أأبكيكshall I weep for you? أمor أبكيI weep for الندىgenerosity والمعالياand lofty virtues
أأبكيك أم أبكي الندى والمعاليا
وارثيكand I mourn you أمor أرثيI mourn جميلbeautiful عزائياmy consolation
وارثيك أم أرثي جميل عزائيا
Shall I weep for you, or weep for generosity and lofty virtues?
Shall I weep for you or weep for the dew and heights?
And shall I mourn you, or mourn my sweet consolation?
Or eulogize you or eulogize my beautiful consolation?
الاbehold انهindeed it is اليومthe day الذيwhich كنتI was مشفقاfearful
الا انه اليوم الذي كنت مشفقا
علىfor المجدglory منهof it انlest يجرit bring on الدواهياcalamities
على المجد منه ان يجر الدواهيا
Behold, this is the day I feared
Except that today when you were so keen
for glory, lest it bring calamities upon it.
On glory, lest it entice the lowly.
فقدfor indeed أصبحتhas become نفسيmy soul شعاعاًscattered أضمهاI gather it
فقد أصبحت نفسي شعاعاً أضمها
إليto me وتأبىand refuses النفسthe soul الاanything but تفانياperishing
إلي وتأبى النفس الا تفانيا
For my soul has become scattered; I gather it
So my soul has become a ray I gather to myself
to myself, yet my soul insists on perishing.
And my soul refuses but to perish.
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle غروبstreams الدمعof tears جفتrun dry منfrom البكاweeping
إذا ما غروب الدمع جفت من البكا
فذائبthen the melt of أحشائيmy entrails يمدsupplies المئاقياthe eye-corners
فذائب أحشائي يمد المئاقيا
Whenever the streams of tears run dry from weeping,
When the sunset of tears dries from weeping
my melting entrails replenish the corners of my eyes.
The melting of my insides sends the channels flowing.
وقدand indeed كانwas عيشيmy life فيكthrough you يخضرgrowing green يانعاًripe
وقد كان عيشي فيك يخضر يانعاً
فقدbut now عادhas become دمعيmy tears فيكfor you يحمرturning red قانياdeep crimson
فقد عاد دمعي فيك يحمر قانيا
And my life through you once grew green and ripe;
And my life with you was flourishing and lush
but now my tears for you have turned deep crimson.
So my tears for you now redden mournfully.
تسابقنيrace ahead of me عندduring الرثاءlamentation مدامعيmy tears
تسابقني عند الرثاء مدامعي
فانظمso I string منfrom دمعيmy tears ولفظيand my words اللئالياpearls
فانظم من دمعي ولفظي اللئاليا
My tears race ahead of me when I lament;
My tears race me in eulogy
so I string pearls from my tears and my words.
So I string my tears and words into necklaces.
رأيتكI saw you قدindeed افنيتyou destroyed صبريmy patience وسلوتيand my solace
رأيتك قد افنيت صبري وسلوتي
وأودعتنيand you left within me حزناًgrief مدىthroughout الدهرtime باقياenduring
وأودعتني حزناً مدى الدهر باقيا
I saw that you had destroyed my patience and my solace,
I saw you destroy my patience and solace
and left me grief enduring for all time.
And bequeath me lasting lifelong sorrow.
وماand not أناI وحديalone فقدfor indeed فقدتكI lost you واحداًone man
وما أنا وحدي فقد فقدتك واحداً
بلrather افتقدتhas lost فهرFihr نفوساًsouls زواكياpure
بل افتقدت فهر نفوساً زواكيا
Nor am I alone: I lost you, one man,
And I am not alone for I lost you alone
but Fihr has lost many pure souls.
But rather I miss a spirit, hopes and dreams.
هوىfell منfrom سماءthe sky of الهاشميينthe Hashemites نيرa luminary
هوى من سماء الهاشميين نير
سناthe radiance of ضوئهhis light قدindeed كانused to يجلوdispel الدياجياthe darkness
سنا ضوئه قد كان يجلو الدياجيا
A luminary has fallen from the Hashemites' sky,
A light from the heavens of Hashim fell
whose radiant light once dispelled the darkness.
Its glow was unveiling the darkness.
وقدand indeed فقدتhave lost ابناءthe sons of هاشمHashim كلهاall of them
وقد فقدت ابناء هاشم كلها
عمادthe pillar of علاهاtheir eminence والعميدand the chief المحامياthe defender
عماد علاها والعميد المحاميا
And all the sons of Hashim have lost
And the Hashimites altogether lost
the pillar of their eminence and their defending chief.
The pillar of its loftiness and its protecting attorney.
فأوحشso became desolate ربعthe abode of المجدglory منfrom بعدafter ماwhat جدbefell
فأوحش ربع المجد من بعد ما جد
بهthrough him كانonce was ربعthe abode of المجدglory يزهوresplendent مغانياdwellings
به كان ربع المجد يزهو مغانيا
So glory's abode grew desolate after what befell;
So the abode of glory after your grandfather
through him, the dwellings of glory's abode once shone.
Became desolate when with him it prospered happily.
تزاحمتjostled together الأيديthe hands افتخاراًproudly بحملهin bearing him
تزاحمت الأيدي افتخاراً بحمله
وماand not حملتthey bore الاexcept الندىgenerosity والايادياand benefactions
وما حملت الا الندى والاياديا
Hands jostled together, proud to bear him;
Hands competed proudly to carry him
and they bore nothing but generosity and benefactions.
But carried only the dew and hands.
يدone hand تمسكholds الأحشاءthe entrails خوفfor fear of سقوطهاtheir falling
يد تمسك الأحشاء خوف سقوطها
وتحملand bears اخرىanother نعشهhis bier المتعالياlofty
وتحمل اخرى نعشه المتعاليا
One hand clutches the entrails for fear they will fall,
One hand held in the guts fearing their fall
while another carries his lofty bier.
Another carried his sublime bier.
وكيفand how استطاعواwere they able انto يسيرواwalk بنشهwith his bier
وكيف استطاعوا ان يسيروا بنشه
وقدwhile indeed حملواthey carried طوداa mountain منof الحلمforbearance راسياfirmly rooted
وقد حملوا طودا من الحلم راسيا
And how could they walk bearing his bier,
How could they walk with his bier
when they carried a firmly rooted mountain of forbearance?
When they carried a mountain of dreams and vision?
ولاand no غروwonder انthat ترويdrench الصعيدthe earth دموعهمtheir tears
ولا غرو ان تروي الصعيد دموعهم
فمنfor from راحتيهhis two palms يحملونthey carry الغوادياmorning rainclouds
فمن راحتيه يحملون الغواديا
And no wonder their tears drench the earth:
No wonder their tears watered the ground
for from his palms they carry the morning rainclouds.
For in their arms they carried the valleys.
برزءat the loss of عليexalted in القدرrank صفوتthe chosen one of أحمدAhmad
برزء علي القدر صفوت أحمد
جفونthe eyelids of العلاeminence والمجدand glory باتتspent the night بواكياweeping
جفون العلا والمجد باتت بواكيا
At the loss of one exalted in rank, Ahmad's chosen one,
With disdain, fate struck Ahmad's elite
the eyelids of eminence and glory passed the night weeping.
And the eyelids of glory and honor weep.
دعوتكI called you ياغوثO succor of اللهيفthe anguished فلمbut not تجبyou answered
دعوتك ياغوث اللهيف فلم تجب
وكنتand you used to توافيناcome to us بلبيكwith 'At your service!' داعياcalling out
وكنت توافينا بلبيك داعيا
I called you, O succor of the anguished, but you did not answer;
I called you, O succor of the desperate, but you did not answer
though you used to come to us, calling, 'At your service!'
Though you always responded to our call readily.
يعزis grievous علىto الأخاقvirtues والنجدةand valor التيwhich
يعز على الأخاق والنجدة التي
وصفتyou were known بهاfor them انthat لاnot تجيبyou answer المنادياthe caller
وصفت بها ان لا تجيب المناديا
It grieves the virtues and valor for which
It saddens me that the help and rescue
you were known that you do not answer the caller.
You were known for did not answer the call.
إذاif فزعsought refuge المكروبthe distressed man يوماًever بلهفةin anguish
إذا فزع المكروب يوماً بلهفة
إليكto you رأىhe found كهفاa cave هنالكthere واقياsheltering
إليك رأى كهفا هنالك واقيا
If ever a distressed man turned in anguish
Whenever the anguished cried out desperately
to you, he found a sheltering cave there.
They saw in you a shelter of protection.
تجردyou unsheathe منfrom ماضيthe keenness of العزيمةresolve مرهفاa sharpened blade
تجرد من ماضي العزيمة مرهفا
يفلblunts شباهthe edges of المرهفاتsharpened swords المواضياkeen-cutting
يفل شباه المرهفات المواضيا
You unsheathe from your keen resolve a sharpened blade
Divested of the resolve of the past, perceptive
that blunts the edges of sharp, cutting swords.
Vanquishing notions, elucidating the confused.
طويتyou passed منof الدنياthis world ثمانينeighty حجةyears
طويت من الدنيا ثمانين حجة
بنشرby spreading خصالvirtues تحملcarry النشرfragrance ذاكياstrongly fragrant
بنشر خصال تحمل النشر ذاكيا
You passed eighty years in this world,
You fulfilled eighty pilgrimages in the world
by spreading virtues that carried a rich perfume.
Spreading traits that bear spreading wisely.
فللهso, to God be praise نفسa soul كلماwhenever طالlengthened شأوهاits span
فلله نفس كلما طال شأوها
منof العمرlife لاnot تزدادit increases الاexcept in مساعياworthy endeavors
من العمر لا تزداد الا مساعيا
God be praised for a soul that, as its span lengthened
So by God, your ascending soul
through life, increased only in noble endeavors!
Only gained more effort as your life lengthened.
فريدpeerless in المزاياvirtues منfrom صفاتكyour qualities ناظماstringing
فريد المزايا من صفاتك ناظما
فرائدrare pearls كانwas الدهرtime فيهنin them حالياadorned
فرائد كان الدهر فيهن حاليا
O peerless in virtues, from your qualities are strung
Unique in your qualities, composing
rare pearls with which time itself was adorned.
Masterpieces, whence the ages were barren.
تواضعتyou humbled yourself حتىuntil ايقنknew for certain الكبرpride انهthat it
تواضعت حتى ايقن الكبر انه
يبحاولit strives for شأواًa height منof معاليكyour greatness نائياfar-off
يبحاول شأواً من معاليك نائيا
You humbled yourself until pride knew that it
You humbled yourself until pride was sure
was striving for a far-off height of your greatness.
It attempted in vain your lofty qualities.
فماso never زالit ceased to be فيin حلthe state of التكبرarrogance سافلاlow
فما زال في حل التكبر سافلا
وماand never زلتyou ceased to be فيin حالthe state of التواضعhumility عاليغاexalted
وما زلت في حال التواضع عاليغا
Thus it remained low in its arrogance,
So it remained lowly in its arrogance
while you remained exalted in your humility.
While you remained lofty in your humility.
وكانand there was لتقوىfor reverence toward اللهGod عندكwithin you موضعa place
وكان لتقوى الله عندك موضع
تذودyou drive away الهوىdesire عنهfrom it فيصبحso it becomes نائياdistant
تذود الهوى عنه فيصبح نائيا
And reverence for God had a place within you;
And piety to God held for you a position
you drove desire from it, so it remained far away.
Where you warded off passions, distancing them.
فياso, O بطلاhero قدindeed حاربfought النفسthe self والهوىand desire
فيا بطلا قد حارب النفس والهوى
فتحتyou conquered فخذso take منيfrom me إليكto you التهانياcongratulations
فتحت فخذ مني إليك التهانيا
O hero who battled the self and desire,
So O hero, you battled the soul and desire
you have conquered; accept the congratulations I send you.
Under my thigh, I offer you congratulations.
نهاركyour day احسانbeneficence وليلكand your night طاعةobedience
نهارك احسان وليلك طاعة
كفيتهماyou fulfilled them both للهto God belongs دركyour excellence كافياas a fulfiller
كفيتهما لله درك كافيا
Your day was beneficence, your night obedience;
Your day is favor and your night obedience
you fulfilled both—God bless you for fulfilling them!
Sufficient for God, your worth evident.
ولوand if كانتwere to الأقدارfate's decrees ترضىaccept بفديةa ransom
ولو كانت الأقدار ترضى بفدية
وتبقىand you remain لارخصناwe would have held cheap النفوسthe lives الغواليprecious
وتبقى لارخصنا النفوس الغوالي
Had fate consented to a ransom
If fate was pleased with ransom
and let you remain, we would have held our precious lives cheap.
We would cheapen our souls, however dear.
مضيتyou departed وآثارand the traces of الفعالdeeds خوالدeverlasting
مضيت وآثار الفعال خوالد
فحاشاكso far be it from you ياO كنزtreasury of الفوائدbenefits فانياperishing
فحاشاك يا كنز الفوائد فانيا
You departed, but the traces of your deeds are everlasting;
You passed, leaving deeds immortal
far be it that you should perish, O treasury of benefits!
So shame that transient wealth should perish.
إذاwhen المرءa man ابقىleaves behind فيin الزمانtime محامداًpraiseworthy deeds
إذا المرء ابقى في الزمان محامداً
وانeven if فنيتhave ended أيامهhis days كانhe is باقياenduring
وان فنيت أيامه كان باقيا
When a man leaves praiseworthy deeds to endure through time,
When a man remains in time praised
even if his days have ended, he lives on.
Though his days expire, he remains eternal.
سقتmay water سحبclouds of الرضوانdivine favor ولطفand kindness والرضاand approval
سقت سحب الرضوان ولطف والرضا
ضريحاa tomb بهin it قدindeed حلsettled جسمكyour body ثاوياat rest
ضريحا به قد حل جسمك ثاويا
May clouds of divine favor, kindness, and approval water
You quenched with the rain of grace, kindness and pleasure
the tomb where your body has settled to rest.
A tomb your body settled in restfully.
حوىit holds الفضلexcellence والمعروفand benevolence والنسكand devotion
حوى الفضل والمعروف والنسك
والحجىand wisdom فقدسso hallow قبراًa grave للمكارمof noble virtues حاوياcontaining
والحجى فقدس قبراً للمكارم حاويا
It holds excellence, benevolence, and devotion,
It contained virtue, kindness and devotion
and wisdom—so hallow a grave that holds noble virtues.
Sanctifying a grave for such nobility.
Sol 6.1