أَيُّwhat رُكنٍpillar وَهىgave way مِنَamong العُلَماءِthe scholars
أَيُّ رُكنٍ وَهى مِنَ العُلَماءِ
أَيُّwhat نَجمٍstar هَوىfell مِنَfrom العَلياءِthe heights
أَيُّ نَجمٍ هَوى مِنَ العَلياءِ
What a pillar among the scholars has given way!
What a star has fallen from the heights!
إِنَّindeed رُزءَthe loss of الإِسلامِIslam بِالحافِظِof the hadith master العاthe learned (start)
إِنَّ رُزءَ الإِسلامِ بِالحافِظِ العا
لِمِlearned (end) أَمسىbecame مِنamong أَعظَمthe greatest الأَرزاءِcalamities
لِمِ أَمسى مِن أَعظَم الأَرزاءِ
Indeed, Islam's loss of the learned master of hadith
has become one of the greatest calamities.
أَقفَرَتbecame deserted بَعدَهُafter him رُبوعُthe dwellings of الأَحاديthe traditions (start)
أَقفَرَت بَعدَهُ رُبوعُ الأَحادي
ثِtraditions (end) وَأَقوتand became empty مَعالِمُthe landmarks of الأَنباءِthe accounts
ثِ وَأَقوت مَعالِمُ الأَنباءِ
After him, the dwellings of the traditions became deserted,
and the landmarks of transmitted accounts stood empty.
أَيُّهاO المُبتَغيthe seeker لَهُfor him الدَهرَthroughout time مِثلاًan equal
أَيُّها المُبتَغي لَهُ الدَهرَ مِثلاً
أَتُرَجّيdo you hope تعانقto embrace العَنقاءِthe Anqa (fabled bird)
أَتُرَجّي تعانق العَنقاءِ
O you who seek his equal throughout time,
do you hope to embrace the Anqa?
كانَwas ناديهِhis gathering-place كَالرِياضِlike gardens إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle
كانَ ناديهِ كَالرِياضِ إِذا ما
ضَحِكَsmiled النَورُthe blossoms عَنthrough بُكاthe weeping of الأَنداءِthe dew
ضَحِكَ النَورُ عَن بُكا الأَنداءِ
His gathering-place was like gardens when
the blossoms smiled through the dew's weeping.
كانَwas حَبراًa learned scholar يَقريfed مَسامِعَناour ears مِنfrom
كانَ حَبراً يَقري مَسامِعَنا مِن
أَسوَدِblack الحِبرِthe ink أَبيَضَwhite الآراءِthe insights
أَسوَدِ الحِبرِ أَبيَضَ الآراءِ
He was a scholar who fed our ears, from
black ink, the whiteness of his insights.
كانَwas بَحراًa sea مَنwhoever عامَswam فيهِin it حَباهُgifted him
كانَ بَحراً مَن عامَ فيهِ حَباهُ
بِاللآليwith pearls الأَنيقَةِexquisite اللآلاءِgleaming
بِاللآلي الأَنيقَةِ اللآلاءِ
He was a sea that bestowed upon whoever swam in it
exquisite, gleaming pearls.
كانَwas مِنamong أَعلَمِthe most knowledgeable of الأَنامِmankind بِأَسماabout the names (start)
كانَ مِن أَعلَمِ الأَنامِ بِأَسما
ءِnames (end) رِجالِthe men of الحَديثِhadith وَالعُلَماءِand the scholars
ءِ رِجالِ الحَديثِ وَالعُلَماءِ
He was among mankind's most learned in the names
of hadith transmitters and scholars.
فَهيَso they مِنfrom بَعدُafterwards فيin المَهارِقِthe parchments كَالأفlike verbs (start)
فَهيَ مِن بَعدُ في المَهارِقِ كَالأف
عالِverbs (end) إِذwhen عُرِّيَتwere stripped مِنَof الأَسماءِnouns; names
عالِ إِذ عُرِّيَت مِنَ الأَسماءِ
So henceforth, on the parchments, they are like verbs
when stripped of nouns.
كانَwas مِنfrom وَصمَةِthe blemish of التَغَيُّرِalteration وَالتَّصand misreading (start)
كانَ مِن وَصمَةِ التَغَيُّرِ وَالتَّص
حيفِmisreading (end) أَمناًa safeguard لِخابِطِfor one stumbling العَشواءِblindly
حيفِ أَمناً لِخابِطِ العَشواءِ
Against the blemish of alteration and misreading, he was
a safeguard for anyone stumbling blindly.
كانَwas فيin دينِهِhis faith قَوِيّاًstrong قَويماًupright
كانَ في دينِهِ قَوِيّاً قَويماً
ثابِتاًsteadfast فيin الضَرّاءِadversity وَالسَرّاءِand prosperity
ثابِتاً في الضَرّاءِ وَالسَرّاءِ
In his faith he was strong and upright,
steadfast in adversity and prosperity.
كانَwas عَلّامَةًa great scholar وَنَسّابَةًand a genealogist لَمnot
كانَ عَلّامَةً وَنَسّابَةً لَم
يَخفَwas hidden عَنهُfrom him شَيءٌanything مِنَof الأَشياءِthe things
يَخفَ عَنهُ شَيءٌ مِنَ الأَشياءِ
He was a great scholar and genealogist; never
was anything whatsoever hidden from him.
ياO لَهاfor it مِنof مُصيبَةٍa calamity صَمّاءcrushing; deaf
يا لَها مِن مُصيبَةٍ صَمّاء
لَمdid not يَحِدswerve سَهمهاits arrow عَنِfrom الإِصماءِkilling outright
لَم يَحِد سَهمها عَنِ الإِصماءِ
Oh, what a crushing calamity,
whose arrow never swerved from a fatal strike!
هَدَمَتdemolished ذِروَةthe summit of المَعاليlofty virtues وَوارَتand buried
هَدَمَت ذِروَة المَعالي وَوارَت
جَسَدَthe body of المَجدِglory فيin ثَرىthe soil of الغَبراءِthe dusty earth
جَسَدَ المَجدِ في ثَرى الغَبراءِ
It demolished the summit of lofty virtues and buried
the body of glory in the dust of the earth.
قَدindeed أَراناshowed us سَريرُهُhis bier كَيفَhow كانَتwere
قَد أَرانا سَريرُهُ كَيفَ كانَت
قَبلُformerly تُجلىdisplayed أَسِرَّةُthe biers of الأَنبِياءِthe prophets
قَبلُ تُجلى أَسِرَّةُ الأَنبِياءِ
His bier showed us how
the prophets' biers were once displayed.
سَيَّرَتbore onward نَعشَهُhis bier المُلوكُthe kings وَأَملاand the angels (start)
سَيَّرَت نَعشَهُ المُلوكُ وَأَملا
كُangels (end) السَّمَواتِthe heavens بِالبُكاwith weeping وَالدُعاءِand prayer
كُ السَّمَواتِ بِالبُكا وَالدُعاءِ
His bier was borne onward by kings and angels
of the heavens, with weeping and prayer.
وَاِمتَرىand drew out حُزنُهُgrief for him مَدامِعَthe tear ducts of أَهلِthe people of الthe (article fragment)
وَاِمتَرى حُزنُهُ مَدامِعَ أَهلِ ال
أَرضِearth حَتّىuntil جَرَتflowed دُموعُthe tears of السَماءِheaven
أَرضِ حَتّى جَرَت دُموعُ السَماءِ
And grief for him drew tears from the eyes of the people
of earth, until heaven's tears flowed.
حَسبُهُenough for him أَنَّهُthat he بِهِthrough him اِستُسقِيَwas sought in prayer الغَيthe rain (start)
حَسبُهُ أَنَّهُ بِهِ اِستُسقِيَ الغَي
ثُrain (end) فَجادَتso gave generously بِهِwith it يَدُthe hand of الأَنواءِthe rain-bringing stars
ثُ فَجادَت بِهِ يَدُ الأَنواءِ
Enough honor for him that rain was sought through him,
so the hand of the rain-bringing stars gave it freely.
نَعَشَmay uplift اللَهُGod نَعشَهُhis bier وَسَقاهُand may water him
نَعَشَ اللَهُ نَعشَهُ وَسَقاهُ
رَحمَةًmercy بِالغَمامَةِthrough the cloud الوَطفاءِrain-laden
رَحمَةً بِالغَمامَةِ الوَطفاءِ
May God uplift his bier and water him
with mercy through the rain-laden cloud.
قَدindeed وَدَدناwe wished أَنَّthat العُيونَthe eyes اِستَهَلَّتpoured forth
قَد وَدَدنا أَنَّ العُيونَ اِستَهَلَّت
عِوَضinstead of الدَمعِtears بَعدَهُafter him بِالدِماءِwith blood
عِوَض الدَمعِ بَعدَهُ بِالدِماءِ
We wished that the eyes had poured forth,
after him, blood instead of tears.
وَلِتِلكَand for those الدُموعُthe tears كانَتwere نَجيعاًfresh blood
وَلِتِلكَ الدُموعُ كانَت نَجيعاً
قَصَرَتهُbleached it حَرارَةُthe heat of الأَحشاءِthe entrails
قَصَرَتهُ حَرارَةُ الأَحشاءِ
And for those eyes, the tears were blood,
bleached by the heat of the entrails.
وَلَقَدand indeed قَرَّتِwere gladdened الأَعاديthe enemies عُيوناًin their eyes
وَلَقَد قَرَّتِ الأَعادي عُيوناً
طالَماfor so long أُغفِيَتwere closed in sleep عَلىupon الأَقذاءِthe specks of grit
طالَما أُغفِيَت عَلى الأَقذاءِ
And the enemies' eyes have indeed found comfort,
though long they had slept with grit in them.
كَمhow often بِهِthrough him جُرِّعَwas made to swallow العَدوُّthe enemy ذَعافاًdeadly poison
كَم بِهِ جُرِّعَ العَدوُّ ذَعافاً
مِنfrom أَفاويقِsuccessive draughts of البُؤسِmisery وَالبَأساءِand hardship
مِن أَفاويقِ البُؤسِ وَالبَأساءِ
How often, through him, the enemy was made to swallow deadly poison
from draughts of misery and hardship!
لَمdid not يَزَلcease يَرغَمُhumbles العَدُوَّthe enemy وَيَسعىand goes about
لَم يَزَل يَرغَمُ العَدُوَّ وَيَسعى
رافِلاًtrailing his robes فيin مَطارِفِthe bordered cloaks of النعماءِprosperity
رافِلاً في مَطارِفِ النعماءِ
He never ceased to humble the enemy and go about
trailing the bordered cloaks of prosperity.
مَنwhoever يَكُنmay be شامِتاًgloating فَلِلمَوتِthen death has بِأَسٌmight
مَن يَكُن شامِتاً فَلِلمَوتِ بِأَسٌ
لَيسَis not يُثنَىturned back بِالعِزَّةِby the might القَعساءِunyielding
لَيسَ يُثنَى بِالعِزَّةِ القَعساءِ
Whoever may gloat—death has a force
that unassailable power cannot turn aside.
وَلَهُand it has وَثبَةٌa leap تذَلُّare humbled لَهاbefore it أُسlions (start)
وَلَهُ وَثبَةٌ تذَلُّ لَها أُس
دُlions (end) الشَرىal-Shara وَالجُيوشُand the armies فيin الهَيجاءِbattle
دُ الشَرى وَالجُيوشُ في الهَيجاءِ
It has a leap before which are humbled the lions
of al-Shara and armies in battle.
مَنwhoever يَمُتdies فَلَيمُتthen let him die مَماتَthe death of أَبيAbu القاal-Qasim (start)
مَن يَمُت فَلَيمُت مَماتَ أَبي القا
سِمِal-Qasim (end) عَنwith عِفَّةٍchastity وَطيبِand good ثَناءِpraise
سِمِ عَن عِفَّةٍ وَطيبِ ثَناءِ
Whoever dies, let him die as Abu al-Qasim died,
in chastity and with fair praise.
كَمhow much حَوىcontained لَحدُهُhis grave مِنَof العِلمِknowledge وَالحِلand forbearance (start)
كَم حَوى لَحدُهُ مِنَ العِلمِ وَالحِل
مِforbearance (end) وَكَمand how much ضمَّembraced مِنof سَناًradiance وَسَناءِand eminence
مِ وَكَم ضمَّ مِن سَناً وَسَناءِ
How much learning and forbearance his grave held,
and how much radiance and eminence it enclosed!
إِنif يَكُنhe is فيamong المَوتىthe dead يُعَدُّcounted فَقَدthen indeed خَلleft behind (start)
إِن يَكُن في المَوتى يُعَدُّ فَقَد خَل
لَفَleft behind (end) عِلماًknowledge أَبقاهُkept him فيamong الأَحياءِthe living
لَفَ عِلماً أَبقاهُ في الأَحياءِ
If he is counted among the dead, he has left
knowledge that has kept him among the living.
مودِعٌdepositing فيin سَوادِthe blackness of كُلِّevery فُؤادٍheart
مودِعٌ في سَوادِ كُلِّ فُؤادٍ
بِتَصانيفِهِthrough his writings بَياضَthe whiteness of وَلاءِdevotion
بِتَصانيفِهِ بَياضَ وَلاءِ
He deposits in the blackness of every heart,
through his writings, the whiteness of devotion.
وَإِلَيهِand to him تُنمىtrace their descent بَنوهُhis sons وَطيبُand the goodness of الthe (article fragment)
وَإِلَيهِ تُنمى بَنوهُ وَطيبُ ال
أَصلِroot; lineage مُستَأزَرٌstrengthened بِطيبِby the goodness of الجَناءِthe harvested fruit
أَصلِ مُستَأزَرٌ بِطيبِ الجَناءِ
And his sons trace their descent to him; the goodness
of the root is strengthened by the goodness of its fruit.
لَكُمُyours is ياO بَنيsons of عَساكِرَAsakir بَيتٌa house
لَكُمُ يا بَني عَساكِرَ بَيتٌ
سامِقٌtowering فيon ذُرىthe summits of العُلىnobility وَالعَلاءِand exaltation
سامِقٌ في ذُرى العُلى وَالعَلاءِ
You, O sons of Asakir, have a house
towering upon the summits of nobility and exaltation.
لَمdid not يَزَلcease مُنجِباًbegetting noble offspring أَبوكُمyour father فَماso not بُشwas given tidings (start)
لَم يَزَل مُنجِباً أَبوكُم فَما بُش
شِرَwas given tidings (end) إِلّاexcept بِالسادَةِof the lords النُجَباءِthe distinguished
شِرَ إِلّا بِالسادَةِ النُجَباءِ
Your father ever begot noble sons; he was never given tidings
except of noble, distinguished lords.
وَلَكُمand yours is فيamong الأَنامِmankind صيتٌrenown رَفيعٌlofty
وَلَكُم في الأَنامِ صيتٌ رَفيعٌ
مُشرِفٌtowering فَوقَabove قِمَّةِthe summit of الجَوزاءِal-Jawza (constellation)
مُشرِفٌ فَوقَ قِمَّةِ الجَوزاءِ
And you have among mankind a lofty renown,
towering above the summit of al-Jawza.
فَتَعَزَّواso console yourselves عَنهُfor him بِصَبرٍwith patience وَإِنeven though كاwas (start)
فَتَعَزَّوا عَنهُ بِصَبرٍ وَإِن كا
نَwas (end) مَضىdeparted بِاِصطِبارِناwith our endurance وَالعَزاءِand consolation
نَ مَضى بِاِصطِبارِنا وَالعَزاءِ
So console yourselves for him with patience, though he
departed, taking our endurance and consolation with him.
نَحنُwe نَبكيweep عَلَيهِfor him حُزناًin sorrow وَكَمand how many قَدalready
نَحنُ نَبكي عَلَيهِ حُزناً وَكَم قَد
صافَحَتهُclasped his hand فيin اللَحدِthe grave مِنof حَوراءِa houri
صافَحَتهُ في اللَحدِ مِن حَوراءِ
We weep for him in sorrow; yet many
a houri has clasped his hand in the grave!
ياO أَباfather of عُذرِvirginity كُلِّevery مَعنىًmeaning رَقيقٍdelicate
يا أَبا عُذرِ كُلِّ مَعنىً رَقيقٍ
جَلَّis exalted قَدراًin worth كَالدُرَّةِlike the pearl العَذراءِvirgin; unpierced
جَلَّ قَدراً كَالدُرَّةِ العَذراءِ
O first unveiler of every delicate meaning,
exalted in worth like an unpierced pearl!
صَبرُناour patience ياO اِبنَson of بَجدَةِthe essence of العِلمِlearning أَمسىhas become
صَبرُنا يا اِبنَ بَجدَةِ العِلمِ أَمسى
عَنكَat your loss مُستَصعِباًintractable شَديدَfierce in الإِباءِdefiance
عَنكَ مُستَصعِباً شَديدَ الإِباءِ
Our patience, O master of learning, has become,
at your loss, intractable and fiercely defiant.
عُلَماءُthe scholars of البِلادِthe lands حَلَّتloosened حُباهاtheir knee-bands
عُلَماءُ البِلادِ حَلَّت حُباها
لَكَfor you ياO مَنyou who عَمَّencompassed الوَرىmankind بِالحِباءِwith gifts
لَكَ يا مَن عَمَّ الوَرى بِالحِباءِ
The scholars of the lands have loosened their knee-bands
for you, O you who lavished gifts on all mankind.
ماwhat عَسىmight أَنto نَقولَwe say فيكَof you وَقَدand already فاsurpassed (start)
ما عَسى أَن نَقولَ فيكَ وَقَد فا
تَتsurpassed (end) أَياديكَyour benefactions جُملَةَthe entirety of الإِحصاءِreckoning
تَت أَياديكَ جُملَةَ الإِحصاءِ
What could we possibly say of you, when
your benefactions have already exceeded all reckoning?
أَنتَyou أَعلىmore exalted مِنthan أَنto تُعَدَّbe measured بِوَصفٍby a description
أَنتَ أَعلى مِن أَن تُعَدَّ بِوَصفٍ
بلَغَتهُreached it بَلاغَةُthe eloquence of البُلَغاءِthe eloquent
بلَغَتهُ بَلاغَةُ البُلَغاءِ
You are too exalted to be measured by any description
attained by the eloquence of the eloquent.
أَنتَyou أَولىmore deserving بِأَنof being تُرَثّيكَelegize you حَتّىuntil
أَنتَ أَولى بِأَن تُرَثّيكَ حَتّى
يُبعَثَis resurrected الخَلقُcreation أَلسُنُthe tongues of الشُعَراءِthe poets
يُبعَثَ الخَلقُ أَلسُنُ الشُعَراءِ
You most deserve to be mourned in verse—until
creation is raised—by the tongues of poets.
فَعَلَيكَso upon you السَلامُpeace ماas long as لاحَappeared وَجface (fragment) الthe (article fragment)
فَعَلَيكَ السَلامُ ما لاحَ وَج ال
صُبحِdawn مِنfrom تَحتbeneath طُرَّةٍa forelock سَوداءِblack
صُبحِ مِن تَحت طُرَّةٍ سَوداءِ
So peace be upon you whenever the face
of dawn shines beneath a black forelock.
وَسَقىand may water التُربَةَthe soil الَّتيwhich غِبتَyou vanished فيهاin it
وَسَقى التُربَةَ الَّتي غِبتَ فيها
كُلُّevery جَونٍdark rain-cloud وَديمَةٍand steady rain هطلاءِpouring copiously
كُلُّ جَونٍ وَديمَةٍ هطلاءِ
And may the soil in which you are hidden be watered
by every dark cloud and every steady downpour.
Sol 6.1