قِفpause مَليّاًfor a while إِنَّهُindeed, it is خَطبٌa calamity جَسيمgrave
قِف مَليّاً إِنَّهُ خَطبٌ جَسيم
نَبأnews ياO صاحِfriend وَاللَهِby God عَظيمmomentous
نَبأ يا صاحِ وَاللَهِ عَظيم
Pause awhile: this is a grave calamity.
Stand still for a while, this is grave news
By God, my friend, it is momentous news.
A momentous affair, by Allah, tremendous
عَنهُfrom it أَعرَضناwe turned away كَأَنّاas though we were فيin كَرىًslumber
عَنهُ أَعرَضنا كَأَنّا في كَرىً
مِثلَlike أَهلِthe people of الكَهفِthe Cave أَوor أَهلِthe people of الرَقيمthe Inscription
مِثلَ أَهلِ الكَهفِ أَو أَهلِ الرَقيم
We turned away from it as though in slumber,
We turned away from it as if we were in a spell
Like the people of the Cave or the people of the Inscription.
Like the People of the Cave or the People of the Pit
رَحِمَmay have mercy اللَهُGod مَنwhoever اِهتَمَّtook heed بِهِof it
رَحِمَ اللَهُ مَن اِهتَمَّ بِهِ
وَأَتىand came لِلَّهِto God بِالقَلبِwith the heart السَليمsound
وَأَتى لِلَّهِ بِالقَلبِ السَليم
May God have mercy on whoever took heed of it
May Allah have mercy on one who cared for it
And came to God with a sound heart,
And came to Allah with a pure heart
مِثلَlike هَذاthis الطَودِthe towering mountain مَنwho كانَwas عَلىon
مِثلَ هَذا الطَودِ مَن كانَ عَلى
خَيرِthe best نَهجٍcourse وَصِراطٍand a path مُستَقيمstraight
خَيرِ نَهجٍ وَصِراطٍ مُستَقيم
Like this towering mountain, who followed
The like of this towering mountain, whoever was on
The best course and a straight path:
The right path and straight road
مُصطَفىMustafa آغاAgha (an honorific) أَميرُcommander of الأُمَراthe commanders
مُصطَفى آغا أَميرُ الأُمَرا
وَوَزيرُand minister of الحَربِwar فيin العَهدِthe era القَديمِformer
وَوَزيرُ الحَربِ في العَهدِ القَديمِ
Mustafa Agha, commander of commanders,
Mustafa Agha, Minister of State
And minister of war in former times.
And War Minister in the old regime
كانَhe was بَرّاrighteous ذاpossessing عَفافٍchastity ذاكِراًremembering God
كانَ بَرّا ذا عَفافٍ ذاكِراً
قانَتdevout الآناءthe hours فيin اللَيلِthe night البَهيمpitch-black
قانَت الآناء في اللَيلِ البَهيم
He was righteous, chaste, mindful of God,
Was virtuous, chaste, remembering
Devout through the hours of the pitch-black night.
Staying up at night in solemnity
فيin جَلالٍdignity زانَهُadorned it بِشرٌcheerfulness وَفيand in
في جَلالٍ زانَهُ بِشرٌ وَفي
خُلُقٍcharacter أَلطَفَgentler مِنthan هَبِّthe blowing of النَسيمthe breeze
خُلُقٍ أَلطَفَ مِن هَبِّ النَسيم
With dignity adorned by cheerfulness, and with
With majesty adorned by good tidings and in
A character gentler than the stirring of the breeze.
A gentler disposition than a soft breeze
نَظَرَhe looked at الدنياthe world فَلَمّاand when أَنthat رأىhe saw
نَظَرَ الدنيا فَلَمّا أَن رأى
أَنَّهاthat it لَيسَتis not بِدارٍa dwelling لِمُقيمfor one who stays
أَنَّها لَيسَت بِدارٍ لِمُقيم
He looked upon the world, and when he saw
He looked at the world and when he saw
That it was no home for one who would remain,
That it was no permanent abode
سَمعَhe heard الداعيthe summoner فَلَبّىso he answered رَبَّهُhis Lord
سَمعَ الداعي فَلَبّى رَبَّهُ
وَثَوىand rested جاراًas a neighbor إِلىbeside المَولىَthe master الحَليمforbearing
وَثَوى جاراً إِلى المَولىَ الحَليم
He heard the summoner and answered his Lord,
He heard the caller and obeyed his Lord
And lay, a neighbor to the forbearing master,
And became a neighbor to the Forbearing King
سَيِّديmy master عَبدُAbd (servant of) العَزيزِal-Aziz (the Mighty) المَهَدويal-Mahdawi
سَيِّدي عَبدُ العَزيزِ المَهَدوي
فيin ثَرىthe soil of الجَرّاحal-Jarrah ذيpossessing القدرrank الجَسيمgreat
في ثَرى الجَرّاح ذي القدر الجَسيم
My master Abd al-Aziz al-Mahdawi,
My master Abdel Aziz Al-Mahdawi
In the soil of al-Jarrah, of exalted rank.
In the soil of Al-Jarrāḥ, so momentous
فَحَوىthus he gained الدارَينِthe two abodes ياO طوبىblessedness لَهُfor him
فَحَوى الدارَينِ يا طوبى لَهُ
وَبِذاand by this تَسلوyou find solace عَنِfrom الخَطبِthe calamity الأَليمpainful
وَبِذا تَسلو عَنِ الخَطبِ الأَليم
Thus he gained both worlds—how blessed he is!
He found bliss in both abodes, blessed is he
And thus you find relief from the painful calamity.
With this you are consoled from the painful matter
فاِجعَلso make السَبعَthe seven المَثانيoft-repeated verses أَنسَهُhis comfort
فاِجعَل السَبعَ المَثاني أَنسَهُ
وَتَرَحَّمand pray for mercy وَاِسألand ask المَولىthe Lord الكَريمgenerous
وَتَرَحَّم وَاِسأل المَولى الكَريم
So make the seven oft-repeated verses his comfort,
Make the seven oft-repeated verses his companion
And pray for mercy, and beseech the generous Lord.
Have mercy and ask the Generous Master
وَتَفاءَلand be hopeful وَاِهدِand dedicate تاريخاًa chronogram لَهُto him
وَتَفاءَل وَاِهدِ تاريخاً لَهُ
مُصطَفىMustafa مَثواهُhis resting place فيin دارِthe abode of النَعيمِbliss
مُصطَفى مَثواهُ في دارِ النَعيمِ
And be hopeful, and dedicate a chronogram to him:
And be optimistic and date for him
Mustafa's resting place is in the abode of bliss.
Mustafa's dwelling place is in the Abode of Bliss
Sol 6.1