ماwhat لِذاwith this المَوتِDeath لاnot يَزالُceases مُخيفاًfrightening
ما لِذا المَوتِ لا يَزالُ مُخيفاً
كُلَّevery يَومٍday يَنالُclaims مِنّاfrom among us شَريفاًa nobleman
كُلَّ يَومٍ يَنالُ مِنّا شَريفاً
Why does this Death remain so fearsome,
Why does death still frighten us
each day claiming a nobleman from among us?
Each day it takes from us the noblest
مولَعاًenamored بِالسَراةِwith the nobles مِنّاamong us فَماso not يَأtakes (first part)
مولَعاً بِالسَراةِ مِنّا فَما يَأ
خُذُtakes (completion) إِلّاexcept المُهَذَّبَthe refined الغِطريفاthe highborn nobleman
خُذُ إِلّا المُهَذَّبَ الغِطريفا
Enamored of our nobles, it takes
Passionate for the elite among us, it only takes
none but the refined, highborn man.
The most refined and accomplished
فَلَوَfor if أَنَّthat المَنونَDeath تَعدِلُacts justly فيناamong us
فَلَوَ أَنَّ المَنونَ تَعدِلُ فينا
فَتَنالُand claims الشَريفَthe noble وَالمَشروفاand the less noble
فَتَنالُ الشَريفَ وَالمَشروفا
For if Death dealt fairly with us,
If death were just with us
taking the noble and the less noble alike,
Taking the elite and the common
كانَwould be فيin الحَقِّrightness أَنthat يَعودَreturn لَناto us المَوDeath (first part)
كانَ في الحَقِّ أَن يَعودَ لَنا المَو
تُDeath (completion) وَأَنand that لاnot نَسومُهُwe demand of it تَسويفاpostponement
تُ وَأَن لا نَسومُهُ تَسويفا
it would be right for Death to return to us,
It would be right for death
and for us not to ask it for delay.
To return to us and cease prolonging
أَيُّهاO المَوتُDeath لَوif تَجافَيتَyou kept away عَنfrom صَخSakhr (first part)
أَيُّها المَوتُ لَو تَجافَيتَ عَن صَخ
رٍSakhr (completion) لَأَلفَيتَهُyou would surely have found him نَقِيّاًpure عَفيفاchaste
رٍ لَأَلفَيتَهُ نَقِيّاً عَفيفا
O Death, had you kept away from Sakhr,
Oh death, if you were to avoid the aged
you would surely have found him pure and chaste.
You would find him pure and chaste
عاشَhe lived خَمسينَfifty حِجَّةًyears يُنكِرُhe condemns المُنwrongdoing (first part)
عاشَ خَمسينَ حِجَّةً يُنكِرُ المُن
كَرَwrongdoing (completion) فيناamong us وَيَبذُلُand he freely gives المَعروفاkindness
كَرَ فينا وَيَبذُلُ المَعروفا
He lived fifty years, condemning wrongdoing
Having lived fifty pilgrimages, rejecting the rejected among us
among us and freely bestowing kindness.
And giving freely to others
رَحمَةُmercy اللَهِGod وَالسَلامُand peace عَلَيهِupon him
رَحمَةُ اللَهِ وَالسَلامُ عَلَيهِ
وَسَقىand may water قَبرَهُhis grave الرَبيعُspring خَريفاin autumn
وَسَقى قَبرَهُ الرَبيعُ خَريفا
God's mercy and peace be upon him,
May God's mercy and peace be upon him
and may spring water his grave in autumn.
And may the spring rain his grave in autumn
Sol 6.1