تَمْضِي وَذِكْرُكَ مِلءُ كُلِّ جَنَانِ
لِلهِ دَرُّكَ من بَعِيدٍ دَانِ
You pass by, and memories of you fill every garden
Blessed by God, your light shines from afar
أصْبَحْتَ فِي خُلْدَيْنِ لاَ فِي وَاحِدِ
وَخَلَعْتَ مِنْ ثَوْبَيْكَ مَا هُوَ قَانِ
You have become immortal, not just in one paradise
Casting off your robe of anything less than perfection
أيْ مُصْطَفَى مَا لِلْوفُودِ تَبَدَّلُوا
من طَيِّبَاتِ قِرَاكَ بِالأَحْزَانِ
O Most Noble Messenger, why have the delegates changed?
From your sweet sanctuary to sorrow and mourning
وَفَدُوا لآخِرِ مَرَّةٍ فَتَزَوَّدُوا
أسَفاً وَأقْوَى مَرْبَعُ الضِّيفَانِ
They came a final time, so prepare yourselves
With sorrow - the guests' abode is gone
ذَهَبَ القَضَاءُ بِفَاضِلٍ
أمْثَالُهُ يَأتُونَ فِي مُتَبَاعِدِ الأَزْمانِ
Fate has taken the virtuous one
The likes of him come only rarely over time
عَطِلَتْ حُلًى غَرَّاءُ من أخْلاَقِهِ
كَانَتْ بِهِ تُزْهَى عَلَى التِّيجَانِ
Finery of noble character has been stilled in him
It adorned heads with crowns
مَنْ بَعْدَهُ مُشْكِي الفَقِيرِ إذا شَكَا
وَعَلَى الضَّعِيفِ إذَا تَظَلَّمَ حَانِي
After him, who will care for the poor when they complain
And the weak when they are wronged, drawing near
مَنْ لِلْيَتَامَى بِالكَريِمِ أبِي النَّدَى
بَاتُوا الغَدَاةَ وَيُتْمُهُمْ يُتْمَانِ
For the orphans, who will be like the generous father
They awoke in the morning, orphaned by his loss
مَنْ لِلأَعِزَّةِ إنْ دَهَتْهُمْ ذِلَّةٌ
بسطَتْ لهم يَدَه يَدُ الرحمنِ
Who lifted the honoured when humiliation befell them
Extending to them the hand of the Merciful
فُجِعُوا بِهَجْعَتِهِ وَلَمْ تَكُ قَبْلَهَا
لِتَطُولَ عن بِرٍّ وعن إحْسَانِ
They were distraught at his passing, and never before
Had good and kindness ceased for so long
فِي ذِمَّةِ المُولَى عَزِيزٌ جَاءَهُ
بَرَّ الطَّويَّةِ طَاهِرَ الأَرْدَانِ
A dear soul has come to the Protector
Pure of heart and noble spirit
صَحِبَ الحَيَاةَ وَمَا لَهُ مِنْ حَاسِدٍ
يَوْماً عَلَى النُّعْمَى وَمَا مِنْ شَانِي
He lived life without envy
Never once jealous of blessings or critical of others
صَفْوَ النُّهَى حُرٍّا عَلَى مَا تَبْتَغِي
فِطَنُ الدُّهَاةِ وَهِمَّةُ الشُّجْعَانِ
Quintessence of good advice and freedom to choose
Wise of mind and brave of heart
أسَلِيلَ آلِ المَنْزِلاَوِيِّ الأُولَى
بَلَغُوا مِنَ العَلْيَاءِ أَرْفَعَ شَانِ
Scion of the lofty Al Manzilawi family
Reaching the highest stature
مُتَرَسِّماً آثَارَهُمْ مِنْ عِفَّةٍ
وَنَزَاهَةٍ وَتُقًى وَبَسْطِ بَنَانِ
Following in their footsteps of purity
Righteousness, probity, piety and openhandedness
أعَرَفْتَ صَرْحاً مَر فِي تَشْيِيدِهِ
عُمْرٌ فَلَمَّا تَمَّ بَانَ البَانِي
You saw a palace built over a lifetime
Then when complete, the builder was seen
أبْقَى بَنَاءَيْكَ الَّذِي اسْتَوْطَنْتَهُ
فِي اللهِ عَنْ عُرْفٍ وَعَنْ إيمانِ
You left your lasting legacy built on
God, virtue and faith
بَيْتٌ بَلَغْتَ بِهِ اَكَ مُمَتَّعاً
أبداً بِرَحْمَةِ رَبِّكَ المَنَّانِ
An eternal dwelling through your Lord's grace
The Bountiful's mercy upon you
