كبيرgrievous أنthat تكونyou should be لناfor us.. المصاباthe calamity
كبير أن تكون لنا.. المصابا
لقدindeed متعتناyou gave us delight.. حِججاyears.. عذاباsweet
لقد متعتنا.. حِججا.. عذابا
How grievous it is for us to lose you!
It is great that you are ours.. the afflicted
You indeed gave us delight through sweet years.
You have entertained us.. arguments.. torment
ألستare you not ضميرthe conscience أمتناour nation أميناtrustworthy
ألست ضمير أمتنا أمينا
تردyou repel ضلالthe misguidance منwhoever فيin الغيerror شاباgrew gray
ترد ضلال من في الغي شابا
Are you not our nation's trustworthy conscience,
Are you not the honest conscience of our nation
Repelling the misguidance of those grown gray in error?
Bringing back the misguided youth from wandering astray
كبرتyou grew great مجاهداstriving in God's cause ورعاscrupulously pious تقياGod-fearing
كبرت مجاهدا ورعا تقيا
مضيئاshining فيin تألقهits brilliance شهاباa shooting star
مضيئا في تألقه شهابا
You grew great, striving in God's cause, scrupulous and devout,
You grew great as a fighter and devoutly God-fearing
A shooting star, shining in its brilliance;
Brilliant in your illumination like a shooting star
عظيماgreat فيin تواضعكمyour humility.. حليماforbearing
عظيما في تواضعكم.. حليما
بسطتyou set forth لكلfor every معضلةdifficult problem جواباan answer
بسطت لكل معضلة جوابا
Great in your humility, forbearing,
Great in your humility.. forbearing
You set forth an answer to every difficult problem.
You have provided an answer for every dilemma
لقدindeed فزَّعتyou alarmed.. كلall الناسthe people حباout of love
لقد فزَّعت.. كل الناس حبا
فكيفthen how وأنتwhile you أزمعتyou resolved on الغياباdeparture
فكيف وأنت أزمعت الغيابا
Indeed, you filled everyone with fear born of love;
You have certainly startled.. all people in love
Then how, now that you have resolved to depart?
So how could it be as you intended departure
رحلتyou departed.. وأمةand the nation الإسلامIslam.. تشكوlaments
رحلت.. وأمة الإسلام.. تشكو
منof الأحداثevents.. أنكاهاthe most grievous of them.. عذاباin torment
من الأحداث.. أنكاها.. عذابا
You departed while the nation of Islam laments
You left.. and the Muslim nation complains
The most grievously tormenting of calamities.
From events.. you consoled her.. torment
خبتhas faded روحthe spirit الجهادstriving in God's cause.. وبئسand wretched are قومa people
خبت روح الجهاد.. وبئس قوم
أمالواthey turned aside عنfrom جهادهمtheir striving in God's cause.. الركاباthe mounts
أمالوا عن جهادهم.. الركابا
The spirit of jihad has faded; wretched are a people
The spirit of jihad has faded.. and miserable are the people
Who turned their mounts away from their jihad.
Who gave up their jihad.. the stirrups
أباfather of العلماءthe scholars.. والفقراءand the poor.. إناindeed we
أبا العلماء.. والفقراء.. إنا
نكادwe almost نعيشwe live دنياناour earthly world.. اغتراباin estrangement
نكاد نعيش دنيانا.. اغترابا
O father of scholars and the poor, we
O father of scholars.. and the poor.. we
Almost live our earthly lives in estrangement.
Almost live an alienated world.. estranged
حلتتunclear; probably 'you dwelt' شغافهاits innermost heart حباin love.. وعفتand abstained
حلتت شغافها حبا.. وعفت
عنfrom الدنياworldly life خلائقكyour virtues احتساباseeking God's reward
عن الدنيا خلائقك احتسابا
You dwelt in its innermost heart through love; and aloof
Its ardour in love faded.. and your morals refrained
From the world stood your virtues, seeking God's reward.
From the world counting on reward in the Hereafter
وألقيتand you bestowed المهابةreverence.. فيin جلالmajesty
وألقيت المهابة.. في جلال
علىupon العلماthe scholars.. فأصبحتand so you became المهاباthe revered one
على العلما.. فأصبحت المهابا
And in majesty you bestowed reverence
And you inspired awe.. majestically
Upon the scholars, and so became the revered one.
Upon science.. thus becoming the revered
أرىI see.. كرسيthe seat فتواكyour religious ruling.. استجاشتhave surged
أرى.. كرسي فتواك.. استجاشت
بهat it العبراتthe tears.. ينتظرit awaits الإياباthe return
به العبرات.. ينتظر الإيابا
I see your seat of religious rulings, awash
I see.. your chair of fatwa stirred
With tears, awaiting your return.
Tears longing for your return
وطلابand students.. تحروكsought you out اشتياقاin longing
وطلاب.. تحروك اشتياقا
تعلمهمyou teach them.. وتلقيهمand you deliver to them خطاباan address
تعلمهم.. وتلقيهم خطابا
And students who sought you out in longing;
And students.. craving you in longing
You teach them and deliver an address.
You teach them.. and address them in speech
كأنهمas though they إلىto لقياكmeeting you سارواthey journeyed
كأنهم إلى لقياك ساروا
لتسمعهمso you might let them hear منof التشريعreligious law باباa chapter
لتسمعهم من التشريع بابا
As though they had journeyed to meet you,
As if they have gone to meet you
So you might let them hear a chapter of religious law.
To hear legislation from you chapter by chapter
يتاماكyour orphans.. المنابرthe pulpits مطرقاتwith heads bowed
يتاماك.. المنابر مطرقات
ومنand those who عشقواloved passionately إلىtoward العلمknowledge الكتاباthe book
ومن عشقوا إلى العلم الكتابا
Your orphans—the pulpits—stand with heads bowed,
Your orphans.. the pulpits are hammers
And those who loved the book in their quest for knowledge.
And those who loved the book of knowledge
قلوبthe hearts المسلمينthe Muslims تزفescort in procession نعشاa bier
قلوب المسلمين تزف نعشا
إلىto منHim who لاdoes not يخيِّبdisappoint.. منwhoever أناباturned to Him in repentance
إلى من لا يخيِّب.. من أنابا
The hearts of Muslims escort a bier
The hearts of Muslims bid farewell
To Him who never disappoints those who turn to Him.
To one who does not disappoint.. one who turns repentantly
لئنif indeed رفعواthey raised علىupon الأكتافthe shoulders نعشاa bier
لئن رفعوا على الأكتاف نعشا
فقدthen indeed حملتhave borne قلوبهمtheir hearts المصاباthe calamity
فقد حملت قلوبهم المصابا
If indeed they raised a bier upon their shoulders,
If they carried the bier on shoulders
Their hearts have indeed borne the loss.
Their hearts have carried the affliction
.. وأنand indeed لهfor him.. إلىto الرحمنthe All-Merciful وفداa delegation
.. وأن له.. إلى الرحمن وفدا
بإذنby permission of اللهGod لنwill not يخشىhe fears الحساباthe reckoning
بإذن الله لن يخشى الحسابا
And indeed, he has a delegation to the All-Merciful;
.. And that for him.. a delegation to the Merciful
By God's leave, he will not fear the reckoning.
God willing he will not fear reckoning
إمامimam of العلمknowledge والرأيand judgment المجليthe foremost
إمام العلم والرأي المجلي
لكfor you العتبىappeasement ولمand did not تأتyou bring العتاباreproach
لك العتبى ولم تأت العتابا
Foremost imam of learning and judgment,
The shining guide of knowledge and opinion
Yours is our apology, though you never voiced reproach.
For you are the beloved and did not come the blame
وألقيتand you bestowed المهابةreverence.. فيin جلالmajesty
وألقيت المهابة.. في جلال
علىupon العلماthe scholars.. فأصبحتand so you became المهاباthe revered one
على العلما.. فأصبحت المهابا
And in majesty you bestowed reverence
And you inspired awe.. majestically
Upon the scholars, and so became the revered one.
Upon science.. thus becoming the revered
وداعكyour farewell.. فيin النفوسsouls لهit has أوارa blaze
وداعك.. في النفوس له أوار
وفقدكand your loss هزshook منwith حزنsorrow شباباyoung men
وفقدك هز من حزن شبابا
Your farewell kindles a blaze within souls;
Your farewell.. in souls has lights
And your loss shook young men with grief.
And your loss shook the youth in sorrow
أرىI see.. كرسيthe seat فتواكyour religious ruling.. استجاشتhave surged
أرى.. كرسي فتواك.. استجاشت
بهat it العبراتthe tears.. ينتظرit awaits الإياباthe return
به العبرات.. ينتظر الإيابا
I see your seat of religious rulings, awash
I see.. your chair of fatwa stirred
With tears, awaiting your return.
Tears longing for your return
ومحرابand a prayer niche.. تعطرهyou perfume it.. بآيwith verses
ومحراب.. تعطره.. بآي
منfrom الذكرthe Reminder الحكيمwise.. إليكto you ثاباreturned
من الذكر الحكيم.. إليك ثابا
And a prayer niche you perfumed with verses
And a prayer niche.. scented by you.. with
Of the wise Reminder has turned back to you.
Verses of the Wise Remembrance back to you
وطلابand students.. تحروكsought you out اشتياقاin longing
وطلاب.. تحروك اشتياقا
تعلمهمyou teach them.. وتلقيهمand you deliver to them خطاباan address
تعلمهم.. وتلقيهم خطابا
And students who sought you out in longing;
And students.. craving you in longing
You teach them and deliver an address.
You teach them.. and address them in speech
أرىI see الجمعthe gathering العظيمgreat بكلin every فجmountain pass
أرى الجمع العظيم بكل فج
تسيلstream جموعهمtheir multitudes فيهthrough it انصباباpouring forth
تسيل جموعهم فيه انصبابا
I see the vast gathering in every pass,
I see the great crowds in every expanse
Their multitudes streaming through it in torrents.
Their multitudes pouring therein like floods
كأنهمas though they إلىto لقياكmeeting you سارواthey journeyed
كأنهم إلى لقياك ساروا
لتسمعهمso you might let them hear منof التشريعreligious law باباa chapter
لتسمعهم من التشريع بابا
As though they had journeyed to meet you,
As if they have gone to meet you
So you might let them hear a chapter of religious law.
To hear legislation from you chapter by chapter
وتفتيهمand you give them religious rulings.. وتقرئهمand you instruct them دروساlessons
وتفتيهم.. وتقرئهم دروسا
وتمنحهمand you grant them منof العلمknowledge اللباباthe essence
وتمنحهم من العلم اللبابا
And give them rulings and teach them lessons,
And to give them fatwa.. and teach them lessons
And grant them the essence of knowledge.
And grant them from knowledge the essence
يتاماكyour orphans.. المنابرthe pulpits مطرقاتwith heads bowed
يتاماك.. المنابر مطرقات
ومنand those who عشقواloved passionately إلىtoward العلمknowledge الكتاباthe book
ومن عشقوا إلى العلم الكتابا
Your orphans—the pulpits—stand with heads bowed,
Your orphans.. the pulpits are hammers
And those who loved the book in their quest for knowledge.
And those who loved the book of knowledge
بذلتyou offered لهمto them.. مواعظadmonitions نيراتradiant
بذلت لهم.. مواعظ نيرات
أزالتremoved عنfrom بصائرهمtheir inner sight حجاباa veil
أزالت عن بصائرهم حجابا
You offered them radiant admonitions
You gave them.. enlightening sermons
That lifted a veil from their inner sight.
Which removed the veils from their insights
قلوبthe hearts المسلمينthe Muslims تزفescort in procession نعشاa bier
قلوب المسلمين تزف نعشا
إلىto منHim who لاdoes not يخيِّبdisappoint.. منwhoever أناباturned to Him in repentance
إلى من لا يخيِّب.. من أنابا
The hearts of Muslims escort a bier
The hearts of Muslims bid farewell
To Him who never disappoints those who turn to Him.
To one who does not disappoint.. one who turns repentantly
أرىI see "الحرمthe Sanctuary الشريفthe Noble" يموجsurges خلقاwith people
أرى "الحرم الشريف" يموج خلقا
كأنas though هديرهمtheir roar.. عجباa marvel عجاباmost wondrous
كأن هديرهم.. عجبا عجابا
I see the Noble Sanctuary surging with people,
I see the "Sacred Mosque" surging with people
As though their roar were a marvel of marvels.
As if their clamor.. how wondrous
لئنif indeed رفعواthey raised علىupon الأكتافthe shoulders نعشاa bier
لئن رفعوا على الأكتاف نعشا
فقدthen indeed حملتhave borne قلوبهمtheir hearts المصاباthe calamity
فقد حملت قلوبهم المصابا
If indeed they raised a bier upon their shoulders,
If they carried the bier on shoulders
Their hearts have indeed borne the loss.
Their hearts have carried the affliction
أليسis not إمامthe imam سنتهمtheir prophetic tradition مسجىlying shrouded
أليس إمام سنتهم مسجى
وأنand indeed رحيلهhis departure.. قدalready صارhas become قاباa short span away
وأن رحيله.. قد صار قابا
Is not the imam of their prophetic tradition lying shrouded,
Is not the imam of their Sunnah buried
And his departure now only a short span away?
And that his departure.. has come to pass
.. وأنand indeed لهfor him.. إلىto الرحمنthe All-Merciful وفداa delegation
.. وأن له.. إلى الرحمن وفدا
بإذنby permission of اللهGod لنwill not يخشىhe fears الحساباthe reckoning
بإذن الله لن يخشى الحسابا
And indeed, he has a delegation to the All-Merciful;
.. And that for him.. a delegation to the Merciful
By God's leave, he will not fear the reckoning.
God willing he will not fear reckoning
قلوبهمtheir hearts.. إذاwhen يحثونthey cast تُرباearth
قلوبهم.. إذا يحثون تُربا
لتغبطtruly envy فيin محبتهlove for him.. التراباthe dust
لتغبط في محبته.. الترابا
Their hearts, as they cast earth,
Their hearts.. urging dust
Truly envy the dust in their love for him.
To rejoice in loving him.. the soil
إمامimam of العلمknowledge والرأيand judgment المجليthe foremost
إمام العلم والرأي المجلي
لكfor you العتبىappeasement ولمand did not تأتyou bring العتاباreproach
لك العتبى ولم تأت العتابا
Foremost imam of learning and judgment,
The shining guide of knowledge and opinion
Yours is our apology, though you never voiced reproach.
For you are the beloved and did not come the blame
وداعاfarewell ياO حبيبbeloved of الناسthe people إناindeed we
وداعا يا حبيب الناس إنا
بفقدكfor the loss of you.. نسألwe ask اللهGod الثواباthe reward
بفقدك.. نسأل الله الثوابا
Farewell, beloved of the people; we
Farewell O beloved of people we
In our loss of you, ask God for reward.
In losing you.. ask God for reward
Sol 6.1