يبكيweeps منbecause of الموتdeath أبوAbu (father of) طيبٍTayyib (name)
يبكي من الموت أبو طيبٍ
دمعٌtears لعمريby my life غيرnot مرحومِpitied
دمعٌ لعمري غير مرحومِ
Abu Tayyib weeps for fear of death;
Abu Tayyib weeps for death,
His tears, by my life, are unpitied.
Tears for my life that find no comfort.
ويشتكيand he complains ماwhat يشتهيdesires غيرهsomeone other than him
ويشتكي ما يشتهي غيره
شكايةcomplaint الخيرgoodness منof الشومill fortune
شكاية الخير من الشوم
And he complains of what another desires,
He laments what others desire,
As goodness complains of ill fortune.
The plaint of goodness from the wicked.
ساكتناkept silent with us الشيخthe sheikh أبوAbu (father of) طيّبٍTayyib (name)
ساكتنا الشيخ أبو طيّبٍ
والصّمتand silence أحياناًsometimes منof اللومreproach
والصّمت أحياناً من اللوم
Sheikh Abu Tayyib has kept silent with us,
Silent is our Shaykh Abu Tayyib,
And silence is sometimes a form of reproach.
And silence is sometimes blame.
Sol 6.1