يُوسُفُYusuf الشَّيخُthe sheikh الرَّفيعُexalted الشَّانِstanding مِنfrom
يُوسُفُ الشَّيخُ الرَّفيعُ الشَّانِ مِن
آلِthe family of عبدAbd (servant of) الملِكِal-Malik (the King) القومِthe people الكِرامْthe noble
آلِ عبد الملِكِ القومِ الكِرامْ
Yusuf, the sheikh of lofty standing, from
The family of Abd al-Malik, those noble folk,
كانَwas أقوَىstrongest عُمدَةٍmainstay فيamong قومهِhis people
كانَ أقوَى عُمدَةٍ في قومهِ
بينَamong كُلِّall النَّاسِthe people مرفوعَexalted المَقامْrank
بينَ كُلِّ النَّاسِ مرفوعَ المَقامْ
Was the strongest mainstay among his people,
Exalted in rank among all people.
عاشَhe lived محمودَpraised الثَّناpraise حتّىuntil ثَوَىhe lay at rest
عاشَ محمودَ الثَّنا حتّى ثَوَى
تُربةًearth فيهاin it اختفَىdisappeared بدرُfull moon التَّمامْfullness
تُربةً فيها اختفَى بدرُ التَّمامْ
He lived, much praised, until he lay at rest
In earth where the full moon disappeared.
قيلَit was said إذْwhen تأريخهُhis date يُرَوىis recounted بِهاthrough it
قيلَ إذْ تأريخهُ يُرَوى بِها
رَحمةُmercy المَولَىthe Lord عَليهِupon him والسَّلامْand peace
رَحمةُ المَولَى عَليهِ والسَّلامْ
It was said, as his date was conveyed through these words:
May the Lord’s mercy and peace be upon him.
Sol 6.1