بادرhasten ياذرافO copious shedder الدموعthe tears لتربةٍto a grave
بادر ياذراف الدموع لتربةٍ
فيهاin it استراحhas found rest العابدthe worshipper المتثقّفُthe learned one
فيها استراح العابد المتثقّفُ
Hasten, O shedder of many tears, to a grave
Shed tears, O jar of tears, for a land
Where the learned worshipper has found rest.
In which the learned worshipper found rest.
واندبand lament وقلand say لاnot حبذاhow welcome الدهرthe age الذيthat
واندب وقل لا حبذا الدهر الذي
بكthrough you ساءَناgrieved us ياO مفرداًa peerless one لاnot يُخلفُis replaced
بك ساءَنا يا مفرداً لا يُخلفُ
And lament, and say: “Wretched is the age that
Lament and say: Alas for the time that was
Has grieved us over you, O peerless one who cannot be replaced!”
Evil for us, O lonely one with no successor.
اصرفتyou spent عمركyour life بالعفافin chastity ونلتand you obtained منfrom
اصرفت عمرك بالعفاف ونلت من
مولاكyour Lord أضعافmultiples of الجزاthe recompense ياO يوسفُYusuf
مولاك أضعاف الجزا يا يوسفُ
You spent your life in chastity and received from
You spent your life in chastity and received
Your Lord manifold recompense, O Yusuf.
From your Lord manifold reward, O Joseph.
وتركتand you left ياO زكارZakkar ذكراًa remembrance صالحاًgood
وتركت يا زكار ذكراً صالحاً
يُثنىis extolled ويحمدand is praised فيamong الأنامhumankind ويوصفُand is described
يُثنى ويحمد في الأنام ويوصفُ
And you left, O Zakkar, a good name,
And you left, O Zakar, a righteous memory
Extolled and praised among humankind, and spoken of.
That is praised and lauded among people and described.
ولكand for you الهناbliss اذsince قدindeed بلغتyou have reached لغايةto a goal
ولك الهنا اذ قد بلغت لغاية
فيهاin it سمعتyou heard نداءthe call ربكyour Lord يهتفُcalling out
فيها سمعت نداء ربك يهتفُ
And bliss is yours, for you have reached the goal
For you is felicity, for you have attained the goal
Where you heard your Lord’s call ring out:
Where you heard your Lord's call shouting to you.
لجenter جنّةًa garden قدindeed أرختI recorded the date وادخلand enter إلىinto
لج جنّةً قد أرخت وادخل إلى
فردوسthe paradise of مجديMy glory أيهاO you المتعفّفُthe chaste one
فردوس مجدي أيها المتعفّفُ
“Enter a garden”—I have recorded the date—“and enter into
For you a Garden spread wide, so enter
The paradise of My glory, O chaste one.”
My Paradise of Glory, O you who practiced self-restraint.
Sol 6.1