حَاوَلْتُI attempted صَبْراًpatience عَلَىthrough مَاwhat نَابَbefell مِنْof نُوَبِcalamities
حَاوَلْتُ صَبْراً عَلَى مَا نَابَ مِنْ نُوَبِ
وَهْوَand it is عَظيمٌimmense فَجَدُّso the fortune of الصَّبْرِpatience فِيin عَطَبِruin
وَهْوَ عَظيمٌ فَجَدُّ الصَّبْرِ فِي عَطَبِ
I sought patience through the calamities that befell me.
I tried patience for what befell from misfortunes
I sought patience against the calamities that have struck,
And the affliction is immense; patience's fortune is ruined.
And it was great so the patience was frustrated
But the affliction is immense, and the strength of patience is broken.
فَلُذْتُso I sought refuge مِنْfrom ذاكَthat بِالتَّأْبِينِin elegy مُعْتَصِماًtaking shelter
فَلُذْتُ مِنْ ذاكَ بِالتَّأْبِينِ مُعْتَصِماً
إِذْsince لاَno قَرارَrest علىupon جَمْرٍembers لِمُحْتَطِبِfor a wood-gatherer
إِذْ لاَ قَرارَ على جَمْرٍ لِمُحْتَطِبِ
So I sought refuge from it in elegy, taking shelter,
So I took refuge with lamenting holding fast
Thus I took refuge in eulogy, holding fast to it for solace,
For no wood-gatherer can rest upon embers.
When there is no settling upon embers for one gathering firewood
For the wood-gatherer can find no rest upon burning embers,
مُرَوِّحاًeasing عَنْfrom جَوَىburning grief يُكْنَىis nicknamed أَبَاfather of لَهَبٍflame
مُرَوِّحاً عَنْ جَوَى يُكْنَى أَبَا لَهَبٍ
وَزَفَرَاتٍand sighs لَهُfor it حَمَّالَةُthe bearer of الْحَطَبِfirewood
وَزَفَرَاتٍ لَهُ حَمَّالَةُ الْحَطَبِ
Easing a burning grief called Abu Lahab,
Airing from the heat called Father of Flame
Seeking to soothe an inner fire aptly named the father of flame,
And sighs that serve it as the bearer of firewood.
And sighs carrying the firewood
And sighs of anguish that act as the carrier of its firewood.
مُقَدِّراًreckoning أَنَّنِيthat I إِنْif قُلْتُI say وَاسَنَدِيalas, my support!
مُقَدِّراً أَنَّنِي إِنْ قُلْتُ وَاسَنَدِي
وَاسَنَدَalas, support of الدِّينِthe faith لَمْnot أُنْسَبْbe accused إِلَىof كَذِبِfalsehood
وَاسَنَدَ الدِّينِ لَمْ أُنْسَبْ إِلَى كَذِبِ
Reckoning that if I say, “Alas, my support!
Deeming that if I said support me
Knowing well that if I cry out, 'O my support!'
Alas, support of the faith!” I shall not be accused of falsehood.
And the religion sought help I would not be attributed to lying
'O pillar of faith!', I would never be accused of a lie.
وَكَيْفَand how يَكْذِبُcould lie مَنْone who يَرْثِيelegizes إِمَامَan imam of هُدىًguidance
وَكَيْفَ يَكْذِبُ مَنْ يَرْثِي إِمَامَ هُدىً
فَمَاso what عَسَىmight أَنْto يَقُولَsay التُّرْبُdust فِيabout الذَّهَبِgold
فَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَقُولَ التُّرْبُ فِي الذَّهَبِ
And how could one lie who elegizes an imam of guidance?
And how can one lie who laments an imam of guidance
And how could one lie when mourning an Imam of guidance?
For what could dust possibly say of gold?
So what can the dust say about gold
For what could the dust ever possibly say about gold?
أَمْor كيْفَhow يُحْصَىbe counted عَلَىover عُودِwood of الْبَخُورِincense بُكَاthe weeping of
أَمْ كيْفَ يُحْصَى عَلَى عُودِ الْبَخُورِ بُكَا
مَنْone who كَانَwas فِيin الأَصْلِorigin مِنْof أَثْلٍtamarisk وَمِنْand of خَشَبِtimber
مَنْ كَانَ فِي الأَصْلِ مِنْ أَثْلٍ وَمِنْ خَشَبِ
Or how can one reckon the weeping over incense wood
Or how can crying be counted on incense sticks
Or how could the weeping of incense wood be held against it,
Of one whose origin is tamarisk and timber?
Who was originally from family and from wood
When its very essence was formed from tamarisk and timber?
فَمَاso what عَلَيَّupon me إِذَنْthen إِنْif قُلْتُI say مِنْof حَرَجٍblame
فَمَا عَلَيَّ إِذَنْ إِنْ قُلْتُ مِنْ حَرَجٍ
وَالوَجْدُand grief فِيin صَعَدٍascent وَالدَّمْعُand tears فيin صَبَبِdownward flow
وَالوَجْدُ فِي صَعَدٍ وَالدَّمْعُ في صَبَبِ
So what blame is on me, then, if I say—
So there is nothing upon me if I say without embarrassment
There is no blame upon me, then, if I speak out,
While grief rises and tears pour downward,
And fervor is in ardour and tears are in outpouring
While my anguish rises high and my tears pour down,
وَالصَّبْرُand patience فيin قَلَقٍagitation وَالقَلْبُand the heart فيin حُرَقٍburning pains
وَالصَّبْرُ في قَلَقٍ وَالقَلْبُ في حُرَقٍ
وَاسَيِّدَalas, lord of الْعُجْمِthe non-Arabs فيin ذَاthis العَصْرِage والْعَرَبِand the Arabs
وَاسَيِّدَ الْعُجْمِ في ذَا العَصْرِ والْعَرَبِ
And patience is troubled and the heart burns—
And patience is in anxiety and the heart is in burning
While patience is agitated and the heart is consumed by flames,
“Alas, lord of this age's non-Arabs and Arabs!”
And the master of non-Arabs in this time and Arabs
Crying, 'O master of both non-Arabs and Arabs in this age!'
يَبْكِيweeps علىfor الدينِthe faith منْwhoever يَبْكيweeps عليهِfor him فَماso what
يَبْكِي على الدينِ منْ يَبْكي عليهِ فَما
يَضُرُّharms مَنْone who قالَsaid يَبْكيweeping over الدِّينَthe faith وَاحَرَبِيalas, my ruin!
يَضُرُّ مَنْ قالَ يَبْكي الدِّينَ وَاحَرَبِي
Whoever weeps for him weeps for the faith; what, then,
Cries for the religion whoever cries for it so whoever
Whoever weeps for him is truly weeping for the faith, so
Would harm one who says, mourning the faith, “Alas, my ruin!”?
Said he cries for the religion did no harm
There is no harm in saying, 'He mourns religion, O my sorrow!'
فَالْبَوْحُso open expression بالنوْحِof lamentation نَوْحِlament for الدِّينِthe faith مُغْتَفَرٌis excused
فَالْبَوْحُ بالنوْحِ نَوْحِ الدِّينِ مُغْتَفَرٌ
بَلْrather وَاجِبٌobligatory عِنْدَنَاin our view بِالصِّدْقِwith sincerity وَالأَدَبِand decorum
بَلْ وَاجِبٌ عِنْدَنَا بِالصِّدْقِ وَالأَدَبِ
For openly voicing lament—lament for the faith—is excused;
So expressing sadness in crying for the religion is forgiven
Thus, openly wailing in lamentation for the faith is forgiven;
Rather, it is our duty, with sincerity and decorum.
Rather, it is obligatory for us in truthfulness and propriety
Indeed, it is a duty upon us, rooted in truth and proper reverence.
مِنْfor أَجْلِthe sake of ذَاthis بُحْتُI spoke openly بِالتأْبِينِin elegy مُنْتَحِباًsobbing
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَا بُحْتُ بِالتأْبِينِ مُنْتَحِباً
مِنْat مَوْتِthe death of مَنْone who لَمْdid not يَدَعْleave دَمْعاًtears لِمُنْتَحِبِfor a mourner
مِنْ مَوْتِ مَنْ لَمْ يَدَعْ دَمْعاً لِمُنْتَحِبِ
For this reason I voiced my elegy, sobbing
For this sake I lamented tearfully
For this reason I have voiced this elegy, sobbing aloud
At the death of one who left a mourner no tears.
For the death of one whose death left no tearful lamenter
Over the death of one who left no tears unwept by the mourner.
مَاتَdied الرِّضَىthe esteemed one شَيْخُنَاour shaykh الفَاسِيُّal-Fasi مُصْطَحِباًaccompanied
مَاتَ الرِّضَى شَيْخُنَا الفَاسِيُّ مُصْطَحِباً
للسَّرْوِوَالصوْنِwith nobility and self-restraint وَالتأْيِيدِand support فِيin الطَّلَبِthe quest
للسَّرْوِوَالصوْنِ وَالتأْيِيدِ فِي الطَّلَبِ
Our esteemed shaykh al-Fasi died, accompanied
The approval, our Shaykh al-Fasi, died accompanied
The well-pleasing one, our Sheikh Al-Fasi, has passed away, taking with him
By nobility, self-restraint, and support in his quest.
By the cedar and protection and success in seeking
True nobility, preservation, and divine support in all pursuits.
ماتَdied مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad الْمَحْمُودُpraised سَائِرُهُall of him
ماتَ مُحَمَّدٌ الْمَحْمُودُ سَائِرُهُ
إِذْwhile سَائِرُthe rest of النَّاسِmankind مَعْلُولٌafflicted مِنَby الرِّيَبِdoubts
إِذْ سَائِرُ النَّاسِ مَعْلُولٌ مِنَ الرِّيَبِ
Muhammad died, praised in all his being,
Muhammad the praiseworthy departed while the rest of
Muhammad has died, he whose entire character was praiseworthy,
While the rest of mankind is afflicted by doubts.
People are infirm from suspicion
While the rest of mankind remains afflicted by doubts and flaws.
ماتَdied الصَّدُوقُthe thoroughly truthful الأَمِينُthe trustworthy الْبَرُّthe righteous مُعْتَزِلاًkeeping apart from
ماتَ الصَّدُوقُ الأَمِينُ الْبَرُّ مُعْتَزِلاً
مَنْwhoever كانَwas ناموسُهُhis outward dignity فيin الْخَبِّdeceit ذَاpossessed of خَبَبِa brisk trot
مَنْ كانَ ناموسُهُ في الْخَبِّ ذَا خَبَبِ
The truthful, trustworthy, righteous man died, keeping apart
The truthful trustee, righteous one, secluded died
The truthful, the trustworthy, the deeply pious has died, withdrawing from
From anyone whose outward dignity trotted through deceit.
Who made hypocrisy his constitution, well-versed in deceit
Those whose nature races toward deception and deceit.
ماتَhe died فَأَحْيَاso he revived عَظِيمَgreat الْحُزْنِsorrow أَعْظَمُthe greatest of مَنْthose who
ماتَ فَأَحْيَا عَظِيمَ الْحُزْنِ أَعْظَمُ مَنْ
أَماتَput to death كلَّevery دَواعِيimpulse to اللهْوِdiversion وَاللَّعِبِand play
أَماتَ كلَّ دَواعِي اللهْوِ وَاللَّعِبِ
He died, awakening mighty sorrow—the greatest of those
He died so revived greatest of sorrows, greater than he who
He died, and thus the greatest of men resurrected an immense sorrow,
Who stilled every impulse to diversion and play.
Killed all motives of vanity and play
He who had long extinguished all motives for idle amusement and play.
فيin سِتَّsix عَشْرَةَten بَعْدَafter الأَلْفِthe thousand مَعْwith مِائَةٍa hundred
في سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ بَعْدَ الأَلْفِ مَعْ مِائَةٍ
يَوْمَon the day of الخَمِيسِThursday الذِيwhich فيat مُنْتَهىthe end of رَجَبِRajab
يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ الذِي في مُنْتَهى رَجَبِ
In the year one thousand one hundred and sixteen,
In sixteen after a thousand with a hundred
In the year one thousand, one hundred and sixteen,
On the Thursday at the close of Rajab.
On Thursday which is at the end of Rajab
On a Thursday, at the very close of the month of Rajab.
مَنْwho لِلْمَعَارِفِfor the branches of knowledge يُحْيِيهَاrevives them وَقَدْand already دَرَسَتْhave faded
مَنْ لِلْمَعَارِفِ يُحْيِيهَا وَقَدْ دَرَسَتْ
مَنْwho لِلَّطَائِفِfor subtle insights يُبْدِيهَاreveals them وَلِلنُّخَبِand for choice selections
مَنْ لِلَّطَائِفِ يُبْدِيهَا وَلِلنُّخَبِ
Who will revive the branches of knowledge, now they have faded?
Who will revive the knowledge that has faded
Who is left to revive the fields of knowledge now that they have faded?
Who will reveal the subtle insights and choice selections?
Who will express the subtleties and the elite
Who is left to reveal subtle wisdom and guide the chosen elite?
مَنْwho لِلْحَقَائِقِfor truths يُنْشِيهَاbrings them forth مُحَقَّقَةًverified
مَنْ لِلْحَقَائِقِ يُنْشِيهَا مُحَقَّقَةً
مَنْwho لِلرَّقَائِقِfor heart-softening counsels يُمْلِيهَاdictates them بِلاَwithout تَعَبِweariness
مَنْ لِلرَّقَائِقِ يُمْلِيهَا بِلاَ تَعَبِ
Who will set forth truths, fully verified?
Who will revive the realities making them true
Who is left to establish the spiritual truths with verified certainty?
Who will dictate heart-softening counsels without wearying?
Who will dictate the niceties without toil
Who is left to effortlessly impart the heart-softening lessons?
مَنْwho لِلنَّوَادِرِfor rare anecdotes يَرْوِيهَاrelates them مُحَبَّرَةًembellished
مَنْ لِلنَّوَادِرِ يَرْوِيهَا مُحَبَّرَةً
مَنْwho لِلدَّوَاوِينِfor collected volumes يُقٍرِيهَاteaches them وَلِلْكُتُبِand for books
مَنْ لِلدَّوَاوِينِ يُقٍرِيهَا وَلِلْكُتُبِ
Who will relate rare anecdotes, richly embellished?
Who will narrate the rarities making them adorned
Who is left to narrate rare anecdotes with such elegant mastery?
Who will teach the collected volumes and the books?
Who will recite the collections and books
Who is left to teach the great volumes of poetry and the sacred texts?
وَمَنْand who لِمَاfor what لاَnot أَرَىI find نَظْماُverse يُسَاعِدُنِيhelps me
وَمَنْ لِمَا لاَ أَرَى نَظْماُ يُسَاعِدُنِي
فيin ذِكْرِهِrecounting it مِنْof كَرامَاتٍmiracles كَمَاlike الشُّهُبِshooting stars
في ذِكْرِهِ مِنْ كَرامَاتٍ كَمَا الشُّهُبِ
And who can match what I find no verse to help me
And who can assist me in composing what I do not see
And who is left for those matters where poetry fails to assist me,
Recount—miracles like shooting stars?
Of his miracles as shooting stars do
In recounting his miracles that shine as brightly as shooting stars?
وَمَنْand who لِمَاfor what لَسْتُI do not أَدْرِيknow مِنْof جَلاَلَتِهِhis grandeur
وَمَنْ لِمَا لَسْتُ أَدْرِي مِنْ جَلاَلَتِهِ
مِنْof رَغَبٍlonging لَهُof his فِيfor الْبَاقِيthe Everlasting وَمِنْand of رَهَبِawe
مِنْ رَغَبٍ لَهُ فِي الْبَاقِي وَمِنْ رَهَبِ
And who can match what I do not know of his grandeur—
And who knows his majesty that I do not know
And who is left to encompass what I cannot fathom of his majesty,
His longing for the Everlasting, and his awe?
Of his desire for the eternal and awe
Of his deep yearning for the Eternal, and his awe-filled reverence?
لَمْhave not يَحْتَسِبْmourned seeking God's reward بَعْدَكَafter you البَاقُونَthe survivors فِيin تَعَبٍِtoil
لَمْ يَحْتَسِبْ بَعْدَكَ البَاقُونَ فِي تَعَبٍِ
مِثْلَكَyour equal فيin حَسَبٍnobility يَاO خَيْرَbest مُحْتَسَبِone mourned for God's reward
مِثْلَكَ في حَسَبٍ يَا خَيْرَ مُحْتَسَبِ
After you, the weary survivors have mourned no one
After you those remaining did not consider in hardship
Those who remain in weariness after you have never counted on anyone
Your equal in nobility, O noblest loss borne for God.
One like you of lineage, O best genealogist
With merit like yours, O finest of those upon whom we rely.
وَلَنْand never will يُصَابُواthey be afflicted بِرُزْءٍby a loss مِثْلَlike ذَاthis أَبَداًever
وَلَنْ يُصَابُوا بِرُزْءٍ مِثْلَ ذَا أَبَداً
بِخَيْرِof the best مُنْقَلِِبٍone departing لِخَيْرِto the best مُنْقَلَبِplace of return
بِخَيْرِ مُنْقَلِِبٍ لِخَيْرِ مُنْقَلَبِ
Nor will they ever suffer a loss like this:
And they will not be stricken with contempt like this, never
And never again will they be struck by a calamity such as this,
The best of those departing, bound for the best abode.
For the best transformer to the best transformed
As the best of souls departs to the best of destinations.
عِشْتَyou lived حَمِيداًpraiseworthily وَقَدْand indeed مِتَّyou died السَّعِيدَblessed وَقَدْand indeed
عِشْتَ حَمِيداً وَقَدْ مِتَّ السَّعِيدَ وَقَدْ
أَشْفَيْتَنَاyou brought us to the brink بِحَياةِwith a life of الْبَثِّgrief وَالْوَصَبِand lasting pain
أَشْفَيْتَنَا بِحَياةِ الْبَثِّ وَالْوَصَبِ
You lived praiseworthily and died blessed, and have
You lived commendably and died fortunate, and you
You lived a life of praise, and you have died in blissful fortune,
Brought us to the brink with a life of grief and pain.
Cured us with living and youthfulness
Leaving us to suffer a life of ceaseless sorrow and affliction.
هَلْwill أَنْتَyou ذَاكِرُنَاremembering us عِنْدَbefore الإِلَهِGod وَمَاand not
هَلْ أَنْتَ ذَاكِرُنَا عِنْدَ الإِلَهِ وَمَا
خِلْنَاكَwe thought you تَنْسَىwould forget فَمَنْfor whoever تَذْكُرُهُyou remember لَمْwill not يَخِبِfail
خِلْنَاكَ تَنْسَى فَمَنْ تَذْكُرُهُ لَمْ يَخِبِ
Will you remember us before God? And we never
Are you remembering us before God, and you
Will you remember us before God? For we could never
Thought you would forget; whoever you remember cannot fail.
Did not forget us so whoever you remember will not disappoint
Imagine you forgetting us, and whoever you remember shall never be let down.
فَكُنْso be لَنَاfor us سَلَفاًa forerunner إِنْif لَمْnot تَكُنْyou are لَنَاfor us خَلَفاًa successor
فَكُنْ لَنَا سَلَفاً إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَنَا خَلَفاً
فَالْخَلْفُfor the one left behind رُبَّتَمَاoften أَعْلاَهُraised him ذُوone possessed of الرُّتَبِranks
فَالْخَلْفُ رُبَّتَمَا أَعْلاَهُ ذُو الرُّتَبِ
So be our forerunner, if you are not to be our successor;
So be for us a predecessor if not a successor
So be our guiding predecessor, even if you are no longer among us,
For one of high rank has often raised those left behind.
For the successor, his rank is often the highest
For those who follow are often elevated by the master of high ranks.
فَبَيْنَنَاfor between us رَحِمٌkinship يَْرعَىguards أَذِمَّتَنَاour pledges
فَبَيْنَنَا رَحِمٌ يَْرعَى أَذِمَّتَنَا
مَنْone whom قَدْindeed رَعَتْهُhave tended him عُيُونُthe eyes of الْمَجْدِglory وَالْحَسَبِand nobility
مَنْ قَدْ رَعَتْهُ عُيُونُ الْمَجْدِ وَالْحَسَبِ
For kinship unites us; our pledges are guarded
Between us is a womb that observes our honor
For between us lies a bond of kinship that guards our covenants,
By one whom the eyes of glory and nobility have tended.
Whom the eyes of glory and nobility observed
One watched over by the very eyes of glory and noble lineage.
وَبَيْنَنَاand between us سَبَبٌa bond يُبْقِيهِkeeps it مُتَّصِلاًunbroken
وَبَيْنَنَا سَبَبٌ يُبْقِيهِ مُتَّصِلاً
مَنْone whom وَصَّلَتْهُhas joined him الْعُلاَeminence بِأَوْثَقِwith the firmest السَّبَبِbond
مَنْ وَصَّلَتْهُ الْعُلاَ بِأَوْثَقِ السَّبَبِ
And a bond unites us, kept unbroken
And between us is a connection keeping him connected
And between us lies a tie that remains ever-connected,
By one whom eminence has joined with the firmest bond.
Whom the heights connected with the firmest of connections
Bound by greatness to the firmest and most unbreakable of bonds.
وَنَسَبٌand a lineage فِيin الْعُلاَeminence لَيْسَis not بِمُؤْتَشِبٍat all mingled
وَنَسَبٌ فِي الْعُلاَ لَيْسَ بِمُؤْتَشِبٍ
يَحُوطُهُguards it خَيْرٌa worthy man مَنْسُوبٌdescended لِخَيْرِfrom the best أَبِfather
يَحُوطُهُ خَيْرٌ مَنْسُوبٌ لِخَيْرِ أَبِ
And an unmingled lineage in lofty honor,
And lineage in the heights not fabricated
And a lineage of eminence that is pure and unmixed,
Guarded by a worthy descendant of the worthiest father.
Enveloping him, good attributed to the best father
Encompassed by the best of sons tracing back to the best of fathers.
وَبَيْنَنَاand between us قُرْبَةٌcloseness فِيin اللهِGod يَرْقُبُهَاwatches over it
وَبَيْنَنَا قُرْبَةٌ فِي اللهِ يَرْقُبُهَا
مَنْone whom قَارَبَتْهُhave drawn near to him قُرَابَاتٌaffinities مِنَfrom الْقُرَبِacts of devotion
مَنْ قَارَبَتْهُ قُرَابَاتٌ مِنَ الْقُرَبِ
And between us is closeness in God, watched over
And between us is a closeness to God overseeing it
And between us is a closeness in God, vigilantly guarded
By one whom bonds of devotion have brought near.
Who drew him near the closest of kinships
By one drawn near through the most intimate spiritual affinities.
وَأنْتَand you ذَاكَthat one فَمَاso not أَعْرِفُI know مِثْلَكَyour equal فِيin
وَأنْتَ ذَاكَ فَمَا أَعْرِفُ مِثْلَكَ فِي
مَاwhat قلتُI said بِالْحقِّtruthfully فِيamong نَبْعٍnabʿ trees وَلاnor غَرَبِwillows
مَا قلتُ بِالْحقِّ فِي نَبْعٍ وَلا غَرَبِ
And you are that one; I know none like you in
And you are that, so I do not know anyone like you in
And you are precisely that; I know of no one like you
What I have truthfully said, among nabʿ trees or willows.
What I said in truth, neither from a spring nor west
In all that I have truthfully said, whether among the strong or the weak.
بَلْrather أنتَyou سَيِّدُmaster of أهْلِthe people of العصْرِthe age قاطِبَةًall together
بَلْ أنتَ سَيِّدُ أهْلِ العصْرِ قاطِبَةً
أَنْشَأَكَbrought you forth اللهُGod لِلتَّفْريجِto bring relief لِلْكُرَبِfor distresses
أَنْشَأَكَ اللهُ لِلتَّفْريجِ لِلْكُرَبِ
Rather, you are the lord of all the people of this age;
Rather, you are the master of the people of the time altogether
Rather, you are the undisputed master of all the people of this age,
God brought you forth to relieve distress.
God created you to relieve worries
Created by God to bring relief to those overwhelmed by distress.
وَلِلمُعَنَّىand for the tormented وَلِلْمَلْهوفِand for the anguished تُنْقِذُهُyou rescue him
وَلِلمُعَنَّى وَلِلْمَلْهوفِ تُنْقِذُهُ
إِذَاwhen ادْلَهَمَّتْgrew dark عَلَيْهِover him ظُلَمُالنُّوَبِthe darknesses of calamities
إِذَا ادْلَهَمَّتْ عَلَيْهِ ظُلَمُالنُّوَبِ
And you rescue the tormented and the anguished,
And for the wistful you save him
You were a savior to the suffering and the desperate,
When calamities' darkness thickens over them.
When darkness of misfortunes overwhelms him
Rescuing them when the pitch-black darkness of calamity fell.
وَلِلَّذِيand for one who تَاهَstrayed فيamid الأَوْهامِdelusions تُرْشِدُهُyou guide him
وَلِلَّذِي تَاهَ في الأَوْهامِ تُرْشِدُهُ
بِهَدْيِwith the guidance of مُحْتَسِبٍone seeking God's reward لاَnot بِهَدْيِwith the guidance of مُكْتَسِبِone seeking gain
بِهَدْيِ مُحْتَسِبٍ لاَ بِهَدْيِ مُكْتَسِبِ
And you guide whoever strays amid delusions,
And for one who strayed in imaginations, you guide him
You were a guide to the one lost in the wilderness of illusions,
With the guidance of one seeking God's reward, not one seeking gain.
With the guidance of one who enjoins right, not one who earns
Leading with the pure guidance of one seeking God, not earthly gain.
وَللذِيand for one who نامَslept فيin العُدْوانِtransgression تُوقِظُهُyou awaken him
وَللذِي نامَ في العُدْوانِ تُوقِظُهُ
بِعَزْمِwith the resolve of مُنْتَدِبٍa volunteer لِلَّهِfor God مُحْتَسِبِseeking His reward
بِعَزْمِ مُنْتَدِبٍ لِلَّهِ مُحْتَسِبِ
And you awaken whoever sleeps in transgression,
And for one who slept in transgression, you awaken him
You were an awakener to the one slumbering in transgression,
With the resolve of one freely serving God and seeking His reward.
With the resolve of one who calls to God enjoining right
Rousing them with the firm resolve of one appointed by God.
وَلِلذِيand for one whom أَقْعَدَcrippled الْعِصْيانُdisobedience تُنْهِضُهُyou raise him up
وَلِلذِي أَقْعَدَ الْعِصْيانُ تُنْهِضُهُ
بِهَمِّwith the zeal of مُنْتَسِبٍone aligned لِلْحَقِّwith truth مُنْتَصِبِstanding firm
بِهَمِّ مُنْتَسِبٍ لِلْحَقِّ مُنْتَصِبِ
And you raise up whoever disobedience has crippled,
And for one who was rendered immobile by disobedience, you raise him
You uplifted the one whom disobedience had left crippled,
With the zeal of one aligned with truth and standing firm.
With the concern of one devoted to truth, persisting
With the soaring ambition of one standing firmly for the truth.
وَللذِيand for that which اعْتَاصَproved difficult مِنْof مَعْنىًmeaning تُوَضِّحُهُyou clarify it
وَللذِي اعْتَاصَ مِنْ مَعْنىً تُوَضِّحُهُ
حَتَّىuntil يَصِيرَit becomes سَنىًradiance فِيin عَيْنِthe eye of مُرْتَقِبِan observer
حَتَّى يَصِيرَ سَنىً فِي عَيْنِ مُرْتَقِبِ
And you make clear whatever meaning proves difficult,
And for one who was defiant of meaning, you clarify for him
You clarified every obscure and difficult meaning,
Until it becomes radiance in the observer's eye.
Until he becomes accustomed in the eye of one who anticipates
Until it shone as a brilliant flash of light in the observer's eye.
فَرُبَّfor many a بِكْرٍvirgin work منَof التأْليفِcomposition مُؤْتَلِفٍharmoniously composed
فَرُبَّ بِكْرٍ منَ التأْليفِ مُؤْتَلِفٍ
جَلاهُhe unveiled it فَوْقَupon مِنَصَّاتٍbridal platforms مِنَof العَجَبِwonder
جَلاهُ فَوْقَ مِنَصَّاتٍ مِنَ العَجَبِ
For many a virgin work, harmoniously composed,
So how many maiden compositions authored
Many a pristine, harmonious volume of authorship
He unveiled upon bridal platforms of wonder.
He surpassed upon platforms from wonder
He unveiled upon towering platforms of wonder.
وَاهاًah! لِمَاfor that which فَتَحَhe opened الحِصْنَthe fortress الحَصِينَimpregnable بهwith it
وَاهاً لِمَا فَتَحَ الحِصْنَ الحَصِينَ به
مِنْof شَرْحِهِhis commentary فَانْتَهَىand then he reached لِلْمَعْقِلِthe stronghold الأَشِبِdensely wooded
مِنْ شَرْحِهِ فَانْتَهَى لِلْمَعْقِلِ الأَشِبِ
Ah, for that with which he opened the impregnable fortress—
Alas! What he unlocked with his explanation the strong fortress
Oh, how masterfully he breached the fortified stronghold with it,
His commentary—and reached the densely wooded stronghold!
It ended at the impenetrable refuge
Through his profound explanation, penetrating the most tangled redoubts.
أَبْقَىit left لَهُfor him الْحَمْدَpraise محْبُوباًbeloved نَوَاسِمُهُits gentle breezes
أَبْقَى لَهُ الْحَمْدَ محْبُوباً نَوَاسِمُهُ
كَالروْضِlike a garden سَامَرَهُkept it company at night طَلٌّdew مِنَfrom السُّحُبِthe clouds
كَالروْضِ سَامَرَهُ طَلٌّ مِنَ السُّحُبِ
It left him praise whose gentle breezes are beloved,
Remaining for him is praise, its blossoms beloved
He left behind a legacy of praise with beloved, gentle breezes,
Like a garden kept company at night by dew from the clouds.
Like a meadow showered at night by clouds
Like a garden conversing in the night with the dew of the clouds.
وَزَارَهُand visited it سَحَراًat dawn صَباًan east wind فَحَمَّلَهُthen it loaded it
وَزَارَهُ سَحَراً صَباً فَحَمَّلَهُ
مِنْfrom نَشْرِِهِits fragrance مَاwhat يُسَلِّيsoothes هَمَّthe sorrow of مُكْتَئِبِa despondent person
مِنْ نَشْرِِهِ مَا يُسَلِّي هَمَّ مُكْتَئِبِ
And an east wind visited it at dawn; it filled that wind
And the dawn visited him, so it carried
Visited at dawn by an easterly wind that carried from it
With its fragrance, enough to soothe a despondent person's cares.
From its diffusion what comforts the sorrowful
A fragrance profound enough to soothe the sorrow of the grieving.
أَبْقَىit left لَهُfor him حُلَلَrobes of التقْرِيضِcommendation رَائِقَةًsplendid
أَبْقَى لَهُ حُلَلَ التقْرِيضِ رَائِقَةً
فيin زَيِّthe guise of مِرْطٍعلَىa mantle over الْعِقْيانِpure gold مُنْسَحِبِtrailing
في زَيِّ مِرْطٍعلَى الْعِقْيانِ مُنْسَحِبِ
It left him splendid robes of commendation,
Remaining for him are apparels of presentation pleasing
He left behind pure, elegant robes of commendation,
Like a mantle trailing over pure gold.
In the adornment of silk over lavishness withdrawing
Like a silken cloak trailing majestically over pure gold.
فَقَدَّسَso may sanctify اللهُGod قَبْراًa grave ضَمَّenclosed أَعْظُمَهُhis bones
فَقَدَّسَ اللهُ قَبْراً ضَمَّ أَعْظُمَهُ
أَعْظَمَthe noblest أَعْظُمِbones of أَمْوَاتٍthe dead بِذِيin these الْحِقَبِages
أَعْظَمَ أَعْظُمِ أَمْوَاتٍ بِذِي الْحِقَبِ
May God sanctify a grave that holds his bones,
So God sanctified a grave containing His greatest
May God sanctify the grave that now embraces his bones,
The noblest bones of the dead in these ages.
The greatest of the greatest of the dead over time
The greatest bones among all the dead in these eras.
وَطَيَّبَand may perfume الرُّوحَthe soul بِالرَّيْحَانِwith sweet basil مُعْتَضِداًsustaining
وَطَيَّبَ الرُّوحَ بِالرَّيْحَانِ مُعْتَضِداً
رُوحاًa soul لَهُof his بِغُرُورِin the deception of الْعَيْشِlife لَمْdid not تَطِبِfind delight
رُوحاً لَهُ بِغُرُورِ الْعَيْشِ لَمْ تَطِبِ
And perfume the soul with sweet basil, strengthening
And fragrance with sweet basil supporting
May He sweeten his soul with basil, offering solace to
His soul, which found no delight in life's deception.
A soul not pleased with the delusions of life
A spirit that was never seduced by the illusions of this worldly life.
وَلاَزَمَتْهُand may attend him continually تَحِيَّاتٌgreetings نَوَاسِمُهَاtheir gentle breezes
وَلاَزَمَتْهُ تَحِيَّاتٌ نَوَاسِمُهَا
تَحَْاcome alive بِهَاthrough them أَرْيَحِيَّاتُgenerous impulses منَof الطَّرَبِrapture
تَحَْا بِهَا أَرْيَحِيَّاتُ منَ الطَّرَبِ
May greetings ever attend him, their gentle breezes
And greetings clung to him, their blossoms
And may he be eternally accompanied by greetings whose breezes
Bringing generous impulses of rapture to life.
Greet with most pleasant of enchantments
Revive the most generous and joyous of spiritual delights.
وَرَأْفَةٌand compassion مِنْfrom رَؤُوفٍthe All-Compassionate جَلَّexalted is He مِنْas صَمَدٍthe Eternal Refuge
وَرَأْفَةٌ مِنْ رَؤُوفٍ جَلَّ مِنْ صَمَدٍ
وَرَحْمَةٌand mercy مِنْfrom رَحِيمٍthe All-Merciful مُنْتَهَىthe utmost of الأَرَبِdesire
وَرَحْمَةٌ مِنْ رَحِيمٍ مُنْتَهَى الأَرَبِ
And compassion from the All-Compassionate, exalted, the Eternal Refuge,
And kindness from the Merciful, Exalted Refuge
May he receive compassion from the Compassionate, the Majestic, the Eternal Refuge,
And mercy from the All-Merciful—the utmost desire—
And mercy from the Compassionate, endless in breadth
And mercy from the Merciful One, the ultimate goal of all desire.
وَنَفَحَاتٌand breaths مِنَof الرِّضْوَانِdivine favor تَنْفَعُهُbenefit him
وَنَفَحَاتٌ مِنَ الرِّضْوَانِ تَنْفَعُهُ
يَحْيَاlives بِهَاthrough them كُلُّeveryone مَنْwho يَدْعُوهُcalls upon him مِنْfrom كَثَبِclose by
يَحْيَا بِهَا كُلُّ مَنْ يَدْعُوهُ مِنْ كَثَبِ
And breaths of divine favor that benefit him;
And breaths of approval benefitting him
Accompanied by fragrant breezes of divine pleasure to bless him,
Through them lives everyone who calls upon him from nearby.
With it lives all who call upon him of multitudes
Giving eternal life to all who intimately call upon Him.
Sol 6.1