لَقَدindeed ماتَhas died أَعلىhighest الناسof men قَدراًin rank محمدMuhammad
لَقَد ماتَ أَعلى الناس قَدراً محمد
هُوَhe العالمthe scholar القُوصيal-Qusi فيin الفَضلexcellence أَوحَدpeerless
هُوَ العالم القُوصي في الفَضل أَوحَد
Muhammad, highest of men in rank, has indeed died.
He was the scholar al-Qusi, peerless in excellence.
عَلاhe rose نسبةin lineage وَاِزدادand increased بِالعلمthrough knowledge رفعةin stature
عَلا نسبة وَاِزداد بِالعلم رفعة
وَكانَand he was مَهاباًheld in awe فيin الشَدائدhardships يَقصدis sought out
وَكانَ مَهاباً في الشَدائد يَقصد
He stood high in lineage and rose in stature through knowledge.
And he was held in awe, sought out in times of hardship.
حَيسبnoble in standing نَسيبnobly born أَكملmost perfect الناسof men سيرةin conduct
حَيسب نَسيب أَكمل الناس سيرة
إِلَيهِto him أَبوAbu (father of) الحجاجal-Hajjaj جدa forefather وَمحتدand ancestral root
إِلَيهِ أَبو الحجاج جد وَمحتد
Noble in standing and birth, the most perfect of men in conduct;
Abu al-Hajjaj is his forefather and ancestral root.
لَهُhe has همةambition لاno مُنتهىlimit لِكبارهاto its greatest aims
لَهُ همة لا مُنتهى لِكبارها
وَهمتهand his ambition الصُغرىthe smallest لَهاbefore it الدَهرTime يَسجدprostrates itself
وَهمته الصُغرى لَها الدَهر يَسجد
He had an ambition whose greatest aims knew no bounds;
And Time prostrates itself before his smallest ambition.
وَكُلand every بَليغeloquent man لَيسَis not يَذكرmentioned بَعدهafter him
وَكُل بَليغ لَيسَ يَذكر بَعده
وَأَيامهand his days بِالفَضلto excellence لاno شَكdoubt تَشهدbear witness
وَأَيامه بِالفَضل لا شَك تَشهد
And after him, no eloquent man is mentioned;
And his days bear witness, beyond doubt, to his excellence.
وَكانand used to أَجلthe most eminent الناسof men يَهوىlong for لِقاءهmeeting him
وَكان أَجل الناس يَهوى لِقاءه
فَكُلfor all سَجاياهhis qualities لَدىamong الناسpeople تَحمدare praised
فَكُل سَجاياه لَدى الناس تَحمد
And the most eminent of men longed to meet him;
For all his qualities were praised among men.
وَلَماand when أَرادwished اللَهGod صَونto protect جَنابهhis noble person
وَلَما أَراد اللَه صَون جَنابه
مِنfrom الهَمsorrow فin الدُنياthis world وَمِماand from what يُكابدhe endures
مِن الهَم ف الدُنيا وَمِما يُكابد
And when God wished to shield his noble person
from sorrow in this world and from what he endured,
دَعاهHe summoned him وَناداهand called him لِيُعطيهto give him ماwhat يَشاhe wishes
دَعاه وَناداه لِيُعطيه ما يَشا
بَأَكرمin the noblest مَثوىabode بِالنَعيمwith bliss يَشيدHe builds
بَأَكرم مَثوى بِالنَعيم يَشيد
He summoned him and called him, to grant him what he wished,
in the noblest abode, which He builds with bliss.
وَلاand no عَجبwonder إِنif كانَhe was فيin القَبرthe grave قَدindeed ثَوىhe rested
وَلا عَجب إِن كانَ في القَبر قَد ثَوى
فَأَنfor indeed قرابthe scabbard السَيفof the sword لِلسَيفfor the sword مغمدa sheath
فَأَن قراب السَيف لِلسَيف مغمد
And it is no wonder if he has lain in the grave;
for the sword's scabbard is a sheath for the sword.
وَلِلذهبand for gold الأبريزpure فيin التُربthe earth مسكنa dwelling
وَلِلذهب الأبريز في التُرب مسكن
وَيَسكُنand dwells قاعthe floor البَحرof the sea دُرpearls يَنضدare arrayed
وَيَسكُن قاع البَحر دُر يَنضد
And pure gold has a dwelling in the earth,
And pearls lie arrayed on the seabed.
وَماand not القَبرthe grave إِلّاexcept رَوضةa garden طابَwas sweet عُرفَهاits fragrance
وَما القَبر إِلّا رَوضة طابَ عُرفَها
بِطيبwith the sweetness شَذاfragrance مِنone whom عرفتهknew him المَحامدvirtues
بِطيب شَذا مِن عرفته المَحامد
And the grave is but a garden whose fragrance is sweet,
with the sweet scent of one whom virtues knew.
حَباهbestowed upon him إِلهthe God العَرشof the Throne بِالفَضلby grace جَنةa garden
حَباه إِله العَرش بِالفَضل جَنة
بِهِthrough him تَرتَقىit rises اسميhighest مَقامstation وَتَسعدand it rejoices
بِهِ تَرتَقى اسمي مَقام وَتَسعد
The God of the Throne bestowed a garden upon him by grace;
Through him it rises to the highest station and rejoices.
فَحَياهthen greeted him رضوانRidwan وَقالَand said مُؤرِخاًgiving a chronogram
فَحَياه رضوان وَقالَ مُؤرِخاً
لَكَfor you اللَهGod شَرفتyou have ennobled الجِنانthe gardens محمدMuhammad
لَكَ اللَه شَرفت الجِنان محمد
Then Ridwan greeted him and said in a chronogram:
God bless you! You have ennobled the gardens, Muhammad.
Sol 6.1