Sol 6.1

  1. لقد كسفت شمس العلا والمفاخر

    وقد صاب أهل الدين إحدى الفواقر

    Indeed, the sun of eminence and glories has been eclipsed,

    and a crushing calamity has struck the people of faith.

  2. وقد فتقت في الدين أعظم ثلمة

    لمن غيبوا في الدمس بدر المنابر

    The greatest breach has been rent in the faith,

    for him whom they concealed in burial's darkness, the full moon of the pulpits.

  3. عنيت به شيخ الهدى سعدن الندى

    وجالى الصدى بالمقاطعات الظواهر

    I mean by him the shaykh of guidance, the [mine?] of generosity,

    and the dispeller of rust with manifest, decisive proofs.

  4. جمال الورى جزل القرى شامخ الذرا

    ومفتي القرى شيخ الشيوخ الأكابر

    Adornment of mankind, lavish in hospitality, lofty in stature,

    and mufti of the towns, shaykh of the greatest shaykhs.

  5. هو الشيخ عبد الله من عم صيته

    لدى كل صقع في جميع الجزائر

    He is Shaykh ʿAbd Allāh, whose renown spread

    to every region throughout all the islands.

  6. سليل الرضى عبد اللطيف الذي له

    مآثر تزهو كالنجوم الزواهر

    Scion of the esteemed ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, whose

    noble deeds shine like radiant stars.

  7. لقد أشرقت نجد بنور ضيائهم

    وقاموا بنشر الدين بين العشائر

    Najd indeed shone with the light of their radiance,

    and they arose to spread the faith among the tribes.

  8. تغمهم رب العباد بفضله

    ورحمته والله أكرم غافر

    May the Lord of His servants enfold them in His bounty

    and His mercy; God is the most generous forgiver.

  9. همو جددوا دين الهدى بعدما عفا

    بصدق وجد قامع للمكابر

    They renewed the religion of guidance after it had faded,

    with sincerity and earnestness that subdued the obstinate.

  10. فأصبح أهل الدين يزهو بنوره

    على رغم أهل الشرك من كل كافر

    Thus the people of faith came to glory in its light,

    to the chagrin of the idolaters—every unbeliever.

  11. وآزرهم في نصرة الدين والهدى

    عصابة حق من كرام العناصر

    And in championing the faith and guidance, they were aided

    by a band of truth, men of noble stock:

  12. ليوث إذا الهيجاء شب ضرامها

    بهم تقتري غدث السباع الضواير

    lions—when the blaze of battle flares,

    through them hungry, ravening beasts seek their fare.

  13. بآل سعود أظهر الله دينه

    فقد جردوا في نصره للبواثر

    Through the House of Saʿūd, God made His faith prevail;

    for they unsheathed keen-edged swords in its defense.

  14. وقد جاهدوا في الله حق جهاده

    بحزم وعزم في الوغى والتآجر

    And they strove for God with the striving due to Him,

    with prudence and resolve, in battle and commerce,

  15. إلى أن عاد الله دين نبينا

    على حالة يرضى لها كل شاكر

    until God restored our Prophet's faith

    to a state pleasing to every grateful soul.

  16. فلازال من أبنائهم نصرة لهم

    ولا زال حزب الله أهل تناصر

    May support for them always remain among their sons,

    and may God's party always stand in mutual support.

  17. أقول ودمع العين يهمي بعبرة

    على الخد مني مثل تسكاب ماطر

    I speak while tears stream from my eyes in sorrow,

    down my cheek, like a rain cloud's downpour.

  18. وفي القلب نار الحزن تذكي ضرامها

    لواهبها أورث أليم السعائر

    And in my heart is sorrow's fire, its blaze fanned

    by its flames, which have brought forth agonizing fires.

  19. أرقت وما لي في الدجى من مسامر

    يرى فيض دمعي والنجوم الزواهر

    I lay sleepless, with no companion in the darkness

    to witness my streaming tears and the radiant stars.

  20. أروم لنفس في دجى اللي راحة

    وكيف ونومي لا يلم بخاطر

    I seek rest for my soul in the night's darkness,

    but how, when sleep does not even cross my mind?

  21. ألا ذهب الحبر المحبب في الورى

    مجدد أصل الدين غيظ المناظر

    Alas, the scholar beloved among mankind is gone,

    renewer of the faith's foundation, vexation of the disputant;

  22. مضيف من يصده يلق بشاشة

    وبشراًوجوداً في الليالي العسائر

    a host—whoever seeks him finds a welcoming smile,

    and cheerfulness and generosity through the hard nights.

  23. به الجود طبع لا يفارق كفه

    ومن طبعه حسن الوثوق بقادر

    Generosity is his nature; it never leaves his hand,

    and his nature includes firm trust in the All-Powerful.

  24. له سبق في غايات مجد وسؤدد

    وعلم وإنصاف وعفة صابر

    He held precedence in the heights of glory and nobility,

    and learning, fairness, and a steadfast man's self-restraint,

  25. وحلم عن الجاني وصدق مودة

    وإرشاد ذي جهل وقمع مقامر

    and forbearance toward wrongdoers, and sincere affection,

    and guidance for the ignorant, and restraint of the gambler,

  26. ورأي سديد يستضاء بنوره

    لدى الحاونات المنصعات البوادر

    and sound judgment by whose light one is guided

    amid [events?] whose first signs are manifest.

  27. أبي وخذ ما شئت من لين جانب

    لدى الصحب والإخوان أو ذي أطاهر

    Proud-spirited, yet as gentle in manner as you could wish

    toward companions, brothers, or a man of [pure ancestry?].

  28. ولكنه ليث عليه مهابة

    ولاسيما عند الغواة الغوادر

    But he is a lion who inspires awe,

    especially before the wayward and treacherous.

  29. وكم من مزايا لا يطاق عدادها

    وليس بمحصيها يراع لحاصر

    How many virtues he has, beyond all counting!

    No enumerator's pen can reckon them.

  30. وليس بمحتاج إلى مدح نادب

    شمائله مشهورة في العشائر

    He has no need of a mourner's praise:

    his qualities are renowned among the tribes.

  31. ولكن لنا بعض التسلي بذكرها

    وحق بأن يرثي له كل شاعر

    Yet recalling them affords us some consolation,

    and it is fitting that every poet should elegize him.

  32. وما مات إلا بانقضاء لمدة

    من الأجل المحدود في علم قاهر

    He died only when a span had run its course,

    of the lifespan fixed in the All-Subduing's knowledge.

  33. فلا جزع مما قضى الله ربنا

    وقد منح المولى متوبة ظابر

    So no despair at what God, our Lord, has decreed;

    the Lord has granted the reward of patience [reading uncertain].