هُوَit النَبأthe tidings العَظيمُmighty وَلَيسَand not يُجديavails
هُوَ النَبأ العَظيمُ وَلَيسَ يُجدي
سِوىexcept زادprovisions أَعِدّprepare! لِدارِfor an abode خُلدِeternity
سِوى زاد أَعِدّ لِدارِ خُلدِ
It is the mighty tidings, and nothing avails
save provisions—prepare them for an eternal abode.
وَماand not هَذيthis الحَياةُlife سِوىexcept مَتاعenjoyment
وَما هَذي الحَياةُ سِوى مَتاع
وَعاريَةٍand a loan لأمرby a command مُستَرَدِّreclaimed
وَعاريَةٍ لأمر مُستَرَدِّ
And this life is nothing but enjoyment
and a loan, to be reclaimed by decree.
فَكَيفَso how يَغُرّناdeceives us مِنهاfrom it سَرابٌa mirage
فَكَيفَ يَغُرّنا مِنها سَرابٌ
وَغايَتُهاand its end إِلىto قَبرٍa grave وَلَحدِand a burial niche
وَغايَتُها إِلى قَبرٍ وَلَحدِ
How, then, can its mirage deceive us,
when its end is a grave and a burial niche?
تَأَمَّلcontemplate ذاthis الضَريحَthe tomb فَإِنَّfor indeed فيهِin it
تَأَمَّل ذا الضَريحَ فَإِنَّ فيهِ
سَليلَa scion المُلكِkingship إِرثُinheritance أَبٍa father وَجَدِّand a grandfather
سَليلَ المُلكِ إِرثُ أَبٍ وَجَدِّ
Contemplate this tomb, for within it lies
a royal scion, by inheritance from father and grandfather:
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad الأَمينُal-Amin (the trustworthy) البايُthe Bey مَنwho قَدindeed
مُحَمَّدٌ الأَمينُ البايُ مَن قَد
كَأَنَّas though خِلالَهُhis virtues شيبَتwere mingled بِشُهدِwith honey
كَأَنَّ خِلالَهُ شيبَت بِشُهدِ
Muhammad al-Amin, the Bey, who was indeed—
as though his virtues had been mingled with honey—
أَغَرَّradiant الوَجهِthe face بَسّامُever smiling الثَناياthe front teeth
أَغَرَّ الوَجهِ بَسّامُ الثَنايا
طَليقُfree الكَفِّthe hand ذوpossessing فَضلٍvirtue وَمَجدِand glory
طَليقُ الكَفِّ ذو فَضلٍ وَمَجدِ
radiant of face, ever smiling with his front teeth showing,
openhanded, possessed of virtue and glory;
أَبيٌّhigh-minded خَيِّرٌbenevolent عفٌchaste نَزيهٌupright
أَبيٌّ خَيِّرٌ عفٌ نَزيهٌ
حَليمٌforbearing أَروَعٌsplendid زَينٌan adornment لِعِقدfor a necklace
حَليمٌ أَروَعٌ زَينٌ لِعِقد
high-minded, benevolent, chaste, upright;
forbearing, splendid, an ornament to a necklace.
جَزاهُmay He reward him اللَهُGod بِالحُسنىwith the best reward وَأَهدىand bestow
جَزاهُ اللَهُ بِالحُسنى وَأَهدى
إِلَيهِto him زِيادَةًan increase مِنfrom غَيرِother than حَدِّa limit
إِلَيهِ زِيادَةً مِن غَيرِ حَدِّ
May God reward him with the best and bestow
upon him still more, without limit.
فَياso, O مَنwho زارَهُvisited him أَرّخrecord the date وَكَبِّرand proclaim God's greatness
فَيا مَن زارَهُ أَرّخ وَكَبِّر
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad الأَمينُal-Amin (the trustworthy) بِدارِin an abode خُلدِeternity
مُحَمَّدٌ الأَمينُ بِدارِ خُلدِ
So, you who visit him, record the date and proclaim God's greatness:
Muhammad al-Amin is in an eternal abode.
Sol 6.1