أَياO راحِماًmerciful one ارحَمhave mercy بَهيّradiant شَبابِهِhis youth
أَيا راحِماً ارحَم بَهيّ شَبابِهِ
وَأَجزِلثand grant abundantly (likely typo) لِوالِدِهِto his father ثَوابَreward for مُصابِهِhis bereavement
وَأَجزِلث لِوالِدِهِ ثَوابَ مُصابِهِ
O Merciful One, have mercy on him, radiant in his youth.
O Merciful One, have mercy on the beauty of his youth,
And richly reward his father for his bereavement.
And bestow abundant reward upon his father for his affliction.
هَذاthis ضَريحُthe tomb of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad بنِson of عُزَيِّزٍUzayyiz
هَذا ضَريحُ مُحَمَّدٍ بنِ عُزَيِّزٍ
مَحمودِMahmud ذيpossessor of المَجدِglory الأَصيلِdeep-rooted النابِهِillustrious
مَحمودِ ذي المَجدِ الأَصيلِ النابِهِ
This is the tomb of Muhammad ibn Uzayyiz
This is the tomb of Muhammed ibn Uzayyiz,
Mahmud, endowed with deep-rooted, illustrious glory.
The praiseworthy, of noble origin and prominent virtue.
قَدindeed كانَhe was ذاpossessed of خَلقٍphysical form وَخُلقٍand character مِثلَماjust as
قَد كانَ ذا خَلقٍ وَخُلقٍ مِثلَما
يَختالُsways proudly زَهرُblossoms الرَوضِthe garden حَولَaround هِضابِهِits hills
يَختالُ زَهرُ الرَوضِ حَولَ هِضابِهِ
He indeed had fine form and character, just as
He was of good character and disposition, as
The garden’s blossoms sway proudly around its hills.
The blossoms grace the meadows surrounding its hills.
وَمَحَبَّةٍand love فيfor الصالِحينَthe righteous وَسيَّماand especially
وَمَحَبَّةٍ في الصالِحينَ وَسيَّما
عَبدُAbd (servant of) السَلامِal-Salam (Peace) فَكانَso he was خادِمَa servant at بابِهِhis door
عَبدُ السَلامِ فَكانَ خادِمَ بابِهِ
And love for the righteous, especially
And loving to the righteous, especially
Abd al-Salam; he was a servant at his door.
Abdus Salam, for he was a servant at his door.
وَكأَنَّهُand as though he لَبّىanswered نِداهُhis call مُسارِعاًhastening
وَكأَنَّهُ لَبّى نِداهُ مُسارِعاً
لِيَكونَso that he might be فيin الفَردَوسِParadise مِنamong أَحبابِهِhis loved ones
لِيَكونَ في الفَردَوسِ مِن أَحبابِهِ
And it was as though he hastened to answer his call,
It was as if he had hurried to respond to his call,
To be among his loved ones in Paradise.
To be among his beloved in Paradise.
وَاِختارَand he chose دارَthe abode of الخُلدِeternity عَنinstead of دارِthe abode of الفَناtransience
وَاِختارَ دارَ الخُلدِ عَن دارِ الفَنا
وَقَرارِand the dwelling of أَكدارِthe sorrows of البَلاءِaffliction وَصابِهِand its bitterness
وَقَرارِ أَكدارِ البَلاءِ وَصابِهِ
And he chose the abode of eternity over the abode of transience,
And he chose the eternal abode over the abode of oblivion,
And the dwelling of affliction’s sorrows and bitterness.
And the troubles of trials and their veils.
فاِخلِصso sincerely dedicate لَهُto him أُمَّthe Mother of الكِتابِthe Book هَديَّةًas a gift
فاِخلِص لَهُ أُمَّ الكِتابِ هَديَّةً
تُمطِرهُit showers him مِنfrom غَيثِthe rain of الدعاprayer وَسَحابِهِand its clouds
تُمطِرهُ مِن غَيثِ الدعا وَسَحابِهِ
So sincerely dedicate to him the Mother of the Book as a gift,
So dedicate to him, O Mother of the Book, a gift
Showering him with the rain of prayer and its clouds.
That rains upon him the clouds of prayer and their downpour.
وَاِستَودِعِand entrust الرَحمَنَthe All-Merciful مَضجَعَهُhis resting place وَقُلand say
وَاِستَودِعِ الرَحمَنَ مَضجَعَهُ وَقُل
أَرّختُهُI dated it فاِرحَمso have mercy بَهيradiant شَبابِهِhis youth
أَرّختُهُ فاِرحَم بَهي شَبابِهِ
And entrust his resting place to the All-Merciful, and say:
And entrust his resting place to the Most Merciful, and say:
I dated it: “So have mercy on him, radiant in his youth.”
I have dated it - so have mercy on the beauty of his youth.
Sol 6.1