لَقَدindeed مَضىhas departed سَعدُSa'd رَزوقRazuq الكَريمَthe generous إِلىto
لَقَد مَضى سَعدُ رَزوق الكَريمَ إِلى
مَولاهُhis Lord حَسْبَin accordance with قَضاءِthe decree of اللَّهِGod وَالقَدَرِand destiny
مَولاهُ حَسْبَ قَضاءِ اللَّهِ وَالقَدَرِ
Indeed, the generous Sa'd Razuq has departed to
his Lord, in accordance with God's decree and destiny.
شَهمٌa gallant man قَدindeed اِشتَهَرَتbecame renowned فيamong النّاسِthe people سيرَتُهُhis life
شَهمٌ قَد اِشتَهَرَت في النّاسِ سيرَتُهُ
بِكُلِّfor every خَيرٍgoodness فَكانَتand so it was أَفضَلَthe finest of السِّيَرِlives
بِكُلِّ خَيرٍ فَكانَت أَفضَلَ السِّيَرِ
A gallant man whose life had become renowned among the people
for every virtue, and so was the finest of lives.
لَقَدindeed طَوَتfolded away شَخصَهُhis person الأَيّامُthe days غادِرَةًtreacherously
لَقَد طَوَت شَخصَهُ الأَيّامُ غادِرَةً
وَماyet did not طَوَتfold away مِنهُof him ذِكراًa remembrance طَيِّبَgood الأَثَرِthe effect
وَما طَوَت مِنهُ ذِكراً طَيِّبَ الأَثَرِ
Indeed, the days have treacherously folded him away,
yet have not folded away the fond remembrance he left.
جادَتpoured generously عَلىupon رَمسِهِhis grave الأَنواءُthe rainstorms ماطِرَةًraining
جادَت عَلى رَمسِهِ الأَنواءُ ماطِرَةً
وَدَمعُand the tears باكيهِof his mourners فيamong الأَحياءِthe living كَالمَطَرِlike the rain
وَدَمعُ باكيهِ في الأَحياءِ كَالمَطَرِ
May the rainstorms pour generously upon his grave,
and his mourners' tears among the living are like rain.
فَخَطَّso inscribed أَحرُفَthe letters of تاريخٍa chronogram يَقولُsays بِهاthrough them
فَخَطَّ أَحرُفَ تاريخٍ يَقولُ بِها
عَنfrom مَنزلِthe abode of السَعدِgood fortune زالَتvanished طَلعَةُthe face of القَمَرِthe moon
عَن مَنزلِ السَعدِ زالَت طَلعَةُ القَمَرِ
So the letters of a chronogram were inscribed, declaring:
"From the abode of good fortune the moon's face has vanished."
Sol 6.1