هَذاthis مَقامُthe resting place of اليازجِيِّal-Yaziji فَقِفso pause بِهِat it
هَذا مَقامُ اليازجِيِّ فَقِف بِهِ
وَقُلِand say السَلامُpeace عَلَيكَupon you ياO عَلَمbeacon of الهُدىguidance
وَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلَيكَ يا عَلَم الهُدى
This is al-Yaziji's resting place; pause here,
This is the abode of Al-Yaziji, so pause by it
And say: Peace be upon you, O beacon of guidance.
And say, “Peace be upon you, O pillar of guidance.”
حرمٌa sanctuary تحُجُّmake pilgrimage إَلَيهِto it أَربابُpossessors of الحِجَىintellect
حرمٌ تحُجُّ إَلَيهِ أَربابُ الحِجَى
أَبَداًforever وَتَدعوand pray بِالمَراحِمِfor mercies سَرمَداeternally
أَبَداً وَتَدعو بِالمَراحِمِ سَرمَدا
A sanctuary to which the wise make pilgrimage
A sanctuary pilgrims of wisdom always flock to,
Forever, and invoke mercy for all eternity.
Entreating eternal mercy and blessings.
هُوَit is مَغربُthe setting-place of الشَمسِthe sun الَّتيthat كَمhow often أَطلَعَتmade rise
هُوَ مَغربُ الشَمسِ الَّتي كَم أَطلَعَت
فيin شَرقِthe east of آفاقِthe horizons of البَلاغةِeloquence فَرَقَداa bright northern star
في شَرقِ آفاقِ البَلاغةِ فَرَقَدا
It is the setting-place of the sun that so often raised
It is where the sun of supreme eloquence set,
A bright northern star in eloquence's eastern skies.
After rising in the orient’s horizons and shining bright.
فخرُthe pride of النَصارَىChristians صاحبُauthor of الغررِthe literary gems الَّتيthat
فخرُ النَصارَى صاحبُ الغررِ الَّتي
ضَرَبَتcast a veil عَلىover ذِكرىthe memory of البَديعِal-Badi‘ وَأَحمَداand Ahmad
ضَرَبَت عَلى ذِكرى البَديعِ وَأَحمَدا
The pride of Christians, author of literary gems that
The pride of Christians, the author of priceless gems
Overshadowed the renown of al-Badi‘ and Ahmad.
That strike the memory and praise Ahmad.
هَذاthis is عِمادُthe pillar of العلمِlearning مالَbent بِهِwith him القَضاfate
هَذا عِمادُ العلمِ مالَ بِهِ القَضا
فَأَمالَand so toppled رُكناًa pillar لِلعُلومِfor the sciences مُشَيَّداfirmly built
فَأَمالَ رُكناً لِلعُلومِ مُشَيَّدا
This is learning's pillar, whom fate brought low,
This is the pillar of knowledge by which judgment leaned
And so toppled a firmly built pillar of the sciences.
And took as a firm, towering pillar of sciences.
أَمسىhe came to be تِجاهَfacing البَحرِthe sea جانبَbeside تُربةٍa tomb
أَمسى تِجاهَ البَحرِ جانبَ تُربةٍ
هِيit is مَجمَعthe meeting-place of البَحرينِthe two seas أَشرَفَthe noblest مُجتَدىresort for bounty
هِي مَجمَع البَحرينِ أَشرَفَ مُجتَدى
He now rests facing the sea, at a tomb
It faced the sea near a small hill,
That joins the two seas—the noblest resort for bounty.
The meeting place of two seas and most noble resort.
فَعَلَيكَso upon you ياO ناصيفَNasif خَيرُthe finest تَحيةٍgreeting
فَعَلَيكَ يا ناصيفَ خَيرُ تَحيةٍ
طابَتbecame fragrant بِذكرِكَwith your remembrance حيثُwherever فاحَit wafted مردِّداechoing
طابَت بِذكرِكَ حيثُ فاحَ مردِّدا
So upon you, O Nasif, be the finest greeting,
Peace be upon you, O Nasif, the best greeting
Made fragrant by your remembrance, wherever it wafts in echoes.
That resounds wherever your name circulates!
لَوif أَنصَفَتكَhad treated you fairly النائِباتُcalamities لَغَيَّرَتthey would have changed
لَو أَنصَفَتكَ النائِباتُ لَغَيَّرَت
عاداتهاtheir ways وَوَقَتكَand shielded you حادثةَthe calamity of الرَدَىdeath
عاداتها وَوَقَتكَ حادثةَ الرَدَى
Had calamities dealt fairly with you, they would have changed
Had the fates been fair to you, they would have changed
Their ways and shielded you from the calamity of death.
Their ways and the time of tribulation.
تَتَنزَّلُdescend الأَملاكُthe angels حَولكًaround you بِالرِّضىwith favor
تَتَنزَّلُ الأَملاكُ حَولكً بِالرِّضى
وَيَجودand pours abundantly فَوقَكَover you باكِراًat dawn قَطرُthe drops of النَدىdew
وَيَجود فَوقَكَ باكِراً قَطرُ النَدى
May angels descend around you, bearing favor,
Angels descend around you, pleased,
And may dewdrops shower generously over you at dawn.
And early dew rains down upon you.
وَجَميلُand the fair portion of حَظِّكَyour lot فيin الأَعاليthe heights رَحمةmercy
وَجَميلُ حَظِّكَ في الأَعالي رَحمة
أَرِّخrecord the date وَذكرُكand your memory فيin الصَحائفِthe pages خَلَّداmade immortal
أَرِّخ وَذكرُك في الصَحائفِ خَلَّدا
And mercy is your fair portion in the heights.
Beautiful is your fortune in the heights―God’s mercy―
Record the date: 'And your memory is immortalized in the pages.'
Date it and your name in scriptures will live forever!
Sol 6.1