ياO راكباًrider منfrom رياضgardens المجدglory مرتحلاdeparting
يا راكباً من رياض المجد مرتحلا
عجلانin haste منتجعاًseeking bounty ذاone possessed of العفةchastity الساميthe lofty
عجلان منتجعاً ذا العفة السامي
O rider, departing from the gardens of glory,
O rider traveling from the gardens of glory
hastening to seek the bounty of the lofty man of chastity,
Hastening to the refuge of supreme chastity
إلىtoward المكارمnoble virtues منof دينfaith ومكرمةand generosity
إلى المكارم من دين ومكرمة
محامياًdefending لحماthe sanctuary of الإخوانthe brothers عنagainst ذامa reviler
محامياً لحما الإخوان عن ذام
toward noble virtues of faith and generosity,
To the virtues of religion and honor
defending the brothers' sanctuary against a reviler,
Defending the flesh of the brothers from blame
للهfor God لاnot لهوىfor desire يدعوهthat calls him أوor طمعgreed
لله لا لهوى يدعوه أو طمع
أكرمhow noble بهhe is منas a محبloving friend صادقsincere حامprotector
أكرم به من محب صادق حام
for God's sake, not for desire that calls him, or for greed:
Not for passion that calls him or greed
how noble he is—a loving, sincere protector!
Honored by the love of a sincere protector
ولمand never يزلceased باذلاًexerting himself للجدin earnest effort مجتهداًstriving diligently
ولم يزل باذلاً للجد مجتهداً
فيin قمعsuppressing كلevery لئيمbase man خانعcringing رامseeker
في قمع كل لئيم خانع رام
He never ceased exerting himself, earnestly striving
Who has always exerted effort in seriousness
to suppress every base, cringing seeker
To suppress every despicable, yielding rogue
يرومhe seeks خرقto breach سياجthe fence of الدينfaith منتصراًsiding
يروم خرق سياج الدين منتصراً
للمشركينwith the polytheists بتزويرthrough falsification وإهامand deception
للمشركين بتزوير وإهام
who seeks to breach the fence of faith, siding
Who aims to tear down the fence of religion, victorious
with the polytheists through falsification and deception.
For the idolaters through deception and confusion
وقدand indeed دهاناbefell us مصاباًa calamity منthrough أخيa brother of ثقةtrustworthiness
وقد دهانا مصاباً من أخي ثقة
وقدand indeed رثاهhe elegized him فاعلاًmaking; doing مجدهhis glory السامthe lofty
وقد رثاه فاعلاً مجده السام
And calamity has struck us over a trustworthy brother;
And he has afflicted us with sorrow for the loss of my brother Thiqa
and he has elegized him, bringing forth his lofty glory,
And he eulogized him, elevating his glorious name
لفقدهfor losing him لأمورfor matters كانhe was يأملهاhoping for them
لفقده لأمور كان يأملها
ديناًin faith ودنياand worldly life وتبجيلاًand veneration بإكرامthrough honoring
ديناً ودنيا وتبجيلاً بإكرام
for his loss, and for things he had hoped for:
For losing things he had hoped for
faith, worldly life, and honor through generosity
In religion, life, and veneration through honor
للوافدينfor visitors وللإخوانand for the brothers أجمعهمall of them
للوافدين وللإخوان أجمعهم
وللمحاويجand for the needy منamong كلall أرحامkin
وللمحاويج من كل أرحام
to visitors and to all the brothers,
For newcomers and all the brothers
and to the needy among all his kin.
And for relatives from all wombs
وكانand it was مماamong what دهاناbefell us منof مصائبهhis calamities
وكان مما دهانا من مصائبه
مماamong what نؤملwe hope for منof جودgenerosity وإنعامand beneficence
مما نؤمل من جود وإنعام
Among the calamities that his loss brought upon us,
And among what saddened us from his tribulations
among the generosity and beneficence we had hoped for,
Is what we hope for in generosity and grace
فواتloss عزمresolve علىto موعودهwhat he promised وعلىand to
فوات عزم على موعوده وعلى
طبعprinting الصواعقThe Thunderbolts ردىthe ruin of بهتthe slanders of أقوامsome people
طبع الصواعق ردى بهت أقوام
was the thwarting of his resolve to fulfill his promise and to
The loss of his determination for what he promised and for
print The Thunderbolts, the ruin of certain people's slanders.
Printing pamphlets that confused people
فهلso do ترىyou see ياO أخيmy brother منfrom بعدهafter him أحداًanyone
فهل ترى يا أخي من بعده أحداً
يرومseeks ماwhat رامهhe sought فيin الخيرgoodness أوor حامdefended
يروم ما رامه في الخير أو حام
Do you see, my brother, anyone after him
So do you see, my brother, anyone after him
who seeks the good he sought, or protects as he did?
Who seeks what he sought in good or determination?
إنيindeed I لأرجوearnestly hope إلهيmy God أنthat يعوضناHe compensates us
إني لأرجو إلهي أن يعوضنا
منfrom آلهhis family الغرthe illustrious ذيpossessed of عزمresolve وإقدامand daring
من آله الغر ذي عزم وإقدام
I earnestly hope that my God will compensate us
I hope, my God, that You compensate us
with someone from his illustrious family, possessed of resolve and daring.
From the house of Ghur with determination and daring
وفيand among بنىthe sons of الشيخthe shaykh أعنيI mean قاسماًQasim دررpearls
وفي بنى الشيخ أعني قاسماً درر
غرradiant ميامينblessed منamong ساداتlords حكامrulers
غر ميامين من سادات حكام
Among the shaykh's sons—I mean Qasim—are pearls,
And in the sons of Sheikh, I mean Qasim
radiant and blessed, among noble lords and rulers.
There are unmatched pearls from the lords of rulers
همthey أهلpeople of مجدglory ونورand light يستضاءone is illumined بهby it
هم أهل مجد ونور يستضاء به
فيin الدينfaith بلrather همthey لعمريby my life أهلpeople of إنعامbeneficence
في الدين بل هم لعمري أهل إنعام
They possess glory and light by which one is illumined
They are people of glory and light that is illuminated
in faith; indeed, by my life, they are people of beneficence,
In religion, rather they are, by my life, people of grace
أنصارsupporters of دينthe faith of الهدىguidance فيin كلevery معضلةdifficulty
أنصار دين الهدى في كل معضلة
كهفa refuge for العفاةseekers of bounty وأرحامand kin وأيتامand orphans
كهف العفاة وأرحام وأيتام
supporters of the faith of guidance in every difficulty,
Supporters of the religion of guidance in every dilemma
a refuge for seekers of bounty, kin, and orphans.
Shelter of the chaste, wombs, and orphans
وقدand indeed أتانيcame to me نظامverse منكfrom you تطلبنيyou ask me
وقد أتاني نظام منك تطلبني
فيهin it الجوابan answer ولمand did not آلوI withhold effort بإكرامin honoring
فيه الجواب ولم آلو بإكرام
Verses have come to me from you, asking me
And Nizam came to me from you asking me
for an answer in them; I have spared no effort to honor you.
For a response and I have not been honorable
لكنماbut الخلthe friend قدalready أبدىhas shown محاسنهhis virtues
لكنما الخل قد أبدى محاسنه
وقدand indeed رثاهhe elegized him فلمand did not يتركleave لنظامfor a poet
وقد رثاه فلم يترك لنظام
Yet the friend has already set forth his virtues
But vinegar has shown its good qualities
and elegized him, leaving no poet
And he eulogized him, leaving no words for Nizam
منof الرثاelegy مقالاًanything to say فيin مدائحهhis praises
من الرثا مقالاً في مدائحه
أوor منof مآثرmemorable deeds of إحسانkindness وإنعامand beneficence
أو من مآثر إحسان وإنعام
anything to say in elegy about his praises
In his eulogy or virtues of benevolence and grace
or his memorable deeds of kindness and beneficence.
But I will respond to you honoring and consoling
لكنbut أجيبكI answer you إكراماًout of respect وتسليةًand for consolation
لكن أجيبك إكراماً وتسليةً
فيماconcerning what أصابكbefell you منof غمsorrow وأسقامand illnesses
فيما أصابك من غم وأسقام
Still, I answer you out of respect and to console you
What has afflicted you of sorrow and illnesses
for the sorrow and sickness that have afflicted you.
A small amount that comforts some days
فهاكso take this نظماًa poem فريداًunique فيon محاسنهhis virtues
فهاك نظماً فريداً في محاسنه
نزراًscant يسيراًslight يسليoffering consolation بعضsome أيامdays
نزراً يسيراً يسلي بعض أيام
So take this distinctive poem about his virtues,
O my eye, be generous with a shining, ardent tear
a small, modest offering to console you for a few days.
For the noble, virtuous, glorious one
ياO عينeye جوديpour generously بدمعwith tears هامعpouring هامstreaming
يا عين جودي بدمع هامع هام
علىfor الأغرthe radiant الأبيthe unbowed الفاضلthe virtuous السامthe lofty
على الأغر الأبي الفاضل السام
O eye, pour forth tears, pouring and streaming,
Do not tire of shedding copious tears
for the radiant, unbowed, virtuous, lofty man.
Continuously with your pouring tears
لاdo not تسأميgrow weary أنto تريقيpour out الدمعtears عنfrom كثبnearness
لا تسأمي أن تريقي الدمع عن كثب
علىwith الدوامconstancy بدمعwith tears منكfrom you سجامflowing profusely
على الدوام بدمع منك سجام
Do not tire of shedding tears close at hand,
For the sincere, pure, gentle one and he who
unceasingly, with tears streaming from you,
Rises above sins and blame in religion
علىfor الوفىthe faithful الصفىthe pure-hearted اللوذعىthe keen-witted ومنand one who
على الوفى الصفى اللوذعى ومن
بالدينthrough faith يسموrises عنabove الأدناسdefilements والذامand reproach
بالدين يسمو عن الأدناس والذام
for the faithful, pure-hearted, keen-witted man, who
My brother Abdullah who improved
through faith rises above defilement and reproach:
The Muslims, for him there are traces of grace
أخيbrother of المكارمnoble virtues عبدservant of اللهGod منone whose حسنتwere fair
أخي المكارم عبد الله من حسنت
فيamong المسلمينthe Muslims لهfor him آثارtraces of إنعامbeneficence
في المسلمين له آثار إنعام
Abd Allah, brother of noble virtues, whose deeds were fair—
To God belongs an outstanding, pious, refined, high-minded
the marks of his beneficence among Muslims.
I mourn him for what his death news saddened us
للهfor God فيin ألمعيa discerning man فاضلvirtuous ورعdevout
لله في ألمعي فاضل ورع
مهذبrefined أريحيgenerous-hearted ذيpossessed of تقىpiety سامlofty
مهذب أريحي ذي تقى سام
God had in him a keen-witted, virtuous, devout man,
Oh agony of my soul for the one with supreme chastity
refined, generous-hearted, possessed of piety, exalted.
Guardian of predators, whenever crisis intensifies
أبكيهI weep for him لماwhen أتاناreached us نعيهnews of his death حزناًin sorrow
أبكيه لما أتانا نعيه حزناً
ياO لهفanguish of نفسيmy soul علىfor ذيone possessed of العفةchastity الحامthe protector
يا لهف نفسي على ذي العفة الحام
I weep for him in sorrow, now that news of his death has reached us.
God reward you for your protection and determination
Oh, my soul's anguish for the chaste protector!
Oh agony of my soul for all those whose ambition
حاميdefender of الذمارhonor and dependents إذاwhen ماever أزمةa crisis أزمتgrew severe
حامي الذمار إذا ما أزمة أزمت
للهto God دركyour excellence منas a حامprotector ومقدامand a daring man
لله درك من حام ومقدام
Defender of honor when a crisis grew severe,
In religion is lofty above illusion or fantasies
how admirable you are, protector and man of daring!
Struggling in what brings him closer
ياO لهفanguish of نفسيmy soul علىfor كلeveryone منwho كانwas همتهhis aspiration
يا لهف نفسي على كل من كان همته
فيin الدينfaith ساميةexalted عنabove زهوthe vanity of أوهامdelusions
في الدين سامية عن زهو أوهام
Oh, my soul's anguish for everyone whose aspiration
To God in sincerity and glorification
in faith rose above the vanity of delusions,
And giving kindness, benevolence and honor
مجاهداًa striver جاهدhe strove فيماin what يقربهbrings him near
مجاهداً جاهد فيما يقربه
منto الإلهGod بإخلاصwith sincerity وإعظامand reverence
من الإله بإخلاص وإعظام
a striver who strove for what would bring him nearer
He has been doing that for years
to God, with sincerity and reverence,
He is jealous for God that his sanctities are violated
وبذلand bestowing جودbounty وإحسانand kindness ومكرمةand noble favors
وبذل جود وإحسان ومكرمة
قدindeed كانwas ذلكthat منهfrom him منذsince أعوامyears
قد كان ذلك منه منذ أعوام
and bestowing bounty, kindness, and noble favors:
He does not fear therein the blame of blamers
such had been his practice for years.
He loves the people of religion for God's sake hoping
يغارis zealous للهfor God أنthat تؤتيbe transgressed محارمهHis inviolable bounds
يغار لله أن تؤتي محارمه
لاdoes not يخشfear فيin ذاكthat منany لوماتreproaches of لوامa faultfinder
لا يخش في ذاك من لومات لوام
He was zealous for God, lest His inviolable bounds be breached,
For grace from God in generosity and honor
fearing no faultfinder's reproaches in this.
And if religion was exposed to a rip, he stands up victorious
يحبhe loves فيfor اللهGod أهلthe people of الدينfaith مرتجياًhoping
يحب في الله أهل الدين مرتجياً
فضلاًgrace منfrom اللهGod منof جودbounty وإكرامand honor
فضلاً من الله من جود وإكرام
He loved the people of faith for God's sake, hoping
In suppressing glory therein or determination
for grace from God, of bounty and honor.
It contained my brother Thiqa’s virtues
وإنand if عرىbefell الدينfaith ثلمa breach قامhe rose منتصراًin defense
وإن عرى الدين ثلم قام منتصراً
فيin قمعquelling مجدstriving earnestly فيهin it أوor حامdefending
في قمع مجد فيه أو حام
If a breach befell the faith, he rose to defend it,
And the virtues of uncles and paternal uncles
striving earnestly to quell it, or standing guard.
Whatever merit there was in any place
حوىhe possessed المكارمnoble virtues عنfrom جدa grandfather أخيa man of ثقةtrustworthiness
حوى المكارم عن جد أخي ثقة
وعنand from مكارمthe virtues of أخوالmaternal uncles وأعمامand paternal uncles
وعن مكارم أخوال وأعمام
He inherited noble virtues from a trustworthy grandfather,
Qasim was there, the arriving, glorious one
and from the virtues of maternal and paternal uncles.
Protecting religion until his side became mighty
ماnot كانthere was فيin قطرa land منany فضلexcellence of منقبةa distinction
ما كان في قطر من فضل منقبة
إلاexcept وقاسمand Qasim فيهاin it القادمthe forerunner السامthe lofty
إلا وقاسم فيها القادم السام
No excellence or noble distinction existed in a land
God reward you for protecting Islam
but Qasim was its lofty forerunner.
Oh agony of my soul, oh my sorrow and oh my regret
حامىhe defended علىon behalf of الدينthe faith حتىuntil اعتزgrew mighty جانبهits flank
حامى على الدين حتى اعتز جانبه
للهto God دركyour excellence منas a حامdefender لإسلامof Islam
لله درك من حام لإسلام
He defended the faith until its flank grew mighty.
For the righteous, approved, bountiful one
How admirable you are, defender of Islam!
He passed away alone in his virtues
ياO لهفanguish of نفسيmy soul وواand oh حزنيmy grief وواand oh أسفاًsorrow
يا لهف نفسي ووا حزني ووا أسفاً
علىfor الزكيthe pure الرضيthe pleasing المنهلthe watering-place الطامthe overflowing
على الزكي الرضي المنهل الطام
Oh, my soul's anguish! Oh, my grief! Oh, my sorrow!
God reward you for your protection and shield
For the pure, worthy man, that overflowing fountain.
When the enemies came targeting him
مضىhe departed شهيداًa martyr وحيداًpeerless فيin مكارمهhis noble virtues
مضى شهيداً وحيداً في مكارمه
للهto God دركyour excellence منas a حامprotector وضرغامand a lion
لله درك من حام وضرغام
He departed a martyr, peerless in his noble virtues.
The opponent did not divert him from advancing and determination
How admirable you are, protector and lion!
Nor was he submissive before the rabble
لماwhen أتاهcame to him الأعاديthe enemies قاصدينintent upon لهhim
لما أتاه الأعادي قاصدين له
لمdid not يثنهdeter him الخصمthe foe عنfrom وردentering the fray وإقدامand advancing
لم يثنه الخصم عن ورد وإقدام
When the enemies came, intent upon him,
From them, not recoiling from humiliation and reluctance
the foe did not deter him from entering the fray and advancing.
Rather, he threw them so he destroyed whom he threw, for he
ولاand did not استكانyield لدىbefore الأوباشthe rabble عنbecause of دهقcrushing pressure
ولا استكان لدى الأوباش عن دهق
منهمfrom them هنالكthere عنout of ذلabasement وإحجامand retreat
منهم هنالك عن ذل وإحجام
Nor did he yield before the rabble under crushing pressure
Met death and met the strike of determination
from them there, out of abasement and retreat.
So let everyone of religion and honor mourn him
لكنbut رماهمhe shot at them فأودىso perished منwhoever رماهhe shot فقدfor he had
لكن رماهم فأودى من رماه فقد
لاقىmet المنونdeath ولاقىand met ضربthe blow of مقدامa daring man
لاقى المنون ولاقى ضرب مقدام
Instead, he shot at them; whoever he struck perished, having
Continuously with a shining, ardent tear
met death and the blow of a daring man.
Since he was obedient to God, striving
فليبكهso let one weep for him كلeveryone ذيpossessed of دينfaith ومكرمةand nobility
فليبكه كل ذي دين ومكرمة
علىwith الدوامconstancy بدمعwith tears هامعpouring هامstreaming
على الدوام بدمع هامع هام
Let everyone endowed with faith and nobility weep for him,
Righteous and keeping ties with orphans and wombs
unceasingly, with tears pouring and streaming,
And he was chaste from all injustice
إذfor كانhe was ذاpossessed of طاعةobedience للهto God مجتهداًstriving earnestly
إذ كان ذا طاعة لله مجتهداً
براًkindhearted وصولاًdevoted to maintaining ties لأيتامto orphans وأرحامand kin
براً وصولاً لأيتام وأرحام
for he was obedient to God, striving earnestly,
And every abomination that calls to sins
kindhearted, constantly reaching out to orphans and kin.
Accompanying the righteous, befriending them
وكانand he was ذاpossessed of عفةself-restraint عنfrom كلevery مظلمةinjustice
وكان ذا عفة عن كل مظلمة
وكلand every فاحشةshameful deed تدعوthat leads لآثامto sins
وكل فاحشة تدعو لآثام
He held himself aloof from every injustice
Shunning people of sins and blame
and every shameful deed that leads to sins,
So say to his willful killer full of harm
مصاحباًkeeping company لذويwith those possessed of التقوىpiety ويألفهمand befriending them
مصاحباً لذوي التقوى ويألفهم
مجانباًavoiding لذويthose possessed of الآثامsins والذامand disgrace
مجانباً لذوي الآثام والذام
keeping company with the pious and cherishing their companionship,
As long as I live, you remain in humiliation and illnesses
avoiding those guilty of sins and disgrace.
You remain, if dead, in Hellfire blazing
فقلso say لقاتلهto his killer بغياًin injustice وعنand from أشرinsolence
فقل لقاتله بغياً وعن أشر
لازلتmay you remain ماas long as عشتyou live فيin ذلhumiliation وإسقامand sickness
لازلت ما عشت في ذل وإسقام
So say to the one who killed him in injustice and insolence:
And in its burning furnace aflame
May you remain in humiliation and sickness as long as you live!
لازلتmay you remain إنif متyou die فيin مسجورa kindled fire لاظيةblazing
لازلت إن مت في مسجور لاظية
منof السعيرthe inferno وفيand in محموهاits heated furnace للحامfor flesh
من السعير وفي محموها للحام
If you die, may you remain in a kindled, blazing fire,
of the inferno, and in its furnace heated for flesh!
Partial English translation: 91 of 94 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1