بموتِat the death of المرتضىthe chosen one الواكيthe pure (uncertain reading) الرضىthe well-pleasing
بموتِ المرتضى الواكي الرضى
تألمَّfelt pain كلevery مستورٍof unblemished repute ولِىّsaint
تألمَّ كل مستورٍ ولِىّ
At the death of the chosen, the pure [uncertain reading], the well-pleasing,
With Al-Murtada’s death, every devoted follower grieved,
Every saint of unblemished repute felt pain.
And every person of faith and reason became distressed.
وأصبحَand came to be كلُّevery ذيpossessor of دينfaith وعقلِand reason
وأصبحَ كلُّ ذي دين وعقلِ
منamong الثقلينhumankind and jinn فيin عيشٍa life وبِىّblighted
من الثقلين في عيشٍ وبِىّ
And everyone with faith and reason came to be,
Every possessor of knowledge and wisdom was extinguished,
Among humankind and jinn, in a blighted life.
And every beloved one was saddened.
وأكمدand it saddened كلevery ذيpossessor of علمِknowledge وحلمِand forbearance
وأكمد كل ذي علمِ وحلمِ
وكدّرand it clouded كلevery محبوبbeloved thing شهىّpleasing
وكدّر كل محبوب شهىّ
And it plunged every person of learning and forbearance into gloom,
The cities and lands were darkened,
And clouded every beloved, pleasing thing.
With the death of the righteous, devoted scholar.
وأظلمتand grew dark المدائنُthe cities والنواحيand the regions
وأظلمت المدائنُ والنواحي
بموتِat the death of العالمِthe scholar البرِّthe virtuous الوفِىّthe faithful
بموتِ العالمِ البرِّ الوفِىّ
And the cities and regions grew dark
The firmaments nearly collapsed,
At the death of the virtuous, faithful scholar.
Upon the hills and mounds.
وكادتْand nearly منfrom أماكنهاtheir places الرَّواسيthe firmly rooted mountains
وكادتْ من أماكنها الرَّواسي
تخرّfall علىupon الدَّكادِكthe sandy flats والقُلىّand the heights (uncertain reading)
تخرّ على الدَّكادِك والقُلىّ
And the firmly rooted mountains almost broke from their places,
The earth nearly quaked,
To fall upon the sandy flats and heights.
With all who were on it, and every living thing was stunned.
وكادتْand nearly ترجفُtrembled الأرضونthe earths طرَّاall
وكادتْ ترجفُ الأرضون طرَّا
بمنwith those who فيهاare within them ويصعقand fell senseless كلُّevery حيّliving being
بمن فيها ويصعق كلُّ حيّ
And all the earths nearly trembled,
The full moon nearly eclipsed, and meteors,
With all within them, and every living being nearly fell senseless.
Nearly scattered before the loss of the wretched one.
وكادَand nearly البدرُthe full moon يخسفwas eclipsed والدرارىand the shining stars
وكادَ البدرُ يخسف والدرارى
تناثرُscattered قبلَbefore خسرانِthe perdition of الشقىّthe wretched one
تناثرُ قبلَ خسرانِ الشقىّ
And the full moon was nearly eclipsed, and the shining stars
With the death of the eminent Sayyid,
Nearly scattered before the wretched one's perdition.
Known as Salih, the fortunate, the Zamali.
بموتِat the death of السيدthe master الساميthe exalted المسمّىnamed
بموتِ السيد السامي المسمّى
بصالِحas Salih السعيدthe blessed الزاملىّal-Zamili
بصالِح السعيد الزاملىّ
At the death of the exalted master, named
With the death of the devoted scholar,
Salih, the blessed al-Zamili.
The noble father, the erudite guardian.
بموتِat the death of العالمِthe scholar المفدَّىthe one worth ransoming
بموتِ العالمِ المفدَّى
الأبىِّthe noble-hearted العالمthe scholar العلمthe beacon الولىِّthe saint
الأبىِّ العالم العلم الولىِّ
At the death of the scholar held worth any ransom,
My brother of nobility, aid, and glories,
The noble-hearted scholar, the beacon, the saint,
Ally of generosity, of brilliant discernment.
أخِيbrother to العلياءeminence واليدand bounty والمعاليand high honors
أخِي العلياء واليد والمعالي
حليفِally of الجودgenerosity ذِىpossessor of الرأىjudgment الجِلىّclear
حليفِ الجود ذِى الرأى الجِلىّ
Brother to eminence, bounty, and high honors,
On Saturday morning, of the month of Rabi`,
Generosity's ally, possessed of clear judgment.
The virtuous one of pure essence passed away.
بيومِon the day of السبتSaturday صبحاًin the morning منof ربيعٍRabi'
بيومِ السبت صبحاً من ربيعٍ
توفِّىpassed away طاهرُpure of الجيبِthe bosom (garment opening) التقىّthe pious one
توفِّى طاهرُ الجيبِ التقىّ
On Saturday morning, in Rabi',
A thousand and three had elapsed,
The pious man, pure of breast, passed away.
Added to the seventies that had passed.
وألفand a thousand معwith ثلاثthree قدalready تقضتْhad elapsed
وألف مع ثلاث قد تقضتْ
معwith السبعينseventy عُدَّتwere counted فيin المضِىّthe passing years
مع السبعين عُدَّت في المضِىّ
And a thousand years, with three, had elapsed,
No wonder that my eyelids shed,
With seventy counted among the years gone by.
Blood after losing the virtuous one.
فلاso no عجبٌwonder إذاif فاضتْoverflowed جُفونيmy eyelids
فلا عجبٌ إذا فاضتْ جُفوني
دماًblood منfrom بعدafter فقدانِthe loss of التقىِّthe pious one
دماً من بعد فقدانِ التقىِّ
So it is no wonder if my eyelids overflow
No shame that cares,
With blood, after the loss of the pious man.
And sorrows have overcome us for the undiluted sincere one.
ولاand no عارٌshame إذاif ماindeed (emphasis) مُتI die همَاof anguish
ولا عارٌ إذا ما مُت همَا
وأجزاناand sorrows (uncertain reading) علىover الصَّافِيthe pure one الصفِىّthe chosen one
وأجزانا على الصَّافِي الصفِىّ
Nor is there shame if I die of anguish
O you who were dear in the lands,
And sorrows [uncertain reading] over the pure, chosen one.
With a good, comfortable life.
فياso, O لَكto you منas (exclamatory) عزيزesteemed فيamong البراياcreated beings
فيا لَك من عزيز في البرايا
بعيشٍin a life طيبٍgood رغدabundant هنِىّblissful
بعيشٍ طيبٍ رغد هنِىّ
How esteemed you were among creation,
You were honored, O owner of glories,
In a life good, abundant, and blissful!
For your advanced knowledge, among the people.
وكنتand you were مَكرّماًhonored ياO ذاpossessor of السجاياnoble traits
وكنت مَكرّماً يا ذا السجايا
معamong الأقوامِthe peoples بالعلمthrough learning السنِىّexalted
مع الأقوامِ بالعلم السنِىّ
And you were honored, O man of noble traits,
You were noble, O owner of virtues,
Among the peoples for your exalted learning.
For your shining light, among the people.
وكنتand you were مشرّفاًrevered ياO ذَاpossessor of المزَاياfine merits
وكنت مشرّفاً يا ذَا المزَايا
معamong الأقوامِthe peoples بالنورِthrough the light البَهِىْsplendid
مع الأقوامِ بالنورِ البَهِىْ
And you were revered, O possessor of fine merits,
Yet now your pure being lies buried,
Among the peoples through your splendid light.
In a desolate, obscure, hidden grave.
فأمسىthen became شخصُكyour body الزاكيpure دفيناًburied
فأمسى شخصُك الزاكي دفيناً
بقفرٍin a wilderness طامسٍfeatureless خالٍempty خفىّhidden
بقفرٍ طامسٍ خالٍ خفىّ
Then your pure body lay buried
Your splendid image is hidden from us,
In a featureless wilderness, empty and hidden.
And only your mention remains, calling.
توارىvanished شَخصكyour form المانوسُfamiliar عناfrom us
توارى شَخصك المانوسُ عنا
ولمand not يُرَwas seen غيرanything but ذكركyour memory فيin النَّدِىّthe assembly
ولم يُرَ غير ذكرك في النَّدِىّ
Your familiar form vanished from us,
O sea that settled in the belly of a wasteland!
And in the gathering nothing was seen but your memory.
May your Lord's prayers be upon you, O devout one.
أياO بحراًsea ثوَىlay فيin بطنِthe belly of قفرٍa wilderness
أيا بحراً ثوَى في بطنِ قفرٍ
عليكupon you صلاةblessing of ربكyour Lord مِنْfrom تِقىّa pious man
عليك صلاة ربك مِنْ تِقىّ
O sea that lay in the belly of a wilderness,
Your tragedy has afflicted all the lands,
Upon you be your Lord's blessing, from a pious man.
All the elite and commoner.
لقدindeed عمتencompassed مصيبُتكthe calamity of your loss البراياcreated beings
لقد عمت مصيبُتك البرايا
جميعاًall مِنwhether شريفٍnoble أوor دنِىّlowly
جميعاً مِن شريفٍ أو دنِىّ
The calamity of your loss has indeed engulfed all creation,
It has orphaned the near and far,
All, whether noble or lowly.
All the lowly and the lofty.
وأيتمتand you orphaned الأدانىthose near والأقاصِىand those far
وأيتمت الأدانى والأقاصِى
جميعاًall منwhether وضيعٍlowly أوor عَلِىّexalted
جميعاً من وضيعٍ أو عَلِىّ
And you orphaned those near and those far,
With your death, you have saddened all people,
All, whether lowly or exalted.
The great and the young.
وأحزنتَand you saddened الأنامَthe people منamong الرعاياthe subjects
وأحزنتَ الأنامَ من الرعايا
بموتكby your death منwhether كبيرِan adult أوor صَبِيّa child
بموتك من كبيرِ أو صَبِيّ
And you saddened the people among the subjects,
You have bequeathed sorrow to all creatures,
By your death, whether adult or child.
With the death of the outcast or the wealthy.
وأرثتand you bequeathed الخلائقَall creatures كلَّevery حزنsorrow
وأرثت الخلائقَ كلَّ حزن
بموتthrough death منwhether نقيرٍdestitute أوor غنِيّwealthy
بموت من نقيرٍ أو غنِيّ
And you bequeathed every sorrow to all creatures,
You have given the people cups of grief to drink,
Through death, whether destitute or wealthy.
With your death, O eloquent or mute one.
وأسقيتand you gave to drink الورَىhumankind كاسَاتِcups of حُزنٍsorrow
وأسقيت الورَى كاسَاتِ حُزنٍ
بموتكby your death منwhether فصيحٍeloquent أوor عَيِىّtongue-tied
بموتك من فصيحٍ أو عَيِىّ
And you gave humankind cups of sorrow to drink,
You harbored generosity and knowledge,
By your death, whether eloquent or tongue-tied.
And excelled the worlds with your excellent conduct.
حويتyou possessed تكرماًgenerosity وحويتَand you possessed علماًknowledge
حويت تكرماً وحويتَ علماً
وطلتَand you surpassed العالمينall people بحسنِin the beauty of زِيّattire
وطلتَ العالمين بحسنِ زِيّ
You possessed generosity and possessed knowledge,
You cherished knowledge with understanding and wisdom,
And surpassed all people in the beauty of your attire.
And a sound, pure, brilliant intellect.
وحزتand you acquired العلمknowledge مَعwith فهمunderstanding وحلمand forbearance
وحزت العلم مَع فهم وحلم
وعقلٍand an intellect راجحٍsound صافٍpure جلىّclear
وعقلٍ راجحٍ صافٍ جلىّ
And you acquired knowledge, with understanding and forbearance,
You taught propriety to every tongue,
And a sound intellect, pure and clear.
And saved the people from all disgrace.
وعلَّمتَand you taught الشرائعَthe sacred laws كلَّevery لَسنeloquent speaker
وعلَّمتَ الشرائعَ كلَّ لَسن
وأنقذتَand you rescued الورَىhumankind منfrom كلِّevery عيّinability to understand
وأنقذتَ الورَى من كلِّ عيّ
And you taught the sacred laws to every eloquent speaker,
So which person, near or far,
And rescued humankind from every failure of understanding.
Is not mourning your death, O aggrieved one?
فأيُّso which الناسof the people منwhether قاصٍfar away ودانٍand nearby
فأيُّ الناس من قاصٍ ودانٍ
بموتكat your death غيرnot محزونٍsorrowful شَجِىْgrief-stricken
بموتك غير محزونٍ شَجِىْ
So who among the people, far or near,
And who has not been touched with worries and sorrows
Is not sorrowful and grief-stricken at your death?
By your death, O distressed one?
ومنand who لمnot يُمسِhas become فيin همٍّworry وغمٍّand grief
ومن لم يُمسِ في همٍّ وغمٍّ
بموتكat your death غيرexcept منبوذٍan outcast غَوِىّgone astray
بموتك غير منبوذٍ غَوِىّ
And who has not fallen into worry and grief
Visit his grave, O Al-Nuzwah,
At your death, save an outcast gone astray?
In the mornings and evenings.
فعلَّso may ... drench ثراكyour earth ياO قبراًgrave بِنَزْوَىin Nizwa
فعلَّ ثراك يا قبراً بِنَزْوَى
غَوادٍmorning rainclouds بالغداةِin the morning وبالعشِىّand in the evening
غَوادٍ بالغداةِ وبالعشِىّ
So may your earth be drenched, O grave in Nizwa,
O how you are a gap that no door
By morning rainclouds, at dawn and in the evening.
Could close, if not for Ibn Saif Al-Ya’rubi.
فياso, O لكto you ثلمةًa breach ماnot سُدَّwas sealed بابٌan opening
فيا لك ثلمةً ما سُدَّ بابٌ
لهاof it لولاwere it not for ابنIbn (son of) سيفSayf اليَعْرُبِيّal-Ya'rubi
لها لولا ابن سيف اليَعْرُبِيّ
Oh, what a breach, whose opening could not be sealed,
He is Sultan, son of Saif,
Were it not for Ibn Sayf al-Ya'rubi!
The lineage of the astute, wise king.
هُوhe السلطانُthe sultan سلطانُSultan بنibn (son of) سيفِSayf
هُو السلطانُ سلطانُ بن سيفِ
سلالةُscion of مالكِMalik الفطنthe astute الكَيّthe clever
سلالةُ مالكِ الفطن الكَيّ
He is the sultan, Sultan ibn Sayf,
A just, righteous, protective imam,
Scion of Malik, the astute, the clever.
Who has excellently enacted loyalty and righteousness.
إمامٌan imam عادلٌjust بَرٌّvirtuous حَفىّcaring
إمامٌ عادلٌ بَرٌّ حَفىّ
فأحسنْso how excellent بالوفَاin loyalty البرّthe virtuous one الحَفِىّthe caring one
فأحسنْ بالوفَا البرّ الحَفِىّ
A just imam, virtuous and caring,
God has certainly favored us through him,
How excellent in loyalty is the virtuous, caring man!
And chosen him, my noble father.
لقدindeed منَّbestowed favor الإلهGod بهwith him عليناupon us
لقد منَّ الإله به علينا
وصفوتهand his chosen one أبيAbu (father of) العربِal-Arab (the Arabs) الأبىّthe noble-hearted
وصفوته أبي العربِ الأبىّ
God has indeed favored us with him,
He has brought goodness to all people,
And his chosen one, the noble-hearted Abu al-Arab.
And after drought, given them life.
لقدْindeed عمَّencompassed الأنامَthe people جدىًbounty وجوداًand generosity
لقدْ عمَّ الأنامَ جدىً وجوداً
وأسقاهُمand he watered them حياًrain مِنْfrom بعدafter رِىًquenched thirst
وأسقاهُم حياً مِنْ بعد رِىً
His bounty and generosity have indeed reached all people,
He has saved them all from affliction,
And he watered them with rain even after their thirst was quenched.
And cleansed their honor from all disgrace.
وأنقذهمand he rescued them منfrom البَلْوَىtribulation جميعاًall
وأنقذهم من البَلْوَى جميعاً
وطهّرand he purified عِرْضَهُمtheir honor منof كلِّevery غَيّerror
وطهّر عِرْضَهُم من كلِّ غَيّ
And he rescued them all from tribulation,
May my Lord, God, at all times,
And purified their honor of every error.
Pray upon the best of creation, from ancient times,
وصلّىand may ... bless اللهُGod ربيmy Lord كلَّevery حينٍmoment
وصلّى اللهُ ربي كلَّ حينٍ
علىupon خيرِthe best of البريةcreation منof the lineage of قُصَىّQusayy
على خيرِ البرية من قُصَىّ
And may God, my Lord, send blessings at every moment
Upon the best of creation, from progeny,
Upon the best of creation, of Qusayy's line,
Intercessor of mankind, Ahmad the Prophet.
علىupon خيرthe best of البريةcreation منof the lineage of نزارNizar
على خير البرية من نزار
شفيعintercessor for الخلقcreation أحمدٍAhmad النبيّthe Prophet
شفيع الخلق أحمدٍ النبيّ
Upon the best of creation, of Nizar's line,
Creation's intercessor, Ahmad the Prophet.
Partial English translation: 76 of 78 Arabic lines translated.
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