ثوىlay at rest البحريْal-Bahri انْدَراوَسُAndraos تِرْبَcompanion of لَحدٍa grave
ثوى البحريْ انْدَراوَسُ تِرْبَ لَحدٍ
سقاهmay it water him غادقcopious rain العفوof pardon الهتونِpouring down
سقاه غادق العفو الهتونِ
Andraos al-Bahri lay at rest, a grave’s companion.
May pardon’s copious downpour water him.
وباتand he spent the night موسداًpillowed فيهin it فاضحىthen by morning he became
وبات موسداً فيه فاضحى
يميسhe walks gracefully بروضin a garden فردوسof Paradise أمينsecure
يميس بروض فردوس أمين
He spent the night pillowed there, and by morning
Walked gracefully in the garden of a secure Paradise.
فتىa young man كانwas العفافchastity لهfor him شباباًyouthfulness
فتى كان العفاف له شباباً
وكانand was لهfor him التقىpiety أوفىmost faithful قرينِa companion
وكان له التقى أوفى قرينِ
A young man whose youthfulness was chastity,
And whose most faithful companion was piety.
ولماand when انthat (linking particle) قضىhe fulfilled أجلاًan allotted lifespan ومالتand bent
ولما ان قضى أجلاً ومالت
بغصنwith the bough of صبائهhis youth ريحthe wind of المنونdeath
بغصن صبائه ريح المنون
And when he had fulfilled his allotted span, and
Death’s wind had bent the bough of his youth,
تلقاهreceived him الإلهGod يقولsaying أرّخrecord the date
تلقاه الإله يقول أرّخ
رثinherit الملكthe kingdom المعدّprepared لذيfor one of يمينِthe right hand
رث الملك المعدّ لذي يمينِ
God received him, saying—record the date—
“Inherit the kingdom prepared for one on the right.”
Sol 6.1