هَذاthis ضَريحٌa tomb لِلهُمَامِof the noble hero الأمجَدِthe most glorious
هَذا ضَريحٌ لِلهُمَامِ الأمجَدِ
نَجمِstar المُلوكِthe kings السَّيدِthe lord ابنِson of السَّيِّدِthe lord
نَجمِ المُلوكِ السَّيدِ ابنِ السَّيِّدِ
This is the tomb of the most glorious hero,
Star of kings, a lord, the son of a lord.
عَلَمٌa luminary غَدَاbecame لِلقَاسِمينِto the two Qasims مُجاورِراًa neighbor
عَلَمٌ غَدَا لِلقَاسِمينِ مُجاورِراً
فَأضَاso he shone أمَامَهُمَاbefore them both ضِياءَradiance الفَرقَدِthe Farqad star
فَأضَا أمَامَهُمَا ضِياءَ الفَرقَدِ
A luminary who became a neighbor to the two Qasims,
And shone before them both with the radiance of Farqad.
لاَقَىmet بِرأفَتِهِwith his compassion العِبَادَthe people فَرَبُّهُso his Lord
لاَقَى بِرأفَتِهِ العِبَادَ فَرَبُّهُ
لاَقَاهُmet him بِالغُفرَانِwith forgiveness يَومَon the day المَوعِدِof the appointed meeting
لاَقَاهُ بِالغُفرَانِ يَومَ المَوعِدِ
He met the people with his compassion, so his Lord
Met him with forgiveness on the appointed day.
عَمَّencompassed الأنَامَall people الهَدِيُguidance فيin أيَّامِهِhis days
عَمَّ الأنَامَ الهَدِيُ في أيَّامِهِ
إحكَامfirm ordering حُكمْrule قَلَّwere few مَنْthose who لمdid not يَهْتَدِfind guidance
إحكَام حُكمْ قَلَّ مَنْ لم يَهْتَدِ
Guidance encompassed all people in his days;
Firm governance—few failed to find guidance.
فَالحِلمُfor forbearance شِيمَتُهُhis nature وَحِليَتُهُand his adornment الرّضاcontentment
فَالحِلمُ شِيمَتُهُ وَحِليَتُهُ الرّضا
والخَيرُand goodness فِيهِin him لِمَنْfor whoever يَروحُgoes in the evening وَيَغتَديand goes in the morning
والخَيرُ فِيهِ لِمَنْ يَروحُ وَيَغتَدي
For forbearance was his nature, and contentment his adornment,
And in him was goodness for whoever went forth at evening and morning.
يَاO واقِفَاًone standing بِضَريحِهِby his tomb سَلْask رَبَّهُhis Lord
يَا واقِفَاً بِضَريحِهِ سَلْ رَبَّهُ
كَرَماًout of generosity يُمَتِّعُهُgrant him delight بِحُورٍwith houris نُهَّدِfull-breasted
كَرَماً يُمَتِّعُهُ بِحُورٍ نُهَّدِ
O you who stand by his tomb, ask his Lord
To grant him, in His generosity, delight with full-breasted houris.
وَاقرَأand recite لَهُfor him أمَّMother الكِتابِof the Book هَدِيةًas a gift
وَاقرَأ لَهُ أمَّ الكِتابِ هَدِيةً
فَعَسىso may يَفوزُhe attain بِرحمَةmercy لَمْhas not تَنفْدrun out
فَعَسى يَفوزُ بِرحمَة لَمْ تَنفْد
And recite for him the Mother of the Book as a gift,
So may he attain mercy that never runs out.
بُشرَىglad tidings لَهُto him إذfor جَاءَappeared فيin تَارِيخِهِhis chronogram
بُشرَى لَهُ إذ جَاءَ في تَارِيخِهِ
يَاOh حُسنَbeauty حُورٍhouris زُيِّنَتْwere adorned لِمُحَمَّدِfor Muhammad
يَا حُسنَ حُورٍ زُيِّنَتْ لِمُحَمَّدِ
Glad tidings to him, for his chronogram reads:
Oh, the beauty of houris adorned for Muhammad!
Sol 6.1