حوادثُvicissitudes الدهرِof time فيهاin them البُجْرُgrave calamities والعِبَرُand lessons
حوادثُ الدهرِ فيها البُجْرُ والعِبَرُ
وليسand not ينفعavails فيهاin them النَّذرvows والحَذَرُand caution
وليس ينفع فيها النَّذر والحَذَرُ
In time's vicissitudes lie grave calamities and lessons.
The vicissitudes of fate contain lessons and exemplars
And neither vows nor caution avail against them.
In them, vows and caution are of no avail
حَبَوْكرٌa dire calamity نَشَبَتْsank فيهاinto them مَخَالبَهاits claws
حَبَوْكرٌ نَشَبَتْ فيها مَخَالبَها
حتىuntil تكاثرَmultiplied فيناamong us الهَمُّgrief والضَرَرُand harm
حتى تكاثرَ فينا الهَمُّ والضَرَرُ
A dire calamity has sunk its claws into them,
Misfortunes have extended their claws amongst us
Until grief and harm have multiplied among us.
Until worries and harms became abundant
هذاthis يفقدانِwith the loss of (likely بفقدان) عبدِservant of اللهِGod حلَّbefell بنَاupon us
هذا يفقدانِ عبدِ اللهِ حلَّ بنَا
وقدand indeed تساقطَfell in succession منfrom أجفانِنَاour eyelids الدُّرَرُpearls
وقد تساقطَ من أجفانِنَا الدُّرَرُ
This has befallen us with the loss of Abdullah,
The loss of Abdullah has befallen us
And pearls have fallen from our eyelids.
And pearls have fallen from our eyelids
فتىa young man مُحمّدٌMuhammad الزاكيthe pure الذيwho اعتمرتْflourished
فتى مُحمّدٌ الزاكي الذي اعتمرتْ
بهِthrough him المساجدُthe mosques وانقامتand were upheld بهthrough him السِيَرُthe ways of conduct
بهِ المساجدُ وانقامت به السِيَرُ
The pure young man Muhammad, through whom flourished
The virtuous youth Muhammad, around whom
The mosques, and through whom traditions were upheld.
The mosques were adorned and the lives were built
ياO ربLord روّيdrench ضريحاًa tomb ضمَّheld جثتَهhis body
يا رب روّي ضريحاً ضمَّ جثتَه
بوابلٍwith a downpour منfrom عيونِthe eyes of المُزنِthe rain clouds يَنْحَدرُstreams down
بوابلٍ من عيونِ المُزنِ يَنْحَدرُ
O Lord, drench the tomb that holds his body
O Lord, water his grave, which contains his body
With a downpour streaming down from the rain clouds' eyes.
With torrents flowing from tearful eyes
تشكوlament المساجدthe mosques فقداهhis loss وكانَand he was بهاin them
تشكو المساجد فقداه وكانَ بها
يقراhe recites تُقَلْقِلُهstir him الآياتُthe verses والسُّورُand the surahs
يقرا تُقَلْقِلُه الآياتُ والسُّورُ
The mosques lament his loss; within them he would
The mosques complain of losing him; he used to recite the
Recite, stirred by the verses and the surahs.
Verses and suras therein, which would overwhelm him
واسألand I ask اللهَGod أنthat ألقاهI meet him فيin نِعَمٍblessings
واسأل اللهَ أن ألقاه في نِعَمٍ
بجنةِin Paradise سكنناour abode إنْif ساعفَfavors القَدَرُfate
بجنةِ سكننا إنْ ساعفَ القَدَرُ
And I ask God that I may meet him amid blessings,
And I ask God that I meet him in bounties
In Paradise, our abode, if fate permits.
In the Paradise we inhabit, if fate allows it
Sol 6.1