مَضىpassed away خَلَفٌKhalaf وَاللُؤمُand baseness قَدalready أَمَّled نَعشَهُhis bier
مَضى خَلَفٌ وَاللُؤمُ قَد أَمَّ نَعشَهُ
إِلىto القَبرِthe grave فيهِin it ماas long as أَقامَremains مُقيمُa dweller
إِلى القَبرِ فيهِ ما أَقامَ مُقيمُ
Khalaf has passed away, and baseness has led his bier
To the grave, there to remain as long as any dweller remains.
حَمِدناكَwe praised you إِذwhen أَودَيتَyou did away بِاللُؤمِwith baseness مَيِّتاًdead
حَمِدناكَ إِذ أَودَيتَ بِاللُؤمِ مَيِّتاً
وَفِعلُكَand your conduct أَيّامَduring the days of الحَياةَlife ذَميمُblameworthy
وَفِعلُكَ أَيّامَ الحَياةَ ذَميمُ
We praised you when, in death, you did away with baseness,
Though your conduct in the days of life was blameworthy.
Sol 6.1