لَقَدindeed سارَjourneyed جبريلُGabriel الكَريمُthe noble مُهاجراًemigrating
لَقَد سارَ جبريلُ الكَريمُ مُهاجراً
إِلىto اللَهِGod يَبغيseeking نَيلَattainment of مُنيتِهِhis wish الكُبرَىthe greatest
إِلى اللَهِ يَبغي نَيلَ مُنيتِهِ الكُبرَى
Indeed, noble Gabriel has journeyed as an emigrant
To God, seeking to attain his greatest wish.
عَزيزٌa cherished man بَكىmourned آلَthe family of المخلَّعِal-Mukhalla‘ بَعدَهُafter him
عَزيزٌ بَكى آلَ المخلَّعِ بَعدَهُ
عَميداًa leader بَكاهُmourned him الفَضلُvirtue وَالشِّيَمُand noble qualities الغرّاthe radiant
عَميداً بَكاهُ الفَضلُ وَالشِّيَمُ الغرّا
A cherished man, mourned after his passing by the family of al-Mukhalla‘,
A leader whom virtue and radiant noble qualities mourned.
مَضىdeparted فَثوىthen he rested فيin طَيِّthe folds of لَحدٍa grave تَنَزَّلَتdescended
مَضى فَثوى في طَيِّ لَحدٍ تَنَزَّلَت
مَلائِكةُangels of الرَحمانِthe Most Merciful مِنfrom فَوقهِabove him تَترىone after another
مَلائِكةُ الرَحمانِ مِن فَوقهِ تَترى
He departed, then lay enfolded in a grave; there descended
The angels of the Most Merciful from above him, one after another,
عَلىupon تُربةٍa tomb أَرِّخrecord the date رَسَمناwe inscribed بِصَفحهاon its face
عَلى تُربةٍ أَرِّخ رَسَمنا بِصَفحها
أَياO حامِلاًbearer of بُشرىglad tidings السَلامِpeace لَكَfor you البُشرىthe glad tidings
أَيا حامِلاً بُشرى السَلامِ لَكَ البُشرى
Upon a tomb, on whose face we inscribed—record the date:
O bearer of glad tidings of peace, glad tidings are yours.
Sol 6.1