مَضى عَن بَني الخَوّام نَخلةَ راحِلاً

مَضى عَن بَني الخَوّام نَخلةَ راحِلاً

إِلى رَبِّهِ الغَفّارِ مَن أَرشَدِ السُبلِ

إِلى رَبِّهِ الغَفّارِ مَن أَرشَدِ السُبلِ

Nakhla departed from the sons of al-Khawwam, journeying

He went away from the sons of Al-Khawam as a traveler

To his All-Forgiving Lord, along the most upright of paths.

To his Forgiving Lord, the one who guided the paths

وَغادرَ فيهِ كُلّ عَينٍ قَريحَةٍ

وَغادرَ فيهِ كُلّ عَينٍ قَريحَةٍ

بِصَيِّبِ دَمعٍ فَوقَ مَثواهُ مُنهَلِ

بِصَيِّبِ دَمعٍ فَوقَ مَثواهُ مُنهَلِ

And left every eye there sore

And left in it every teary eye

With a downpour of tears streaming over his resting place.

With a stream of tears over his burial ground

فَزُر مَضجَعاً مِنهُ كَريماً غَدا بِهِ

فَزُر مَضجَعاً مِنهُ كَريماً غَدا بِهِ

مَقَرّاً لاشتاتِ الفَضائلِ وَالفَضلِ

مَقَرّاً لاشتاتِ الفَضائلِ وَالفَضلِ

So visit his noble resting place, which through him became

So visit a grave of him, generously it became in the morning

An abode for manifold virtues and excellence.

A place of gathering of merits and superiority

وَقُل رِضَي الرَحمنِ عَنكَ مُؤرِّخاً

وَقُل رِضَي الرَحمنِ عَنكَ مُؤرِّخاً

وَجادَكِ ماَءُ الوَبلِ يا تُربَةَ النَخلِ

وَجادَكِ ماَءُ الوَبلِ يا تُربَةَ النَخلِ

And say, recording the date: 'May the All-Merciful be pleased with you,

And say, "May God be pleased with you," recording

And may the downpour's water drench you, O soil of the palms!'

And your soil was generous, O soil of the palm tree