فيin ذِمَّةِthe keeping of المَولىthe Lord العَلِىِّexalted الشَّانِin glory
في ذِمَّةِ المَولى العَلِىِّ الشَّانِ
نَمsleep ياO فَقيدَone lost to العِلمِlearning والعٍرفانِand wisdom
نَم يا فَقيدَ العِلمِ والعٍرفانِ
In the keeping of the Lord, exalted in glory,
In the care of the Most High Lord
sleep, O you whom learning and wisdom have lost.
Sleep, o gem of knowledge and gnosis
قَضَيتَyou spent فيin الطَّاعاتِacts of obedience عُمرَكyour lifetime كُلَّهall of it
قَضَيتَ في الطَّاعاتِ عُمرَك كُلَّه
لاno طاعةٌact of obedience كَالعِلمِlike learning والقُرآنِand the Qur’an
لا طاعةٌ كَالعِلمِ والقُرآنِ
You spent your whole life in acts of obedience;
You spent your whole life in devotions
no act of obedience equals learning and the Qur’an.
No devotion like knowledge and Qur'an
إِنَّاwe indeed وقوفٌare standing حولَaround قَبرِكَyour grave خُشَّعٌhumbly bowed
إِنَّا وقوفٌ حولَ قَبرِكَ خُشَّعٌ
نَبكيwe weep عليكَfor you بِمَدمَعٍwith a tearful eye هَتَّانِstreaming
نَبكي عليكَ بِمَدمَعٍ هَتَّانِ
We stand around your grave, humbly bowed,
We stand humbly around your grave
weeping for you, our eyes streaming.
Crying over you with flowing tears
نَبكيكَwe weep for you بلrather نَبكِيwe weep for الفضيلَةَvirtue والفَضيand virtue (first part)
نَبكيكَ بل نَبكِي الفضيلَةَ والفَضي
لةُcompletion of ‘virtue’ كلُّهاall of it فيin طاعةِobedience to الرَّحمانِthe Most Merciful
لةُ كلُّها في طاعةِ الرَّحمانِ
We weep for you—rather, we weep for virtue; and virtue
We cry over you, but cry over all virtue
lies wholly in obedience to the Most Merciful.
All in devotion to the Merciful
بَعدَafter السُّباعِيal-Suba‘i أَنجَبَتbrought forth مُرَّاكِشٌMarrakech
بَعدَ السُّباعِي أَنجَبَت مُرَّاكِشٌ
عَربِيَّهاher ‘Arabi العلاَّمةَthe eminent scholar الرَّحمانِal-Rahman (name)
عَربِيَّها العلاَّمةَ الرَّحمانِ
After al-Suba‘i, Marrakech brought forth
After As-Sabâ`i, Murrakush brought forth
her ‘Arabi, the eminent scholar al-Rahman.
Her Arab, the erudite Merciful
فأضافَso he added لِلتَّقوىto piety ولِلفَتوىand to religious rulings نَزاpurity (first part)
فأضافَ لِلتَّقوى ولِلفَتوى نَزا
هةَcompletion of ‘purity’ شِرعَةِthe sacred law of الإسلامِIslam والإِيمانِand faith
هةَ شِرعَةِ الإسلامِ والإِيمانِ
So he added to piety and religious rulings the purity
So he added to piety and jurisprudence
of the sacred law of Islam and faith.
The splendor of Islam and faith
وَبقيَتَand you remained مُعتَكِفاًdevoted علىto درسِthe study of العُلوthe sciences (first part)
وَبقيَتَ مُعتَكِفاً على درسِ العُلو
مِcompletion of ‘the sciences’ وبَيِّهاand spreading them (unclear wording) فيamong الشَّيبِthe gray-haired والشُّبَّانِand the young men
مِ وبَيِّها في الشَّيبِ والشُّبَّانِ
And you remained devoted to studying the sciences
And you remained secluded in studying sciences
and spreading them among the old and the young.
In old age and youth alike
ثُمَّthen اعتصمتَyou held fast بِحَبلِto the rope of رَبِّكَyour Lord مُوقِناًcertain
ثُمَّ اعتصمتَ بِحَبلِ رَبِّكَ مُوقِناً
أنَّthat الجَزَاءَthe reward يَكونُwould be بِالرِّضوانِwith divine favor
أنَّ الجَزَاءَ يَكونُ بِالرِّضوانِ
Then you held fast to your Lord’s rope, certain
Then you held firmly to your Lord’s rope, certain
that the reward would be divine favor.
That the reward will be contentment
ماnot طالَlingered نَزعُthe agony of الموتِdeath فيكin you ثَلاثَةًthree [days]
ما طالَ نَزعُ الموتِ فيك ثَلاثَةً
إلاَّexcept لِتَخرُجَso that you might depart طاهِرَpure الجُثمانِin body
إلاَّ لِتَخرُجَ طاهِرَ الجُثمانِ
The agony of death lingered in you for three [days]
Death did not take long to claim you
only so that you might depart pure in body.
Except to free your pure body
فَلَئِنso even if تَغِيبُyou vanish عَنَfrom أعيُنٍeyes ونَواظِرٍand gazes
فَلَئِن تَغِيبُ عَنَ أعيُنٍ ونَواظِرٍ
فَلأَنتَthen you surely مَذكورٌare remembered بِكُلِّeverywhere مَكانِplace
فَلأَنتَ مَذكورٌ بِكُلِّ مَكانِ
Though you vanish from eyes and gazes,
So if you are absent from some eyes and sights
you are surely remembered everywhere.
You are mentioned everywhere
ولأنتَand you surely فيin كُلِّevery القُلوبِthe hearts مُخَلَّدٌare immortalized
ولأنتَ في كُلِّ القُلوبِ مُخَلَّدٌ
ولأَنتَand you surely مَمدوحٌare praised بِكُلِّin every مَكانِplace
ولأَنتَ مَمدوحٌ بِكُلِّ مَكانِ
And you live forever in every heart,
And you are immortalized in every heart
and you are surely praised everywhere.
And you are praised everywhere
حَمَلوكَthey bore you فوقَabove رُؤوسهمtheir heads وَبَكَواand they wept عليover (followed by ‘you’)
حَمَلوكَ فوقَ رُؤوسهم وَبَكَوا علي
كَyou وذاكَand that جُهدُthe utmost effort of أَحِبَّةٍloved ones خِلاَّنِclose friends
كَ وذاكَ جُهدُ أَحِبَّةٍ خِلاَّنِ
They bore you above their heads and wept over
They carried you over their heads and cried over you
you—such is the utmost effort of dear, close friends.
That is the effort of sincere beloved ones
أسَفيmy grief علىfor شَيخِthe elder of الجَماعةِthe community ذاهِباًdeparting
أسَفي على شَيخِ الجَماعةِ ذاهِباً
عَنَّاfrom us ذَهابَlike the departure of الرُّوحِthe soul مِنfrom أبدانِbodies
عَنَّا ذَهابَ الرُّوحِ مِن أبدانِ
My grief for the community’s elder, departing
Alas for the Shaykh of the group, leaving
from us as the soul departs from bodies!
The soul leaving our bodies
فَقُلوبُناso our hearts مُلِئَتwere filled عليهfor him كَآبةًwith sorrow
فَقُلوبُنا مُلِئَت عليه كَآبةً
وعُيُونُناand our eyes رَيَّانَةُdrenched الأَجفانِthe eyelids
وعُيُونُنا رَيَّانَةُ الأَجفانِ
So our hearts were filled with sorrow for him,
So our hearts are filled with gloom over him
and our eyes have tear-drenched lids.
And our eyes are welling tears
فَلتَكشِفواso uncover ليfor me مَرَّةًonce عَنfrom وَجهِهِhis face
فَلتَكشِفوا لي مَرَّةً عَن وَجهِهِ
حتىso that أراهُI may see him ثانياًagain ويَرانيand he may see me
حتى أراهُ ثانياً ويَراني
So uncover his face for me once,
Reveal his face to me once
so I may see him again, and he may see me.
So I can see him again and he can see me
هلاَّwhy did you not غَسَلتُمyou washed بِالمَدامعwith tears جِسمَهُhis body
هلاَّ غَسَلتُم بِالمَدامع جِسمَهُ
فَالدَّمعُfor tears للإِخلاصِfor sincerity كالعُنوانِlike an emblem
فَالدَّمعُ للإِخلاصِ كالعُنوانِ
Why did you not wash his body with tears?
Why did you not wash his body with tears
For tears are like an emblem of sincerity.
For tears for sincerity are like a sign
بالأَمسِyesterday كانَhe was لناfor us سِراحاًa lamp (apparently intended) نَيِّراًradiant
بالأَمسِ كانَ لنا سِراحاً نَيِّراً
واليومَand today يَخبوdims النُّورُthe light فيwithin الأكفانِthe shrouds
واليومَ يَخبو النُّورُ في الأكفانِ
Yesterday he was a radiant lamp for us;
Yesterday we had a shining lamp
and today the light dims within the shrouds.
And today the light hides in shrouds
هذيthis هىَit الدُّنياthe world وهذاand this حَالُهاits condition
هذي هىَ الدُّنيا وهذا حَالُها
اَلموتُdeath غايةُthe end of كُلِّevery حَيٍّliving being فانِmortal
اَلموتُ غايةُ كُلِّ حَيٍّ فانِ
This is the world, and this its condition:
Such is this life and so is its state
death is the end of every mortal living being.
Death is the end of every living being
مولايmy Lord ياO مَنthe One who فَضلُهُHis bounty عَمَّencompassed الورَىall creation
مولاي يا مَن فَضلُهُ عَمَّ الورَى
اُسكُبpour عليهِupon him سَحائِبَclouds of الغُفرانِforgiveness
اُسكُب عليهِ سَحائِبَ الغُفرانِ
My Lord, O You whose bounty embraces all creation,
My Lord, O You whose grace encompasses all people
pour upon him clouds of forgiveness.
Pour over him clouds of forgiveness
واسمَحand grant لناto us ياO منthe One who لِعَفوِكَfor Your pardon نَرتَجِيwe hope
واسمَح لنا يا من لِعَفوِكَ نَرتَجِي
بِجِوارِهِbeside him فيin جَنَّةِthe Garden of الرِّضوانِdivine favor
بِجِوارِهِ في جَنَّةِ الرِّضوانِ
And grant us, O You whose pardon we hope for,
And allow us, O You whose pardon we hope for
a place beside him in the Garden of divine favor.
By his side in the Abode of Contentment
Sol 6.1