ياO قبرgrave طبتyou are sweet وطابand is sweet فيكwithin you عبيرfragrance
يا قبر طبت وطاب فيك عبير
هلquestion marker أنتyou بالضيفwith the guest العزيزthe honored خبيرwell acquainted؟
هل أنت بالضيف العزيز خبير؟
O grave, sweet are you, and sweet is the fragrance within you.
O grave, you are blessed and fragrant
O grave, you are blessed, and sweet is the fragrance within you;
Are you acquainted with the honored guest?
Are you aware of the honored guest?
Do you realize the true worth of this cherished guest?
هذاthis (ابنIbn (son of) باديسBadis) الامامthe imam المرتضىthe esteemed
هذا (ابن باديس) الامام المرتضى
(عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy)) الىto حماكyour sanctuary يصيرcomes
(عبد الحميد) الى حماك يصير
This is Ibn Badis, the esteemed imam,
This is the respected imam Ibn Badis
This is Ibn Badis, the chosen and approved Imam,
Abd al-Hamid, who comes into your sanctuary,
Abdul Hamid comes to rest in your protection
Abdelhamid, who now descends into your sanctuary.
العالمthe scholar الفذthe peerless الذيwho لعلومهfor his learning
العالم الفذ الذي لعلومه
صيتrenown بأطرافat the far reaches of البلادthe land كبيرgreat
صيت بأطراف البلاد كبير
The peerless scholar, whose learning
The brilliant scholar whose knowledge
The peerless scholar whose vast knowledge
Has great renown in the far reaches of the land.
Made him greatly renowned in all lands
Holds great renown across the furthest ends of the land.
بعثhe revived الجزائرAlgeria بعدafter طولthe length of سباتهاits slumber
بعث الجزائر بعد طول سباتها
فالشعبso the people فيهاin it بالحياةabout life بصيرdiscerning
فالشعب فيها بالحياة بصير
He revived Algeria after its long slumber,
He awakened Algeria from its long slumber
He awakened Algeria after its long slumber,
So its people have insight into life.
And its people became enlightened with life
So that its people now have clear insight into life.
وقضىand he spent بهاin it خمسينfifty عاماyears كلهاall of them
وقضى بها خمسين عاما كلها
خيرgoodness لكلfor all المسلمينthe Muslims وخيرand goodness
خير لكل المسلمين وخير
And he spent fifty years there, all of them
He spent fifty years there, all of them
He spent fifty years within this land, all of them
Goodness for all Muslims, and goodness.
Good for all Muslims and more
Devoted to goodness—and yet more goodness—for all Muslims.
ومضىand he went اليكto you تخصهshe singles him out بثنائهاwith her praise
ومضى اليك تخصه بثنائها
وإليهand to him منfrom بينamong الرجالmen تشيرshe points
وإليه من بين الرجال تشير
And he went to you, while Algeria singles him out for praise,
He went to you, deserving your praises
He has gone to you while the nation singles him out with praise,
And among men she points to him.
And you point to him among the best of men
And points to him as distinguished among all men.
(عبدAbd (servant of) الحميدal-Hamid (the Praiseworthy)) لعلmay ذكركyour memory خالدeverlasting
(عبد الحميد) لعل ذكرك خالد
ولعلand may نزلكyour welcome as a guest جنةParadise وحريرand silk
ولعل نزلك جنة وحرير
Abd al-Hamid, may your memory endure forever,
Abdul Hamid, your memory is eternal
O Abdelhamid, may your memory be eternal,
And may your welcome be Paradise and silk.
And your dwelling a garden and silk
And may your dwelling place be Paradise and silk.
ولعلand may غرسكyour planting فيin القرائحgifted minds مثمرfruitful
ولعل غرسك في القرائح مثمر
ولعلand may وريكyour kindling للعقولfor minds منيرilluminating
ولعل وريك للعقول منير
And may your planting in gifted minds bear fruit,
Your planting in minds is fruitful
May the seeds you planted in our minds bear fruit,
And may your kindling illuminate minds.
And your watering makes intellects shine
And may the spark you struck continue to illuminate our intellects.
لاdoes not ينقضىcease حزنgrief عليكfor you مجددrenewed
لا ينقضى حزن عليك مجدد
وأسىand anguish لهit has بينbetween الضلوعthe ribs سعيرa raging blaze
وأسى له بين الضلوع سعير
The ever-renewed grief for you does not cease,
Grief for you will not cease or fade
Grief for you does not cease; it is forever renewed,
Nor the anguish whose fire blazes between the ribs.
A burning sorrow in hearts remains
And sorrow burns like a blazing fire within the ribs.
نمsleep هادئاpeacefully فالشعبfor the people بعدكafter you راشدrightly guided
نم هادئا فالشعب بعدك راشد
يختطcharts نهجكyour path فيin الهدىright guidance ويسيرand walks on
يختط نهجك في الهدى ويسير
Sleep peacefully, for the people after you are rightly guided,
Sleep in peace, the people after you are guided
Sleep calmly, for the people after you are rightly guided,
They chart your path in right guidance and walk on.
They follow your path of guidance and walk
Tracing your path of righteousness and marching forward.
لاdo not تخشfear ضيعةloss ماwhat تركتyou left لناfor us سدىneglected
لا تخش ضيعة ما تركت لنا سدى
فالوارثونfor the heirs لماto what تركتyou left كثيرmany
فالوارثون لما تركت كثير
Do not fear that what you left us will go to waste,
Do not worry, nothing you left is lost in vain
Fear not that your legacy will be lost or go to waste,
For the heirs to what you left are many.
For your heirs are many
For the inheritors of what you left behind are many.
نفحتكmay it waft over you منfrom رحماتthe mercies of ربكyour Lord نفحةa breath
نفحتك من رحمات ربك نفحة
وسقاكand may it water you عيثrain (likely intended غيث) منfrom رضاهHis favor غزيرabundant
وسقاك عيث من رضاه غزير
May a breath from your Lord's mercies waft over you,
Your breeze is a mercy from your Lord
May a breeze of mercy from your Lord breathe upon you,
And may abundant rain from His favor water you.
And your drink plentiful contentment from His approval
And may an abundant rain of His pleasure water your soul.
Sol 6.1