مِنof الأُمراthe princes الشهابيينShihabi غُصنٌa branch
مِن الأُمرا الشهابيين غُصنٌ
ثَوىcame to rest فيin اللَحدِthe grave مِعطَفُهُhis form النَضيرُverdant
ثَوى في اللَحدِ مِعطَفُهُ النَضيرُ
A branch of the Shihabi princes—
his verdant form has come to rest in the grave.
لَقَدindeed تَرَكَhe left السَليمَSalim أَباهُhis father يَبكيweeping
لَقَد تَرَكَ السَليمَ أَباهُ يَبكي
بِجفنٍwith an eyelid شَقَّrent عَبرَتهُits tears الزَفيرُsighing
بِجفنٍ شَقَّ عَبرَتهُ الزَفيرُ
Indeed, he left his father Salim weeping,
with an eyelid whose tears were rent by sighing.
فَتىًa youth طالَlasted long النُّواحُthe lamentation عَلَيهِover him حُزناًin grief
فَتىً طالَ النُّواحُ عَلَيهِ حُزناً
وَعِندَand in the presence of اللَهِGod طابَbecame sweet لَهُfor him السُرورُjoy
وَعِندَ اللَهِ طابَ لَهُ السُرورُ
A youth long mourned in grief,
while in God's presence, joy has become sweet for him.
فَقالَso he said مُؤرِّخاًrecording the date in a chronogram ياO قَومpeople إِنيindeed I
فَقالَ مُؤرِّخاً يا قَوم إِني
نَزَلتُI alighted بعرشهِat His throne وَأَناand I am البَشيرُBashir; the bearer of glad tidings
نَزَلتُ بعرشهِ وَأَنا البَشيرُ
So he said, recording the date: 'O people, I
have alighted at His throne, and I am Bashir, bearer of glad tidings.'
Sol 6.1