عِظمٌgreatness لَمْdid not تَسَعْهُcontain it دَارُthe abode of الفَنَاءِtransience
عِظمٌ لَمْ تَسَعْهُ دَارُ الفَنَاءِ
فَلْتَسَعْهُso may it contain it فيin اللهِGod دَارُthe abode of الْبَقَاءِeternity
فَلْتَسَعْهُ في اللهِ دَارُ الْبَقَاءِ
A greatness the abode of transience could not contain—
may the eternal abode in God contain it.
ياO أَمِيراًprince إلىَto ذُرَىthe heights of العِزَّةِglory القَعْـunassailable (continued)
يا أَمِيراً إلىَ ذُرَى العِزَّةِ القَعْـ
ـسَاءِcompletion of 'unassailable' أعْلًىraised مَكَانَةَthe standing of الأُمَرَاءِprinces
ـسَاءِ أعْلًى مَكَانَةَ الأُمَرَاءِ
O prince, to the heights of unassailable glory
you raised the standing of princes.
لَمْnot تَكْنْyou were بِالضَّعيفِin the least weak يَوْمَon the day أُصِبْـyou attained (continued)
لَمْ تَكْنْ بِالضَّعيفِ يَوْمَ أُصِبْـ
ـتَcompletion of 'you attained' الأَمْرَauthority وَالأَمْرُand authority مَطْمَعُthe coveted prize of الأَقْوِيَاءِthe powerful
ـتَ الأَمْرَ وَالأَمْرُ مَطْمَعُ الأَقْوِيَاءِ
You were not weak when you attained
authority, the prize the powerful covet.
فَتَنَكَّبتَso you turned aside عَنْهُfrom it أَقْدَرَmost capable مَاwhen كُنْـyou were (continued)
فَتَنَكَّبتَ عَنْهُ أَقْدَرَ مَا كُنْـ
ـتَcompletion of 'you were' عَلَىof الاضْطِلاَعِundertaking بِالأَعْبَاءِthe burdens
ـتَ عَلَى الاضْطِلاَعِ بِالأَعْبَاءِ
Yet you turned aside from it when most able
to shoulder its burdens.
إِنَّماonly آثَرَتْchose لَكَfor you النَّفسُthe soul حالاًa state
إِنَّما آثَرَتْ لَكَ النَّفسُ حالاً
هِيَwhich is أَسْمَىthe loftiest مَنَازِلِof the stations of النُّزَهَاءِthe incorruptible
هِيَ أَسْمَى مَنَازِلِ النُّزَهَاءِ
Your soul simply chose for you a state
that is the loftiest station of the incorruptible.
عُدْتَyou returned عُطْلاًunadorned وَلَيْسَand there is none فيamong النَّاسِpeople أَحْـfairer (continued)
عُدْتَ عُطْلاً وَلَيْسَ في النَّاسِ أَحْـ
ـلَىcompletion of 'fairer' جَبْهَةًin brow مِنْكَthan you بَعْدَafter ذَاكَthat الإِبَاءِproud refusal
ـلَى جَبْهَةً مِنْكَ بَعْدَ ذَاكَ الإِبَاءِ
You returned unadorned, yet none among men
had a fairer brow than yours after such proud refusal.
فجِعتْwas bereaved مِصْرُEgypt فِيكَof you فَجْعَةَwith the grief of أُمٍّa mother
فجِعتْ مِصْرُ فِيكَ فَجْعَةَ أُمٍّ
فِيfor الأَعَزِّthe dearest الأغْلَىthe most precious مِنَamong الأَبْنَاءِsons
فِي الأَعَزِّ الأغْلَى مِنَ الأَبْنَاءِ
Egypt was bereaved of you as a mother
of the dearest, most precious of her sons.
فيof جوَادٍa generous man جَارَىrivaled أَبَاهُhis father وضماunclear; probably 'and none' جَاmatched him (continued)
في جوَادٍ جَارَى أَبَاهُ وضما جَا
رَاهُcompletion of 'matched him' إِلاَّهُexcept him بِالنَّدَىin bounty وَالسَّخاءِand generosity
رَاهُ إِلاَّهُ بِالنَّدَى وَالسَّخاءِ
Of a generous man who rivaled his father; none
but he matched him in bounty and generosity.
أَوْرَدَbrought to the watering place الفَضْلbounty كُلَّevery صَادٍthirsty one وَخَـand reserved (continued)
أَوْرَدَ الفَضْل كُلَّ صَادٍ وَخَـ
ـصَّcompletion of 'and reserved' الجزْلthe ample share مِنُهof it بِالعِلمِfor learning وَالعُلَمَاءِand scholars
ـصَّ الجزْل مِنُه بِالعِلمِ وَالعُلَمَاءِ
He brought every thirsty soul to bounty's waters,
and reserved its ample share for learning and scholars.
أَرْيَحِيٌّmagnanimous يَهْتزُّis stirred لِلعَمَلِto deeds الطَّيِّـgood (continued)
أَرْيَحِيٌّ يَهْتزُّ لِلعَمَلِ الطَّيِّـ
ـبِcompletion of 'good' مِنْfrom نَفْسِهِhis own soul بِلاَwithout إِغْرَاءِinducement
ـبِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ بِلاَ إِغْرَاءِ
Magnanimous, he was stirred to good deeds
by his own soul, without inducement.
إِنَّماonly يَبْتَغِيhe seeks رِضَاهَاits approval وَمَايُعْنَـand he cares nothing (continued)
إِنَّما يَبْتَغِي رِضَاهَا وَمَايُعْنَـ
ـىcompletion of 'and he cares nothing' بِشُكْرٍfor thanks مِنْfrom غَيْرِهَاother than it وَثَنَاءِand praise
ـى بِشُكْرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا وَثَنَاءِ
He sought only its approval, caring nothing
for thanks or praise from anyone else.
كَلِفٌenamored بِالجَمِيلِof kindness يُسْدِيِهِhe bestows it عَفْواًfreely
كَلِفٌ بِالجَمِيلِ يُسْدِيِهِ عَفْواً
مُتَجَافٍshunning مَوَاطِنَoccasions of الإِيذاءِcausing harm
مُتَجَافٍ مَوَاطِنَ الإِيذاءِ
He loved kindness, bestowing it freely,
and shunned every occasion of harm.
لاَزَمٌkeeping to حَدthe bounds of رَبهِhis Lord غَيْرَnot نَاسٍforgetting
لاَزَمٌ حَد رَبهِ غَيْرَ نَاسٍ
فيin مَقَامٍa station مَاwhat حُقَّis due لِلْعَليَاءِto nobility
في مَقَامٍ مَا حُقَّ لِلْعَليَاءِ
He kept to his Lord's bounds, never forgetting
in any station the rightful claims of nobility.
كُلَّevery شَأْنٍaffair يَسُوسُهُhe governs يَبْلُغُhe reaches الغَاthe utmost (continued)
كُلَّ شَأْنٍ يَسُوسُهُ يَبْلُغُ الغَا
يَةَcompletion of 'the utmost' فِيهِin it مِنْin هِمَّةresolve وَمَضَاءِand determination
يَةَ فِيهِ مِنْ هِمَّة وَمَضَاءِ
In every affair he governed, he reached the utmost
in resolve and determination.
ويَرَىand he deems الفَخْرَtrue pride أَنْthat يَكُونَhe should be طَلِيقاًfree
ويَرَى الفَخْرَ أَنْ يَكُونَ طَلِيقاً
مِنْfrom قُيُودِthe fetters of الظَّوَاهِرِappearances الْجَوْفَاءِhollow
مِنْ قُيُودِ الظَّوَاهِرِ الْجَوْفَاءِ
He held true pride to lie in being free
from the fetters of hollow appearances.
كَانَhe was وَهْوَalthough he was الكَرِيمُthe generous one جِدَّvery ضَنِينٍsparing
كَانَ وَهْوَ الكَرِيمُ جِدَّ ضَنِينٍ
بِالإِذَاعَاتِwith publicity عَنْهُabout him وَالأَنْبَاءِand reports
بِالإِذَاعَاتِ عَنْهُ وَالأَنْبَاءِ
Generous though he was, he was most sparing
of publicity and news about himself.
فإِذَاand when مَاever أُمِيطتِwere lifted الحُجْبُthe veils عَنْfrom تِلـthose (continued)
فإِذَا مَا أُمِيطتِ الحُجْبُ عَنْ تِلـ
ـكَcompletion of 'those' المَسَاعِيendeavors الجِسَامِmighty وَالآلاَءِand benefactions
ـكَ المَسَاعِي الجِسَامِ وَالآلاَءِ
And when the veils were lifted from those
mighty endeavors and benefactions,
أَسْفَرَتْthey revealed بَيْنَamid رُوْعَةٍwonder وَجَلاَلٍand grandeur
أَسْفَرَتْ بَيْنَ رُوْعَةٍ وَجَلاَلٍ
عَنْrevealing كُنُوزٍtreasures مَجْلُوَّةٍbrought to light مِنْfrom خَفَاءِconcealment
عَنْ كُنُوزٍ مَجْلُوَّةٍ مِنْ خَفَاءِ
they revealed, amid wonder and grandeur,
treasures brought to light from concealment.
كَانَwas ذَاكَthat man الجَافِيaustere العَبُوسُfrowning المُحَيَّاof countenance
كَانَ ذَاكَ الجَافِي العَبُوسُ المُحَيَّا
فيin المُعاطَاةِgiving أَسْمَحَthe most generous of السُّمحَاءِthe generous
في المُعاطَاةِ أَسْمَحَ السُّمحَاءِ
That austere man of frowning countenance
was, in giving, the most generous of the generous.
دونَbeneath مَاwhat تُنْكِرُseems forbidding المَخَايِلُoutward signs فِيهِin him
دونَ مَا تُنْكِرُ المَخَايِلُ فِيهِ
غُرَرٌshining distinctions مِنْof شَمَائِلٍqualities حَسْنَاءِbeautiful
غُرَرٌ مِنْ شَمَائِلٍ حَسْنَاءِ
Beneath his outwardly forbidding appearance
lay shining qualities of beautiful character:
مِنْof حَياءٍmodesty يُخَالُis thought كِبْراًpride وَمَاand not الكِبْـpride (continued)
مِنْ حَياءٍ يُخَالُ كِبْراً وَمَا الكِبْـ
ـرُcompletion of 'pride' بِهِin him غَيْرُother than صُورَةٍa form لِلحَيَاءِof modesty
ـرُ بِهِ غَيْرُ صُورَةٍ لِلحَيَاءِ
modesty mistaken for pride, though that pride
in him was nothing but a form of modesty;
وَوفَاءٍand loyalty لِلآلِto family وَالصَّحبِand friends وَالأوْand homelands (continued)
وَوفَاءٍ لِلآلِ وَالصَّحبِ وَالأوْ
طَانِcompletion of 'and homelands' فيat حِينِa time when عَزَّbecame scarce أَهْلُpeople of الوَفَاءِloyalty
طَانِ في حِينِ عَزَّ أَهْلُ الوَفَاءِ
and loyalty to family, friends, and homelands,
at a time when loyal men were rare;
وَكَمَالٍand excellence فيin الدِّينِreligion مِنْهُin him وَفيand in الدُّنْـworldly life (continued)
وَكَمَالٍ في الدِّينِ مِنْهُ وَفي الدُّنْـ
ـيَاcompletion of 'worldly life' تَسَامَىhe rose بِهِthrough it عَنِabove النُّظرَاءِhis peers
ـيَا تَسَامَى بِهِ عَنِ النُّظرَاءِ
and excellence in faith and worldly life
by which he rose above his peers.
يذْكُرُhe remembers اللهGod فيin النَّعيمِbliss وَلاَand does not يَنْـforget Him (continued)
يذْكُرُ الله في النَّعيمِ وَلاَ يَنْـ
ـسَاهُcompletion of 'forget Him' إِنْif طَافَvisits طَائِفٌa passing visitation مِنْof شَقَاءِaffliction
ـسَاهُ إِنْ طَافَ طَائِفٌ مِنْ شَقَاءِ
He remembered God in bliss, nor forgot Him
if a visitation of affliction came.
فَهْوَso he is حَقُّtruly الصَّبورِthe patient one فيamid عَنَتِthe hardship of الدَّهْـtime (continued)
فَهْوَ حَقُّ الصَّبورِ في عَنَتِ الدَّهْـ
ـرِcompletion of 'time' وَحَقُّand truly الشَّكورِthe thankful one فيamid النَّعمَاءِblessings
ـرِ وَحَقُّ الشَّكورِ في النَّعمَاءِ
He was truly patient amid the hardships of time,
and truly thankful amid blessings.
لمْnot يَرَhad seen النَّاسُpeople قَبْلَهُbefore him فيin مُصَابٍan affliction
لمْ يَرَ النَّاسُ قَبْلَهُ في مُصَابٍ
مِثْلَthe like of ذَاكَthat الإِزْرَاءِdisdain بِالأَرْزَاءِfor calamities
مِثْلَ ذَاكَ الإِزْرَاءِ بِالأَرْزَاءِ
Never before had people seen, in misfortune,
such disdain for calamities.
بُتِرتْwas amputated سَاقُهُhis leg وَلَمْand not يَسْمَعِheard العُـvisitors to the sick (continued)
بُتِرتْ سَاقُهُ وَلَمْ يَسْمَعِ العُـ
ـوَّادُcompletion of 'visitors to the sick' مِنْهُfrom him تَنَفُّسthe breathing of الصُّعداءِa deep sigh
ـوَّادُ مِنْهُ تَنَفُّس الصُّعداءِ
His leg was amputated, yet his visitors
heard not a sigh escape him.
جَلَدٌfortitude لاَnot يَكُونُis خَلَّةَa trait of رِعْدِيـa coward (continued)
جَلَدٌ لاَ يَكُونُ خَلَّةَ رِعْدِيـ
ـدcompletion of 'a coward' وَلَمْand not يُؤْتَهُis it granted سِوَىexcept to البُؤَسَاءِthe valiant
ـد وَلَمْ يُؤْتَهُ سِوَى البُؤَسَاءِ
Such fortitude is no coward's trait,
and is granted only to the valiant.
كَيْفَhow يَشْكُوcould he complain ذَاكَthat man الَّذِيwho شَكَتِcomplained الآسَاlions (continued)
كَيْفَ يَشْكُو ذَاكَ الَّذِي شَكَتِ الآسَا
دُcompletion of 'lions' مِنْهُof him فيin كُلِّevery غِيلٍthicket نَاءِremote
دُ مِنْهُ في كُلِّ غِيلٍ نَاءِ
How could he complain, when lions complained
of him in every distant thicket?
والذِيand he who كَانَused to بِاقْتِناصِby hunting ضَوَارِيthe savage beasts of الـthe (continued)
والذِي كَانَ بِاقْتِناصِ ضَوَارِي الـ
ـغَابِforests يُقْرِيfeeds as guests الكِلاَبthe dogs ذاتpossessing الضَّرَاءِkeenness for hunting
ـغَابِ يُقْرِي الكِلاَب ذات الضَّرَاءِ
He who, by hunting the savage beasts of
the forests, fed his keen hunting dogs;
والَّذِيand he who زَانَadorned قَصْرَهُhis palace بِقِطَافٍwith a harvest
والَّذِي زَانَ قَصْرَهُ بِقِطَافٍ
مِنْof رُؤُوسِheads الأيَائِلِdeer العَفْرَاءِtawny
مِنْ رُؤُوسِ الأيَائِلِ العَفْرَاءِ
he who adorned his palace with a harvest
of the heads of tawny deer.
أشْرفُthe noblest of اللَّهْوِpastimes لَهْوُهُhis pastime بِرِكُوبِin braving الـthe (continued)
أشْرفُ اللَّهْوِ لَهْوُهُ بِرِكُوبِ الـ
ـهُوْلِperil بَيْنَamid المَجَاهِلِuncharted wastes الوَعْثَاءِrugged
ـهُوْلِ بَيْنَ المَجَاهِلِ الوَعْثَاءِ
The noblest pastime was his: braving
peril among rugged, uncharted wastes,
بَاحِثاًsearching عَنْfor قَدِيمِهَاtheir ancient past مُسْتَفِيداًdrawing benefit
بَاحِثاً عَنْ قَدِيمِهَا مُسْتَفِيداً
عِبَراًlessons مِنْfrom تَبَدُّلِthe changing of الأَشْيَاءِthings
عِبَراً مِنْ تَبَدُّلِ الأَشْيَاءِ
searching for their ancient past, drawing
lessons from the changes of things.
سِيَرُthe lives of الأَوَّلِينَthe ancients كَانَتْwere لَهُfor him شُغُـan occupation (continued)
سِيَرُ الأَوَّلِينَ كَانَتْ لَهُ شُغُـ
ـلاًcompletion of 'an occupation' فَأَحْيَيso he revived دُرُوسَهَاtheir lessons مِنْfrom عَفَاءِoblivion
ـلاً فَأَحْيَي دُرُوسَهَا مِنْ عَفَاءِ
The lives of the ancients were his occupation;
he revived their lessons from oblivion.
وَتَوَلَّىand he undertook تَنْقِيحَcorrecting مَاwhat أَخْطَأَتْهُhad mistaken it
وَتَوَلَّى تَنْقِيحَ مَا أَخْطَأَتْهُ
أُمَمٌnations مِنْconcerning حَقَائِقِthe truths of الصَّحرَاءِthe desert
أُمَمٌ مِنْ حَقَائِقِ الصَّحرَاءِ
He undertook to set right the errors
nations had made about the truths of the desert.
فَإِذَاand if عُدَّis reckoned فيin بَلاَءٍvaliant achievement فَخَارٌglory
فَإِذَا عُدَّ في بَلاَءٍ فَخَارٌ
لَمْnot يُجَاوِزْcould surpass فخَارَthe glory of ذَاكَthat البَلاَءِachievement
لَمْ يُجَاوِزْ فخَارَ ذَاكَ البَلاَءِ
If glory is reckoned in valiant achievement,
none could surpass the glory of that endeavor.
إنَّنيindeed I آسِفٌgrieve لِمِصْرَfor Egypt وَمَاand what يَنْbefalls her (continued)
إنَّني آسِفٌ لِمِصْرَ وَمَا يَنْ
تَابُهَاcompletion of 'befalls her' فيin رِجَالِهَاher men العُظَمَاءِgreat
تَابُهَا في رِجَالِهَا العُظَمَاءِ
I grieve for Egypt and for what befalls her
in the loss of her great men.
كَانَhe was مِمَّنamong those who بَنَوْاbuilt عُلاَهَاher greatness فَرِيعَتْso she was stricken
كَانَ مِمَّن بَنَوْا عُلاَهَا فَرِيعَتْ
بِانْقِضَاضِby the collapse of البِنَاءِan edifice بَعْدَafter البِنَاءِan edifice
بِانْقِضَاضِ البِنَاءِ بَعْدَ البِنَاءِ
He was among those who built her greatness; she was stricken
as edifice after edifice collapsed.
لَمْnot يُخَيِّبdid he disappoint مَاas long as دَامَhe remained حَيّاًalive لَهَاfor her سُؤْa request (continued)
لَمْ يُخَيِّب مَا دَامَ حَيّاً لَهَا سُؤْ
لاًcompletion of 'a request' وَكَائِنْand how often أَجَابَhe answered قَبْلَbefore الدُّعَاءِthe appeal
لاً وَكَائِنْ أَجَابَ قَبْلَ الدُّعَاءِ
While he lived, he never denied her a request;
how often he answered before being asked!
فَإِذَاand if مَاever بَكَىweep أَعِزَّتُهَاher eminent ones يَأْin despair (continued)
فَإِذَا مَا بَكَى أَعِزَّتُهَا يَأْ
ساًcompletion of 'in despair' فَمَنْthen who لِلعُفَاةِfor needy petitioners بِالتَّأسَاءِwith consolation
ساً فَمَنْ لِلعُفَاةِ بِالتَّأسَاءِ
If her eminent men now weep in despair,
who will bring consolation to needy petitioners?
قَدْindeed حَسِبْنَاwe thought القَضَاءَfate حِينَwhen عَفَاspared عَنْهُhim
قَدْ حَسِبْنَا القَضَاءَ حِينَ عَفَا عَنْهُ
رَثَىhad taken pity لِلضِّعافِon the weak وَالفُقَراءِand the poor
رَثَى لِلضِّعافِ وَالفُقَراءِ
We thought that fate, when it spared him,
had taken pity on the weak and the poor.
غَيْرَexcept أَنَّthat الرَّجَاءَhope مُدَّwas prolonged لَهُمْfor them فِيin
غَيْرَ أَنَّ الرَّجَاءَ مُدَّ لَهُمْ فِي
هِhim قَلِيلاًa little قَبْلَbefore انْقِطَاعِthe ending of الرَّجَاءِhope
هِ قَلِيلاً قَبْلَ انْقِطَاعِ الرَّجَاءِ
Yet their hope in him was prolonged
only a little before hope was cut off.
وَيْحَهُمْalas for them مَاwhat مَصِيرُهُمْis their fate فَهُمُfor they are اليَوْtoday (continued)
وَيْحَهُمْ مَا مَصِيرُهُمْ فَهُمُ اليَوْ
مَcompletion of 'today' وَلاَand no عُوْنَhelp غَيْرُexcept لُطْفِthe kindness of القَضَاءِfate
مَ وَلاَ عُوْنَ غَيْرُ لُطْفِ القَضَاءِ
Alas for them! What awaits them? Today they have
no help but the kindness of fate.
أَيُّهاO الرَّاجِلُthe wayfarer (likely 'departed') الجَلِيلُnoble الَّذِيwhom أَقْـI repay him (continued)
أَيُّها الرَّاجِلُ الجَلِيلُ الَّذِي أَقْـ
ـضِيهِcompletion of 'I repay him' نَزْراًa little مِنْof حَقِّهhis due بِرِثَائِيwith my elegy
ـضِيهِ نَزْراً مِنْ حَقِّه بِرِثَائِي
O noble departed one, to whom I pay
in my elegy but a little of his due,
لَمْnot يَكُنْthere was بَيْنَنَاbetween us إلىuntil أنْthe time that دَعَاكَcalled you اللَّـGod (continued)
لَمْ يَكُنْ بَيْنَنَا إلى أنْ دَعَاكَ اللَّـ
ـهُcompletion of 'God' إِلاَّexcept تَعَارُفُmutual acquaintance with الأَسْمَاءِnames
ـهُ إِلاَّ تَعَارُفُ الأَسْمَاءِ
until God called you, between us there had been
only acquaintance by name.
زَالَpassed away بِالأَمْسِyesterday مَاwhat عَرَاكَafflicted you فأَبْدَيْـso I expressed (continued)
زَالَ بِالأَمْسِ مَا عَرَاكَ فأَبْدَيْـ
ـتُcompletion of 'so I expressed' سُرُورِيmy joy مُهَنِّئاًoffering congratulations بِالشِّفاءِon recovery
ـتُ سُرُورِي مُهَنِّئاً بِالشِّفاءِ
Yesterday your affliction passed, and I expressed
my joy, congratulating you on recovery.
وَأَنَاand I اليَوْمَtoday جَازِعٌam grieving جَزَعَwith the grief of الأَدْthe closest (continued)
وَأَنَا اليَوْمَ جَازِعٌ جَزَعَ الأَدْ
نَيْنَcompletion of 'the closest' مِنْamong أُسْرَةٍfamily وَمِنْand among خُلَصَاءِdevoted friends
نَيْنَ مِنْ أُسْرَةٍ وَمِنْ خُلَصَاءِ
Today I grieve with the grief of those closest
among your family and devoted friends.
ذَاكَthat حَقٌّa right لِكُلِّfor everyone مَنْwho نَفَعَbenefited النَّاpeople (continued)
ذَاكَ حَقٌّ لِكُلِّ مَنْ نَفَعَ النَّا
سَcompletion of 'people' عَلَىowed by الأَقْرِبَاءِthose near وَالبُعَدَاءِand those far
سَ عَلَى الأَقْرِبَاءِ وَالبُعَدَاءِ
That is a debt owed to everyone who benefits people,
by those near and those far.
رَضِيَmay be pleased اللهGod عَنْكَwith you فَاذْهَبْso depart حَمِيداًpraised
رَضِيَ الله عَنْكَ فَاذْهَبْ حَمِيداً
وَالقَand meet خَيْراًgoodness وَفُزْand win بِأَوْفَىwith the fullest جَزَاءِreward
وَالقَ خَيْراً وَفُزْ بِأَوْفَى جَزَاءِ
May God be pleased with you; depart with honor,
meet with goodness, and win the fullest reward.
نَعْمَةَNi'mat اللهِAllah يَاO سَلِيلَةَfemale descendant of بَيْتٍa house
نَعْمَةَ اللهِ يَا سَلِيلَةَ بَيْتٍ
رَاسِخٍfirmly established فَوْقَabove هَامَةٍthe head of الْجَوْزَاءِOrion
رَاسِخٍ فَوْقَ هَامَةٍ الْجَوْزَاءِ
Ni'mat Allah, O daughter of a house
firmly established above the head of Orion,
لَكِfor you مِنْfrom عَقْلِكِyour mind الكَبِيرِgreat وَمِنْand from ذِكْـthe memory of (continued)
لَكِ مِنْ عَقْلِكِ الكَبِيرِ وَمِنْ ذِكْـ
ـرَىcompletion of 'the memory of' الفَقِيدِthe departed الخَطِيرِillustrious خَيْرُthe best عَزَاءِconsolation
ـرَى الفَقِيدِ الخَطِيرِ خَيْرُ عَزَاءِ
in your great mind, and in the memory
of the illustrious departed, you have the best consolation.
أَنْتِyou مَنْwho أَنْتِyou are فيin مَكَانِكِyour standing مِنْwith وَاa ruler (continued)
أَنْتِ مَنْ أَنْتِ في مَكَانِكِ مِنْ وَا
لٍcompletion of 'a ruler' وَمِنْand with إِخْوَةٍbrothers وَمِنْand with آبَاءِforebears
لٍ وَمِنْ إِخْوَةٍ وَمِنْ آبَاءِ
You are who you are, in your ties to a ruler,
to brothers, and to forebears.
وَسَتَهْدِينَand you will follow هَدْيَthe guidance of أُمِّكyour mother فيalong أَقْـthe straightest (continued)
وَسَتَهْدِينَ هَدْيَ أُمِّك في أَقْـ
ـوَمِcompletion of 'the straightest' نَهْجٍpath لِفُضْلَيَاتِfor the most virtuous of النِّساءِwomen
ـوَمِ نَهْجٍ لِفُضْلَيَاتِ النِّساءِ
And you will follow your mother's guidance along
the straightest path for the noblest women.
Sol 6.1