زُرvisit قَبرَthe grave of طَنوسَTannous الكَريمَthe generous فَإِنَّهُfor he is
زُر قَبرَ طَنوسَ الكَريمَ فَإِنَّهُ
رَكنٌa pillar غَداbecame طَيَّwithin الضَريحِthe tomb مَقوّضاlaid low
رَكنٌ غَدا طَيَّ الضَريحِ مَقوّضا
Visit the grave of generous Tannous, for he is
Visit the grave of the generous Tannous, for it is
a pillar now laid low within the tomb.
A pillar that will tomorrow be undermined by the tomb.
أَبكىmade weep بَنِيthe sons of نَصرَNasr الكِرامَthe noble دَماًblood كَماjust as
أَبكى بَنِي نَصرَ الكِرامَ دَماً كَما
أَبكىmade weep الفَضائلَthe virtues وَالمَعاليand noble deeds إِذwhen مَضىhe passed away
أَبكى الفَضائلَ وَالمَعالي إِذ مَضى
He made the noble sons of Nasr weep blood, just as
He made the noble Bani Nasr weep blood as
he made virtues and noble deeds weep when he passed away.
He made virtues and glories weep when he passed away.
وَلَقَدand indeed قَضىhe spent بِالخَيرِin doing good مُدَّتَهُhis lifetime إِلىuntil
وَلَقَد قَضى بِالخَيرِ مُدَّتَهُ إِلى
أَنthat زارَhe visited حُفرَتَهُhis grave كَماas شاءَwilled القَضاfate
أَن زارَ حُفرَتَهُ كَما شاءَ القَضا
And indeed he spent his lifetime doing good, until
Indeed he spent his time doing good until
he visited his grave, as fate willed.
His grave was visited as decreed by fate.
فَقُلِso say السَلامُpeace عَلىupon ثَراكَyour dust وَلاand may not تَزلcease
فَقُلِ السَلامُ عَلى ثَراكَ وَلا تَزل
أَرَّخَتُI dated it تَصحبكaccompany you المَراحِمُmercies وَالرِضىand favor
أَرَّخَتُ تَصحبك المَراحِمُ وَالرِضى
So say: 'Peace be upon your dust, and may you always
Say peace be upon your grave and may
—I dated it—be accompanied by mercies and favor.'
Mercy and contentment always accompany you.
Sol 6.1