رَمسٌa grave لأسحاقfor Isaac روَّتهُwatered it بَنوthe sons of صَدقَهْSadaqa
رَمسٌ لأسحاق روَّتهُ بَنو صَدقَهْ
بِأَدمعٍwith tears فوقَهُover it كَالغَيثِlike rain مُندفِقَهْpouring forth
بِأَدمعٍ فوقَهُ كَالغَيثِ مُندفِقَهْ
A grave for Isaac, watered by the sons of Sadaqa
A portrait of Isaac whose truthful sons
With tears pouring over it like rain.
Watered it with tears pouring like rain
شَهمٌa noble man طَوىfolded away الدَهرُtime مِنهُfrom him همةًresolve بَذخَتrose high
شَهمٌ طَوى الدَهرُ مِنهُ همةً بَذخَت
وَراحةٌand a palm بِصَنيعِin doing الخَيرِgood مُنطَلِقَهْfreely extended
وَراحةٌ بِصَنيعِ الخَيرِ مُنطَلِقَهْ
A noble man—time folded away his soaring resolve,
Noble, whom time has shown his lofty aspirations
And a hand freely extended in doing good.
And easygoingness in doing good
قَدindeed حَلَّsettled فيin تُربةٍsoil طابَتgrew pure عَناصِرُهاits elements
قَد حَلَّ في تُربةٍ طابَت عَناصِرُها
وَأَصبَحَتand it became بِشَذاwith the scent of أَوصافِهِhis virtues عَبِقَهْfragrant
وَأَصبَحَت بِشَذا أَوصافِهِ عَبِقَهْ
He has settled in soil whose elements grew pure,
He has settled in a land whose elements are fragrant
And it has become fragrant with the scent of his virtues.
And whose qualities have become perfumed at dawn
فَخَطَّso he inscribed فيon صفحةِthe page of التّاريخِhistory زائِرَهاits visitor
فَخَطَّ في صفحةِ التّاريخِ زائِرَها
سَقاكَmay it water you عَهدُshowers of الرِّضىfavor ياO مَنزِلَabode of الصدَقَهْcharity
سَقاكَ عَهدُ الرِّضى يا مَنزِلَ الصدَقَهْ
So its visitor inscribed on the page of history:
So he has inscribed on the page of history its visitor
May showers of favor water you, O abode of charity.
The era of contentment has quenched your thirst, O abode of sincerity
Sol 6.1