لَيسَتِis not الدّنياthis world غَيرَother than دارِan abode of فَناءٍpassing away
لَيسَتِ الدّنيا غَيرَ دارِ فَناءٍ
لَيسَthere is not فيهاin it لِحادِثٍfor any created being مِنany قَرارِpermanence
لَيسَ فيها لِحادِثٍ مِن قَرارِ
This world is nothing but an abode of passing away.
This world is but an abode of demise
No created being has any permanence in it.
In it there's no permanence for occurrences
قَدindeed رُزِئناwe have been bereaved فيهاin it بِشَمسِof a sun معالٍlofty virtues
قَد رُزِئنا فيها بِشَمسِ معالٍ
لَبِسَتit donned لِلزّوالِfor passing away ثَوبَa robe of اِستِتارِconcealment
لَبِسَت لِلزّوالِ ثَوبَ اِستِتارِ
In it we have indeed been bereaved of a sun of lofty virtues,
We were given in it a disappearing sun
That donned, as it set, a robe of concealment:
It wore for evanescence a dress of concealment
الوَزيرِthe vizier الفخيمِthe august خَيرِthe best of مَليكٍsovereigns
الوَزيرِ الفخيمِ خَيرِ مَليكٍ
مَنhe who تَسَمَّىwas named بِأَحمَدas Ahmad الجَزَّارِal-Jazzar
مَن تَسَمَّى بِأَحمَد الجَزَّارِ
The august vizier, the best of sovereigns,
The magnificent minister, the best of kings
He who was named Ahmad al-Jazzar.
Is named Ahmad the Butcher
لَيثُa lion غابٍa forest لِلدّينِfor the faith خَيرُthe best نَصيرٍchampion
لَيثُ غابٍ لِلدّينِ خَيرُ نَصيرٍ
خَيرُthe best غازٍwarrior مجاهدfighter against الكفّارِthe unbelievers
خَيرُ غازٍ مجاهد الكفّارِ
A lion of the forest, the faith’s finest champion,
A vanished lion for the religion, the best supporter
The finest warrior, a fighter against the unbelievers,
The best invader, warrior against the infidels
مَنhe who لَهُhe has فيin الجهادِholy struggle صيتٌrenown حَميدٌpraiseworthy
مَن لَهُ في الجهادِ صيتٌ حَميدٌ
مِثلُlike شَمسِthe sun of النّهارِday غِبَّafter اِشتِهارِbecoming renowned
مِثلُ شَمسِ النّهارِ غِبَّ اِشتِهارِ
Whose renown in holy struggle was praiseworthy,
Whoever has in jihad a praiseworthy renown
Like the sun of day, once his fame had spread.
Like the sun of daytime, absent is his fame
قَدindeed دَعاهُcalled him رضوانُRidwan نحوَtoward جِنانٍgardens
قَد دَعاهُ رضوانُ نحوَ جِنانٍ
فَتَولَّىso he departed لِرَحمَةِto the mercy of الغفّارِthe All-Forgiving
فَتَولَّى لِرَحمَةِ الغفّارِ
Ridwan has called him toward the gardens of Paradise,
Paradise has called him near gardens
So he departed for the mercy of the All-Forgiving.
So he inclined toward the Most Forgiving's mercy
وَحَباهُand granted him الإِلهُGod مِنهُto Him اِقتِراباًnearness
وَحَباهُ الإِلهُ مِنهُ اِقتِراباً
وَجِواراًand proximity بِالمُصطَفىbeside al-Mustafa المُختارِthe Chosen One
وَجِواراً بِالمُصطَفى المُختارِ
And God granted him nearness to Himself,
And God has granted him closeness
And a place beside al-Mustafa, the Chosen One,
And companionship with the Chosen One
وَقُصوراًand palaces مِنَof الجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise فَأرِّخso record the date
وَقُصوراً مِنَ الجِنانِ فَأرِّخ
حازَhe gained فيهاin them وَنالَand attained خَيرَthe finest جِوارِneighborly company
حازَ فيها وَنالَ خَيرَ جِوارِ
And palaces of Paradise—so record the date:
And palaces of paradise, so equip
There he gained and attained the finest companionship.
He has attained them and gained the best neighborhood
Sol 6.1