نعىannounced the death of الناعونthe bearers of death-news للشرفto honor المُعلىexalted
نعى الناعون للشرف المُعلى
فتىa young champion الأشرافthe nobles سيدهَاtheir lord النقيباthe chief
فتى الأشراف سيدهَا النقيبا
The mourners announced to exalted honor the death
The elegists lament the honorable chief
Of the nobles’ young champion, their lord and chief.
The youth of nobility, its honorable leader
عليّlofty القدرrank أعبقmost fragrant منthose whom نمتهbrought him forth
عليّ القدر أعبق من نمته
أرومةُancestral stock هاشمHashim فيin المجدِglory طيباin fragrance
أرومةُ هاشم في المجدِ طيبا
Lofty in rank, the most fragrant of those brought forth
Fate is more fragrant than his growth
By Hashim’s stock, sweet-scented in glory.
The pride of Hashim is virtuous in glory
بهِthrough him لبسَdonned الزمانُTime قشيبَfresh بردٍa mantle
بهِ لبسَ الزمانُ قشيبَ بردٍ
فجوذبَthen was wrestled with ذلكthat البردthe mantle القشيباfresh
فجوذبَ ذلك البرد القشيبا
Through him, Time donned a fresh mantle;
With it time wore a wintry cloak
Then that fresh mantle was wrested from it.
And that wintry cloak drew it in
مضىpassed away محضَpure الضريبةdisposition فيin المعاليthe heights of honor
مضى محضَ الضريبة في المعالي
وخلَّدand made enduring منof مآثرهhis glorious deeds ضروباvarieties
وخلَّد من مآثره ضروبا
He passed away, pure of character in the heights of honor,
The perfect tribute went to the heights
And made enduring many forms of his glorious deeds.
And immortalized from his achievements examples
وأبقىand left behind حيثas أغربwas exceptional فيin المزاياvirtues
وأبقى حيث أغرب في المزايا
علىupon كبدthe liver الورىhumankind وسماًa brand غريباstrange
على كبد الورى وسماً غريبا
And, exceptional in his virtues, left
And left wherever he went in virtues
A strange brand upon the liver of humankind.
Upon the heart of the world a strange mark
إذاwhenever اعترضَintervenes السلوُّforgetfulness of grief وكادَand nearly يخبوdies down
إذا اعترضَ السلوُّ وكادَ يخبو
تعيدrestores لنارهِto its fire الذكرىremembrance لهيباa blaze
تعيد لنارهِ الذكرى لهيبا
Whenever forgetfulness intervenes and its glow nearly fades,
If adversity interfered and nearly faded
Remembrance restores a blaze to its fire.
Memory returns the blaze to its flames
نعمyes رحلdeparted الحِمامDeath بمنwith one whose نداهhis bounty
نعم رحل الحِمام بمن نداه
أقامraised بكلِّin every ناحيةٍquarter خطيباan orator
أقام بكلِّ ناحيةٍ خطيبا
Yes, Death bore away the one whose bounty
Yes, the dove departed with the one who called it
Had raised an orator in every quarter.
And in every direction remains a preacher
Sol 6.1