ماwhat بالُis the matter with عَينِكyour eye لاdoes not تَنامُsleep كَأَنَّماas though
ما بالُ عَينِك لا تَنامُ كَأَنَّما
كُحِلَتwas lined with kohl مَآقيهاits eye corners بِكُحلِwith the kohl of الأَرمَدِthe sore-eyed
كُحِلَت مَآقيها بِكُحلِ الأَرمَدِ
What is wrong with your eye? It does not sleep, as though
its corners were lined with the kohl of sore eyes.
جَزَعاًin grief عَلىfor المَهدِيِّthe rightly guided one أَصبَحَhas become ثاوِياًlying buried
جَزَعاً عَلى المَهدِيِّ أَصبَحَ ثاوِياً
ياO خَيرَbest مَنof those who وَطِئَtrod الحَصىthe pebbles لاmay you not تَبعُدِbe far away
يا خَيرَ مَن وَطِئَ الحَصى لا تَبعُدِ
Grieving for the rightly guided one, now lying buried;
O best of all who have trodden pebbles, may you not be far away.
جَنبيmy side يَقيكَmay it shield you التُربَthe earth لَهفيalas for me لَيتَنيif only I
جَنبي يَقيكَ التُربَ لَهفي لَيتَني
غُيِّبتُwere buried قَبلَكَbefore you فيin بَقيعِBaqi الغَرقَدِal-Gharqad
غُيِّبتُ قَبلَكَ في بَقيعِ الغَرقَدِ
May my side shield you from the earth! Alas, if only I
had been buried before you in Baqi al-Gharqad.
بِأَبيwith my father وَأُمّيand my mother مَنthe one whose شَهِدتُI witnessed وَفاتَهُhis death
بِأَبي وَأُمّي مَن شَهِدتُ وَفاتَهُ
فيon يَومِthe day of الاِثنَينِMonday النَبِيُّthe Prophet المُهتَديthe rightly guided
في يَومِ الاِثنَينِ النَبِيُّ المُهتَدي
My father and mother be ransoms for the one whose death I witnessed
on Monday: the rightly guided Prophet.
فَظَلِلتُso I remained بَعدَafter وَفاتِهِhis death مُتَبلَداًstunned
فَظَلِلتُ بَعدَ وَفاتِهِ مُتَبلَداً
ياO لَهفَalas for نَفسيmy soul لَيتَنيif only I لَمhad not أولَدِbeen born
يا لَهفَ نَفسي لَيتَني لَم أولَدِ
After his death I remained stunned;
alas for my soul, if only I had never been born.
أَأُقيمُshall I stay بَعدَكَafter you بِالمَدينَةِin Medina بَينَهُمamong them
أَأُقيمُ بَعدَكَ بِالمَدينَةِ بَينَهُم
ياO لَيتَنيif only I صُبّحتُwere given one morning سَمَّthe poison of الأَسوَدِthe black serpent
يا لَيتَني صُبّحتُ سَمَّ الأَسوَدِ
Shall I stay after you in Medina among them?
If only I had been given black serpent’s poison one morning.
أَوor حَلَّcame أَمرُthe decree of اللَهِGod فيناupon us عاجِلاًswiftly
أَو حَلَّ أَمرُ اللَهِ فينا عاجِلاً
فيin رَوحَةٍan evening مِنof يَومِناour day أَوor فيon غَدِtomorrow
في رَوحَةٍ مِن يَومِنا أَو في غَدِ
Or if only God’s decree would come upon us swiftly,
one evening today, or tomorrow,
فَتَقومُso would come ساعَتُناour hour فَنَلقىand we would meet طَيِّباًone pure
فَتَقومُ ساعَتُنا فَنَلقى طَيِّباً
مَحضاًpure ضَرائِبُهُhis traits كَريمَnoble المَحتِدِin lineage
مَحضاً ضَرائِبُهُ كَريمَ المَحتِدِ
so that our hour would come and we would meet one
pure in character and noble in lineage.
ياO بِكرَfirstborn of آمِنَةَAmina المُبارَكَblessed ذِكرُهُhis remembrance
يا بِكرَ آمِنَةَ المُبارَكَ ذِكرُهُ
وَلَدَتكَshe bore you مُحصَنَةٌa chaste woman بِسَعدِwith the fortune of الأَسعَدِthe most fortunate
وَلَدَتكَ مُحصَنَةٌ بِسَعدِ الأَسعَدِ
O firstborn of Amina, whose remembrance is blessed,
a chaste woman bore you under the happiest fortune,
نوراًa light أَضَاءَthat shone عَلىupon البَرِيَّةِcreation كُلِّهاall of it
نوراً أَضَاءَ عَلى البَرِيَّةِ كُلِّها
مَنwhoever يُهدَis guided لِلنورِto the light المُبارَكِthe blessed يَهتَدِfinds guidance
مَن يُهدَ لِلنورِ المُبارَكِ يَهتَدِ
a light that shone upon all creation.
Whoever is guided to that blessed light finds guidance.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord فَاِجمَعناso gather us مَعاًtogether وَنَبِيَّناand our Prophet
يا رَبِّ فَاِجمَعنا مَعاً وَنَبِيَّنا
فيin جَنَّةٍa garden تُنبيthat turns away عُيونَthe eyes of الحُسَّدِthe envious
في جَنَّةٍ تُنبي عُيونَ الحُسَّدِ
O Lord, gather us together with our Prophet
in a garden that turns away envious eyes,
فيin جَنَّةِthe Garden of الفِردَوسِParadise وَاِكتُبهاand decree it لَناfor us
في جَنَّةِ الفِردَوسِ وَاِكتُبها لَنا
ياO ذاPossessor of الجَلالِmajesty وَذاand Possessor of العُلاexaltedness وَالسُؤدُدِand glory
يا ذا الجَلالِ وَذا العُلا وَالسُؤدُدِ
in the Garden of Paradise; decree it for us,
O Possessor of majesty, exaltedness, and glory.
وَاللَهِby God أَسمَعُI hear ماas long as حَيِيتُI live بِهالِكٍof someone deceased
وَاللَهِ أَسمَعُ ما حَيِيتُ بِهالِكٍ
إِلّاexcept that بَكَيتُI weep عَلىfor النَبِيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
إِلّا بَكَيتُ عَلى النَبِيِّ مُحَمَّدِ
By God, whenever I hear, as long as I live, of someone’s death,
I weep for the Prophet Muhammad.
ياO وَيحَalas for أَنصارِthe Helpers of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَرَهطِهِand his kin
يا وَيحَ أَنصارِ النَبِيِّ وَرَهطِهِ
بَعدَafter المُغَيَّبِthe one hidden away فيin سَواءِthe depths of المُلحَدِthe grave niche
بَعدَ المُغَيَّبِ في سَواءِ المُلحَدِ
Alas for the Prophet’s Helpers and his kin
after he was hidden in the depths of the grave.
ضاقَتgrew narrow بِالاَنصارِfor the Helpers البِلادُthe lands فَأَصبَحواand they became
ضاقَت بِالاَنصارِ البِلادُ فَأَصبَحوا
سوداًblack وُجوهُهُمُtheir faces كَلَونِlike the color of الإِثمِدِantimony
سوداً وُجوهُهُمُ كَلَونِ الإِثمِدِ
The land grew narrow for the Helpers, and their
faces turned black as antimony.
وَلَقَدand indeed وَلَدناهُwe bore him وَفيناand among us قَبرُهُis his grave
وَلَقَد وَلَدناهُ وَفينا قَبرُهُ
وَفُضولَand the abundance of نِعمَتِهِhis grace بِناamong us لَمwe did not نَجحَدِdeny
وَفُضولَ نِعمَتِهِ بِنا لَم نَجحَدِ
Indeed, we bore him, and his grave is among us;
we have not denied the abundance of his grace among us.
وَاللَهُand God أَكرَمَناhonored us بِهِthrough him وَهَدىand guided بِهِthrough him
وَاللَهُ أَكرَمَنا بِهِ وَهَدى بِهِ
أَنصارَهُhis Helpers فيat كُلِّevery ساعَةِoccasion of مَشهَدِwitnessing
أَنصارَهُ في كُلِّ ساعَةِ مَشهَدِ
God honored us through him and through him guided
his Helpers at every witnessed occasion.
صَلّىmay He bless الإِلَهُGod وَمَنand those who يَحُفُّsurround بِعَرشِهِHis throne
صَلّى الإِلَهُ وَمَن يَحُفُّ بِعَرشِهِ
وَالطَيِّبونَand the pure ones عَلىupon المُبارَكِthe blessed أَحمَدِAhmad
وَالطَيِّبونَ عَلى المُبارَكِ أَحمَدِ
May God, those around His throne,
and the pure bless the blessed Ahmad.
فَرِحَتrejoiced نَصارىthe Christians of يَثرِبٍYathrib وَيَهودُهاand its Jews
فَرِحَت نَصارى يَثرِبٍ وَيَهودُها
لَمّاwhen تَوارىhe disappeared فيin الضَريحِthe burial chamber المُلحَدِthe grave niche
لَمّا تَوارى في الضَريحِ المُلحَدِ
The Christians of Yathrib and its Jews rejoiced
when he was hidden in the burial chamber.
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