1. المُلكُ لِلَهِ جَلَّ القَردُ وَالشانُ

    يَبقى وَيَفنى سواهُ الإِنسُ وَالجانِ

    Dominion belongs to God, exalted in [majesty] and glory.

    He endures, while all besides Him perish—humankind and jinn.

  2. دَهرُ بُدولٍ وَدُنيا لا دَوامَ لَها

    وَذو الجَلالِ مَدى الأَدهارِ دِيانِ

    Time brings changing fortunes, and this world has no permanence.

    And the Lord of Majesty is Judge throughout the ages.

  3. وَصائِلُ المَوتِ نِقادٌ عَلى يَدِهِ

    يَختارُ أَحسَنَ مَوجودٍ وَيَختانِ

    And death, the ravager, is a discerning critic; by his hand

    He chooses the finest of beings and acts treacherously.

  4. هَذا حَليفُ التُقى رَبُّ الفَضائِلِ مَن

    لَهُ مِنَ البِرِّ ما لَم يحصِ حُسبانِ

    This is piety's ally, the master of virtues, one

    Whose goodness no reckoning has encompassed.

  5. مَحمود باشا سُلَيمانَ الَّذي شَهِدَت

    بِحُسنِ تَقواهُ طِلابٌ وَأَقرانِ

    Mahmoud Pasha Suleiman, for whom testimony was borne

    To the excellence of his piety, by students and peers.

  6. العالِمُ الفاضِلُ المَحمودُ في أَثَرٍ

    إِسماً وَفِعلاً وَلَم يُنقِصهُ إِحسانِ

    The learned, virtuous man, praised for his legacy,

    In name and deed, and never lacking in benevolence.

  7. لِداعي اللَهَ قَد لَبّى فَكانَ لَهُ

    عَدنُ مَقاماً بِها حَفَّتهُ أَفنانِ

    He answered God's summoner, and his was

    Eden as a dwelling, where boughs enfolded him.

  8. وَفي سِواها حَباهُ اللَهُ مَكرُمَةً

    كُلُّ التَمَتُّعِ وَاِستَصفاهُ رِضوانِ

    And beyond this, God bestowed on him an honor:

    Full enjoyment, and Ridwan chose him as his own.

  9. لَكِنَّهُ قَد نَأى عَنّا وَأَخلَفَهُ

    شَهمٌ ثُمامُ لَهُ في المَجدِ صَنوانِ

    But he has gone far from us, and was succeeded by

    A gallant, [valiant] man, his twin in glory.

  10. بِهِ أَلى الأَهلِ وَالأَحبابِ تَعزِيَةً

    وَلِلفَقيدِ جَميلُ الذِكرِ رَنّانِ

    In him is consolation for family and loved ones,

    And the departed's beautiful remembrance rings out.

  11. وَإِن يَكُن رَسمُ نَفسِ الشَيخِ مُنطَبِعاً

    عَلى القُلوبِ وَحاشا الفِكرَ نِسيانِ

    And though the image of the sheikh's soul is imprinted

    Upon hearts—and far be it from the mind to forget—

  12. لَكِن لِكَيلا مِثالُ الشَكلِ نُحرِمُهُ

    وَلا يَغيبُ عَنِ الأَعيانِ جُثمانِ

    Yet, lest we deny him a likeness of his form,

    And his bodily form vanish from sight,

  13. قَد اِتَّخَذنا لَهُ مِن شَخصِهِ مَثَلاً

    يَبدو عَلَيهِ مِنَ الإِجلالِ بُرهانِ

    We have fashioned for him a likeness of his person,

    Upon which a sign of reverence is apparent.

  14. فَاِنظُر لَهُ وَتَذَكَّر عَظمَ هَيبَتِهِ

    وَقُل عَلَيهِ مِنَ الرَحمَنِ رَضوانِ

    So look upon it and recall the greatness of his imposing presence,

    And say: 'May the All-Merciful's favor rest upon him.'