أَبكىmade weep بَنيthe sons of الصَبّاغُal-Sabbagh يوسفَYusuf إِذwhen مَضىhe passed away
أَبكى بَني الصَبّاغُ يوسفَ إِذ مَضى
دَمعاًtears تَبَدَّتappeared كَالدِّماlike blood قَطراتُهْits drops
دَمعاً تَبَدَّت كَالدِّما قَطراتُهْ
Yusuf made the sons of al-Sabbagh weep when he passed away,
Tears whose drops appeared like blood.
شَهمٌa noble man بِتَقوىthrough reverence for اللَهGod طابَgrew pure فُؤادُهُhis heart
شَهمٌ بِتَقوى اللَه طابَ فُؤادُهُ
صَفواًin purity وَتَمَتand became complete بِالكَمالِin perfection صِفاتُهْhis qualities
صَفواً وَتَمَت بِالكَمالِ صِفاتُهْ
A noble man whose heart, through reverence for God, grew
Pure, and whose qualities attained perfection.
وَلَقَدand indeed قَضىhe died بِاللَهin God مُنتَقِلاًpassing on إِلىto
وَلَقَد قَضى بِاللَه مُنتَقِلاً إِلى
أَوجٍa summit تَسبِّحُsing praises فيin العُلىthe heights طَغماتُهْits angelic hosts
أَوجٍ تَسبِّحُ في العُلى طَغماتُهْ
And indeed he died in God, passing on to
A summit whose angelic hosts sing praises on high.
وَبَشائرُand the glad tidings of التاريخhistory تَهتفُcry out حَولَهُaround him
وَبَشائرُ التاريخ تَهتفُ حَولَهُ
طُوبَىblessedness لِمَنfor whoever بِالرَبِّin the Lord كانَwas مَماتُهْhis death
طُوبَى لِمَن بِالرَبِّ كانَ مَماتُهْ
And history's glad tidings cry out around him:
Blessed is he whose death was in the Lord.
Sol 6.1