ذُخرٌa treasure أَغارَraided عَلَيهِupon him الدَهرُTime مُستَلِباًsnatching away
ذُخرٌ أَغارَ عَلَيهِ الدَهرُ مُستَلِباً
فَلَمso did not يَدَعُleave بَعدَهُafter him غَيرَother than الأَسىsorrow عِوَضاin return
فَلَم يَدَعُ بَعدَهُ غَيرَ الأَسى عِوَضا
A treasure that Time raided and snatched away,
Time preyed on treasures he had stored,
Leaving nothing after him but sorrow in return.
Leaving naught but grief when life was o'er.
قَدindeed أَطلَقَreleased النَفسَthe soul نَحوَtoward اللَّهِGod فَاِنطَلَقَتso it went forth
قَد أَطلَقَ النَفسَ نَحوَ اللَّهِ فَاِنطَلَقَت
تَرجوhoping for لَهاfor itself رَحمةٍmercy مِنfrom عِندِهِHis presence وَرِضىand favor
تَرجو لَها رَحمةٍ مِن عِندِهِ وَرِضى
He released his soul toward God, and it went forth,
His soul he freely to his Lord resigned,
Hoping to receive mercy and favor from Him.
Seeking His mercy, hoping peace to find.
لِذاكَfor that سَطَرَتُI wrote أَرِّخْrecord the date أَنَّthat يوسُفَYusuf مِنfrom
لِذاكَ سَطَرَتُ أَرِّخْ أَنَّ يوسُفَ مِن
سِجنِthe prison of الحَياةِlife لِإِكليلِfor the crown of الجَزاءِreward مَضَىdeparted
سِجنِ الحَياةِ لِإِكليلِ الجَزاءِ مَضَى
For that I wrote—record the date—that Yusuf, from
Thus I record, Yusuf has passed away
the prison of life, departed for the crown of reward.
From life's confinement to rewards for aye.
زُرvisit مَضجَعاًa resting place باتَlay مِنfrom آلِthe family of الجَدِيِّal-Jadiyy بِهِin it
زُر مَضجَعاً باتَ مِن آلِ الجَدِيِّ بِهِ
شَهمُa noble man سَقَتهُwatered him عُيونُthe eyes of المَجدِGlory حينَwhen قَضىhe died
شَهمُ سَقَتهُ عُيونُ المَجدِ حينَ قَضى
Visit a resting place where lay, of the al-Jadiyy family,
Visit his grave, one of the virtuous and wise,
A noble man whom Glory's eyes watered when he died.
Whose eyes were quenched when honor bade him rise.
Sol 6.1