أبيmy father عُمدتيmy mainstay سُؤليmy desire مُنائيmy hopes وسيلَتيmy recourse
أبي عُمدتي سُؤلي مُنائي وسيلَتي
نِدائيmy call رَجائيmy hope سيديmy master سُؤدديmy glory ذُخريmy treasure
نِدائي رَجائي سيدي سُؤددي ذُخري
My father, my mainstay, my heart’s desire, my hopes, my recourse,
My father, my pillar, my hope, my means,
My call, my hope, my master, my glory, my treasure.
My call, my wish, my master, my treasure,
لقدindeed كنتَyou were تَرعانيyou cared for me وترعَىand you cherished بُنوّتيmy sonship
لقد كنتَ تَرعاني وترعَى بُنوّتي
وليسand it is not قليلاًlittle ماwhat مَنحتَyou bestowed منَof البِرِّkindness
وليس قليلاً ما مَنحتَ منَ البِرِّ
Indeed, you cared for me and cherished me as your son,
You cared for me and nurtured my childhood,
And not little was the kindness you bestowed.
And gifted me with much kindness,
سأسكُبُI shall pour دَمعيmy tears فوقover قبرِكَyour grave سَرمَداًforever
سأسكُبُ دَمعي فوق قبرِكَ سَرمَداً
وليسand it is not بكافٍsufficient سكبُpouring دمعيmy tears علىupon القَبرِthe grave
وليس بكافٍ سكبُ دمعي على القَبرِ
I shall pour my tears over your grave forever,
I will shed tears on your grave forever,
And pouring my tears upon the grave is not enough.
And shedding tears on the grave is not enough,
وكنتَand you were مثالَa model of النُّسكِdevotion والزُّهدِand asceticism والتُّقَىand piety
وكنتَ مثالَ النُّسكِ والزُّهدِ والتُّقَى
وقُمتَand you acted بماin accordance with what أوصىenjoined بِهconcerning it اللهُGod فيin الذَّكرthe Scripture
وقُمتَ بما أوصى بِه اللهُ في الذَّكر
And you were a model of devotion, asceticism, and piety,
You were an example of devotion, asceticism, and piety,
And you acted on what God enjoined in the Scripture.
And you did what Allah commanded in the Scripture,
وأحرزتَand you secured عنfrom ذِكرٍa reputation منamong الخَلقِthe people طَيِّبٍgood
وأحرزتَ عن ذِكرٍ من الخَلقِ طَيِّبٍ
فَنَمso sleep فيin جِوارِthe shelter of اللهِGod ياO طيِّبَgood الذِّكرِrepute
فَنَم في جِوارِ اللهِ يا طيِّبَ الذِّكرِ
And you earned a good name among the people;
You gained mention from people that is good,
So sleep in God’s shelter, O you of good repute.
So sleep near Allah, O good mention!
سأبكِيكَI shall weep for you حتىuntil ماnot بِقلبيَin my heart زفرةٌa sigh
سأبكِيكَ حتى ما بِقلبيَ زفرةٌ
تجيشُwells up وماand not بالعينِin the eye منany دمعةٍa tear تجريflows
تجيشُ وما بالعينِ من دمعةٍ تجري
I shall weep for you until no sigh remains in my heart
I will cry for you until no sigh remains in my heart,
To well up, and no tear remains in my eye to flow.
That surges, and no teardrop remains in my eye that flows.
Sol 6.1