تَبَوّأ الخُلدَ مُطمَئِنّاً

تَبَوّأ الخُلدَ مُطمَئِنّاً

وَاِشفَع غَدا إِذ أَبوكَ جاثِ

وَاِشفَع غَدا إِذ أَبوكَ جاثِ

Dwell secure in everlasting Paradise,

Take your abode in eternal bliss, at peace.

Take your residence in Eternity, reassured and at peace,

and intercede tomorrow, when your father kneels.

And intercede tomorrow, when your father kneels.

And intercede tomorrow, when your father kneels,

ثُمَّ يُرَجّيكَ أَن تُنادي

ثُمَّ يُرَجّيكَ أَن تُنادي

رَبِّ أَبي اِرحَم بِهِ اِكتِراثي

رَبِّ أَبي اِرحَم بِهِ اِكتِراثي

Then he hopes that you will cry out:

Then he will look to you to call out:

Then he shall implore you to call out:

“Lord, have mercy on my father—for him is all my care.”

My Lord, have mercy on my father; my concern is for him.

"My Lord, my father—have mercy on my deep concern for him."

ثُمَّ يَقولُ النَبيُّ حَقّاً

ثُمَّ يَقولُ النَبيُّ حَقّاً

أَغِثهُ يا خَيرَ مُستَغاثِ

أَغِثهُ يا خَيرَ مُستَغاثِ

Then the Prophet will say in truth:

Then the Prophet will truly say:

Then the Prophet shall say, in truth:

“Rescue him, O best refuge of all.”

Help him, O best of those called upon for aid!

"Aid him, O Best of those sought for succor."

ثَلاثَةٌ قَد أُصيبَ فيهِم

ثَلاثَةٌ قَد أُصيبَ فيهِم

وَوَعدي الحَقُّ في اِنبِعاثِ

وَوَعدي الحَقُّ في اِنبِعاثِ

Three are those through whom I have been stricken,

He has been bereaved of three,

"He has been afflicted with the loss of three,"

and my sure tryst is at the Resurrection.

and my promise holds true at the Resurrection.

"And My promise regarding resurrection is the Truth."

ثَنِّ لَهُ دَعوَةً وَثَلِّث

ثَنِّ لَهُ دَعوَةً وَثَلِّث

تُجب لِثَنتَين أَو ثَلاثِ

تُجب لِثَنتَين أَو ثَلاثِ

Repeat a prayer for him a second time, and a third;

Pray for him a second time, and a third;

Make a double prayer for him, nay, a triple one,

you will be answered on the second or the third.

you will be answered after two or three.

You shall be answered for the two or the three.

ثِق أَنَّنا نَلتَقي بِطوبى

ثِق أَنَّنا نَلتَقي بِطوبى

قَد يَغفِر اللَه ذَنب عاثِ

قَد يَغفِر اللَه ذَنب عاثِ

Trust that we shall meet by Ṭūbā in Paradise;

Trust that we shall meet in Tuba;

Trust that we shall meet in Tuba,

God may forgive the sin of one who has wrought havoc.

God may forgive a wrongdoer's sin.

For God may forgive the sin of the transgressor.

ثُكلي عَلَيكَ اِستِماحُ عَيني

ثُكلي عَلَيكَ اِستِماحُ عَيني

وَمَلأ الكُتبِ بِالمَراثي

وَمَلأ الكُتبِ بِالمَراثي

Bereavement for you has begged largesse of my eyes

My grief for you begs my eye for tears

My bereavement for you demands the tribute of my eyes,

and filled books with elegies.

and fills books with elegies.

And the filling of books with elegies.

ثَراكَ مِسكٌ وَإِن يَصُنهُ

ثَراكَ مِسكٌ وَإِن يَصُنهُ

قَبرُكَ فَالسِرُّ في اِنبِثاثِ

قَبرُكَ فَالسِرُّ في اِنبِثاثِ

Your grave-dust is musk, though your tomb enclose it;

Your dust is musk, and though it is guarded

Your dust is musk, even if your grave guards it,

for fragrance’s secret lies in spreading abroad.

by your grave, still the secret spreads abroad.

For the secret lies in its diffusion.

ثَوَيت في الطَيِّبينِ دوني

ثَوَيت في الطَيِّبينِ دوني

فَما لِمَثوايَ في الخباثِ

فَما لِمَثوايَ في الخباثِ

You have taken your abode among the pure, apart from me;

You lie among the pure, without me;

You have settled among the pure ones without me,

why, then, should my abode be among the foul?

so why is my abode among the vile?

So why must my abode be among the wicked?

ثوبي بالٍ وَلا أُبالي

ثوبي بالٍ وَلا أُبالي

في جُدَدٍ كُنتُ أَو رَثاثِ

في جُدَدٍ كُنتُ أَو رَثاثِ

My garment is worn, yet I do not care

My garment is threadbare, and I do not care

My garment is worn, and I do not care,

whether I am clad in new clothes or in tatters.

whether I wear new garments or rags.

Whether I am in new robes or in rags.

ثَبَّتُّ في النائِباتِ قَلبي

ثَبَّتُّ في النائِباتِ قَلبي

حَتّى طَوَت مَن بِهِ اِشتِباثي

حَتّى طَوَت مَن بِهِ اِشتِباثي

I kept my heart steadfast amid calamities

I steadied my heart amid calamities,

I held my heart firm against calamities,

until fate swept away the one to whom I clung.

until they carried off the one to whom I clung.

Until they folded away the one to whom I clung.

ثَقَّفتني يا زَمانُ حَرباً

ثَقَّفتني يا زَمانُ حَرباً

كَحَربِ صفَّين أَو بُعاثِ

كَحَربِ صفَّين أَو بُعاثِ

You tempered me, O Time, through warfare

You schooled me, O Time, in war

You have disciplined me, O Time, with war,

like the war of Ṣiffīn or of Buʿāth.

like the war of Siffin or Bu'ath.

Like the war of Siffin or of Bu'ath.

ثَبَّطكَ اللَهُ لَستَ تُبقي

ثَبَّطكَ اللَهُ لَستَ تُبقي

عَلى بُزاةٍ وَلا بُغاثِ

عَلى بُزاةٍ وَلا بُغاثِ

May God thwart you! You spare

May God thwart you! You spare

May God hinder you! You do not spare

neither noble hawks nor lowly birds.

neither hawks nor weaker birds.

Neither the hawks nor the weak fledglings.

ثَمَّرَت فَرعي فَحينَ أَزهى

ثَمَّرَت فَرعي فَحينَ أَزهى

وَزانَني زينَة الرِعاثِ

وَزانَني زينَة الرِعاثِ

My bough bore fruit—but just when it blossomed

You made my branch bear fruit; then, when it blossomed

You made my branch bear fruit, but just when it blossomed,

and adorned me like the loveliness of pendant earrings.

and adorned me like pendant earrings—

And adorned me with the beauty of precious jewels.