مِنfrom آلِthe family of فكَّاكٍFakkāk عَزيزٌa dear one راحلُdeparted
مِن آلِ فكَّاكٍ عَزيزٌ راحلُ
يُسقىis watered ثَراهُhis grave’s earth بِالدُموعِwith tears الذُّرَّفِstreaming
يُسقى ثَراهُ بِالدُموعِ الذُّرَّفِ
A dear one of the Fakkāk family has departed;
From the family of a noble liberator, a traveler departed
His grave’s earth is watered with streaming tears.
His grave is watered by flowing tears
شَهمٌa noble man تَوشَّحَclothed himself بِالمَحامِدِin praiseworthy qualities فيamong المَلاthe assembled people
شَهمٌ تَوشَّحَ بِالمَحامِدِ في المَلا
وَبِغَيرِand by anything other than كُلِّevery فَضيلةٍvirtue لَمnot يُوصَفِwas described
وَبِغَيرِ كُلِّ فَضيلةٍ لَم يُوصَفِ
A noble man, he clothed himself in praiseworthy qualities among the people;
A magnanimous one who wore garments of praise in gatherings
And every virtue—and nothing else—was ascribed to him.
And was described with every virtue
لَقيَmet البَلاياafflictions شاكِراًgratefully مُتَصَبِّراًstriving to be patient
لَقيَ البَلايا شاكِراً مُتَصَبِّراً
دَهراًfor a long time عَلىdespite مَضَضِthe anguish of السّقامِillness المُدنَفِdebilitating
دَهراً عَلى مَضَضِ السّقامِ المُدنَفِ
He met afflictions gratefully, striving to remain patient,
He met calamities thankfully and patiently
For a long time, despite the anguish of debilitating illness,
For a long time, enduring grievous pain and suffering
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ناداهُcalled him خالقُهُhis Creator إِلىto
حَتّى إِذا ناداهُ خالقُهُ إِلى
فَردوسِهِHis paradise فَمضىso he went وَلَمand did not يَتَوقَّفِhesitate
فَردوسِهِ فَمضى وَلَم يَتَوقَّفِ
Until, when his Creator called him to
Until his Creator called him to
His paradise, he went without hesitation.
His paradise, so he went and did not hesitate
خَطَّinscribed المُؤرِّخُthe chronicler فَوقَupon لَوحِthe slab of ضَريحِهِhis tomb
خَطَّ المُؤرِّخُ فَوقَ لَوحِ ضَريحِهِ
قَدindeed أَعطىhas given الملكthe kingdom العَزيزthe Mighty One ليوسفto Joseph
قَد أَعطى الملك العَزيز ليوسف
The chronicler inscribed upon the slab of his tomb:
The chronicler wrote above his tombstone
“The Mighty One has indeed granted the kingdom to Joseph.”
“The Mighty King has given to Joseph”
Sol 6.1