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 that among the foremost duties.
لِمْwhy لاnot أزُورُكَI visit you ياO أنْدَىmost generous المُلوكِof kings يَداًin hand
لِمْ لا أزُورُكَ يا أنْدَى المُلوكِ يَداً
وياand O سِراجَlamp اللّياليof the nights المُدْلَهِمّاتِpitch-dark
ويا سِراجَ اللّيالي المُدْلَهِمّاتِ
Why should I not visit you, O most openhanded of kings,
And O lamp of the pitch-dark nights?
وأنْتَand you are مَنْone who لَوْif تخَطّىhad deferred الدّهْرُTime مَصْرَعَهُhis death
وأنْتَ مَنْ لَوْ تخَطّى الدّهْرُ مَصْرَعَهُ
الىto حَياتيmy lifetime أجادَتْwould have excelled فيهِabout him أبْياتِيmy verses
الى حَياتي أجادَتْ فيهِ أبْياتِي
And you are one whom, had Time deferred your death
Until my lifetime, my verses would have fittingly praised.
أنافَrose high قَبْرُكَyour grave فيamid هَضْبٍhills يَميزُهُmarks it out
أنافَ قَبْرُكَ في هَضْبٍ يَميزُهُ
فتَنْتَمِيهِso they seek it out حَفِيّاتُheartfelt التّحِيّاتِgreetings
فتَنْتَمِيهِ حَفِيّاتُ التّحِيّاتِ
Your grave stands high amid hills that set it apart;
So heartfelt greetings seek it out.
كرُمْتَyou were noble حَيّاًalive ومَيْتاًand dead واشْتَهرْتَand you were renowned عُلاًfor eminence
كرُمْتَ حَيّاً ومَيْتاً واشْتَهرْتَ عُلاً
فأنْتَthus you are سلْطانُsultan أحياءٍthe living وأمْواتِand the dead
فأنْتَ سلْطانُ أحياءٍ وأمْواتِ
You were noble in life and death, and renowned for greatness;
Thus you are the sultan 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 آتِيthe future
أنْ لا يُرى الدّهْرُ في حالٍ وفي آتِي
Your like was never seen in the past, and I believe
That none will ever be seen, now or in time to come.
Sol 6.1