هَذاthis ضَريحُthe tomb of أَخيmy brother عَلاrose above
هَذا ضَريحُ أَخي عَلا
جَمعِthe sum of المَحامِدِpraiseworthy qualities وَالفَخارِand glory
جَمعِ المَحامِدِ وَالفَخارِ
This is my brother’s tomb—he rose to exaltation,
This is my brother’s tomb; he rose above
having gathered every virtue and all glory.
the sum of virtues and glory.
وَلَقَدand indeed دَعاهُcalled him رَبَّهُhis Lord
وَلَقَد دَعاهُ رَبَّهُ
حَيثُwhere النَعيمُbliss لَهُfor him اِستَخارِchose what was best
حَيثُ النَعيمُ لَهُ اِستَخارِ
And truly his Lord called him
Indeed, his Lord called him
to where bliss had chosen the best for him,
where He chose bliss for him,
لِيَعُمَّهُso that it might encompass him إِحسانُهُHis kindness
لِيَعُمَّهُ إِحسانُهُ
وَيَكونُand he might be فيin أَعلىthe highest جِوارِcompany
وَيَكونُ في أَعلى جِوارِ
that His beneficence might encompass him
that His kindness might enfold him
and he might dwell in the loftiest nearness.
and he might dwell in the highest company.
وَالحورُand the houris إيناساًto offer comfort بِهِwith him
وَالحورُ إيناساً بِهِ
قالَتthey said وَأَظهَرَتِand displayed المَسارِdelight
قالَت وَأَظهَرَتِ المَسارِ
And the houris, keeping him company,
And the houris, to welcome him,
said, making their joy manifest:
spoke and showed their delight:
حُسنُbeauty اللِقاthe meeting تاريخُهُhis date or chronogram
حُسنُ اللِقا تاريخُهُ
دَعىsummoned عَلىAli (apparently intended) ذوpossessor of (Dhu) الفَقارِthe vertebrae (al-Fiqar)
دَعى عَلى ذو الفَقارِ
“The Beauty of Reunion” is his chronogram—
A beautiful meeting—his chronogram:
ʿAlī, lord of Dhu’l-Fiqār, called him.
“Dhu al-Fiqar summoned Ali.”
Sol 6.1