مات الكمال فقالوا

مات الكمال فقالوا

ولى الحجا والجلال

ولى الحجا والجلال

Perfection died, and they said:

Al-Kamal died, and they said:

Reason and majesty have departed.

“Wisdom and majesty have departed.”

فللعيون بكاءٌ

فللعيون بكاءٌ

وللدموع انهمال

وللدموع انهمال

So the eyes must weep,

So the eyes weep,

and tears must stream.

and the tears stream down.

وفي فؤاديَ حزن

وفي فؤاديَ حزن

ولوعة لا تزال

ولوعة لا تزال

Within my heart is grief,

And in my heart is sorrow,

and an anguish that will not cease.

and burning grief that never ceases.

لله علم وحلم

لله علم وحلم

وارته تلك الرمال

وارته تلك الرمال

What learning and forbearance—

What learning and forbearance

those sands have buried with him!

those sands have buried!

بكى الرشاد عليه

بكى الرشاد عليه

دماً وسرّ الضلالُ

دماً وسرّ الضلالُ

Right guidance wept for him

Right guidance wept for him

blood, while error rejoiced.

tears of blood, and misguidance rejoiced.

قد لاح في الخير نقص

قد لاح في الخير نقص

لما مضى واختلال

لما مضى واختلال

A loss appeared in goodness,

A loss has appeared in goodness,

and disorder, when he passed away.

and disarray, since he passed away.

وكيف لم تر نقصا

وكيف لم تر نقصا

وقد تولّى الكمالُ

وقد تولّى الكمالُ

How could you fail to see a loss,

And how could you fail to see a loss,

when Perfection itself has gone?

when al-Kamal—Perfection—has departed?

علومه راسخاتٌ

علومه راسخاتٌ

تزولُ منها الجبال

تزولُ منها الجبال

His branches of learning are firmly rooted;

His branches of learning stand firmly rooted;

before them, mountains give way.

before them, mountains give way.

بقيره العلم ثاوٍ

بقيره العلم ثاوٍ

والفضل والأفضال

والفضل والأفضال

In his grave, knowledge lies entombed,

In his grave, learning lies at rest,

with virtue and beneficence.

along with excellence and benefactions.

فلا تزال عليه

فلا تزال عليه

تهمى السحابُ الثقال

تهمى السحابُ الثقال

May there never cease, over him,

So may they never cease above him—

the downpour of heavy clouds.

the heavy clouds, pouring rain.