خَلَّىleft behind يَتَامَىorphans كَانَhe used to يُحسنُdo well at أَسوَهُمtheir care
خَلَّى يَتَامَى كَانَ يُحسنُ أَسوَهُم
وَيكُفُّهُمand sustained them فيin كُلِّevery عَامٍyear جَاهِدِcausing hardship
وَيكُفُّهُم في كُلِّ عَامٍ جَاهِدِ
He left behind orphans whom he used to tend so well,
and sustain through every harsh year,
مِنfrom سَيبِbounty ذِيpossessor of فَجَرِgenerosity يُقَسِّمُdistributes مَالَهُhis wealth
مِن سَيبِ ذِي فَجَرِ يُقَسِّمُ مَالَهُ
فِيناamong us ويَشكُدand gives فوقَbeyond شُكدgiving الشاكِدthe giver
فِينا ويَشكُد فوقَ شُكد الشاكِد
from the bounty of a generous man who shared his wealth
among us, giving more than any giver gave.
وَمَعِيَّةُand a baffling affliction العُلَمَاءِthe learned يُخشَىis feared فَافُهits fissure
وَمَعِيَّةُ العُلَمَاءِ يُخشَى فَافُه
أسواًhealing وأُمُّand the membrane of دِمَاغِهَاits brain كالفَاسِدِlike something decayed
أسواً وأُمُّ دِمَاغِهَا كالفَاسِدِ
And an affliction the learned found daunting—its fissure feared—
to heal, with its brain's membrane as though decayed,
أبرأتَهَاyou cured it إِذsince كُنتَyou were أَنتَyou yourself طَبيبهَits physician
أبرأتَهَا إِذ كُنتَ أَنتَ طَبيبهَ
حَتَّىuntil تُؤَدِّيَهاyou restore it كَعَهدِas in the recollection of العَاهِدِthe one who knew it
حَتَّى تُؤَدِّيَها كَعَهدِ العَاهِدِ
you cured, since you yourself were its physician,
until you restored it as remembered by one who knew it.
Sol 6.1