهwith it الانكادafflictions
ويزيل ما هاجت به الانكاد
Who revives lessons, and whose plants never wither,
And removes what afflictions have stirred up.
واغفرand forgive لناfor us (likely beginning of 'for the composer') ظمunclear fragment (likely completing 'composer') عقدnecklace ذاthis أوزارهhis sins
واغفر لنا ظم عقد ذا أوزاره
ياO ربناour Lord وأنلهand grant him ماwhat يعتادhe is accustomed to
يا ربنا وأنله ما يعتاد
And forgive [the composer] of this necklace his sins,
O our Lord, and grant him what he usually receives.
اعنيI mean سليمانSulayman البرونيal-Baruni نجلson of منthe one who
اعني سليمان البروني نجل من
اضحىbecame جميلfine الذكرin reputation وهوand he مرادthe one intended
اضحى جميل الذكر وهو مراد
I mean Sulayman al-Baruni, son of one
Who gained a fine reputation—and he is the one meant—
متوسلاseeking intercession بمحمدthrough Muhammad وبآلهand through his family
متوسلا بمحمد وبآله
وبصحبهand through his companions وبمنand through those who بهمthrough them قدindeed سادواbecame eminent
وبصحبه وبمن بهم قد سادوا
Seeking intercession through Muhammad and his family,
And through his companions, and those who became eminent through them.
صلىmay bless عليهupon him اللهGod ماas long as هبblows الصباthe east wind
صلى عليه الله ما هب الصبا
وعليهمand upon them ماas long as حنتyearn الاكبادhearts (literally, livers)
وعليهم ما حنت الاكباد
May God bless him as long as the east wind blows,
And them, as long as hearts yearn,
اوor قالsays منشدa reciter هذهthis poem مترنماsinging melodiously
او قال منشد هذه مترنما
وجبis due الثناءpraise علىto جماعةthe community of جادوJadu
وجب الثناء على جماعة جادو
Or a reciter speaks these words in song:
Praise is due to the people of Jadu.