مضى الصّاحِبُ الكافي ولم يَبقَ بعدَهُ

مضى الصّاحِبُ الكافي ولم يَبقَ بعدَهُ

كَريمٌ يُرَوِّي الأرضَ فَيضُ غَمامِهِ

كَريمٌ يُرَوِّي الأرضَ فَيضُ غَمامِهِ

The all-sufficing friend has passed away; after him there remains no

Al-Sahib al-Kafi has passed away, and after him there remains no

generous man whose raincloud’s outpouring waters the earth.

generous man whose rain clouds’ outpouring waters the earth.

فَقَدناهُ لّما تمَّ واعتمَّ بالعُلا

فَقَدناهُ لّما تمَّ واعتمَّ بالعُلا

كذاكَ خُسوفُ البَدرِ عندَ تَمامِهِ

كذاكَ خُسوفُ البَدرِ عندَ تَمامِهِ

We lost him just when he reached perfection and donned the turban of eminence—

We lost him when he reached perfection and donned glory as his turban;

thus is the full moon eclipsed at the moment of its fullness.

such is the full moon’s eclipse at its fullness.