أَلاbehold إِنَّindeed مَغنىthe dwelling of المجدglory ثُلَّتwere shattered دعائمُهits pillars
أَلا إِنَّ مَغنى المجد ثُلَّت دعائمُه
وربعُand the abode of سَناءِthe splendor of الفضلexcellence أَعفَتfaded معالمُهits landmarks
وربعُ سَناءِ الفضل أَعفَت معالمُه
Behold, the pillars of glory's dwelling have been shattered,
and the landmarks of excellence's radiant abode have faded.
وقُوِّضَand was dismantled رُكنُthe pillar of الدِينِfaith وانهالَand collapsed أُسُّهُits foundation
وقُوِّضَ رُكنُ الدِينِ وانهالَ أُسُّهُ
وأَقوَتand became deserted مبانيهِits buildings وهُدَّتand were demolished عزائمُهits resolves
وأَقوَت مبانيهِ وهُدَّت عزائمُه
The pillar of faith was dismantled, and its foundation collapsed;
its buildings became deserted, and its resolves were demolished.
وعُطِّلَand was left unadorned جِيدُthe neck of الخيرِgoodness وانثالَand scattered عِقدُهُits necklace
وعُطِّلَ جِيدُ الخيرِ وانثالَ عِقدُهُ
ووُشِّحنَand were draped اثوابِgarments of الحِدادِmourning كرائمُهits noble ladies
ووُشِّحنَ اثوابِ الحِدادِ كرائمُه
Goodness's neck was left unadorned, and its necklace scattered;
its noble ladies were draped in garments of mourning.
هَوَىfell عَلَمُthe banner of العِلمِlearning الوطيدُthe firmly planted منfrom among الوَرَىhumankind
هَوَى عَلَمُ العِلمِ الوطيدُ من الوَرَى
غَداةَon the morning when قَضَىpassed away منfrom عالَمthe world of الكَونbeing عالِمُهits scholar
غَداةَ قَضَى من عالَم الكَون عالِمُه
The firmly planted banner of learning fell from among humankind
on the morning its scholar passed from the world of being.
وأَمحلَand grew barren زرعَthe crop of الجُودِgenerosity منfrom بعدafter خِصبِهِits fertility
وأَمحلَ زرعَ الجُودِ من بعد خِصبِهِ
وقدand indeed عَقِمَتbecame sterile منof ذاthis الزَمانِage نواجمُهُits new shoots
وقد عَقِمَت من ذا الزَمانِ نواجمُهُ
Generosity's crop grew barren after its fertility,
and this age's new shoots have indeed become sterile.
وغالَand robbed بهِin it التكويرُdarkening إشراقَthe radiance of نُورِهِits light
وغالَ بهِ التكويرُ إشراقَ نُورِهِ
فعَمَّتso spread دَياجيهِits deep darkness وأَعمَتand blinded مظالمُهits injustices
فعَمَّت دَياجيهِ وأَعمَت مظالمُه
Darkening robbed it of its light's radiance,
so its deep darkness spread, and its injustices brought blindness.
علىbecause of انthe fact that شمسَthe sun of الشرقِthe East فيin الارضthe earth غُيَبَتwas buried
على ان شمسَ الشرقِ في الارض غُيَبَت
ضُحىًat midmorning واستَحالتand turned للبُسُورِto frowning بواسمُهits smiles
ضُحىً واستَحالت للبُسُورِ بواسمُه
For the sun of the East was buried in the earth
at midmorning, and its smiles turned to frowns.
وأَشرَفَand loomed صَرفُthe vicissitude of الدهرِTime معتبطاًstriking wantonly بناover us
وأَشرَفَ صَرفُ الدهرِ معتبطاً بنا
بذاwith this الحُكمِdecree واستُلَّتand were unsheathed عليناagainst us صوارمُهits swords
بذا الحُكمِ واستُلَّت علينا صوارمُه
Time's vicissitude loomed over us, striking wantonly
with this decree, and its swords were unsheathed against us.
وشَنَّand launched عليناagainst us غارةًa raid ثائرُthe avenger of الرَدَىdeath
وشَنَّ علينا غارةً ثائرُ الرَدَى
ونادتand cried أَياO لِلثارِfor vengeance فيناamong us لَهاذمُهits sharp blades
ونادت أَيا لِلثارِ فينا لَهاذمُه
Death's avenger launched a raid upon us,
and its sharp blades cried among us, 'O, for vengeance!'
بموتِthrough the death of سَرِيٍّa noble man قَدَّسَmay sanctify اللَهُGod سِرَّهُhis innermost soul
بموتِ سَرِيٍّ قَدَّسَ اللَهُ سِرَّهُ
وسُرَّand be pleased بهِwith him واستعهدتهُand took him into their care مراحمُهHis mercies
وسُرَّ بهِ واستعهدتهُ مراحمُه
Through the death of a noble man—may God sanctify his soul,
be pleased with him, and may His mercies keep him in their care—
إِمامُthe leader of الهُداةِthe spiritual guides الحِبرُthe learned prelate جِرمانُسُGermanus الذيwho
إِمامُ الهُداةِ الحِبرُ جِرمانُسُ الذي
هوhe is البَدءُthe beginning للفضلof excellence المُنيفِthe lofty وخاتمُهand its seal
هو البَدءُ للفضل المُنيفِ وخاتمُه
the leader of spiritual guides, the learned prelate Germanus, who
is the beginning of lofty excellence and its seal.
فماso what عُذرexcuse تُربٍhas earth لاnot يَذوبُmelts تحرُّقاًin burning grief
فما عُذر تُربٍ لا يَذوبُ تحرُّقاً
عليهِfor him وصَدرand a breast ليسَnot تذكوblaze خَيازمُهits breastbones
عليهِ وصَدر ليسَ تذكو خَيازمُه
What excuse has earth that does not melt in burning grief
for him, or a breast whose breastbones do not blaze?
وقلبِand a heart محبٍّof a lover لاnot تفيظُgush دِماؤُهُits blood
وقلبِ محبٍّ لا تفيظُ دِماؤُهُ
وغَربِand a torrent شُؤُونٍof tear ducts لاnot تفيضُoverflow سواجمُهits streaming tears
وغَربِ شُؤُونٍ لا تفيضُ سواجمُه
Or a lover's heart whose blood does not gush,
or a torrent from tear ducts whose streaming tears do not overflow?
وجفنِand an eyelid لَحاظِof gazing eyes لاnot يُسهَّدُis kept sleepless فيin الدُجَىthe darkness
وجفنِ لَحاظِ لا يُسهَّدُ في الدُجَى
وروضand a garden جِنانof gardens لاnot تنوحُlament حمائمهits doves
وروض جِنان لا تنوحُ حمائمه
Or a gazing eyelid not kept sleepless through the darkness,
or a garden of gardens whose doves do not lament?
فلاso may not كانَexist سِنٌّa tooth مالهُfor which not الظُفرُthe fingernail قارعٌa striker
فلا كانَ سِنٌّ مالهُ الظُفرُ قارعٌ
عليهِfor him ولاnor خَدٌّa cheek وماand not الكفُّthe palm لاظمُهslapping it
عليهِ ولا خَدٌّ وما الكفُّ لاظمُه
May no tooth exist that a fingernail does not strike
in grief for him, nor a cheek that a palm does not slap.
الاbehold فاندُبواso lament ياO ناسُpeople نَدباًa lament بفرضهِby its obligation
الا فاندُبوا يا ناسُ نَدباً بفرضهِ
غداbecame النَدبُmourning فرضاًa duty ليسَnot ينفكُّceases لازمُهits binding claim
غدا النَدبُ فرضاً ليسَ ينفكُّ لازمُه
Behold, lament, people, with a lament so enjoined
that mourning has become a duty whose claim never ceases.
فتىًa man لمnot يُرَعwas frightened يوماًever منby الموتdeath قلبُهُhis heart
فتىً لم يُرَع يوماً من الموت قلبُهُ
وذيand this حالُthe state منof one whose فازتwon بعفوٍpardon مآثمُهhis sins
وذي حالُ من فازت بعفوٍ مآثمُه
A man whose heart was never once frightened by death—
and such is the state of one whose sins have won pardon.
لقدindeed كانَhe was مُرتاحاًat ease اليهِwith it كانهُas though it were
لقد كانَ مُرتاحاً اليهِ كانهُ
دِلاصٌsmooth armor منيعٌimpregnable منfrom شَباthe sharp edge of الموتِdeath عاصمُهhis protector
دِلاصٌ منيعٌ من شَبا الموتِ عاصمُه
Indeed, he welcomed it, as though it were
impregnable armor shielding him from death's cutting edge.
حلاbecame sweet عِندَهُto him الموتُdeath الذيwhich مَرَّwas bitter طَعمُهُits taste
حلا عِندَهُ الموتُ الذي مَرَّ طَعمُهُ
تُرَىone wonders كيفَhow يحلوbecomes sweet ماwhat تُمِرُّtaste bitter مطاعمُهits flavors
تُرَى كيفَ يحلو ما تُمِرُّ مطاعمُه
Death, whose taste is bitter, tasted sweet to him;
one wonders how what tastes bitter can become sweet.
وماand not ذاكthat إلَّاexcept إِنَّthat بِرَّthe righteousness of ضميرهِhis conscience
وما ذاك إلَّا إِنَّ بِرَّ ضميرهِ
ليَشهدُsurely testifies انthat اللَهGod ليسَnot يُحاكمُهbrings him to judgment
ليَشهدُ ان اللَه ليسَ يُحاكمُه
That is only because his conscience's righteousness
surely testifies that God does not bring him to judgment.
وهذاand this اعتِقاديmy belief انهُthat he الآنَnow ماثلٌstands
وهذا اعتِقادي انهُ الآنَ ماثلٌ
لَدَىbefore اللَهGod راءٍbeholding وجهَهُHis face ومُلازمُهand abiding with Him
لَدَى اللَه راءٍ وجهَهُ ومُلازمُه
And this is my belief: he now stands
before God, beholding His face and abiding with Him.
يجولُroams معwith الأَبكارِthe virgins فيat سِدرةthe lote-tree of العَلاthe heights
يجولُ مع الأَبكارِ في سِدرة العَلا
وفيand in مجمعthe assembly of الأَطهارِthe pure تزهوflourish مواسمُهhis festivals
وفي مجمع الأَطهارِ تزهو مواسمُه
He roams with the virgins at the lofty lote-tree,
and in the assembly of the pure his festivals flourish.
عليَّاhigh علىabove الأَفلاكِthe celestial spheres فيat أَرفَعthe highest الذِرَىsummits
عليَّا على الأَفلاكِ في أَرفَع الذِرَى
يُؤائِمُlives in harmony with املاكَthe angels of السَماheaven وتُوائمُهand they harmonize with him
يُؤائِمُ املاكَ السَما وتُوائمُه
High above the celestial spheres, on the loftiest summits,
he lives in harmony with heaven's angels, and they with him.
هوhe is اللَوذَعُthe keen-witted one المِفضالُthe bountiful one منfrom خيرthe goodness of مهدهِhis cradle
هو اللَوذَعُ المِفضالُ من خير مهدهِ
ومنand from حينماthe time when نِيطَتwere hung عليهِupon him تمائمهُhis amulets
ومن حينما نِيطَت عليهِ تمائمهُ
He is keen-witted and bountiful, from his blessed cradle,
and from the time his amulets were hung upon him.
فماand not بُلِّغَتwere made to hear أَسماعُهُhis ears قولَthe speech of مُفسِدسa corrupter
فما بُلِّغَت أَسماعُهُ قولَ مُفسِدس
ولاnor نَشِقَتinhaled ريحَthe scent of الفَسادِcorruption خياشمُهhis nostrils
ولا نَشِقَت ريحَ الفَسادِ خياشمُه
No corrupter's speech was ever brought to his ears,
nor did his nostrils inhale the scent of corruption.
أَبىwould allow nothing but اللَهُGod أَلاexcept أَنthat يَجِلَّbe exalted ثَناؤُهُhis praise
أَبى اللَهُ أَلا أَن يَجِلَّ ثَناؤُهُ
وانeven if كثرتmultiplied حُسَّادهُhis enviers ولوائمُهand his reproachers
وان كثرت حُسَّادهُ ولوائمُه
God willed nothing but that his praise be exalted,
though his enviers and reproachers multiplied.
حُسامٌa sword لهُfor it الحُسنَىvirtue نِجادٌa baldric وجَفنُهُand its sheath الthe (continued)
حُسامٌ لهُ الحُسنَى نِجادٌ وجَفنُهُ ال
تُقَىpiety وظباهُand its edges البِرُّrighteousness والخيرُand goodness قائمُهits hilt
تُقَى وظباهُ البِرُّ والخيرُ قائمُه
A sword, whose baldric is virtue and whose sheath is
piety, whose edges are righteousness and whose hilt is goodness.
طَوَىfolded away الدهرُTime رغماًreluctantly نشرَthe spread of فضلthe excellence of أُوليthose possessing النُهَىreason
طَوَى الدهرُ رغماً نشرَ فضل أُولي النُهَى
فاحياهُمbut he revived them فيin شخصهِhis person وَهوَwhile he راغمُهdefied it
فاحياهُم في شخصهِ وَهوَ راغمُه
Time reluctantly folded away the unfurled excellence of the wise,
but he revived them in his own person, defying it.
فاياسُهُso its Iyas فهماًin understanding وآرِسطُهُand its Aristotle حِجىًin intellect
فاياسُهُ فهماً وآرِسطُهُ حِجىً
وسَحبانهُand its Sahban نُطقاًin speech وجُوداًand in generosity فحاتمُهso its Hatim
وسَحبانهُ نُطقاً وجُوداً فحاتمُه
He was its Iyas in understanding, its Aristotle in intellect,
its Sahban in speech, and in generosity its Hatim.
اناI آثلٌestablishing فيin مدحهِhis praise ورِثائِهِand his elegy
انا آثلٌ في مدحهِ ورِثائِهِ
فخنساءُthus a Khansa صخرٍfor Sakhr بالذيthrough what فيهabout him ناظمُهI compose
فخنساءُ صخرٍ بالذي فيه ناظمُه
I build a lasting tribute in his praise and elegy,
a Khansa for Sakhr in the verses I compose about him.
إماميmy spiritual leader وذُخريand my treasure بلindeed غَنائيmy sufficiency ومَغنَميand my gain
إمامي وذُخري بل غَنائي ومَغنَمي
غَنِمتُI gained بهِthrough him غُنماًa gain تَجِلُّare great غنائمُهits rewards
غَنِمتُ بهِ غُنماً تَجِلُّ غنائمُه
My spiritual leader and my treasure—indeed, my sufficiency and my gain—
through him I gained a gain whose rewards are great.
فانso if كنتُI were منone who يُلغِيdisregards أَلَاهُhis favors فاننيthen I
فان كنتُ من يُلغِي أَلَاهُ فانني
لَظالمُwould surely wrong نفسيmyself شَرَّthe worst ظُلمٍwrong وظالمُهand wrong him
لَظالمُ نفسي شَرَّ ظُلمٍ وظالمُه
If I were one who disregards his favors, then I
would grievously wrong myself, and wrong him.
وإِنand if يَكفُرِdenies الإِحسانَkindness مَنwhoever ليسَis not شاكراًgrateful
وإِن يَكفُرِ الإِحسانَ مَن ليسَ شاكراً
فأَشبَهُthen more akin بالكُفرانِto ingratitude مَنis whoever هُوَhe كاتمُهconceals it
فأَشبَهُ بالكُفرانِ مَن هُوَ كاتمُه
If whoever gives no thanks denies kindness,
more akin to ingratitude is whoever conceals it.
حلبتُI milked بهِthrough him وُسعَthe capacity of الإِناءِthe vessel معارفاًknowledge
حلبتُ بهِ وُسعَ الإِناءِ معارفاً
يُلازِمُنيkeeps me company جُنحَthe onset of الدُجَىnight-darkness وأُلازمُهand I keep his company
يُلازِمُني جُنحَ الدُجَى وأُلازمُه
Through him I milked a vessel's full capacity of knowledge;
he kept me company in the dark of night, and I kept him company.
جنيتُI gathered ثِمارَthe fruits of الحمدِpraise منfrom دَوحِthe great trees of فضلهِhis excellence
جنيتُ ثِمارَ الحمدِ من دَوحِ فضلهِ
وزَهرَand blossoms of ثَناءٍpraise عنهُabout him شُقَّتwere opened كمائمُهits bud-sheaths
وزَهرَ ثَناءٍ عنهُ شُقَّت كمائمُه
I gathered the fruits of praise from the great trees of his excellence,
and blossoms of praise whose bud-sheaths opened about him.
أَتانيcame to me كِتابٌa letter منfrom بعدِafter موتهِhis death
أَتاني كِتابٌ من بعدِ موتهِ
فسحَّand poured منfrom الطَرفِthe eye المسهَّدِthe sleepless ساجمُهits streaming tears
فسحَّ من الطَرفِ المسهَّدِ ساجمُه
A letter came to me after his death,
and streaming tears poured from my sleepless eye.
وماand [start of 'hindered'] نَعَني[rest of 'hindered me'] دمعيmy tears بانso that لاnot اشيمهُI peruse it
وما نَعَني دمعي بان لا اشيمهُ
وانيَyet I منfrom إملاهُhis dictation بالعقلwith the mind شائمُهdiscern it
وانيَ من إملاهُ بالعقل شائمُه
And my tears hindered me from perusing it,
yet from his dictation I discerned it with my mind.
تواردنَcame successively اخبارُnews of المَسَرَّةjoy والأَسَىand sorrow
تواردنَ اخبارُ المَسَرَّة والأَسَى
فازجتand drove off مطيَّاتِthe mounts of السُرورِjoy مآتِمُهhis funeral rites
فازجت مطيَّاتِ السُرورِ مآتِمُه
News of joy and sorrow came successively,
and his funeral rites drove off the mounts of joy.
اظلَّcast its shade علىover قلبيmy heart ظَلامa darkness of سخائِمٍbitterness
اظلَّ على قلبي ظَلام سخائِمٍ
مَدَىthroughout العُمرlife لاnot تنجابُlift عنهُfrom it سخائمهits bitterness
مَدَى العُمر لا تنجابُ عنهُ سخائمه
A darkness of bitterness cast its shade over my heart,
whose bitterness will never lift from it throughout my life.
اناختknelt مطاياthe mounts of هِمَّتيmy aspiration منfrom رسيمهاtheir swift gait
اناخت مطايا هِمَّتي من رسيمها
وخَطبُand the calamity of المناياdeath أَعسفَتdealt harshly بيwith me رواسمُهits swift steeds
وخَطبُ المنايا أَعسفَت بي رواسمُه
The mounts of my aspiration knelt from their swift march,
and the swift steeds of death's calamity bore me harshly.
فكيفَso how أَرَىcan I see عيشاًa life تكدَّرَwas clouded صفوُهُits purity
فكيفَ أَرَى عيشاً تكدَّرَ صفوُهُ
وأَنَّىand how سرورُthe joy of القلبِthe heart والحُزنُwhile sorrow صارمُهits cleaving sword
وأَنَّى سرورُ القلبِ والحُزنُ صارمُه
How, then, can I look upon a life whose purity has been clouded?
And how can the heart rejoice when sorrow is its cleaving sword?
فانso if كانَwere صرفُthe vicissitude of الدهرTime منfrom بعدafter فَقدِهِhis loss
فان كانَ صرفُ الدهر من بعد فَقدِهِ
يطارحُنيoffers me سِلماًpeace فلَستُthen I will not أُسالُمهmake peace with it
يطارحُني سِلماً فلَستُ أُسالُمه
If Time's vicissitude, after his loss,
offers me peace, I will not make peace with it.
هوit is الدهرُTime انif يُؤمِنكَassures you of safety لاnot تأمَنَنever trust بهِin it
هو الدهرُ ان يُؤمِنكَ لا تأمَنَن بهِ
وانand if يغزُattacks فاعلَمthen know انthat هذهthese علائُمهits signs
وان يغزُ فاعلَم ان هذه علائُمه
It is Time: if it assures you of safety, never trust it;
and if it attacks, know that these are its signs.
أَلاbehold أَيُّماwhat شملٍunion وماthat not الحتفُdeath فاصمُهsevers it
أَلا أَيُّما شملٍ وما الحتفُ فاصمُه
ومَتنٍand a back وماthat not عِبءُthe burden of الحوادثِcalamities قاصمُهbreaks it
ومَتنٍ وما عِبءُ الحوادثِ قاصمُه
Behold, what union is there that death does not sever,
or back that the burden of calamities does not break?
فلاso no عُمرَlifetime الاbut صارمُthe sword of الموتِdeath حاسمُهcuts it short
فلا عُمرَ الا صارمُ الموتِ حاسمُه
ولاnor any وصلَbond الاحادثُthe happenings of الدهرِTime صارمُهsever it
ولا وصلَ الاحادثُ الدهرِ صارمُه
There is no lifetime that death's sword does not cut short,
nor any bond that Time's happenings do not sever.
فواهاًso ah للحدٍfor a grave ضَمَّenclosed مَقدِسَthe sanctuary of جِسمهِhis body
فواهاً للحدٍ ضَمَّ مَقدِسَ جِسمهِ
وآهاًand alas لهُfor it اذsince فيat القيامةِthe Resurrection غارمُهhis debtor
وآهاً لهُ اذ في القيامةِ غارمُه
Ah, for a grave that enclosed the sanctuary of his body!
And alas for it, for at the Resurrection it is his debtor.
لنَثرِfor the scattered array of المزاياvirtues الغُرِّthe illustrious قدindeed كانhe was ناظماًan arranger
لنَثرِ المزايا الغُرِّ قد كان ناظماً
كماjust as نَظَّمَتstrung عِقدَa necklace of اللآليpearls سخايمُهhis dispositions
كما نَظَّمَت عِقدَ اللآلي سخايمُه
He was an arranger of scattered, illustrious virtues,
as his dispositions strung a necklace of pearls.
أَتىhe brought بالهُدَىguidance وَتراًsingly وشَفعاًand in pairs فأَخصَبَتand became fruitful
أَتى بالهُدَى وَتراً وشَفعاً فأَخصَبَت
بأَنتاجهاin their yield أَفذاذُهُhis single ones وتوائمُهand his twins
بأَنتاجها أَفذاذُهُ وتوائمُه
He brought guidance singly and in pairs, and fruitful became
his singles and his twins in what they produced.
وصادمَand he confronted جيشَthe army of الهرطقاتِheresies بهِمَّةٍwith zeal
وصادمَ جيشَ الهرطقاتِ بهِمَّةٍ
مُقدَّسةٍholy اغزىincited to battle بهاwith it منwhoever يصادِمُهopposed him
مُقدَّسةٍ اغزى بها من يصادِمُه
He confronted the army of heresies with a zeal
made holy, with which he roused his adversaries to battle.
وابسمand he smiled عنrevealing ثغرِthe mouth of الهِدايةِguidance مُسفِراًradiant
وابسم عن ثغرِ الهِدايةِ مُسفِراً
فأَجلَتand dispelled دياجيرَthe deep darkness of الضَلالِerror مباسمُهhis smiles
فأَجلَت دياجيرَ الضَلالِ مباسمُه
He smiled, revealing the radiant mouth of guidance,
and his smiles dispelled the deep darkness of error.
حَوَىpossessed الفضلَexcellence فيin فصلِthe decisiveness of الخطابspeech فلمso not يكنthere was
حَوَى الفضلَ في فصلِ الخطاب فلم يكن
لهُfor him منanyone who يُناويهِopposed him بهِin it اوor يقاومُهrivaled him
لهُ من يُناويهِ بهِ او يقاومُه
He possessed excellence in decisive speech, and had no
one to oppose or rival him in it.
أزالَremoved اعتِلالاًan infirmity عَلَّafflicted افعالَthe deeds of شعبِهِhis people
أزالَ اعتِلالاً عَلَّ افعالَ شعبِهِ
بصارمwith the sword of امرٍcommand جرَّدَتهُunsheathed it جوازمُهhis decisive decrees
بصارم امرٍ جرَّدَتهُ جوازمُه
He removed an infirmity that had afflicted his people's deeds
with the sword of command, unsheathed by his decisive decrees.
فلمso not يُلفَwas found فعلٌan act منهمُamong them فيهِin it عِلَّةٌa defect
فلم يُلفَ فعلٌ منهمُ فيهِ عِلَّةٌ
تُدانيهِapproaching it وهوwhile he بالنَهيِby prohibition جازمُهdecisively restraining it
تُدانيهِ وهو بالنَهيِ جازمُه
Thus no act of theirs was found with a defect
approaching it, for by prohibition he decisively restrained it.
فصَحَّso became sound بذاthrough this التصريفِinflection فيهمamong them صحيحُهُhis sound form
فصَحَّ بذا التصريفِ فيهم صحيحُهُ
وسُلِمَand remained whole فيwithin نفسthe very الصحيحينَsound forms سالمُهhis unblemished form
وسُلِمَ في نفس الصحيحينَ سالمُه
Thus, through this inflection, his sound form among them became sound,
and his unblemished form remained whole within the sound forms themselves.
فسَقياًso blessings of rain بنيsons of مارونَMaron انindeed ثَناءَكُمyour praise
فسَقياً بني مارونَ ان ثَناءَكُم
بهذاof this one غداbecame طِيباًperfume تطيبsmell sweet نسائمُهits breezes
بهذا غدا طِيباً تطيب نسائمُه
So blessings of rain, sons of Maron! Your praise
of him has become perfume whose breezes are sweet.
ورَعياًand blessings of care فمَرعاكمfor your pasture براعيكمthrough your shepherd اغتدَىbecame
ورَعياً فمَرعاكم براعيكم اغتدَى
خصيباًfertile فلنso will never تُمنَىbe afflicted بجَدبٍby drought سوائمُهits grazing herds
خصيباً فلن تُمنَى بجَدبٍ سوائمُه
And blessings of care: through your shepherd your pasture became
fertile, so its grazing herds shall never suffer drought.
فطوباكمُso blessed are you إِمَّاif حَفِظتمyou preserve عهُودَهُhis covenants
فطوباكمُ إِمَّا حَفِظتم عهُودَهُ
ودامَand endure بكمamong you إِيصاؤُهُhis counsels ومراسمُهand his ordinances
ودامَ بكم إِيصاؤُهُ ومراسمُه
So blessed are you if you preserve his covenants,
and his counsels and ordinances endure among you.
وتَيّاًand woe لكمto you انif كنتمُyou are شرَّthe worst مِلَّةٍreligious community
وتَيّاً لكم ان كنتمُ شرَّ مِلَّةٍ
تَرَىthat thinks العيشَlife باللَذَّاتthrough pleasures تصفوbecome pure مغانمهits gains
تَرَى العيشَ باللَذَّات تصفو مغانمه
And woe to you if you become the worst religious community,
one that thinks life's gains become pure through pleasures.
كعِترةِlike the kindred of مُوسىMoses إذwhen نأَىhe withdrew عنهمُfrom them اقتَفَواthey followed
كعِترةِ مُوسى إذ نأَى عنهمُ اقتَفَوا
عِبادةَthe worship of عجِلٍa calf أَدرَكتهمovertook them جرائمُهits sins
عِبادةَ عجِلٍ أَدرَكتهم جرائمُه
Like Moses' kindred, who, when he withdrew from them, pursued
the worship of a calf whose sins overtook them.
أَلاbehold ياO رُبَىhills of لبنانَLebanon رَبَّىmay He nurture بكِin you المُنىhopes
أَلا يا رُبَى لبنانَ رَبَّى بكِ المُنى
وعمَّتكِand may envelop you منthrough لطفِthe kindness of الالهGod نعائمُهHis blessings
وعمَّتكِ من لطفِ الاله نعائمُه
Ah, hills of Lebanon, may He nurture hopes in you,
and may His blessings enfold you through God's kindness.
ورُعياكِand may you be tended رَهبانيَّةًO monastic order رَشَّحَتthat chose لناfor us
ورُعياكِ رَهبانيَّةً رَشَّحَت لنا
اباًa father ماnot لهُhas he بالفضلِin excellence نِدٌّa rival يساهمُهshares with him
اباً ما لهُ بالفضلِ نِدٌّ يساهمُه
And may you be tended, monastic order that chose for us
a father who had no rival sharing his excellence.
وأَكرِمand how noble بلُبنانَّيةٍthe Lebanese order كَرُمَتwas ennobled بهِby him
وأَكرِم بلُبنانَّيةٍ كَرُمَت بهِ
رئيساًas a superior كريماًgenerous غمَّرتناoverwhelmed us مكارمُهhis virtues
رئيساً كريماً غمَّرتنا مكارمُه
And how noble the Lebanese order, ennobled by him
as a generous superior whose virtues overwhelmed us!
وياand O حَلَبُAleppo الشَهباءُthe gray بَخٍّbravo لانهُbecause
ويا حَلَبُ الشَهباءُ بَخٍّ لانهُ
ثَوَىrests فيكِin you صِدِّيقُthe righteous one of الالهِGod وخادمُهand His servant
ثَوَى فيكِ صِدِّيقُ الالهِ وخادمُه
O gray Aleppo, bravo, for
God's righteous one and servant rests in you.
اقامestablished بكِin you التوفيقُsuccess كرسيَّهُits throne فلنso never
اقام بكِ التوفيقُ كرسيَّهُ فلن
تميدَwill sway وانeven if طالgrows long الزَمانُtime قوائمُهits legs
تميدَ وان طال الزَمانُ قوائمُه
Success established its throne in you, whose
legs will never sway, however long time lasts.
فسُقياكِso may you be watered إِضّاًalso منكِfrom you فاحتwafted fragrantly نواسمُهhis breezes
فسُقياكِ إِضّاً منكِ فاحت نواسمُه
وطوباكِand blessed are you ارضاًas a land فيكِin you طاءتtrod مناسمُهhis feet
وطوباكِ ارضاً فيكِ طاءت مناسمُه
So may you, too, be watered: from you his fragrant breezes wafted;
and blessed are you as a land in which his feet trod.
سَقَىmay water تُربَهُhis earth نَؤُthe seasonal rain of الثُرَيَّاthe Pleiades وجادَهُand may drench it
سَقَى تُربَهُ نَؤُ الثُرَيَّا وجادَهُ
هَمُوعُthe downpour of الغواديmorning showers حافلاتٍladen غمائمُهits clouds
هَمُوعُ الغوادي حافلاتٍ غمائمُه
May the Pleiades' seasonal rain water his earth, and may it be drenched by
streaming morning showers, their clouds brimming.
تَغبِّطُهُdeem him fortunate الأَجيالُgenerations فيin كلevery فَترةٍage
تَغبِّطُهُ الأَجيالُ في كل فَترةٍ
وتُكرِمُهُand honor him فيin كلevery دهرٍage اكارمُهits noble people
وتُكرِمُهُ في كل دهرٍ اكارمُه
May generations deem him blessed in every age,
and the noble people of every age honor him.
وتُؤثِرُهُand favor him اهلُthe people of المنابرِpulpits والحِجَىand intellect
وتُؤثِرُهُ اهلُ المنابرِ والحِجَى
وتُمدَحُand are praised فيin الأَبوابthe chapters طُرّاًall عظائمُهhis great deeds
وتُمدَحُ في الأَبواب طُرّاً عظائمُه
May the people of pulpits and intellect favor him,
and all his great deeds be praised in every chapter.
ويَندُبهُand lament him القِرطاسُpaper والصُحفُand the books واللَهَىand throats
ويَندُبهُ القِرطاسُ والصُحفُ واللَهَى
وتَنعاهُand announce his death سُجَّاعthe rhymers of القريضِpoetry وناظمُهand its composer
وتَنعاهُ سُجَّاع القريضِ وناظمُه
May paper, books, and throats lament him,
and poetry's rhymers and its composer proclaim his loss.
ولازالَand may endure نشرُthe fragrance of الطيبِperfume فيwithin طيِّthe folds of ذِكرهِhis memory
ولازالَ نشرُ الطيبِ في طيِّ ذِكرهِ
كمِسكٍlike musk فتيقٍopened ضُمِّنَتهُcontained it لطائمُهits perfume caravans
كمِسكٍ فتيقٍ ضُمِّنَتهُ لطائمُه
May the fragrance of perfume forever lie folded in his memory,
like opened musk carried within its perfume-laden caravans,
ليشهدَso that may testify فيهِof him حاسدٌan envier وَهوَwhile he is كارهٌunwilling
ليشهدَ فيهِ حاسدٌ وَهوَ كارهٌ
الاbehold إِنَّماindeed الصِدِّيقُthe righteous one هذهthese خواتمُهhis final outcomes
الا إِنَّما الصِدِّيقُ هذه خواتمُه
so that an envious man, despite his aversion, may testify of him:
Behold, these are indeed the final marks of the righteous one.
Sol 6.1