هَذاthis المَصيرُthe final destination وكلّand every نفسٍsoul ذائقهtasting
هَذا المَصيرُ وكلّ نفسٍ ذائقه
موتاًdeath فَفائزةٌthen triumphant غَداًtomorrow أَوor بائِقَهdoomed
موتاً فَفائزةٌ غَداً أَو بائِقَه
This is the end, and every soul shall taste
death—then tomorrow be triumphant or doomed.
ماnot هَذهِthese الأعمارُlifespans غيرother than مراحلٍstages
ما هَذهِ الأعمارُ غير مراحلٍ
لِمنازلٍtoward abodes وَبِهاand in them الورىhumankind مُتَسابِقهracing one another
لِمنازلٍ وَبِها الورى مُتَسابِقه
These lifespans are nothing but stages
toward abodes, and in them humankind races.
فيin مَنthose who مَضىhave passed away لِلغابرينَfor those who remain بصائرlessons
في مَن مَضى لِلغابرينَ بصائر
لِفراقِconcerning parting from كلِّevery مَنone whom يراهُhe regards him مُرافِقَهas his companion
لِفراقِ كلِّ مَن يراهُ مُرافِقَه
In those who have passed are lessons for those who remain,
on parting from all whom one regards as companions.
فَلتَنظرنso let it surely consider نفسٌa soul إذاًthen ماwhat قدّمتit has sent ahead
فَلتَنظرن نفسٌ إذاً ما قدّمت
لِغدٍfor tomorrow وَلاand let it not تبرَحcease إليهtoward it تائِقَهyearning
لِغدٍ وَلا تبرَح إليه تائِقَه
So let a soul, then, surely consider what it has sent ahead
for tomorrow, and never cease yearning for it.
وَلتَعتَبِرand let it take heed فيfrom ذاthis الضريحِtomb وَمنand the one who ثوىrests
وَلتَعتَبِر في ذا الضريحِ وَمن ثوى
فيin لَحدهِhis burial niche بَعدَafter القصورِthe palaces الشاهقهtowering
في لَحدهِ بَعدَ القصورِ الشاهقه
And let it take heed of this tomb and him who rests
in his grave, after dwelling in towering palaces.
أُمراءُcommanders جندِforces البحرِthe sea كانhe was أميرهمtheir commander
أُمراءُ جندِ البحرِ كان أميرهم
وَلَهand he had بِرتبتهِby virtue of his rank المَزاياthe privileges الفائِقَهexceptional
وَلَه بِرتبتهِ المَزايا الفائِقَه
The commanders of the navy—he was their commander,
and by his rank he enjoyed exceptional privileges.
كانَwas التواضعُhumility خُلقهُhis character والبرّand kindness بالtoward the
كانَ التواضعُ خُلقهُ والبرّ بال
مَخلوقِcreated being لاnot سيماthe like of (together: especially) المواليthe one devoted to خالِقَهhis Creator
مَخلوقِ لا سيما الموالي خالِقَه
His nature was humility and kindness toward
created beings, especially those devoted to their Creator.
وَبكلمةِand with the declaration of التوحيدِGod's oneness أنهىhe ended نطقهُhis speech
وَبكلمةِ التوحيدِ أنهى نطقهُ
فَمضىso he departed بنفسٍwith a soul لِلمُهيمنfor the Guardian شائِقَهyearning
فَمضى بنفسٍ لِلمُهيمن شائِقَه
And with the declaration of God's oneness he ended his speech,
then departed with a soul yearning for the Guardian.
لاno غروَwonder إِنif أَضحىhe has become قريرَcontented العينِthe eye فيin
لا غروَ إِن أَضحى قريرَ العينِ في
جنّاتهِHis gardens الأنهارُthe rivers مِنهاfrom them دافِقَهgushing
جنّاتهِ الأنهارُ مِنها دافِقَه
No wonder if his eyes now find delight in
His gardens, from which rivers gush.
فَلَقدfor indeed حَوىhe gained مِفتاحهاtheir key بشهادةِthrough the testimony of الthe
فَلَقد حَوى مِفتاحها بشهادةِ ال
إخلاصِsincerity وَهيَand it is دليلُa sign of حسنِthe goodness of السابِقَهthe prior divine decree
إخلاصِ وَهيَ دليلُ حسنِ السابِقَه
For he had indeed gained their key through the testimony of
sincere faith, a sign of a favorable prior decree.
فَلهُso for him الهناءُjoy بِصدقِthrough the truth of قولthe words of مؤرّخٍa chronogram poet
فَلهُ الهناءُ بِصدقِ قول مؤرّخٍ
حسنٌHasan لَهfor him جنّاتُgardens عدنٍEden رائِقَهdelightful
حسنٌ لَه جنّاتُ عدنٍ رائِقَه
So joy be his, for the chronogram poet speaks truly:
"Hasan has delightful gardens of Eden."
Sol 6.1