مَضىhe departed إِلىto اللَهGod قسطنطينConstantine مصطحِباًtaking along
مَضى إِلى اللَه قسطنطين مصطحِباً
فعلdeeds التقىpiety مَعَهُwith him وَالخيرand goodness والرَشَداand right guidance
فعل التقى مَعَهُ وَالخير والرَشَدا
Constantine departed to God, taking along
Constantine went to God accompanied
Deeds of piety with him, goodness, and right guidance.
By good deeds that met with Him and guidance
غصنٌa branch لوتهُbent it المناياdeath عندat نضرتهِits freshness
غصنٌ لوتهُ المنايا عند نضرتهِ
فاورثتthus it bequeathed كلevery قَلبٍheart بعدهُafter him كمداgrief
فاورثت كل قَلبٍ بعدهُ كمدا
A branch that death bent while still in bloom,
A blossoming branch that death withered in its youth
Thus leaving every heart in grief after his passing.
Bequeathing grief in every heart after him
بَكىwept عليهِfor him بنوthe sons of الطواal-Tawa دموعَtears دمٍblood
بَكى عليهِ بنو الطوا دموعَ دمٍ
بكلِwith every جفنٍeyelid قَريحٍwounded بالدماwith blood ابداforever
بكلِ جفنٍ قَريحٍ بالدما ابدا
The sons of al-Tawa wept tears of blood for him,
The people of power wept for him blood tears
With every eyelid forever raw with blood.
From every sore, tearful eye continuously
ماnot زالَhe ceased حتىّuntil قَضىhe died باللَهto God معتصماًholding fast
ما زالَ حتىّ قَضى باللَه معتصماً
بحبلهِto His rope باسطاًstretching out نحوtoward الالهِGod بداhe appeared
بحبلهِ باسطاً نحو الالهِ بدا
Until he died, he remained holding fast to God,
He remained steadfast until obeying God's calling
Clinging to His rope, he appeared reaching out toward God.
Holding firmly to His rope, turning to the Divine
لِذاكَfor that reason كفواcease, all of you اذاwhen أَرَّختموهُyou record his date بكاًweeping
لِذاكَ كفوا اذا أَرَّختموهُ بكاً
لمّاwhen مضىhe departed لمdid not يُمتdie لكنهُbut he رقداslept
لمّا مضى لم يُمت لكنهُ رقدا
So cease weeping when you date his passing:
Therefore, restrain your weeping when dating his passing
When he departed, he did not die, but fell asleep.
For when he left, he did not die but fell asleep
Sol 6.1