ذا ضَريحُ الفتى سَميِّ ابنِ عَوْفٍ

ذا ضَريحُ الفتى سَميِّ ابنِ عَوْفٍ

وَهوَ نَجلُ الفَتى النّجيبِ الفَخيمِ

وَهوَ نَجلُ الفَتى النّجيبِ الفَخيمِ

This is the tomb of the youth, namesake of Ibn ʿAwf;

This is the tomb of the youth, Ibn ʿAwf’s namesake,

and he was the son of a noble, august gentleman.

And he is the son of the noble, illustrious young man.

حَلَّ مِن وَخزِ الجنِّ فيهِ شَهيداً

حَلَّ مِن وَخزِ الجنِّ فيهِ شَهيداً

إِذ دَعاهُ المَولَى لِدارِ النّعيمِ

إِذ دَعاهُ المَولَى لِدارِ النّعيمِ

Here he came to rest, a martyr to the jinn’s piercing,

He came to rest within it, martyred by the jinn’s stabbing,

when the Lord called him to the Abode of Bliss.

When the Lord called him to the abode of bliss.

فَسَرى نَحوَها مُجيباً يُلبّي

فَسَرى نَحوَها مُجيباً يُلبّي

آتِياً رَبَّهُ بِقَلبٍ سَليمِ

آتِياً رَبَّهُ بِقَلبٍ سَليمِ

So he journeyed by night toward Him, answering, “At Your call!”

So he journeyed by night toward it, responding and answering the call,

seeking his Lord with a sound heart.

Coming to his Lord with a sound heart.

وَغَدا في الجنانِ خَيرَ مُقيمٍ

وَغَدا في الجنانِ خَيرَ مُقيمٍ

قُلت أَرِّخْه بَل وَضَيفَ كريمِ

قُلت أَرِّخْه بَل وَضَيفَ كريمِ

And in the Gardens he became the best of dwellers.

And he became the finest dweller in the Gardens.

I said, “Record his date: ‘Nay—and a noble guest.’”

I said: record his date—“Nay, also a guest of a generous one.”