أَبقىleft behind الحَبيبُthe beloved لآلِfor the family of فَياضٍFayyad أَسىًsorrow
أَبقى الحَبيبُ لآلِ فَياضٍ أَسىً
ذابَتmelted بِلَهفَتِهاwith their anguished longing عَلَيهِfor him الأَنفُسُthe souls
ذابَت بِلَهفَتِها عَلَيهِ الأَنفُسُ
The beloved left the family of Fayyad in sorrow.
Souls melted with their anguished longing for him.
شَهْمٌa noble man تَنوحُlaments لَهُfor him المَكارمُnoble virtues وَالتُقَىand piety
شَهْمٌ تَنوحُ لَهُ المَكارمُ وَالتُقَى
أَسَفاًin grief وَكُلُand every فَضيلةٍvirtue لاnot تَدرُسُfades away
أَسَفاً وَكُلُ فَضيلةٍ لا تَدرُسُ
A noble man for whom noble virtues 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 holiest
في الأَوجِ مَنزِلُها المَقامُ الأَقدَسُ
He has come to rest in this tomb, while his soul
Has its home on high, in the holiest abode.
فَلَقَدfor indeed ثَوىcame to rest أَرِّخْrecord the date بِأَحسَنِin the finest مَرتَعٍpasture
فَلَقَد ثَوى أَرِّخْ بِأَحسَنِ مَرتَعٍ
فيهِin it قَدindeed اِجتَمَعَcame together الحَبيبُthe beloved وَبُطرسُand Butrus
فيهِ قَد اِجتَمَعَ الحَبيبُ وَبُطرسُ
For indeed he has come to rest—record the date—in the finest pasture,
Where the beloved and Butrus have come together.
Sol 6.1