مِنْfrom آلِthe family of مَعْتُوقٍMa‘tuq نَضِيرُradiant صَبِيa boy
مِنْ آلِ مَعْتُوقٍ نَضِيرُ صَبِي
هَصَرَتْهُcrushed him عَادِيَةُthe onslaught of الردَىdeath هَصْرَاwith crushing force
هَصَرَتْهُ عَادِيَةُ الردَى هَصْرَا
A radiant boy of the Ma‘tuq family,
From the family of Ma'tuq, a young boy
Death's onslaught crushed him utterly.
Whose life was cut short by the cruelty of fate
عُمْرُlifespan الْحَيَاةlife عَلَىdespite تَقَاصُرِهَاits brevity
عُمْرُ الْحَيَاة عَلَى تَقَاصُرِهَا
بِالْبَاقيَاتِthrough what endures وَلَمْand did not يَطُلْlast long عُمْرَاin years
بِالْبَاقيَاتِ وَلَمْ يَطُلْ عُمْرَا
Life's span, despite its brevity,
Though life is short in its brevity
Lies in what endures, though his years were not long.
It endures through legacy, and his was no long life
قَالَsaid الْمُعَزِّيthe consoler حِينَwhen أَرَّخَهُdated his passing
قَالَ الْمُعَزِّي حِينَ أَرَّخَهُ
سَمْعَانُSam‘an عَادَhas become مُخَلَّدَimmortalized الذِّكْرَىmemory
سَمْعَانُ عَادَ مُخَلَّدَ الذِّكْرَى
The consoler said, when he dated his passing:
Said the consoler when dating his gravestone
“Sam‘an has become immortal in memory.”
Sama'an has returned, immortalized in memory
Sol 6.1