يَاO مُفْرَداًpeerless عَلَماًillustrious man أَوْدَىbrought death الجِهَادُthe struggle بِهِupon him
يَا مُفْرَداً عَلَماً أَوْدَى الجِهَادُ بِهِ
أَفْدَحْhow grievous بِخُطْبِat the calamity of الحِمَىthe protected homeland فِيconcerning المُفْرَدِthe peerless one العَلَمِthe illustrious figure
أَفْدَحْ بِخُطْبِ الحِمَى فِي المُفْرَدِ العَلَمِ
O peerless, illustrious man, whom the struggle has claimed!
O you who fell alone, a flag laid low by the jihad,
How grievous the homeland’s loss of its peerless, illustrious man!
More calamitous in the disaster that befell the single flag,
تُلِمُّyou gather بِالرَّمْسِat the grave حُجَّاجاًpilgrims وَيُفْجِعُنَاand it bereaves us
تُلِمُّ بِالرَّمْسِ حُجَّاجاً وَيُفْجِعُنَا
مَاwhat غَيَّبَhid away الرَّمْسُthe grave مِنْof بَأْسٍvalor وَمِنْand of كَرَمِgenerosity
مَا غَيَّبَ الرَّمْسُ مِنْ بَأْسٍ وَمِنْ كَرَمِ
You gather pilgrims at the grave, and we are grieved by
You confronted horsemen with the spear and made us grieve
the valor and generosity the grave has hidden away.
For the valor and nobility the spear obscured,
أُعْطَيْتَyou gave (vocalized: you were given) فقوْمَكَso your people مَاwhat لَمْdid not يُعْطِهِgive it أَحَدٌanyone
أُعْطَيْتَ فقوْمَكَ مَا لَمْ يُعْطِهِ أَحَدٌ
مِنْof ذَاتِthe very essence of نَفْسٍself وَمِنْand of مَالٍwealth وَمِنْand of هِمَمِlofty resolve
مِنْ ذَاتِ نَفْسٍ وَمِنْ مَالٍ وَمِنْ هِمَمِ
So you gave your people what no one else had given,
You gave your people what none other gave
of your very self, of wealth, and of lofty resolve.
Of self, wealth, and valor,
وَكُنْتَand you were أَوَّلَهُمْthe first among them فِيin كُلِّevery تَفْدِيَةٍsacrifice
وَكُنْتَ أَوَّلَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ تَفْدِيَةٍ
وَكُنْتَand you were آخِرَهُمْthe last among them فِيin كُلِّevery مُغْتَنِمِgain (vocalized: one taking spoils)
وَكُنْتَ آخِرَهُمْ فِي كُلِّ مُغْتَنِمِ
And you were first among them in every sacrifice,
And you were the first among them in every ransom
and you were last among them in claiming any gain.
And the last among them in every battle's booty,
لَكَfor you الخُلُودُimmortality مِنْthrough ذِكْرَىremembrance وَتَكْرُمَةٍand honor
لَكَ الخُلُودُ مِنْ ذِكْرَى وَتَكْرُمَةٍ
دُنْيَاthis world وَأُخْرَىand the next world وَهَذِيand this غَايَةُthe pinnacle of العِظَمِgreatness
دُنْيَا وَأُخْرَى وَهَذِي غَايَةُ العِظَمِ
Yours is immortality through remembrance and honor,
Yours is the eternity of memory and honor
in this world and the next—and this is the pinnacle of greatness.
In this world and the next, and herein lies true greatness.
Sol 6.1