قِفstop وَاِعتَبِرand take heed ذاthis مَقرُّa resting place
قِف وَاِعتَبِر ذا مَقرُّ
ماno حُمّwas decreed مِنهُfrom it مَفَرُّescape
ما حُمّ مِنهُ مَفَرُّ
Stop and take heed: this is a resting place
Stand and contemplate this abode -
from which no escape has been decreed.
None can escape its decreed path;
وَماand what لِصَبرِfor bitter aloe المَناياdeaths
وَما لِصَبرِ المَنايا
إِنif لَمnot يُسَوّغهُmakes it palatable صَبرُpatience
إِن لَم يُسَوّغهُ صَبرُ
And what of death’s bitter aloe,
Patience cannot withstand fate,
if patience does not make it palatable?
Unless steadied by patience itself.
هَذاthis ضَريحٌa tomb لَدَيهِbeside it
هَذا ضَريحٌ لَدَيهِ
تَعَجبيmy wonder يَستَمِرcontinues
تَعَجبي يَستَمِر
This is a tomb beside which
This is a tomb by which I am amazed -
my wonder continues.
My wonder at it persists.
منَof التقىpiety فيهِwithin it أَضحىhas become
منَ التقى فيهِ أَضحى
وَالعِلمand learning بَرّa land وَبَحرُand a sea
وَالعِلم بَرّ وَبَحرُ
Within it now lie piety
He who found refuge in it has become
and learning—a land and a sea.
A paragon of virtue and knowledge boundless.
ثَوىrested بِهِin it الفَذّthe peerless one لَكِنbut
ثَوى بِهِ الفَذّ لَكِن
هوَhe الإِمامُthe imam الأَغَرُّthe radiant
هوَ الإِمامُ الأَغَرُّ
The peerless one rests there; yet
The most eminent of men lies here,
he is the radiant imam.
Though he is the most gentle.
ذوpossessor of المَنقَباتvirtues اللَواتيwhich
ذو المَنقَبات اللَواتي
بِمِثلِهاwith their like شَحّwas sparing دَهرُtime
بِمِثلِها شَحّ دَهرُ
A man of virtues
With qualities none other in this age
whose like time has seldom bestowed.
Could boast of possessing.
مُحَمَّدٌMuhammad ذوpossessed of التَفانيutter devotion
مُحَمَّدٌ ذو التَفاني
فيin حُبِّهِhis love وَهوَand he ذُخرُa treasure
في حُبِّهِ وَهوَ ذُخرُ
Muhammad, a man of utter devotion
Muhammad who relinquished all
in his love—and he is a treasure.
For his love - he is its pride.
إِلىto ملوكةMalluka يُعزىis ascribed
إِلى ملوكة يُعزى
لِتونِسَfor Tunis مِنهُfrom him فَخرُpride
لِتونِسَ مِنهُ فَخرُ
He is ascribed to Malluka;
To the Queen of Tunisia he brought
Tunis draws pride from him.
Renown - may she by him be graced.
إِنif ماتَhe died تَبقَremain مَبانٍedifices
إِن ماتَ تَبقَ مَبانٍ
قَدalready شادَهاraised them مِنهُfrom him فِكرُthought
قَد شادَها مِنهُ فِكرُ
If he has died, edifices remain
If he died his works remain
which his thought has raised:
Which his mind established erect.
دَفاتِرٌvolumes بانَbecame clear فيهاin them
دَفاتِرٌ بانَ فيها
مِنَof الغَوامِضobscure matters سِرّa secret
مِنَ الغَوامِض سِرّ
volumes in which was revealed
Books wherein is exposed
a secret of obscure matters.
Secrets from the unknown.
كَمhow often كانَhe was جَبّارa mender كَسرٍa break
كَم كانَ جَبّار كَسرٍ
وَجالِباًand a bringer ماwhat يَسُرّdelights
وَجالِباً ما يَسُرّ
How often he mended what was broken
How often tyrants' necks he broke
and brought what delights.
And attracted good fortune.
ذاpossessed of سيرَةٍa way of life بِهُداهاits guidance
ذا سيرَةٍ بِهُداها
عِداهُhis foes طَوعاًwillingly أَقَرّواacknowledged
عِداهُ طَوعاً أَقَرّوا
He had a way of life whose guidance
Of conduct by whose guidance
his foes willingly acknowledged.
Enemies willingly submitted.
ماno قامَarose حَولَaround خِصالٍqualities
ما قامَ حَولَ خِصالٍ
حَميدَةٍpraiseworthy فيهِin him حَصرُa reckoning
حَميدَةٍ فيهِ حَصرُ
No reckoning could encompass the qualities
None encompassed all the virtues
worthy of praise within him.
Perfected in him.
زارَvisited الجنانَthe gardens of Paradise بِشَهرِin a month
زارَ الجنانَ بِشَهرِ
فيat بَدئِهِits beginning حَلّarrived فطرُthe fast-breaking feast
في بَدئِهِ حَلّ فطرُ
He visited the gardens of Paradise in a month
He visited paradise in the holy month
at whose beginning the fast-breaking feast arrived,
At its beginning - Ramadan came.
مِنfrom بَعدِafter عَشرٍten تَلتَهاfollowed it
مِن بَعدِ عَشرٍ تَلتَها
سَبعٌseven فَأرّخso record the date وَعَشرُand ten
سَبعٌ فَأرّخ وَعَشرُ
after ten, followed by
Ten days remained after three ten days
seven—so record the date—and ten.
The date marks seven and ten.
Sol 6.1