في رحمة الله وغفرانه

في رحمة الله وغفرانه

وفي المحلِّ الأَشْرَفِ الأَمْكَنِ

وفي المحلِّ الأَشْرَفِ الأَمْكَنِ

In God's mercy and forgiveness,

In God's mercy and forgiveness,

And in the noblest, most secure abode,

In the most noble and perfect place,

من كانَ في الدُّنيا بها محسناً

من كانَ في الدُّنيا بها محسناً

فعاد في الأخرى إلى محسن

فعاد في الأخرى إلى محسن

Is he who did good in this world,

One who was good to people in this world,

And so returned in the next life to One who does good.

Returns in the next as one who does good.

أصابَهُ الرَّامي على عمده

أصابَهُ الرَّامي على عمده

من حيث لم يشعر ولم يفطن

من حيث لم يشعر ولم يفطن

The marksman struck him deliberately,

The archer struck him deliberately,

From where he neither sensed it nor took notice.

When he least expected and was unaware.

ومات في ساعته صائماً

ومات في ساعته صائماً

في شهر صَوْم المسلم المؤْمِن

في شهر صَوْم المسلم المؤْمِن

And he died that very hour, fasting,

He died fasting,

In the month of the believing Muslim's fast.

In the month of fasting of the faithful Muslim.

في رميةٍ مات شهيداً بها

في رميةٍ مات شهيداً بها

جرت عليه أدمع الأعيُن

جرت عليه أدمع الأعيُن

He died a martyr from a shot;

He died a martyr from an arrow,

Tears flowed from eyes over him.

That drew tears from all eyes.

دمٌ لعمري لم يمت ثاره

دمٌ لعمري لم يمت ثاره

على مَدَى العمر ولم يدفن

على مَدَى العمر ولم يدفن

Blood—by my life—its claim to vengeance has not died

His blood, by my life, its revenge is not forgotten,

Throughout life, nor has it been buried.

Throughout time it is not buried.

أوى إلى الله فيا حبَّذا

أوى إلى الله فيا حبَّذا

مأوى جميل الظَّنّ مستيقن

مأوى جميل الظَّنّ مستيقن

He took refuge with God—how blessed

He went to God, how excellent,

The refuge of one who thinks well of Him and is certain!

A beautiful guess, certain.

في جنَّة الخلد الَّتي أزلفت

في جنَّة الخلد الَّتي أزلفت

أَرَّخْته مكان عبد الغني

أَرَّخْته مكان عبد الغني

In the Garden of Eternity, which was brought near,

To the eternal Garden brought near,

I dated it: 'The abode of Abd al-Ghani.'

Made a place for the Servant of the Rich.