ياO ساكنdweller اللحدthe tomb صارbecame اللحدthe tomb رضواناdivine favor
يا ساكن اللحد صار اللحد رضوانا
لماwhen حواكit held you وصارand became الدمعthe tears طوفاناa flood
لما حواك وصار الدمع طوفانا
O dweller in the tomb, the tomb became heavenly bliss
O dweller of the grave, the grave has become a paradise
When it held you, and tears became a flood.
Since they surrounded you and tears became a flood
وأغربand departed الحسنbeauty والإحسانand benevolence عنfrom بلدٍa town
وأغرب الحسن والإحسان عن بلدٍ
كانتused to تسميكcall you فيهin it الناسthe people حساناHassan
كانت تسميك فيه الناس حسانا
And beauty and benevolence departed from a town
Beauty and kindness have become strangers to a country
Where the people used to call you Hassan.
That used to call you Hasan in it
أينwhere الأحبةthe loved ones والخلانand close friends ياO ولديmy son
أين الأحبة والخلان يا ولدي
وأينand where منthose whom خلتهمI thought them فيin الضيقhardship أعواناhelpers
وأين من خلتهم في الضيق أعوانا
Where are the loved ones and close friends, O my son?
Where are the loved ones and friends, my son?
And where are those I thought were helpers in hardship?
And where are those whose help I sought in distress?
غابواthey departed وغبتand you departed ودامand remained القلبthe heart فيin حرقburning anguish
غابوا وغبت ودام القلب في حرق
لوif مسit touched ماءwater الحياthe rain أجراهit made it flow نيراناflames
لو مس ماء الحيا أجراه نيرانا
They are gone, and you are gone; the heart remains in burning grief.
They are gone while my heart still burns in sorrow
Were it to touch rainwater, it would make it flow as flames.
If the water of life touched it, it would turn into fire
يُمثِّلُdepicts البارقthe lightning العلويُّon high ثغرَكyour mouth ليfor me
يُمثِّلُ البارق العلويُّ ثغرَك لي
فيقلبso it turns المدمعَthe tears الدريَّpearl-like مرجاناcoral
فيقلب المدمعَ الدريَّ مرجانا
The lightning on high conjures your smile for me,
The lightning in the sky shows me your face
So it turns my pearly tears to coral.
So it turns the falling tear into coral
إذاwhen رأيتI saw منof الكتّابthe writers طائفةًa group
إذا رأيت من الكتّاب طائفةً
ولمand did not أجدكI find you بهاamong them ألفيتهاI found it جاناjinn
ولم أجدك بها ألفيتها جانا
Whenever I see a group of writers
Whenever I see a group of writers
And do not find you among them, I see them as jinn.
And I do not find you among them, I think them devils
ياO بهجةjoy العمرlife ماnot للعمرfor life بعدكafter you منany
يا بهجة العمر ما للعمر بعدك من
عيشٍlife ألذI take delight بهin it سرّاًprivately وأعلاناand openly
عيشٍ ألذ به سرّاً وأعلانا
O joy of life, after you life holds no
O joy of life, after you life has no
Life I can delight in, in private or in public.
Living that I secretly or openly delight in
ياO أطيبthe finest الناسpeople أخلاقاًin character وأمنعهمand their staunchest protector
يا أطيب الناس أخلاقاً وأمنعهم
جاراًa neighbor وأرفعهمand their loftiest للمجدfor glory بنياناan edifice
جاراً وأرفعهم للمجد بنيانا
O finest of people in character, and their staunchest
O most well-mannered and protected neighbor
Protector of neighbors, and builder of glory's loftiest edifice.
And most high-reaching in glory building
قدindeed أصبحhas become الموتdeath عنديfor me مركباًa mount سهلاًeasy
قد أصبح الموت عندي مركباً سهلاً
فلاso not أحاذرهI fear it إنif غابit stayed away أوor دانىdrew near
فلا أحاذره إن غاب أو دانى
Death has now become an easy mount for me,
Death has become to me an easy ship
So I do not fear it, whether it stays away or draws near.
So I do not fear it whether it is absent or close
خيرthe best التعازيconsolations لناfor us تقواكyour piety ياO ولديmy son
خير التعازي لنا تقواك يا ولدي
فقدfor indeed أعدَّتit has prepared لكfor you الفردوسParadise إيواناa vaulted hall
فقد أعدَّت لك الفردوس إيوانا
Our best consolation is your piety, O my son,
The best consolation for us, my son
For it has prepared Paradise as a vaulted hall for you.
Is your piety, for Paradise has prepared a palace for you
Sol 6.1