أحسنbear well عزاكyour bereavement فخيرfor the best الصبرpatience فيin الجزعanguish
أحسن عزاك فخير الصبر في الجزع
إِذاwhen جرىflows الصبرpatience مجرىthe course of الصبرbitter aloes فيin الجزعanguish
إِذا جرى الصبر مجرى الصبر في الجزع
Bear your loss well, for patience is best amid anguish,
Best wishes in your grief, for patience in sorrow is the best.
When patience flows like bitter aloes amid anguish.
When patience flows like patience in grief,
إياكbeware تحزنyou grieve فالمحزونfor the sorrowful one يرفلwalks trailing his garments فيin
إياك تحزن فالمحزون يرفل في
ثوبa robe منof الذلhumiliation منشوراًunfurled علىover الهلعpanic
ثوب من الذل منشوراً على الهلع
Beware of grieving, for the sorrowful goes trailing along in
Do not grieve, for the grieving is draped in
A robe of humiliation, unfurled over panic.
A garment of humiliation spread in dread.
وفوضand entrust الأمرthe matter للباريto the Creator بعضكpart of you (unclear here) بماfor what
وفوض الأمر للباري بعضك بما
فوضتyou entrusted أجراًa reward وأجرand recompense for الموتdeath والوجعand pain
فوضت أجراً وأجر الموت والوجع
And entrust the matter to the Creator, [that He may recompense you] for what
Entrust the matter to the Creator; relinquish part of yourself for what
You have entrusted—with a reward, and recompense for death and pain.
You were recompensed, and the reward of death and pain.
فماfor no لحيfor a living being دوامpermanence لوeven if بقيhe remained زمناًa span of time
فما لحي دوام لو بقي زمناً
بمثلjust as ماwhat قدalready نعىhe announced a death عندamong البغاةthe transgressors نعيhis death was announced
بمثل ما قد نعى عند البغاة نعي
For no living being lasts forever, even if he lives an age;
For no living thing has lasting permanence, even if it remained
Just as he announced another's death, his own was announced among the transgressors.
For as long as what has just been announced by the transgressors.
فإنfor indeed مثلكone like you لمhas not يحزنgrieved علىfor أحدanyone
فإن مثلك لم يحزن على أحد
لكنbut عليكfor yourself فلاso do not تأمنfeel safe منfrom الصرعbeing struck down
لكن عليك فلا تأمن من الصرع
For one like you has grieved for no one,
For the likes of you has not grieved for anyone,
But yourself—so do not feel safe from being struck down.
But for you, so do not feel secure from death.
واحذرand beware مفاجأةa sudden onset للموتof death غائلةdevastating
واحذر مفاجأة للموت غائلة
واحذرand beware مقامكyour standing بينbetween الهولterror والفزعand dread
واحذر مقامك بين الهول والفزع
And beware a sudden, devastating onset of death;
And beware an unexpected, overwhelming death,
And beware your standing between terror and dread.
And beware your standing between awe and dread.
فالموتfor death قنطرةa bridge والكلand everyone عابرهاcrosses it
فالموت قنطرة والكل عابرها
والفرقand the distinction ماwhat بينbetween أهلthe people of الجهلignorance والورعand piety
والفرق ما بين أهل الجهل والورع
For death is a bridge, and all will cross it;
For death is a bridge which all must cross,
And the distinction is between the ignorant and the devout.
And the difference is between the ignorant and the devout.
إنindeed السعيدthe fortunate one الذيwho يلقىmeets المصائبcalamities فيin
إن السعيد الذي يلقى المصائب في
جيشan army منof الصبرpatience شهمvaliant القلبthe heart مجتمعcomposed
جيش من الصبر شهم القلب مجتمع
Indeed, fortunate is he who meets calamities within
Indeed fortunate is he who faces misfortunes in
An army of patience, valiant-hearted and composed.
An army of patience, stout of heart and steadfast.
ياO أحمدAhmad ياO وحيدthe peerless one الدهرof the age كنbe جبلاa mountain
يا أحمد يا وحيد الدهر كن جبلا
علىagainst الحوادثcalamities صلداsolid غيرnot منصدعsplit asunder
على الحوادث صلدا غير منصدع
O Ahmad, O peerless one of the age, be a mountain,
O Ahmed, O unique one of the age, be a mountain
Solid against calamities, never split asunder.
Against misfortunes, firm and unshaken.
فماfor not ضجيعكyour bedfellow بدعاunprecedented فيin الفراقparting ولاnor
فما ضجيعك بدعا في الفراق ولا
هذاthis التفرقseparation معدوداًreckoned منamong البدعnovelties
هذا التفرق معدوداً من البدع
For your bedfellow is not unique in parting, nor
For your companion has not innovated in parting, nor
Is this separation reckoned among unheard-of things.
Is this separation counted among innovations.
هونease عليكfor yourself فهذيfor this حرةa freeborn woman نزلتshe has settled
هون عليك فهذي حرة نزلت
بمنزلin a dwelling فيin جوارthe protection of اللَهGod ممتنعinviolable
بمنزل في جوار اللَه ممتنع
Take comfort, for this noblewoman has settled
Be easy, for this is a free woman who
In an inviolable dwelling under God's protection,
Has taken up residence near God, impregnable,
فيamid صرةa throng منof صفاياthe choicest الحورhouris تخدمهاserve her
في صرة من صفايا الحور تخدمها
ومنand of ملائكةthe angels of الرحمنthe Most Merciful فيin جمعa gathering
ومن ملائكة الرحمن في جمع
Amid a throng of the choicest houris, who serve her,
In a necklace of houris serving her
And a gathered company of the Most Merciful's angels,
And angels of the Merciful in assembly,
حتىuntil تعانقهاyou embrace her فيin السرمديthe eternal غداtomorrow
حتى تعانقها في السرمدي غدا
فيat راسthe top of قصرa palace منof الفردوسParadise مرتفعlofty
في راس قصر من الفردوس مرتفع
Until you embrace her tomorrow in eternity,
Until she embraces you tomorrow
At the top of a lofty palace in Paradise.
In a lofty palace of Paradise on high.
Sol 6.1