يُغادرُis leaving مُرَّاكشاMarrakesh فَرَجُFaraj
يُغادرُ مُرَّاكشا فَرَجُ
وللِمسكِand for musk مِنfrom ذِكرِهmention of him أرَجُfragrance
وللِمسكِ مِن ذِكرِه أرَجُ
Faraj is leaving Marrakesh,
and musk draws fragrance from the mention of him.
نطَاسِيُّهَاher skilled physician سيُغادِرُهاwill leave her
نطَاسِيُّهَا سيُغادِرُها
وكلُّand every لِسانٍtongue بهof him لهِجُspeaking fondly
وكلُّ لِسانٍ به لهِجُ
Her skilled physician will leave her,
and every tongue speaks fondly of him.
سَمِيُّnamesake of ابنِIbn (son of) زُهرٍZuhr وخَالفُهand his successor
سَمِيُّ ابنِ زُهرٍ وخَالفُه
ومَنand the one بهin him فيin الرَّمسthe grave مُبتهجrejoicing
ومَن به في الرَّمس مُبتهج
Ibn Zuhr’s namesake and successor,
and he who brings him joy within the grave,
وباعِثُهand his reviver بَعدafter طولthe long duration of الفنَاءdeath
وباعِثُه بَعد طول الفنَاء
ووارِثُهand his heir بعدَafter مَنthose who دَرَجُواthey passed away
ووارِثُه بعدَ مَن دَرَجُوا
and he who revives him long after his death,
and his heir after those who passed away.
ألاَAh! كيفَhow نقوَىwe can withstand علىin the face of بَينِهparting from him
ألاَ كيفَ نقوَى على بَينِه
وحُبُّهُand love for him بالقلبِwith the heart مُمتَزِجُmingled
وحُبُّهُ بالقلبِ مُمتَزِجُ
Ah, how can we bear parting from him,
when love for him is mingled with the heart?
فلستَso you do not ترَىsee غيرَanything but طرفٍan eye همَىstreamed with tears
فلستَ ترَى غيرَ طرفٍ همَى
وقلبٍand a heart لِفقدِهat losing him يَلتعِجُburns with anguish
وقلبٍ لِفقدِه يَلتعِجُ
So you see nothing but an eye streaming tears,
and a heart burning at losing him.
وَفىٌّloyal حَفِىٌّcaring أخِلاَّؤُهhis close friends
وَفىٌّ حَفِىٌّ أخِلاَّؤُه
علىalong نهجِهhis path فيin الوفَاloyalty انتَهجُواthey followed
على نهجِه في الوفَا انتَهجُوا
He is loyal and caring; his close friends
have followed his path in loyalty.
لقدindeed رَاشَfeathered سهمُthe arrow النوَىof separation زمنٌtime
لقد رَاشَ سهمُ النوَى زمنٌ
فَأودَتso perished بهby it إذwhen رمَىlet fly مُهَجُhearts
فَأودَت به إذ رمَى مُهَجُ
Time has indeed feathered separation’s arrow,
so hearts perished by it when Time let fly.
يُداويكheals you قبلَbefore الدَّواthe medicine لُطفُهhis kindness
يُداويك قبلَ الدَّوا لُطفُه
ولاand no عجَبٌwonder فاسمُهfor his name is فرَجُFaraj (relief)
ولا عجَبٌ فاسمُه فرَجُ
His kindness heals you before the medicine does,
and no wonder: his name is Faraj—relief.
فياso, O ربِّmy Lord عجِّلhasten لناfor us باسمِهwith his name
فيا ربِّ عجِّل لنا باسمِه
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ألَمَّbefalls بناupon us حَرَجُdistress
إذا ما ألَمَّ بنا حَرَجُ
So, my Lord, grant us swiftly what his name means,
whenever distress befalls us.
Sol 6.1