لِبَنِيfor the sons of مُسلَّمَMusallam بَعدَafter فَقَدِthe loss of مُرادِهِمtheir Murad
لِبَنِي مُسلَّمَ بَعدَ فَقَدِ مُرادِهِم
حُزنٌa grief يَدومُendures عَلىthrough تَواليthe succession of الأَدهُرِthe ages
حُزنٌ يَدومُ عَلى تَوالي الأَدهُرِ
For the sons of Musallam, after the loss of their Murad,
For the sons of Muslim, after losing their desire
a grief endures through the succession of ages.
There is lasting sorrow over the succession of times
رُكنٌa pillar ذووthose with الحاجاتneeds خَيرَthe finest ذَخيرةٍtreasure
رُكنٌ ذوو الحاجات خَيرَ ذَخيرةٍ
دَفنتburied بِهاin it الأَيّامُthe days أَكرَمَthe noblest جَوهرِjewel
دَفنت بِها الأَيّامُ أَكرَمَ جَوهرِ
A pillar for those in need, the finest treasure,
A pillar for those in need is the best treasure
Time buried there the noblest jewel,
In which days have buried the most precious jewel
فيin تُربةٍsoil كَتبَwrote المُؤرِّخُthe chronicler فَوقَهاupon it
في تُربةٍ كَتبَ المُؤرِّخُ فَوقَها
ياO رَمسُgrave قَدindeed حَزَتَyou have gained المرادَMurad; the desired one فَاِبشِرِso rejoice
يا رَمسُ قَد حَزَتَ المرادَ فَاِبشِرِ
in soil upon which the chronicler wrote:
In a soil which the historian wrote atop
O grave, you have gained Murad—so rejoice!
O gravestone, you have attained the desire, so rejoice
Sol 6.1