شيخ دمشق وشمس دين ال
إله فيها قضى وفاتا
The Sheikh of Damascus and sun of the religion
There is no deity in it, he passed away
فقلت واحسرتاه ارخ
أشافعي الزمان ماتا
So I said woe is me, set up
Ash-Shafi’i of the time has died
شيخ دمشق وشمس دين ال
إله فيها قضى وفاتا
The Sheikh of Damascus and sun of the religion
There is no deity in it, he passed away
فقلت واحسرتاه ارخ
أشافعي الزمان ماتا
So I said woe is me, set up
Ash-Shafi’i of the time has died