شيخ دمشق وشمس دين ال

شيخ دمشق وشمس دين ال

إله فيها قضى وفاتا

إله فيها قضى وفاتا

The shaykh of Damascus and the sun of the faith of

The Sheikh of Damascus and sun of the religion

God died there and passed away.

There is no deity in it, he passed away

فقلت واحسرتاه ارخ

فقلت واحسرتاه ارخ

أشافعي الزمان ماتا

أشافعي الزمان ماتا

So I said, “Alas!” Record the date:

So I said woe is me, set up

“Has the Shāfiʿī of the age died?”

Ash-Shafi’i of the time has died