قدْindeed زُرْتُI visited قَبْرَكَyour grave عنْout of طَوْعٍfree will بأغْماتِat Aghmat
قدْ زُرْتُ قَبْرَكَ عنْ طَوْعٍ بأغْماتِ
رأيْتُI considered ذلِكَthat منْamong أوْلَىthe foremost المُهِمّاتِimportant duties
رأيْتُ ذلِكَ منْ أوْلَى المُهِمّاتِ
I have willingly visited your grave at Aghmat;
I deemed this among the foremost duties.
لِمْwhy لاnot أزُورُكَI visit you ياO أنْدَىmost generous المُلوكِthe kings يَداًof hand
لِمْ لا أزُورُكَ يا أنْدَى المُلوكِ يَداً
وياand O سِراجَlamp اللّياليthe nights المُدْلَهِمّاتِpitch-dark
ويا سِراجَ اللّيالي المُدْلَهِمّاتِ
Why should I not visit you, O most open-handed of kings,
and O lamp of the pitch-dark nights?
وأنْتَand you مَنْone who لَوْif تخَطّىhad passed beyond الدّهْرُTime مَصْرَعَهُhis death
وأنْتَ مَنْ لَوْ تخَطّى الدّهْرُ مَصْرَعَهُ
الىinto حَياتيmy lifetime أجادَتْwould have excelled فيهِabout him أبْياتِيmy verses
الى حَياتي أجادَتْ فيهِ أبْياتِي
And you are one whom, had Time postponed his death
until my lifetime, my verses would have praised well.
أنافَrose high قَبْرُكَyour grave فيon هَضْبٍhigh ground يَميزُهُsets it apart
أنافَ قَبْرُكَ في هَضْبٍ يَميزُهُ
فتَنْتَمِيهِso they seek it out حَفِيّاتُaffectionate التّحِيّاتِsalutations
فتَنْتَمِيهِ حَفِيّاتُ التّحِيّاتِ
Your grave rises on high ground that sets it apart,
so affectionate salutations seek it out.
كرُمْتَyou were noble حَيّاًin life ومَيْتاًand in death واشْتَهرْتَand you became renowned عُلاًfor eminence
كرُمْتَ حَيّاً ومَيْتاً واشْتَهرْتَ عُلاً
فأنْتَso you سلْطانُsovereign أحياءٍthe living وأمْواتِand the dead
فأنْتَ سلْطانُ أحياءٍ وأمْواتِ
You were noble in life and death, and renowned for eminence;
thus you are sovereign of the living and the dead.
ماnot رِيءَwas seen مِثْلُكَyour like فيin ماضٍthe past ومُعْتَقَدِيand my belief
ما رِيءَ مِثْلُكَ في ماضٍ ومُعْتَقَدِي
أنْthat لاnot يُرىwill be seen الدّهْرُthroughout time فيin حالٍthe present وفيand in آتِيtime to come
أنْ لا يُرى الدّهْرُ في حالٍ وفي آتِي
No one like you was seen in the past, and my belief is
that none will ever be seen, now or in time to come.
Sol 6.1