بكيتI wept علىfor فتىa young man فيin القبرthe grave ثاوىresting
بكيت على فتى في القبر ثاوى
فأبكيتso I made weep المسائلthe questions والفتاويand the legal rulings
فأبكيت المسائل والفتاوي
I wept for a young man resting in the grave,
I wept for a youth lying in his grave,
and made the questions and legal rulings weep.
So I wept for jurisprudence and religious decrees,
أباAbu (father of) العباسal-Abbas ذاpossessor of الفضلvirtue المزكيennobling
أبا العباس ذا الفضل المزكي
شهابShihab (meteor) الدينal-Din (the faith) أحمدAhmad الزواويal-Zawawi
شهاب الدين أحمد الزواوي
Abu al-Abbas, possessed of ennobling virtue,
O Father of Al-‘Abbas, of outstanding virtue,
Shihab al-Din Ahmad al-Zawawi.
Shihab al-Din Ahmad al-Zawawi,
ولمand why لمnot أرثهlament him والعلمwhile learning منهin him
ولم لم أرثه والعلم منه
إلىto ركنa pillar شديدmighty كانwas ياويtaking refuge
إلى ركن شديد كان ياوي
And why should I not lament him, when learning found in him
Why did I not inherit knowledge from him,
a mighty pillar in which to take refuge?
To a pillar it leaned, sheltering,
حوىwon قصبthe prize-reed السباقthe race بلاwithout مساوan equal
حوى قصب السباق بلا مساو
نقىpure العرضhonor ليسthere are no لهfor him مساوىfaults
نقى العرض ليس له مساوى
He won the race's prize-reed, with no equal;
He grasped the forefront of the race without equal,
unblemished in honor, he had no faults.
Of pure reputation, he has no peer,
سماrose تنبيههhis Tanbih فيwithin ربعa quarter of عامa year
سما تنبيهه في ربع عام
إلىto إتقانmastery منهاجthe Minhaj النواويal-Nawawi
إلى إتقان منهاج النواوي
His study of the Tanbih advanced, within a quarter of a year,
His alertness rose in but a quarter year,
to mastery of al-Nawawi's Minhaj.
To perfection in the methods of al-Nawawi,
وكانand were ثمارthe fruits روضتهhis garden جنياripe for picking
وكان ثمار روضته جنيا
وكانand he was مهذاrefined (reading uncertain) للعلمof knowledge حاوىencompassing
وكان مهذا للعلم حاوى
And the fruits of his garden were ripe for picking;
The fruits of his meadow were a harvest,
and he was refined [reading uncertain], encompassing knowledge.
And for knowledge he was a repository,
فلاso no عجبwonder إذاif احتجناwe need إليهto him
فلا عجب إذا احتجنا إليه
فلتبيانso, for clarification تحتاجneed الدعاويthe claims
فلتبيان تحتاج الدعاوي
So it is no wonder if we need him,
No wonder that we need him,
for claims require clarification.
For explanation lawsuits require,
فروىso may ... water اللهGod تربتهhis grave's earth وأهدىand may ... bestow
فروى الله تربته وأهدى
إليهاto it رحمةmercy منfrom كلevery راويreciter
إليها رحمة من كل راوي
So may God water his grave's earth, and send
May Allah water his soil and guide
mercy to it from every reciter.
To it mercy from each speaker.
Sol 6.1