هَذاthis مَقامُthe resting place of اليازجِيِّal-Yaziji فَقِفso stand بِهِat it
هَذا مَقامُ اليازجِيِّ فَقِف بِهِ
وَقُلِand say السَلامُpeace عَلَيكَupon you ياO عَلَمbeacon of الهُدىguidance
وَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلَيكَ يا عَلَم الهُدى
This is al-Yaziji’s resting place; stand beside it.
And say: Peace be upon you, O beacon of guidance.
حرمٌa sanctuary تحُجُّmake pilgrimage إَلَيهِto it أَربابُmasters of الحِجَىreason
حرمٌ تحُجُّ إَلَيهِ أَربابُ الحِجَى
أَبَداًforever وَتَدعوand pray بِالمَراحِمِfor mercy سَرمَداeternally
أَبَداً وَتَدعو بِالمَراحِمِ سَرمَدا
A sanctuary to which the masters of reason make pilgrimage
forever, and pray for mercy without end.
هُوَit مَغربُthe setting-place of الشَمسِthe sun الَّتيthat كَمhow often أَطلَعَتcaused to rise
هُوَ مَغربُ الشَمسِ الَّتي كَم أَطلَعَت
فيin شَرقِthe east of آفاقِthe horizons of البَلاغةِeloquence فَرَقَداa Farqad star
في شَرقِ آفاقِ البَلاغةِ فَرَقَدا
It is the setting-place of the sun that so often raised
a Farqad star in the east of eloquence’s horizons.
فخرُthe pride of النَصارَىthe Christians صاحبُmaster of الغررِbrilliant works الَّتيthat
فخرُ النَصارَى صاحبُ الغررِ الَّتي
ضَرَبَتovershadowed عَلىover ذِكرىthe memory of البَديعِal-Badi‘ وَأَحمَداand Ahmad
ضَرَبَت عَلى ذِكرى البَديعِ وَأَحمَدا
The pride of Christians, master of the brilliant works that
overshadowed the memory of al-Badi‘ and Ahmad.
هَذاthis عِمادُthe pillar of العلمِlearning مالَinclined بِهِwith him القَضاfate
هَذا عِمادُ العلمِ مالَ بِهِ القَضا
فَأَمالَand thus toppled رُكناًa pillar لِلعُلومِof the sciences مُشَيَّداloftily built
فَأَمالَ رُكناً لِلعُلومِ مُشَيَّدا
This is learning’s pillar; fate made him bend,
and thus brought down a lofty pillar of the sciences.
أَمسىcame to lie تِجاهَfacing البَحرِthe sea جانبَbeside تُربةٍa tomb
أَمسى تِجاهَ البَحرِ جانبَ تُربةٍ
هِيit مَجمَعthe meeting-place of البَحرينِthe two seas أَشرَفَthe noblest مُجتَدىplace to seek bounty
هِي مَجمَع البَحرينِ أَشرَفَ مُجتَدى
He now lies facing the sea, beside a tomb
that is the meeting-place of the two seas, the noblest place to seek bounty.
فَعَلَيكَso upon you ياO ناصيفَNasif خَيرُthe finest تَحيةٍgreeting
فَعَلَيكَ يا ناصيفَ خَيرُ تَحيةٍ
طابَتgrew sweet بِذكرِكَthrough remembrance of you حيثُwherever فاحَwafted its fragrance مردِّداechoing
طابَت بِذكرِكَ حيثُ فاحَ مردِّدا
So upon you, O Nasif, be the finest greeting,
made sweet by remembrance of you wherever it wafted, echoing.
لَوif أَنصَفَتكَhad treated you justly النائِباتُcalamities لَغَيَّرَتwould have changed
لَو أَنصَفَتكَ النائِباتُ لَغَيَّرَت
عاداتهاtheir ways وَوَقَتكَand shielded you حادثةَthe calamity of الرَدَىdeath
عاداتها وَوَقَتكَ حادثةَ الرَدَى
If calamities had treated you justly, they would have changed
their ways and shielded you from the calamity of death.
تَتَنزَّلُdescend الأَملاكُthe angels حَولكًaround you بِالرِّضىwith favor
تَتَنزَّلُ الأَملاكُ حَولكً بِالرِّضى
وَيَجودand showers generously فَوقَكَabove you باكِراًearly in the morning قَطرُdrops of النَدىdew
وَيَجود فَوقَكَ باكِراً قَطرُ النَدى
Angels descend around you with favor,
and dewdrops shower generously over you early in the morning.
وَجَميلُand the fair part of حَظِّكَyour lot فيin الأَعاليthe heights رَحمةmercy
وَجَميلُ حَظِّكَ في الأَعالي رَحمة
أَرِّخrecord the date وَذكرُكand remembrance of you فيin الصَحائفِthe pages خَلَّداimmortalized
أَرِّخ وَذكرُك في الصَحائفِ خَلَّدا
And mercy is your fair portion on high;
record the date—and your remembrance in the pages has made you immortal.
Sol 6.1