ياO سادةmasters of العلمlearning صبواpour out الدمعtears هتاناin torrents
يا سادة العلم صبوا الدمع هتانا
فالصفوfor serenity ولىhas departed ووقتand the time of الحزنsorrow قدindeed حاناhas come
فالصفو ولى ووقت الحزن قد حانا
O masters of learning, pour out tears in torrents.
O masters of knowledge, shed tears of sorrow for us
For serenity has departed, and sorrow's hour has come.
For conviviality has passed and the time of grief has come upon us
سطاstruck fiercely المنونdeath فماand did not أبقىspare علىupon أحدanyone
سطا المنون فما أبقى على أحد
والخطبand the calamity عمengulfed الورىmankind جمعاcollectively ووحداناand individually
والخطب عم الورى جمعا ووحدانا
Death struck and spared no one,
Death has spread out, leaving no one behind
And calamity engulfed mankind, in groups and singly.
And calamity has befallen all people collectively and individually
والأزهرand al-Azhar اضطربتtrembled أركانهits pillars جزعاin anguish
والأزهر اضطربت أركانه جزعا
علىover همامa noble man بهwith him قدindeed كانhad been مزداناadorned
على همام به قد كان مزدانا
And al-Azhar's pillars trembled in anguish
Al-Azhar has been shaken with intense sorrow
Over a noble man who had been its ornament.
For the protector who had adorned it is gone
شيخshaykh of الشيوخthe shaykhs وربand master of الفضلvirtue منfrom صغرchildhood
شيخ الشيوخ ورب الفضل من صغر
منhe who كانwas للهدىfor guidance والإرشادand instruction عنواناan emblem
من كان للهدى والإرشاد عنوانا
The shaykh of shaykhs, and master of virtue since childhood,
The Shaykh of shaykhs, the source of virtue since his youth
He who was an emblem of guidance and instruction.
Who was a symbol of guidance and righteousness
هوىfell منارthe beacon of الهدىguidance والدينand religion وانصدعتand were shattered
هوى منار الهدى والدين وانصدعت
مناwithin us القلوبthe hearts وأمسىand became الكلeveryone حيراناbewildered
منا القلوب وأمسى الكل حيرانا
The beacon of guidance and faith fell, and shattered were
The beacon of guidance and religion has faded
Our hearts; everyone was left bewildered.
Our hearts are torn asunder and all are left confused
إنindeed المناياdeaths وإنand although كانتwere مقدرةdecreed
إن المنايا وإن كانت مقدرة
لكنbut علىupon الكلeveryone موتthe death of الشهمthe noble man ماهاناwas not easy
لكن على الكل موت الشهم ماهانا
Indeed, though deaths are decreed,
Though death is predestined
Yet the noble man's death was no light matter for anyone.
The death of this noble one is disgraceful for all
حسونهHassuna الفضلvirtue منhe whose كانتwere شمائلهhis qualities
حسونه الفضل من كانت شمائله
غراradiant وكانand was علىin الخيراتgood works معواناa great helper
غرا وكان على الخيرات معوانا
Hassuna of virtue, whose qualities were
We will miss his virtues, his sublime character
Radiant, and who greatly aided good works.
He was a source of goodness and a helper for good deeds
فكمso how many رجالmen سقاهمgave them drink عذبthe sweet water of موردهhis spring
فكم رجال سقاهم عذب مورده
فعادso returned كلeach يعذبwith sweet water (likely intended reading) الوردthe draught رياناfully quenched
فعاد كل يعذب الورد ريانا
How many men his spring's sweet water quenched!
How many were quenched by his sweet spring
So each returned, his thirst quenched by the sweet draught.
That made bitter herbs taste sweet
منamong كلevery نابغةprodigy للعلمof learning مرتشفone who sips
من كل نابغة للعلم مرتشف
لهtoward him الأكفthe hands أشارتpointed أينماwherever كاناhe was
له الأكف أشارت أينما كانا
Each a prodigy who sipped of learning,
Every genius of knowledge took a drink from him
To whom hands pointed wherever he was.
As hands gestured wherever he was
حياhailed العدالةjustice منfrom أبنائهhis sons نفرa group
حيا العدالة من أبنائه نفر
وشيدواand erected لبيوتfor the houses of الحكمjudgment أركاناpillars
وشيدوا لبيوت الحكم أركانا
A group of his sons hailed justice,
The advocates of justice among his sons
And raised pillars for the courts of judgment.
Built the pillars of the houses of wisdom
هدمواthey demolished منfrom صروحthe edifices of الظلمtyranny أبنيةstructures
هدموا من صروح الظلم أبنية
كماjust as أقامواthey erected لصرحfor the edifice of العدلjustice بنياناa building
كما أقاموا لصرح العدل بنيانا
They tore down structures from the edifices of tyranny,
They demolished the buildings of injustice
Just as they raised a building for the edifice of justice.
As they erected the edifice of justice
وكمand how many لهof his آيةa verse فيin الفضلvirtue قدindeed تليتwas recited
وكم له آية في الفضل قد تليت
يخالهاwould deem it السمعthe hearing لولاwere it not for الدينreligion قرآناQur'an
يخالها السمع لولا الدين قرآنا
And how many a verse of his virtue has been recited,
How many signs of his virtue have been recited
Which the ear would deem Qur'an, were it not for religion.
One would think them Quran if not for the religion
هذاthis الإمامthe imam الذيwhose حلتwere lovely مناقبهhis virtues
هذا الإمام الذي حلت مناقبه
فلستso I do not أحصرهاencompass them عداby counting وتبياناand describing
فلست أحصرها عدا وتبيانا
This is the imam whose virtues were lovely,
This imam whose merits are countless
So I cannot encompass them in counting and description.
That I cannot enumerate or fully describe
أربتsurpassed علىbeyond النجمthe stars قدراin worth والحصىand the pebbles عدداin number
أربت على النجم قدرا والحصى عددا
والروضand the garden حسناin beauty وغيثand the rain of السحبthe clouds إحساناin bounty
والروض حسنا وغيث السحب إحسانا
They surpassed the stars in worth, and the pebbles in number,
I am astonished by his status like a star and a pebble
And the garden in beauty, and the clouds' rain in bounty.
And by his goodness like a meadow and generous rain
كمhow often أسهرkept awake الطرفthe eyes فيin علمlearning وفيand in عملwork
كم أسهر الطرف في علم وفي عمل
وكمand how often طوىfolded away الليلthe night تسبيحاglorifying God وفرقاناand the Qur'an
وكم طوى الليل تسبيحا وفرقانا
How often he kept his eyes awake in study and in work,
How much did his eyes stay awake seeking knowledge and deeds
And how often he folded away the night in praise and Qur'an recitation!
And how many nights did he spend in worship and Quran
ياO أزهرAzhar ابكweep for إمامthe imam of المسلمينthe Muslims ونحand wail
يا أزهر ابك إمام المسلمين ونح
والبسand wear عليهin mourning for him منof الأحزانsorrows ألواناcolors
والبس عليه من الأحزان ألوانا
O Azhar, weep for the imam of the Muslims, and wail,
Oh Azhar, mourn the imam of Muslims
And wear for him the colors of sorrow.
And dress in many colors of sorrow for him
واذكرand remember لهof his منناfavors لاmay you never زلتcease تحفظهاpreserve them
واذكر له مننا لا زلت تحفظها
وانشرand proclaim لصاحبهاfor their giver حمداpraise وشكراناand gratitude
وانشر لصاحبها حمدا وشكرانا
And recall his favors—may you never cease to preserve them—
Remember his favors that you still preserve
And proclaim praise and gratitude for their giver.
And spread praise and thanks for their owner
واسترجعand affirm return to اللهGod فيin خطبa calamity ألمbefell بناus
واسترجع الله في خطب ألم بنا
واسألهand ask Him للراحلfor the departed المبكىmourned غفراناforgiveness
واسأله للراحل المبكى غفرانا
And affirm our return to God in the calamity that befell us,
And pray to God with sorrows for us
And ask Him forgiveness for the departed whom we mourn.
And ask forgiveness for the lamented departed
ياO ربLord أنزلهlodge him فيin الفردوسParadise منزلةa station
يا رب أنزله في الفردوس منزلة
وارزفهand grant him (likely intended reading) مغفرةforgiveness وامنحهand grant him رضواناdivine favor
وارزفه مغفرة وامنحه رضوانا
O Lord, grant him a station in Paradise,
O Lord, place him in the highest paradise
And bestow forgiveness on him, and grant him Your favor.
And grant him forgiveness and pleasure
واجعلand make عليهover him حجابa veil of النورlight منسدلاhanging down
واجعل عليه حجاب النور منسدلا
وهبهand bestow on him بعدafter الرضاdivine approval حوراhouris وولداناand youths
وهبه بعد الرضا حورا وولدانا
And let a veil of light hang down over him,
Draw the veil of light over him
And, after Your approval, grant him houris and youths.
And give him houries and young servants after bliss
وامنحand grant بنيهhis sons واهلand the people of الدينreligion قاطبةall together
وامنح بنيه واهل الدين قاطبة
منfrom بعدafter فرقتهparting from him صبراpatience وسلواناand consolation
من بعد فرقته صبرا وسلوانا
And grant his sons and the people of faith, one and all,
And grant his sons and all the people of religion
After parting from him, patience and consolation.
Patience and solace after his loss
Sol 6.1