زرvisit بِالكَرامةِwith honor قَبرَthe grave of سَجعانَSajʿān الَّذيwho
زر بِالكَرامةِ قَبرَ سَجعانَ الَّذي
أَبكىmade weep بَنيthe sons of عَونِʿAwn الأَكارمِthe noble ones إِذwhen مَضىhe passed away
أَبكى بَني عَونِ الأَكارمِ إِذ مَضى
Visit with honor the grave of Sajʿān, who
Visit the grave of Saj'an, who
Made the noble sons of ʿAwn weep when he passed away.
Made the generous sons of 'Awn weep when he passed away,
ناحَتlamented لِمَصرَعِهfor his death العُيونُthe eyes وَدونَهاand beneath them
ناحَت لِمَصرَعِه العُيونُ وَدونَها
فيin كُلِevery قَلبٍheart بَعدَهُafter him نارُthe fire of الغَضىghaḍā wood
في كُلِ قَلبٍ بَعدَهُ نارُ الغَضى
Eyes lamented his death, and beneath them,
Eyes wept for his death, and within every heart after him
In every heart since his passing burns the fire of ghaḍā wood.
Was the fire of sorrow.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man دَفنَّاهُwe buried him بِجانبِbeside تُربةٍa grave
شَهمٌ دَفنَّاهُ بِجانبِ تُربةٍ
دُفِنَwas buried الكَمالُperfection بِهاin it كَماas شاءَwilled القَضاfate
دُفِنَ الكَمالُ بِها كَما شاءَ القَضا
A noble-hearted man we buried beside a grave
A noble man whom we buried beside a handful of dust
Where perfection was buried, as fate willed.
In which perfection was buried, as fate willed.
فَقُلِso say السَلامَpeace عَلىupon ثَراهُhis grave-soil مُؤرِّخاًmarking the date
فَقُلِ السَلامَ عَلى ثَراهُ مُؤرِّخاً
وَتَحلُّand dwell جانِبَهُbeside him المَراحِمُmercies وَالرِضَىand favor
وَتَحلُّ جانِبَهُ المَراحِمُ وَالرِضَى
So say, 'Peace upon his grave,' marking the date:
So say, "Peace be upon his soil," chronicling
And may mercies and favor dwell beside him.
And may mercy and contentment adorn his side.
Sol 6.1