غَيْرُnot مُغْنٍenough for قُلُوبَنَاour hearts يَاO مُحَمَّدْMuhammad
غَيْرُ مُغْنٍ قُلُوبَنَا يَا مُحَمَّدْ
مِنْكَof you رَسْمٌa trace بَاقٍremaining وَذِكْرٌand remembrance مرَدَّدْoft-repeated
مِنْكَ رَسْمٌ بَاقٍ وَذِكْرٌ مرَدَّدْ
Not enough for our hearts, O Muhammad,
are your lingering trace and oft-repeated remembrance.
وَعَزِيزٌand grievous عَلَىto الأُولَىthose who أَلِفُواwere accustomed to مِنْـfrom—
وَعَزِيزٌ عَلَى الأُولَى أَلِفُوا مِنْـ
ـكَ—you لِقَاءًa meeting هَذَاthis الْفِرَاقُparting المُخَلَّدْeverlasting
ـكَ لِقَاءً هَذَا الْفِرَاقُ المُخَلَّدْ
And grievous to those accustomed
to meeting you is this everlasting parting.
رَحِمَmay have mercy on اللهGod فِيamong الرِّفَاقِthe companions رَفِيقاًa companion
رَحِمَ الله فِي الرِّفَاقِ رَفِيقاً
كلَّevery يَوْمٍday مَكَانُهُhis place يتفقَّدْis missed
كلَّ يَوْمٍ مَكَانُهُ يتفقَّدْ
May God have mercy on a companion among companions,
whose place is missed each day.
بِوَفَاةِwith the death of الموَيْلِحِيِّal-Muwaylihi خَبَاgrew dim نجْـstar (first part)
بِوَفَاةِ الموَيْلِحِيِّ خَبَا نجْـ
ـمٌ(completion of 'star') مضِيءٌshining وَدكَّand was razed صَرْحٌa palace ممَرَّدْpolished
ـمٌ مضِيءٌ وَدكَّ صَرْحٌ ممَرَّدْ
With al-Muwaylihi's death, a star went dim,
a radiant one, and a polished palace was razed.
خُلُقٌa character لاnever يَرِيمُforsakes حُسْناًgoodness كَمَاas تعْyou know (first part)
خُلُقٌ لا يَرِيمُ حُسْناً كَمَا تعْ
هَدُ(completion of 'you know') وَالمْبْدَعَاتُand original creations مَاwhat لسْتَyou do not تَعْهَدْknow
هَدُ وَالمْبْدَعَاتُ مَا لسْتَ تَعْهَدْ
A character that never forsook goodness, as you knew it,
and creations unlike anything you had known.
كَانَhe was بِالنَّفْسِwith himself يَكْتَفِيcontent عَنْwithout عِبَادِthe servants of اللَّـGod (first part)
كَانَ بِالنَّفْسِ يَكْتَفِي عَنْ عِبَادِ اللَّـ
ـهِ(completion of 'God') مَاas far as يَسْتَطِيعُhe could أَنْto يَتَفَرَّدْbe alone
ـهِ مَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَتَفَرَّدْ
He relied on himself rather than God's servants,
as far as he could stand alone.
لَيْسَthere is no فِيهِin him عُجْبٌconceit وَإِنْand though كَانَthere was فِيin ظَاoutward appearance (first part)
لَيْسَ فِيهِ عُجْبٌ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِي ظَا
هِرِهِhis outward appearance (completion) العُجْبُconceit وَالفَتَىand a man مَاwhat تَعَوَّدْhe has grown used to
هِرِهِ العُجْبُ وَالفَتَى مَا تَعَوَّدْ
There was no conceit in him, though outwardly
there was conceit; a man is what he has grown used to.
غَيْرَexcept مَاwhat يُكْبِرُadmire الصَّحَابَةُthe companions فِيهِin him
غَيْرَ مَا يُكْبِرُ الصَّحَابَةُ فِيهِ
إِنْwhen نَدَوْاthey gathered مِنْof بَدَاهَةٍready wit تَتَوَقَّدْblazes
إِنْ نَدَوْا مِنْ بَدَاهَةٍ تَتَوَقَّدْ
Save what his companions admired in him,
when they gathered: a ready wit that blazed.
بَيْتُهُhis house ضَيِّقٌcramped وَلَكِنَّهُbut it مِنْthrough
بَيْتُهُ ضَيِّقٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ مِنْ
عِزَّةِdignity of النَّفْسِthe self فِيwithin طِرَافٍa leather tent ممَدَّدْoutspread
عِزَّةِ النَّفْسِ فِي طِرَافٍ ممَدَّدْ
His house was cramped, yet through
his self-respect it stood within a wide-stretched leather tent.
فِيin الْحَدِيثِthe narrative المَعْزوِّattributed لاِبْنِto Ibn هِشَامٍHisham
فِي الْحَدِيثِ المَعْزوِّ لاِبْنِ هِشَامٍ
لِمْdid not يُفَنِّدْdeem foolish فِيamong الْقَوْمِthe people غَيْرَexcept المفَنُدْthe fool
لِمْ يُفَنِّدْ فِي الْقَوْمِ غَيْرَ المفَنُدْ
In the narrative attributed to Ibn Hisham,
he called none among the people foolish but the fool.
وَأَرَادَand he sought الإِصْلاَحَreform فِيin كُلِّevery مَعْنىًaspect
وَأَرَادَ الإِصْلاَحَ فِي كُلِّ مَعْنىً
لِلَّذِيfor what أَتْلَفَhad ruined الزَّمَانَtime وَأَفْسَدْand corrupted
لِلَّذِي أَتْلَفَ الزَّمَانَ وَأَفْسَدْ
And he sought to reform, in every way,
what time had ruined and corrupted,
بِكَلاَمٍthrough speech مَاas much as شَاءَhe wished أَبْدَعَhe excelled فِيهِin it
بِكَلاَمٍ مَا شَاءَ أَبْدَعَ فِيهِ
صَوْغَthe shaping of أَلْفَاظِهِits words وَمَاand as much as شَاءَhe wished جَوَّدْhe perfected
صَوْغَ أَلْفَاظِهِ وَمَا شَاءَ جَوَّدْ
through language in which he worked his art at will,
molding its words and refining them at will.
لَمْnot يَكُwas الْقَوْلُthe speech فِيهِin it مبْتَذَلَhackneyed الْقَوْspeech (first part)
لَمْ يَكُ الْقَوْلُ فِيهِ مبْتَذَلَ الْقَوْ
لِ(completion of 'speech') وَلاَand not نَهْجُهُits course الطَّرِيقَthe road المعَبَّدْpaved
لِ وَلاَ نَهْجُهُ الطَّرِيقَ المعَبَّدْ
Its language was never hackneyed speech,
nor was its course the well-trodden road.
Sol 6.1