تَبكيweep عُيونُthe eyes of النجمِthe stars ملءَthe full measure of غُروبهاtheir buckets
تَبكي عُيونُ النجمِ ملءَ غُروبها
شَمساًa sun دَجاgrew dark أفقُthe horizon of الهدىguidance بغروبهاat its setting
شَمساً دَجا أفقُ الهدى بغروبها
The eyes of the stars weep, filling their buckets,
for a sun whose setting darkened the horizon of guidance.
تَبكيweep سِراجاًa lamp منof تقىًpiety وهدايةٍand guidance
تَبكي سِراجاً من تقىً وهدايةٍ
نَفَخَتهblew it out عاصفةُthe tempest of الردىdeath بجنوبهاwith its south wind
نَفَخَته عاصفةُ الردى بجنوبها
They weep for a lamp of piety and guidance,
which death’s tempest blew out with its south wind.
تَبكيweep لِمصباحٍfor a lamp طوَتenclosed مشكاتهُits niche
تَبكي لِمصباحٍ طوَت مشكاتهُ
نوراًa light جَلاdispelled فيin الأرضِthe earth دهمَdark خُطوبهاits calamities
نوراً جَلا في الأرضِ دهمَ خُطوبها
They weep for a lamp whose niche enclosed
a light that dispelled the earth’s dark calamities.
كانَتwere وجوهُthe faces of الفضلِvirtue مشرقةًradiant بهthrough him
كانَت وجوهُ الفضلِ مشرقةً به
وَاليومَand today قَدindeed شاهَتhave grown ugly غبارthe dust of قطوبهاtheir frowning
وَاليومَ قَد شاهَت غبار قطوبها
The faces of virtue were radiant through him,
and today they are disfigured by the dust of their frowns.
كانَتwere رِياضthe gardens of الدينِreligion ناضرةًflourishing بهthrough him
كانَت رِياض الدينِ ناضرةً به
وَاليومand today قَدindeed لَبِستhave donned رداءَthe cloak of شُحوبهاtheir pallor
وَاليوم قَد لَبِست رداءَ شُحوبها
The gardens of religion flourished through him,
and today they have donned the cloak of their pallor.
كانَتused to مَطاياthe mounts of الآملينthose who hoped بِهin him ترىsee
كانَت مَطايا الآملين بِه ترى
حَرماًa sanctuary يَحوطshielding الناسَthe people منfrom مرهوبهاwhat they feared
حَرماً يَحوط الناسَ من مرهوبها
The mounts of those who hoped used to see in him
a sanctuary shielding people from what they feared.
ماnot إِنever (emphatic) سَعتmade its way نَفسٌa soul إِلىto أبوابهِhis doors
ما إِن سَعت نَفسٌ إِلى أبوابهِ
إِلّاexcept وَأَوصَلهاand he brought it إِلىto مَطلوبهاwhat it sought
إِلّا وَأَوصَلها إِلى مَطلوبها
No soul ever made its way to his doors
without his bringing it to what it sought.
ماnot الريحُthe wind تمريmilks السحبَthe clouds أجدرmore deserving منّةin bounty
ما الريحُ تمري السحبَ أجدر منّة
مِنthan أريحيّتهhis generosity وفرطِand the abundance of هبوبهاits gusts
مِن أريحيّته وفرطِ هبوبها
The wind that milks the clouds is no greater in bounty
than his generosity and the profusion of its gusts.
لَهفيmy grief عليهِfor him لكلّfor every ملهوفٍdistressed person إذاwhen
لَهفي عليهِ لكلّ ملهوفٍ إذا
عَضّتهbit him نائبةُthe calamity of البلاaffliction بنيوبهاwith its fangs
عَضّته نائبةُ البلا بنيوبها
Alas for him—for every distressed soul when
affliction’s calamity bites him with its fangs!
لَهفيmy grief عليهِfor him لكلِّfor every أرملةٍwidow غَدَتhas become
لَهفي عليهِ لكلِّ أرملةٍ غَدَت
مِنbecause of بينهhis departure يعتزّbecomes difficult مسحwiping away كُروبهاher sorrows
مِن بينه يعتزّ مسح كُروبها
Alas for him—for every widow now left
with sorrows hard to wipe away since his departure!
كَيفَhow العزاءُconsolation لأمّةfor a nation فَقَدتlost بهin him
كَيفَ العزاءُ لأمّة فَقَدت به
فقدانthe loss of نورthe light of عُيونِهاits eyes وقلوبهاand its hearts
فقدان نور عُيونِها وقلوبها
How can there be solace for a nation whose loss of him
was the loss of the light of its eyes and hearts?
كَيفhow العزاءُconsolation لأمّةfor a nation كانَتused to بهthrough him
كَيف العزاءُ لأمّة كانَت به
تَأويseek refuge لطودٍin a mountain عاصمٍprotecting لشعوبهاfor its peoples
تَأوي لطودٍ عاصمٍ لشعوبها
How can there be solace for a nation that, through him,
found refuge in a mountain guarding its peoples?
كيفَhow العزاءُconsolation وماwhen there is no لهfor him منany (emphatic) خالفٍsuccessor
كيفَ العزاءُ وما له من خالفٍ
يَقفوfollows طريقتهhis way علىaccording to أسلوبهاits pattern
يَقفو طريقته على أسلوبها
How can there be solace, when he has no successor
to follow his path in the same manner?
كَيفَhow العزاءُconsolation وذيwhile these حياضthe pools of نوالهhis bounty
كَيفَ العزاءُ وذي حياض نواله
قَدindeed آلhas turned دفقُthe gushing of فُيوضِهاtheir floods لنضوبهاto their drying up
قَد آل دفقُ فُيوضِها لنضوبها
How can there be solace, when these pools of his bounty
have gone from gushing overflow to running dry?
كَيفَhow العزاءُconsolation وذيwhile these مَراتعthe pastures of فضلهhis beneficence
كَيفَ العزاءُ وذي مَراتع فضله
قدindeed صوّحتhave withered إِذas غاضreceded ماءُthe water of سيوبهاtheir streams
قد صوّحت إِذ غاض ماءُ سيوبها
How can there be solace, when these pastures of his beneficence
have withered as the water of their streams receded?
ماnot أَنصَفتهhas done him justice أمّةٌa nation لمdid not تتّخذadopt
ما أَنصَفته أمّةٌ لم تتّخذ
شقّthe rending of القلوبِhearts لهfor him مكانinstead of جيوبهاits collars
شقّ القلوبِ له مكان جيوبها
No nation has done him justice unless it has chosen
to rend its hearts for him instead of its collars.
ماnot أَنصَفتهhas done him justice أمّةa nation لمdid not تتّخذadopt
ما أَنصَفته أمّة لم تتّخذ
ورداًas a regular devotion زيارَتهvisiting him لِمحوِto erase ذنوبهاits sins
ورداً زيارَته لِمحوِ ذنوبها
No nation has done him justice unless it has chosen
to visit him as a regular devotion to erase its sins.
ماnot أنصفتهُhas done him justice أمّةa nation لمdid not تتّخذadopt
ما أنصفتهُ أمّة لم تتّخذ
صَلواتهhis prayers صلةa link إِلىto محبوبهاits beloved
صَلواته صلة إِلى محبوبها
No nation has done him justice unless it has chosen
his prayers as a link to its beloved.
أمّاas for شمائِلهُhis qualities الكرامnoble فإنّهاfor indeed they
أمّا شمائِلهُ الكرام فإنّها
قدindeed جُمّعتhave been gathered لِقرينهاto their counterpart وَضريبهاand their equal
قد جُمّعت لِقرينها وَضريبها
As for his noble qualities, they indeed
have been united with their match and counterpart.
لاحَتshone بِمرآةِin the mirror of الوزيرِthe minister المصطفىMustafa
لاحَت بِمرآةِ الوزيرِ المصطفى
مَضمومةjoined منamong خلقهhis character traits لنسيبهاto their kindred
مَضمومة من خلقه لنسيبها
They shone in the mirror of the minister Mustafa,
joined to their kindred among his own virtues.
فَلناso for us بِذاthrough this one عَنهاfor their loss تسلّيthe consolation of واجدٍone who finds
فَلنا بِذا عَنها تسلّي واجدٍ
أَضعافmany times ماwhat قَدindeed فاتَwas lost منof مرغوبهاtheir cherished qualities
أَضعاف ما قَد فاتَ من مرغوبها
So in him we have solace for their loss, like one who finds
many times what was lost of their cherished qualities.
Sol 6.1