قِف مَليّاً إِنَّهُ خَطبٌ جَسيم
نَبأ يا صاحِ وَاللَهِ عَظيم
Stand still for a while, this is grave news
A momentous affair, by Allah, tremendous
عَنهُ أَعرَضنا كَأَنّا في كَرىً
مِثلَ أَهلِ الكَهفِ أَو أَهلِ الرَقيم
We turned away from it as if we were in a spell
Like the People of the Cave or the People of the Pit
رَحِمَ اللَهُ مَن اِهتَمَّ بِهِ
وَأَتى لِلَّهِ بِالقَلبِ السَليم
May Allah have mercy on one who cared for it
And came to Allah with a pure heart
مِثلَ هَذا الطَودِ مَن كانَ عَلى
خَيرِ نَهجٍ وَصِراطٍ مُستَقيم
The like of this towering mountain, whoever was on
The right path and straight road
مُصطَفى آغا أَميرُ الأُمَرا
وَوَزيرُ الحَربِ في العَهدِ القَديمِ
Mustafa Agha, Minister of State
And War Minister in the old regime
كانَ بَرّا ذا عَفافٍ ذاكِراً
قانَت الآناء في اللَيلِ البَهيم
Was virtuous, chaste, remembering
Staying up at night in solemnity
في جَلالٍ زانَهُ بِشرٌ وَفي
خُلُقٍ أَلطَفَ مِن هَبِّ النَسيم
With majesty adorned by good tidings and in
A gentler disposition than a soft breeze
نَظَرَ الدنيا فَلَمّا أَن رأى
أَنَّها لَيسَت بِدارٍ لِمُقيم
He looked at the world and when he saw
That it was no permanent abode
سَمعَ الداعي فَلَبّى رَبَّهُ
وَثَوى جاراً إِلى المَولىَ الحَليم
He heard the caller and obeyed his Lord
And became a neighbor to the Forbearing King
سَيِّدي عَبدُ العَزيزِ المَهَدوي
في ثَرى الجَرّاح ذي القدر الجَسيم
My master Abdel Aziz Al-Mahdawi
In the soil of Al-Jarrāḥ, so momentous
فَحَوى الدارَينِ يا طوبى لَهُ
وَبِذا تَسلو عَنِ الخَطبِ الأَليم
He found bliss in both abodes, blessed is he
With this you are consoled from the painful matter
فاِجعَل السَبعَ المَثاني أَنسَهُ
وَتَرَحَّم وَاِسأل المَولى الكَريم
Make the seven oft-repeated verses his companion
Have mercy and ask the Generous Master
وَتَفاءَل وَاِهدِ تاريخاً لَهُ
مُصطَفى مَثواهُ في دارِ النَعيمِ
And be optimistic and date for him
Mustafa's dwelling place is in the Abode of Bliss
