هَذاthis عَزيزُthe beloved بَنيthe sons of شَمعونَShamʿun عاجَلَهُovertook him swiftly
هَذا عَزيزُ بَني شَمعونَ عاجَلَهُ
داعِيthe herald of المَناياdeath فَأدمَىand made bleed بَعدَهُafter him المُقَلاthe eyes
داعِي المَنايا فَأدمَى بَعدَهُ المُقَلا
This beloved of the sons of Shamʿun was swiftly overtaken
By death's herald, who left eyes bleeding after his passing.
رَيّانُfresh and flourishing لَمhad not يَبلغِreach العشرينَtwenty واأَسَفِيalas, my sorrow!
رَيّانُ لَم يَبلغِ العشرينَ واأَسَفِي
حَتّىwhen رَأَيناهُwe saw him فيin طَيِّthe folds of الثَرَىthe earth نَزَلاhe descended
حَتّى رَأَيناهُ في طَيِّ الثَرَى نَزَلا
Fresh and flourishing, he had not reached twenty—alas, my sorrow—
When we saw him descend into the folds of the earth.
لَبَّىhe answered دُعاthe call of اللَهِGod إِذwhen نادىHe called بِهِfor him فَمَضىand went
لَبَّى دُعا اللَهِ إِذ نادى بِهِ فَمَضى
إَلَيهِto Him فيin حُلةِthe robe of الرِّضوانِdivine favor مُشتَمِلاwrapped
إَلَيهِ في حُلةِ الرِّضوانِ مُشتَمِلا
He answered God's call when He summoned him, and went
To Him, wrapped in the robe of divine favor.
فَاسكُنso dwell لَدَيهِwith Him أَميناًsecure ياO أَمينُAmin كَماjust as
فَاسكُن لَدَيهِ أَميناً يا أَمينُ كَما
دُعِيتَyou were named لاneither جَزعاًanguish تَلقَىyou encounter وَلاnor وَجلاfear
دُعِيتَ لا جَزعاً تَلقَى وَلا وَجلا
So dwell with Him secure, O Amin, just as
You were named, meeting neither anguish nor fear.
وَجادَand may it drench مَثواكَyour resting place غَيثٌrain مِنfrom مَراحِمِهِHis mercies
وَجادَ مَثواكَ غَيثٌ مِن مَراحِمِهِ
يَسقيكَwatering you أَرِّختُI marked the date ياO غُصناًa branch بِهِby it ذَبُلاwithered
يَسقيكَ أَرِّختُ يا غُصناً بِهِ ذَبُلا
And may rain from His mercies drench your resting place,
Watering you; I marked the date: 'O branch that withered thereby.'
Sol 6.1