منْthe one who هوَhe is فخرُglory الدينِof the faith عثمانُUthman فيin
منْ هوَ فخرُ الدينِ عثمانُ في
مراحمِmercies اللهِof God وإحسانِهِand His kindness
مراحمِ اللهِ وإحسانِهِ
He who is Fakhr al-Din Uthman is in
Who is the pride of religion, Othman, in
God’s mercies and His kindness.
The mercies of God and His kindness?
ماتَdied غريباًa stranger خائفاًafraid نازحاًfar removed
ماتَ غريباً خائفاً نازحاً
عنْfrom أنسِthe comfort of أهليهِhis kin وأوطانِهِand his homelands
عنْ أنسِ أهليهِ وأوطانِهِ
He died a stranger, afraid, far removed
He died a stranger, fearful, displaced
From the comfort of his kin and his homelands.
From the intimacy of his family and homeland.
وبعضُand some of هذيthese فيهِin him ماthat which يرتجىis hoped for
وبعضُ هذي فيهِ ما يرتجى
لهُfor him بهِthrough it رحمةُthe mercy of دَيَّانِهِhis Judge
لهُ بهِ رحمةُ دَيَّانِهِ
And some of these in him give grounds to hope
And some of this, in it is what is hoped for him
That thereby he may receive his Judge’s mercy.
By it, the mercy of his Judge.
فقلْso say لشانيهِto his detractor ترفَّقْbe gentle ففيfor in
فقلْ لشانيهِ ترفَّقْ ففي
شأنِكَyour affairs ماthat which يغنيكَsuffices you عنْfrom شانِهِhis affairs
شأنِكَ ما يغنيكَ عنْ شانِهِ
So tell his detractor: “Be gentle, for in
So say to his critic, be gentle, for in
Your own affairs there is enough to spare you concern with his.”
Your affair is what will avail you against his affair.
Sol 6.1