سَلامَa greeting بَاكٍa weeper أَسِيفِgrief-stricken
سَلامَ بَاكٍ أَسِيفِ
عَلَىupon الصَّفِيِّthe close friend القَدِيمِlongstanding
عَلَى الصَّفِيِّ القَدِيمِ
A tearful mourner's greeting
To the cherished friend of old,
عَلَىupon حَبِيبٍa loved one فُجِعُنَاwe were bereaved
عَلَى حَبِيبٍ فُجِعُنَا
فِيهِin him بِرِزْءٍby a loss أَلِيمِpainful
فِيهِ بِرِزْءٍ أَلِيمِ
To a loved one, whose loss has struck us
With painful bereavement;
عَلَىupon الرَّقِيقِthe tender الشَّفِـthe compas-
عَلَى الرَّقِيقِ الشَّفِـ
ـيقِ-sionate المُهَذَّبُthe refined المُسْتَقِيمِthe upright
ـيقِ المُهَذَّبُ المُسْتَقِيمِ
To the tender,
Compassionate, refined and upright;
أَوْلىmost deserving السرَاةِthe nobles بِحُسْنِof fine الذِّكْـthe remem-
أَوْلى السرَاةِ بِحُسْنِ الذِّكْـ
ـرَى-brance وَبِالتَّكْرِيمِand of honor
ـرَى وَبِالتَّكْرِيمِ
Of all the nobles, most deserving of fond
Remembrance and honor;
مُغْنِيenricher of الفَقِيرِthe poor مُغِيْثُrescuer of
مُغْنِي الفَقِيرِ مُغِيْثُ
اللَّهِيفِthe distressed مُؤْوِيshelterer of اليَتِيمِthe orphan
اللَّهِيفِ مُؤْوِي اليَتِيمِ
Who enriched the poor and succored
The distressed, and sheltered the orphan;
بَانِيraiser of بَنِيهِhis sons عَلَىupon المُنْthe vir-
بَانِي بَنِيهِ عَلَى المُنْ
قَبَاتِ-tues قَبْلَbefore الْعُلُومِthe sciences
قَبَاتِ قَبْلَ الْعُلُومِ
Who raised his sons upon
Virtues before the sciences;
فَهُمْso they are مَيَامِينُblessed غُرٍّradiant
فَهُمْ مَيَامِينُ غُرٍّ
يَحْكُمونَthey rule زَهْرَthe shining ones of النُّجُومِthe stars
يَحْكُمونَ زَهْرَ النُّجُومِ
So they are blessed and radiant,
Ruling the shining stars.
يَاO مَنْyou who تَوَلَّىdeparted حَمِيداًpraiseworthy
يَا مَنْ تَوَلَّى حَمِيداً
وَعَاشَand lived غَيْرَnot ذَمِيمِblameworthy
وَعَاشَ غَيْرَ ذَمِيمِ
O you who departed worthy of praise,
And lived free of reproach;
وَكَانَand was فِيin التَّجْرcommerce
وَكَانَ فِي التَّجْر
حَيِّalive الضَّمِيرِthe conscience غَيْرَnot مُلِيمِblameworthy
حَيِّ الضَّمِيرِ غَيْرَ مُلِيمِ
And in commerce were
Alive in conscience, free of blame;
وَكَانَand was أَصْدَقَmost sincere مَنْthose who بَرَّshowed kindness
وَكَانَ أَصْدَقَ مَنْ بَرَّ
بِالصَّدِيقِto the friend الحَمِيمِintimate
بِالصَّدِيقِ الحَمِيمِ
And were the truest of those who showed kindness
To a close friend;
وَكَانَand was خَيْرَthe best مِثَالٍan example
وَكَانَ خَيْرَ مِثَالٍ
لِكُلِّfor every حُرٍّfree person كَرِيمِnoble
لِكُلِّ حُرٍّ كَرِيمِ
And were the finest example
For every free and noble person;
فِيin كُلِّevery قَلْبٍheart سَتَبْقَىyou will remain
فِي كُلِّ قَلْبٍ سَتَبْقَى
حَيّاًalive بِرَسْمٍthrough an image مُقِيمِenduring
حَيّاً بِرَسْمٍ مُقِيمِ
In every heart you shall remain
Alive through an enduring image.
Sol 6.1