أَبقىleft behind الحَبيبُHabib لآلِfor the family of فَياضٍFayyad أَسىًsorrow
أَبقى الحَبيبُ لآلِ فَياضٍ أَسىً
ذابَتmelted بِلَهفَتِهاwith their anguished longing عَلَيهِfor him الأَنفُسُthe souls
ذابَت بِلَهفَتِها عَلَيهِ الأَنفُسُ
Habib has left the Fayyad family in sorrow;
Souls have melted in their anguished longing for him.
شَهْمٌa noble man تَنوحُlament لَهُfor him المَكارمُnoble deeds وَالتُقَىand piety
شَهْمٌ تَنوحُ لَهُ المَكارمُ وَالتُقَى
أَسَفاًin grief وَكُلُand every فَضيلةٍvirtue لاdoes not تَدرُسُfade away
أَسَفاً وَكُلُ فَضيلةٍ لا تَدرُسُ
A noble man for whom noble deeds and piety lament
in grief, as does every virtue that never fades.
قَدindeed حَلَّsettled فيin هَذاthis الضَريحِthe tomb وَنَفسُهُand his soul
قَد حَلَّ في هَذا الضَريحِ وَنَفسُهُ
فيin الأَوجِthe heights مَنزِلُهاits dwelling المَقامُthe abode الأَقدَسُthe most sacred
في الأَوجِ مَنزِلُها المَقامُ الأَقدَسُ
He has settled in this tomb, while his soul
dwells on high, in the most sacred abode.
فَلَقَدfor indeed ثَوىcame to rest أَرِّخْrecord the date بِأَحسَنِin the fairest مَرتَعٍpasture
فَلَقَد ثَوى أَرِّخْ بِأَحسَنِ مَرتَعٍ
فيهِin it قَدindeed اِجتَمَعَcame together الحَبيبُHabib وَبُطرسُand Butrus
فيهِ قَد اِجتَمَعَ الحَبيبُ وَبُطرسُ
For indeed he has come to rest—record the date—in the fairest pasture,
where Habib and Butrus have come together.
Sol 6.1