لحدٌa tomb بهِin it الحجارal-Hajjar يوسفYusuf منwho غدتcame to be
لحدٌ بهِ الحجار يوسف من غدت
لفراقهat his parting سحبclouds المدامعtears تذرفُpour down
لفراقه سحب المدامع تذرفُ
A tomb holds Yusuf al-Hajjar, for whom
A grief to the stones is Joseph though he passed away
clouds of tears have begun to pour at his parting.
His separation drew tears that pour and stray
منwho كانwas فيin شرعthe law التجارةcommerce قيّماa guardian
من كان في شرع التجارة قيّما
يشدوsings بأظهارof making manifest الحقوقrights ويهتفُand proclaims aloud
يشدو بأظهار الحقوق ويهتفُ
He who upheld the law of commerce
He who was well versed in the ways of honest trade
sang of asserting rights and proclaimed them aloud.
Upholding rights, integrity on display
لاقىmet المنيةdeath وهوwhile he يعتنقembraces التقىpiety
لاقى المنية وهو يعتنق التقى
ولغيرand to anything other than فعلdoing البرgood لمnot يكhe was يألفbecome accustomed to
ولغير فعل البر لم يك يألف
He met death while embracing piety,
Met his death while morality he did embrace
and was accustomed to nothing but doing good.
Not for good deeds, but for their sake he lived each day
أسفاًalas علىfor ذاكthat الهمامnoble man وحسرةand grief
أسفاً على ذاك الهمام وحسرة
وبكلand in every قلبٍheart حسرةٌgrief وتأسفُand sorrow
وبكل قلبٍ حسرةٌ وتأسفُ
Alas for that noble man, and what grief!
Alas for that virtuous man, such deep remorse
And in every heart are grief and sorrow.
With all my heart, remorse and regret hold sway
لكنbut معwith الأبرارthe righteous أرخrecord the date زاهياًradiant
لكن مع الأبرار أرخ زاهياً
فيin جنةthe garden الملكوتthe heavenly kingdom أشرقshone forth يوسفُYusuf
في جنة الملكوت أشرق يوسفُ
Yet, radiant among the righteous—record the date:
But with the righteous he dwells, his light does loom
In the garden of the heavenly kingdom, Yusuf shone forth.
In the garden of heaven shines bright Joseph
Sol 6.1