قِفْstand فوقَatop رابيةٍa hillock تُجاهَfacing المسِجِدِthe mosque
قِفْ فوقَ رابيةٍ تُجاهَ المسِجِدِ
وقُلِand say السَّلامُpeace علىupon ضَريحِthe tomb مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
وقُلِ السَّلامُ على ضَريحِ مُحَمَّدِ
Stand upon a hillock facing the mosque,
And say, “Peace be upon the tomb of Muhammad.”
واتْلُand recite الفَواتِحَthe Fatiha recitations فوقَover تُربتهِhis grave التيwhich
واتْلُ الفَواتِحَ فوقَ تُربتهِ التي
حُفَّتwas surrounded بأملاكٍby angels تَرُوحُgo in the evening وتَغتَديand go in the morning
حُفَّت بأملاكٍ تَرُوحُ وتَغتَدي
And recite the Fatiha prayers over his grave, which
Is ringed by angels going forth at evening and morning.
هذاthis is صَفِيُّchosen one اللهِGod خيرُbest عِبادِهِHis servants
هذا صَفِيُّ اللهِ خيرُ عِبادِهِ
وأبَرُّand most righteous كُلِّevery مُوَحِّدٍbeliever in God's oneness مُتَعبِدِdevout worshipper
وأبَرُّ كُلِّ مُوَحِّدٍ مُتَعبِدِ
This is God's chosen one, the best of His servants,
And the most righteous of all devout worshippers of the One.
ماnot زالَceased يسعَىhe strives كُلَّevery يومٍday باحثاًsearching
ما زالَ يسعَى كُلَّ يومٍ باحثاً
فيin يومِهِhis day عَمَّاfor what يُحاسَبُhe is held accountable فيin غَدِtomorrow
في يومِهِ عَمَّا يُحاسَبُ في غَدِ
He never ceased striving, each day searching
During his day for what he would answer for tomorrow.
عَلَمٌa luminary منamong الأقطابِthe spiritual masters أصبَحَbecame مُفرداًunique
عَلَمٌ من الأقطابِ أصبَحَ مُفرداً
فيin العالمينَthe worlds بفَضلِهِthrough his excellence المُتَعدِّدِmanifold
في العالمينَ بفَضلِهِ المُتَعدِّدِ
A luminary among the spiritual masters, he became unrivaled
In all the worlds through his manifold excellence.
قدindeed صَحَّwas fitting وَضعُplacing الحُوتِal-Hut (the Whale) فيin لَقَبٍan epithet لهُfor him
قد صَحَّ وَضعُ الحُوتِ في لَقَبٍ لهُ
إذfor خاضَhe plunged فيinto بحرthe sea العُلومِthe sciences المُزبِدِfoaming
إذ خاضَ في بحر العُلومِ المُزبِدِ
Al-Hut—the Whale—was rightly his epithet,
For he plunged into the foaming sea of learning.
صافيpure السريرةِinward nature مُخلِصٌsincere للهto God فيin
صافي السريرةِ مُخلِصٌ لله في
عَمَلٍaction سليمُsound القلبِthe heart عَذْبُsweet المَوْرِدِthe wellspring
عَمَلٍ سليمُ القلبِ عَذْبُ المَوْرِدِ
Pure in inward nature, sincere toward God in
His deeds, sound of heart, sweet of wellspring.
مُتوَاضعٌhumble فوقَabove الكَرامةِhonor كُلَّماwhenever
مُتوَاضعٌ فوقَ الكَرامةِ كُلَّما
قامتْrose عُلاهُhis eminence يقولُhe says للنفسto the soul اقعْديsit down
قامتْ عُلاهُ يقولُ للنفس اقعْدي
Humble at the height of honor; whenever
His eminence rose, he told his soul, “Sit down.”
لمnot تُغْوِهِbeguile him الدُّنياthe world فكانَso was نَصيبُهُhis portion
لم تُغْوِهِ الدُّنيا فكانَ نَصيبُهُ
نَصَبَtoil العِبادةِworship لاnot نِصابَa taxable minimum العَسْجَدِgold
نَصَبَ العِبادةِ لا نِصابَ العَسْجَدِ
The world did not beguile him, so his portion was
The toil of worship, not a measure of gold.
حَزِنَgrieved القريبُthose near عليهِfor him مُلتاعاًanguish-stricken كماjust as
حَزِنَ القريبُ عليهِ مُلتاعاً كما
حَزِنَgrieved البعيدُthose far away علىfor الحديثthe hadith المُسنَدِtransmitted with its chain
حَزِنَ البعيدُ على الحديث المُسنَدِ
Those near grieved for him in anguish, just as
Those far away grieved for the chain-transmitted hadith.
لمnot تبقَremain عينٌan eye فيin البِلادِthe land عليهِfor him لمnot
لم تبقَ عينٌ في البِلادِ عليهِ لم
تَدمَعْshed tears ولاnor شَفَةٌa lip لهُfor him لمnot تَحْمَدِpraise
تَدمَعْ ولا شَفَةٌ لهُ لم تَحْمَدِ
No eye remained in the land that, for him, did not
Shed tears, nor a lip that did not praise him.
بيروتُBeirut نُوُحيlament فيin الأصائِلِthe late afternoons والضُّحَىand the forenoon
بيروتُ نُوُحي في الأصائِلِ والضُّحَى
حُزناًin grief عليهِfor him ولاand not أقولُI say تَجَلَّديbear up
حُزناً عليهِ ولا أقولُ تَجَلَّدي
Beirut, lament in the late afternoons and mornings,
In grief for him; and I do not say, “Bear up.”
قدindeed غابَvanished عنكِfrom you وفيكِand within you بدرٌa full moon مُشرِقٌradiant
قد غابَ عنكِ وفيكِ بدرٌ مُشرِقٌ
بدرُthe full moon التَمامِfullness إزاءَهُbeside him كالفَرقَدِlike Farqad
بدرُ التَمامِ إزاءَهُ كالفَرقَدِ
A radiant full moon has vanished from you, yet remains within you;
The full moon beside him is like Farqad.
بدرٌa full moon يدورُcircles علىover العُيونthe eyes فتنجليso it becomes clear
بدرٌ يدورُ على العُيون فتنجلي
أبصارُهاtheir sight وعلىand over القُلوبthe hearts فتَهتَديso they find guidance
أبصارُها وعلى القُلوب فتَهتَدي
A full moon that circles over eyes, clearing
Their sight, and over hearts, guiding them.
ماnot عِيبَwas faulted قَطُّever بريبةٍfor anything suspect إذfor لمnot يزَلْcease
ما عِيبَ قَطُّ بريبةٍ إذ لم يزَلْ
طُولَthroughout الحَياةِlife لنفسِهِfor himself بالمَرْصَدِon the lookout
طُولَ الحَياةِ لنفسِهِ بالمَرْصَدِ
Never was he faulted for anything suspect, for he remained
Throughout his life on watch over his own soul.
يُشكَىcomplaints are made إليهto him ليسَis not منهُagainst him فإنَّهُfor indeed he
يُشكَى إليه ليسَ منهُ فإنَّهُ
عنfrom كلevery سُوءٍevil كانَwas مكفوفَrestrained اليدِthe hand
عن كل سُوءٍ كانَ مكفوفَ اليدِ
Complaints were made to him, not against him, for he
Kept his hand restrained from every evil.
ياO أيُّهاyou المَيْتُthe dead one الذيwho يبقىremains لهُfor him
يا أيُّها المَيْتُ الذي يبقى لهُ
فيin أرضناour land ذِكرٌa remembrance ليومِuntil the day المَوْعدِthe appointed time
في أرضنا ذِكرٌ ليومِ المَوْعدِ
O you departed, for whom there remains
In our land a remembrance until the appointed day:
قدindeed مُتَّyou died فيin الدُنياthis world كأنَّكَas though you لمnot تَمُتْdie
قد مُتَّ في الدُنيا كأنَّكَ لم تَمُتْ
والبعضُand some ماتَdied كأنَّهُas though he لمnot يُولَدِbe born
والبعضُ ماتَ كأنَّهُ لم يُولَدِ
You have died in this world as though you had not died,
And some have died as though they had never been born.
Sol 6.1