ناحَتlamented بَنوthe sons of الجلخِal-Jalkh الكِرامَthe noble مودِّعاًone bidding farewell
ناحَت بَنو الجلخِ الكِرامَ مودِّعاً
خَضبَstained الجُفونِthe eyelids بِدَمعِهاwith their tears لَمّاwhen مَضىhe passed away
خَضبَ الجُفونِ بِدَمعِها لَمّا مَضى
The noble Banu al-Jalakh wailed as they bade him farewell,
The noble sons of al-Jalkh mourned one bidding farewell,
their eyelids stained with their tears when he passed away.
who stained their eyelids with tears when he passed away.
فَقَدواthey lost بِهِin him ذُخراًa treasure لِكُلِّfor every مُهَمَةٍweighty task
فَقَدوا بِهِ ذُخراً لِكُلِّ مُهَمَةٍ
يُرجىlooked to with hope وَسَيفاًand a sword فيin النَوائبِcalamities مُنتَضىunsheathed
يُرجى وَسَيفاً في النَوائبِ مُنتَضى
In him they lost a treasure for every grave undertaking,
In him they lost a treasure for every weighty task,
one to be relied upon—and, in adversity, a sword drawn bare.
one to rely on, and a sword unsheathed in adversity.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man بِتَقوىin reverence for اللَهِGod عاشَhe lived وَبرُّهُand his righteousness
شَهمٌ بِتَقوى اللَهِ عاشَ وَبرُّهُ
وَرعاًdevoutly وَتَحتَand under رَجاءِhope of رَحمَتِهِHis mercy قَضىhe died
وَرعاً وَتَحتَ رَجاءِ رَحمَتِهِ قَضى
Noble-hearted, he lived in fear of God, and his goodness
A noble man, he lived in fear of God and in righteousness,
was devout; in hope of His mercy, he passed away.
devoutly, and died in hope of His mercy.
وَلِذاكَand for that reason خَطَّinscribed مُؤرِّخوهُhis chroniclers بِلَحدِهِat his grave
وَلِذاكَ خَطَّ مُؤرِّخوهُ بِلَحدِهِ
ياO قَبرَgrave of اِبرهيمَIbrahim جاورَكَmay it dwell beside you الرِضىdivine favor
يا قَبرَ اِبرهيمَ جاورَكَ الرِضى
And so those who marked his date inscribed upon his grave:
And so his chroniclers inscribed at his grave:
O grave of Ibrahim, may divine favor be your neighbor.
O grave of Ibrahim, may divine favor dwell beside you.
Sol 6.1