عرفتكI knew you ماعرفتكI did not know you منfrom قريبnearby
عرفتك ماعرفتك من قريب
ولكنbut التعارفacquaintance بالقلوبthrough hearts
ولكن التعارف بالقلوب
I knew you, though I had not known you at close quarters;
I did not know you closely
but acquaintance is through hearts.
Yet hearts can get acquainted
وكمand how often يحظىwins الفتىthe young man بالحبlove منfrom
وكم يحظى الفتى بالحب من
علىat بعدa distance ويوصفand is described بالحبيبas beloved
على بعد ويوصف بالحبيب
How often a young man wins love from
And how often does a young man gain love
afar, and is called beloved.
From afar and gets called a lover
أياO خطابKhattab أمتناour nation التقينwe met
أيا خطاب أمتنا التقين
علىupon حُلمthe dream of المجاهدthe fighter والأديبand the man of letters
على حُلم المجاهد والأديب
O Khattab of our nation, we met
O address of our pious nation
in the dream of the fighter and the man of letters.
On the patience of the mujahid and the literary
تلاقيناwe met بأرواحthrough souls هداهHe guided them
تلاقينا بأرواح هداه
إلىto إلاسلامIslam علامُthe All-Knower of الغُيوبthe unseen
إلى إلاسلام علامُ الغُيوب
We met through souls guided
We met with spirits His guidance
to Islam by the Knower of the unseen.
Led to Islam the Knower of the unseen
إذاwhen رُفعwas raised الأذانُthe call to prayer لهاfor them تسامتthey soared
إذا رُفع الأذانُ لها تسامت
بإحساسwith the feeling of المناديthe caller والمجيبand the respondent
بإحساس المنادي والمجيب
Whenever the call to prayer was raised for them, they soared
When the call to prayer is raised for it
with the feeling shared by caller and respondent.
It rises with the feeling of the caller and the respondent
تلاقيناwe met بأفئدةthrough hearts عطاشathirst
تلاقينا بأفئدة عطاش
إلىfor حورhouris وجناتand gardens وطيبand fragrance
إلى حور وجنات وطيب
We met through hearts athirst
We met with thirsty hearts
for houris, gardens, and fragrance.
For houri, gardens and fragrance
لهاthey have نبضa pulse يكادalmost يذوبmelts وجداًwith yearning
لها نبض يكاد يذوب وجداً
بماللشوقfrom what longing has فيهاwithin them منof لهيبflame
بماللشوق فيها من لهيب
Their pulse all but melts with yearning,
It has a pulse that almost melts with fervor
from longing's flame within them.
With what longing in it is from flame
قلوبhearts ياأخاO brother of العزماتfirm resolves يبقىremains
قلوب ياأخا العزمات يبقى
لهاfor them منfrom صدقهاtheir sincerity أوفىthe fullest نصيبshare
لها من صدقها أوفى نصيب
Hearts, O brother of resolve, retain
Hearts O brother of determination remains
the fullest share through their sincerity.
For its sincerity the most faithful share
نعمyes واللهby God لنwill never تلقىyou find محباًone who loves
نعم والله لن تلقى محباً
لغيرfor other than اللهGod يثبتstands firm فيon الدروبthe roads
لغير الله يثبت في الدروب
Yes, by God, you will find no one who loves
Yes, by Allah, you will not find a lover
for other than God's sake and stands firm along the roads.
For other than Allah firmly fixed on the roads
قريبclose منto مشاعرناour feelings قريبclose
قريب من مشاعرنا قريب
فياso, O فرحthe joy of المشاعرthe feelings بالقريبin the close one
فيا فرح المشاعر بالقريب
Close to our feelings, close;
Close to our feelings, close
what joy our feelings take in one so close!
So joy to feelings with the close
لئنthough بعُدتcarried far away بكwith you الأحداثevents عنaway from
لئن بعُدت بك الأحداث عن
ولمand did not تمهلكgive you respite أهوالthe horrors of الخطوبcalamities
ولم تمهلك أهوال الخطوب
Though events carried you far away,
If events have distanced you
and the horrors of calamity gave you no respite,
And ordeals did not give you time
فإنكyet indeed you لمhave not تزلceased بالذكرthrough remembrance حياًalive
فإنك لم تزل بالذكر حياً
وبالعزماتand through firm resolves والرأىand judgment الُمصيبsound
وبالعزمات والرأى الُمصيب
you remain alive in remembrance,
You have not ceased to be alive in remembrance
and in firm resolves and sound judgment.
And with determination and correct opinion
تلاقيناwe met علىupon واحاتoases of حبlove
تلاقينا على واحات حب
سقاهاwatered them هاتنُpouring rain الغيمthe cloud السكوبfreely pouring
سقاها هاتنُ الغيم السكوب
We met upon oases of love,
We met in the oases of love
watered by rain from a freely pouring cloud.
Watered by the pouring rainclouds
وفرقand a difference بينbetween ماءthe water of الغيثrain يهميfalls freely
وفرق بين ماء الغيث يهمي
وبينand between الماءthe water ينزحis drawn منfrom قليبa well
وبين الماء ينزح من قليب
And there is a difference between rainwater falling freely
And distinguish between rain water roaring
and water drawn from a well.
And the water dripping from my heart
وفرقand a difference بينbetween قافيةa rhyme تغنتsang
وفرق بين قافية تغنت
بأمجاديof my glories وقافيةand a rhyme لعُوبfrivolous
بأمجادي وقافية لعُوب
And a difference between a rhyme that sings
And distinguish between an ode that sang
of my glories and a frivolous rhyme.
My glories and an ode of playfulness
إلىto خطابKhattab اُمتناour nation التحايgreetings
إلى خطاب اُمتنا التحاي
منfrom القممthe peaks الشواهقtowering والسُهوبand the plains
من القمم الشواهق والسُهوب
To our nation's Khattab, greetings
To the address of our excellent nation
from towering peaks and plains,
From the lofty and easy summits and plains
منfrom الهممhigh aspirations التيthat عرفتهknew him طفلاًas a child
من الهمم التي عرفته طفلاً
ومنand from روضthe meadow of المروءاتchivalrous virtues الخصيبfertile
ومن روض المروءات الخصيب
from high aspirations that knew him as a child,
From the ambitions that knew you as a child
and from the fertile meadow of chivalry,
And from the meadow of fertile chivalry
ومنand from ذراتthe grains of كثبانthe dunes of الصحارىthe deserts
ومن ذرات كثبان الصحارى
إذاwhen زحفتadvanced بهاwith them كفthe hand of الهُبوبthe blowing wind
إذا زحفت بها كف الهُبوب
and from the grains of the desert dunes,
And from the particles of desert dunes
when the wind's hand sends them marching;
When the blowing wind crept with them
منfrom النخلthe palms البواسقlofty منfrom عُذوقdate clusters
من النخل البواسق من عُذوق
ومنand from سعفpalm fronds يلوحwaving ومنand from عسيبa palm-frond stalk
ومن سعف يلوح ومن عسيب
from lofty palms, from clusters of dates,
From the towering palm trees, from fruits
and from waving fronds, and from palm-frond stalks.
And from swaying fronds and ripe dates
جبالthe mountains of(الهندكوشthe Hindu Kush) رأتكsaw you ليثاًas a lion
جبال(الهندكوش) رأتك ليثاً
يعلمteaches صعبهاtheir rugged terrain لُغةthe language of الوثوبleaping
يعلم صعبها لُغة الوثوب
The Hindu Kush mountains saw you as a lion,
The mountains of the Hindu Kush saw you as a lion
teaching their rugged terrain the language of leaping.
Who knows their language of ascension
وداغستانُand Dagestan مدتstretched out راحتيهاher two palms
وداغستانُ مدت راحتيها
بفيضwith an outpouring منof مشاعرهاher feelings عجيبwondrous
بفيض من مشاعرها عجيب
And Dagestan stretched out both palms
And Dagestan stretched out both her hands
with a wondrous outpouring of her feelings.
With an amazing overflow of her feelings
وفيand in الشيشانChechnya ناديتyou called to المعاليthe heights of glory
وفي الشيشان ناديت المعالي
بصوتwith a voice ليسnot عنهاto them بالغريبa stranger
بصوت ليس عنها بالغريب
And in Chechnya you called to the heights of glory
And in Chechnya you called for greatness
in a voice that was no stranger to them.
In a voice that is not strange to it
سقيتyou watered ربوعهاher lands بدموعwith the tears of صبan ardent lover
سقيت ربوعها بدموع صب
بكىwept منat حالthe state of عالمناour world المريبtroubling
بكى من حال عالمنا المريب
You watered her lands with the tears of an ardent lover
You watered its plains with pouring tears
who wept at our world's troubling state.
Crying over the terrible state of our world
تداعىsummoned one another الآكلونthe devourers فليتthen, would that شعريmy knowing
تداعى الآكلون فليت شعري
أنردعهمshall we deter them بتمزيقby rending الجيوبthe garment collars؟!
أنردعهم بتمزيق الجيوب؟!
The devourers summoned one another; would that I knew:
The wrongdoers are assembling, I wish I knew
shall we deter them by rending our collars?
Shall I deter them by tearing open their pockets?!
وهلand can نلقىwe meet التآمرconspiracy بالتغاضيby looking away
وهل نلقى التآمر بالتغاضي
ونخلصand rid ourselves بالعيوبthrough faults منof العيوبfaults؟!
ونخلص بالعيوب من العيوب؟!
Can we meet conspiracy by looking away,
And shall we meet conspiracy with indifference
and rid ourselves of faults through faults?
And rid flaws through flaws?!
وماand not نسعىwe seek الىtoward حربwar ولكنbut
وما نسعى الى حرب ولكن
إذاif فرضتit is imposed صبرناwe stand firm فيin الحروبwars
إذا فرضت صبرنا في الحروب
We do not seek war, but
And we do not seek war, but
if it is forced upon us, we stand firm in battle,
If it imposes patience on us in wars
وألحقناand we make join الأوائلthe first بالتواليwith those following
وألحقنا الأوائل بالتوالي
وأبرقand flashes حدthe edge of صارمناour keen sword الخضيبblood-dyed
وأبرق حد صارمنا الخضيب
and make the first join those who follow,
And we joined the early ones consecutively
and the edge of our blood-dyed sword flashes.
And the edge of our sword flashed white
ولوand if أنthat العدوthe enemy يريدdesired سلماpeace
ولو أن العدو يريد سلما
لقابلناهwe would meet him فيin روضa meadow قشيبfresh and green
لقابلناه في روض قشيب
If the enemy desired peace,
And if the enemy wants peace
we would meet him in a fresh green meadow,
We would meet him in a lush meadow
وألبسناهand we would clothe him ثوباًin a garment منof أمانsafety
وألبسناه ثوباً من أمان
وظللناهand we would shade him بالغصنwith the branch الرطيبtender
وظللناه بالغصن الرطيب
clothe him in a garment of safety,
And clothe him in a garment of safety
and shade him with a tender branch.
And shade him with a moist branch
ولكنbut العدوthe enemy يريدwants حرباwar ً
ولكن العدو يريد حربا ً
مسممةpoisoned المخالبthe claws والنيوبand the fangs
مسممة المخالب والنيوب
But the enemy desires a war
But the enemy wants a poisonous war
with poisoned claws and fangs.
With claws and fangs
إذاwhen نطقspeaks الرصاصthe gunfire فلاthen do not تسلنيask me
إذا نطق الرصاص فلا تسلني
عنabout الخُطبthe speeches البليغةeloquent والخطيبand the orator
عن الخُطب البليغة والخطيب
When bullets speak, do not ask me
If bullets speak, do not ask me
about eloquent speeches and the orator.
About eloquent speeches and the orator
رعاكmay He protect you اللهGod لمdid not تجنحyou incline لخوفtoward fear
رعاك الله لم تجنح لخوف
يذوبmelts همةthe resolve of الرجلthe man الأريبdiscerning
يذوب همة الرجل الأريب
May God protect you; you never inclined to fear
May God protect you, you did not incline to fear
that melts the resolve of a discerning man.
That melts the ambition of the honorable man
بإحدىwith one of مقلتيكyour two eyes رأيتyou saw قلباًa heart
بإحدى مقلتيك رأيت قلباً
جريحwounded النبضthe pulse مخنوقstifled الوجيبthe heartbeat
جريح النبض مخنوق الوجيب
With one of your eyes you saw a heart
With one of your eyelids I saw a heart
with a wounded pulse and a stifled beat;
Beating wounded choked rib cage
وبالأخرىand with the other رأيتyou saw منfrom الأعاديthe enemies
وبالأخرى رأيت من الأعادي
مؤامرةa conspiracy علىagainst الوطنthe homeland السليبplundered
مؤامرة على الوطن السليب
and with the other you saw the enemies'
And with the other I saw enemies
conspiracy against the plundered homeland.
Conspiring against the stolen homeland
رأيتyou saw المسلماتMuslim women مشرداتdisplaced
رأيت المسلمات مشردات
كقطعانlike herds منof الإبلcamels (العزيبstraying unattended)
كقطعان من الإبل (العزيب)
You saw Muslim women driven from their homes,
I saw Muslim women displaced
like herds of straying, unattended camels.
Like herds of camels, lonely
يصورهنfilms them إعلامthe media of المآسيtragedies
يصورهن إعلام المآسي
ليعرضهنto show them فيin خبرa news report غريبstrange
ليعرضهن في خبر غريب
The media of tragedy films them
The media depicts their tragedy
to show them in a strange news report.
To display them in a strange news
وماذاand what يعرضshows الإعلامthe media إلexcept
وماذا يعرض الإعلام إل
وجوهاًfaces تشتكيcomplaining of ألمthe pain of الندوبscars
وجوهاً تشتكي ألم الندوب
And what does the media show but
And what does the media display
faces complaining of the pain of scars?
Except faces complaining of wounds
رأيتyou saw الجرحthe wound أكبرgreater منthan طبيبa physician
رأيت الجرح أكبر من طبيب
ومنand than تشخيصthe diagnosis of أجهزةthe instruments of الطبيبthe physician
ومن تشخيص أجهزة الطبيب
You saw a wound beyond a physician,
I saw the wound bigger than the doctor
beyond diagnosis by the physician's instruments.
And the diagnosis of the doctor
فأطلقتso you freed العزيمةresolve منfrom عقالa tether
فأطلقت العزيمة من عقال
يقيدهاthat restrains it عنfrom السعيstriving الدؤوبtireless
يقيدها عن السعي الدؤوب
So you freed resolve from a tether
So I released determination from the bridle
that held it back from tireless striving.
That restricts it from relentless pursuit
دعاكcalled you إلىto جهادjihad بكاءthe weeping of طفلa child
دعاك إلى جهاد بكاء طفل
وماand what أبصرتهyou witnessed it منof غدرthe treachery of (ذيبa wolf)
وما أبصرته من غدر (ذيب)
A child's weeping called you to jihad,
A child's cry called you to jihad
and what you witnessed of a wolf's treachery.
And the betrayal you saw from the wolf
رأيتكI saw you والرياحwhile the winds ثهُبwere blowing غرباًwestward
رأيتك والرياح ثهُب غرباً
تميلyou turn الىtoward الشروقsunrise عنaway from الغروبsunset
تميل الى الشروق عن الغروب
I saw you, while the winds blew westward,
I saw you while the winds blow west
turning toward sunrise, away from sunset,
Incline to the east away from sunset
وتبصرand you see فيon طريقthe road of المجدglory شمساًa sun
وتبصر في طريق المجد شمساً
مبرأةfree الضياءin radiance منfrom المغيبsetting
مبرأة الضياء من المغيب
and seeing on the road to glory a sun
And you see in the path of glory a sun
whose light was free of setting.
Innocent in brightness from setting
رأتsaw عيناكyour two eyes فجراًa dawn مستضيئاًradiant
رأت عيناك فجراً مستضيئاً
يُزيلdispels غياهبthe deep darkness of الليلthe night الكئيبgloomy
يُزيل غياهب الليل الكئيب
Your eyes saw a radiant dawn
Your eyes saw a bright dawn
dispelling the gloomy night's deep darkness,
That removes the gloom of sad night
فأركضتso you spurred الخيولthe horses إليهtoward it حتىuntil
فأركضت الخيول إليه حتى
أضأتyou illuminated بشاشةthe cheerfulness of الوجهthe face الغضوبangry
أضأت بشاشة الوجه الغضوب
so you spurred the horses toward it until
So the horses raced to it until
you brought a radiant smile to the angry face.
The cheerfulness of the angry face shone
إذاwhen حمىgrows hot (الوطيسthe furnace of battle) فسوفthen will يبدوappear
إذا حمى (الوطيس) فسوف يبدو
لناto us الرجلُthe man الصدوقُtruthful منfrom الكذوبthe liar
لنا الرجلُ الصدوقُ من الكذوب
When battle's furnace blazes, there will be revealed
If intentions are heated then the honest man will appear
to us the truthful man, distinct from the liar.
from the liars
تقولsay لكto you الجبالthe mountains الشًمlofty: أقبلcome forward
تقول لك الجبال الشًم: أقبل
بعزمwith the resolve of الفارسthe horseman الحذرwary اللبيبdiscerning
بعزم الفارس الحذر اللبيب
The towering mountains tell you: Come forward
The north mountains say to you come
with the resolve of a wary, discerning horseman.
With the determination of the prudent knight
وماخشيتand I did not fear عليكfor you منfrom الأعاديthe enemies
وماخشيت عليك من الأعادي
ولكنbut منfrom خيانةthe betrayal of مستريبa doubter
ولكن من خيانة مستريب
I never feared the enemies for you,
And I did not fear for you from the enemies
but the betrayal of a doubter,
But from trusted betrayal
ومنand from غدرthe treachery of المنافقthe hypocrite حينwhen يلويhe winds
ومن غدر المنافق حين يلوي
عمامةthe turban of خائنa traitor يومon the day of (الضريبcombat)
عمامة خائن يوم (الضريب)
and the hypocrite's treachery when he winds
And from the hypocrite's treachery when he twists
a traitor's turban on the day of combat.
The turban of a traitor on the day of hardship
لوif أنthat السمpoison يعرفknew ماعرفناwhat we knew
لو أن السم يعرف ماعرفنا
لقالit would say لخطةto the scheme of الأعداءthe enemies :خيبيfail!
لقال لخطة الأعداء :خيبي
If poison knew what we knew,
If poison knew what we knew
it would tell the enemies' scheme: Fail!
It would say to the enemies' plan: disappoint!
أخاO brother of العزماتfirm resolves إناindeed we قدhave indeed صبرناstood firm
أخا العزمات إنا قد صبرنا
ولمand did not نجنحwe incline إلىtoward لغةthe language of الهُروبflight
ولم نجنح إلى لغة الهُروب
O brother of resolve, we have indeed stood firm
Brother of determination, we have endured
and have not inclined to the language of flight.
And did not incline to the language of escape
بكتكwept for you يتيمةan orphan girl وبكتand wept سباياfemale captives
بكتك يتيمة وبكت سبايا
يرينthey see الحربwar دائمةconstant in النُشوبbreaking out
يرين الحرب دائمة النُشوب
An orphan girl wept for you, and captive women wept,
Your orphan has cried and captives have cried
who see war forever breaking out,
They see war constantly flaring up
يرينthey see الفجرthe dawn أسودblack بالمآسيwith calamities
يرين الفجر أسود بالمآسي
وتُؤذيهنand hurt them أصواتthe sounds of النعيبcawing
وتُؤذيهن أصوات النعيب
who see the dawn blackened by calamities,
They see the dawn blackened by tragedies
and are hurt by the sounds of cawing.
And voices of wailing hurt them
أعزيهنI console them فيكfor your loss ذرفنthey shed دمعاًtears
أعزيهن فيك ذرفن دمعاً
سقينthey watered بوبلهwith its downpour شجرthe trees of النحيبlamentation
سقين بوبله شجر النحيب
I console them for your loss; they shed tears
I console them in you, they shed tears
with whose downpour they watered the trees of lamentation.
Watering the tree of weeping with its floods
أعزيI console فيكfor your loss أُماًa mother شرفتهاennobled her
أعزي فيك أُماً شرفتها
مواقفthe deeds of ليثهاher lion البطلthe hero المهيبawe-inspiring
مواقف ليثها البطل المهيب
I console for your loss a mother ennobled
I console in you a mother whose manliness
by the deeds of her lion, the awe-inspiring hero.
Terrifying situations made sublime
وماand not فقدتكshe lost you فيin لعبplay ولهوand amusement
وما فقدتك في لعب ولهو
ولافقدتكnor did she lose you فيin أمرa matter مُريبdubious
ولافقدتك في أمر مُريب
She did not lose you amid play and amusement,
And you were not lost in play or vanity
nor did she lose you in some dubious affair.
Nor were you lost in a shameful matter
تقولsays لهاto her بطولتكyour heroism :اطمئنيbe reassured
تقول لها بطولتك :اطمئني
وقريand be comforted بالفتىby the young man عيناًin your eyes وطيبيand be at peace
وقري بالفتى عيناً وطيبي
Your heroism tells her: Be reassured,
Your bravery says to her: be reassured
let the young man delight your eyes, and be at peace.
And delight the boy, cheer up and perfume yourself
لقدindeed أرضعتهyou nursed him عزماًresolve وحزماًand firmness
لقد أرضعته عزماً وحزماً
ووجدانand the spirit of الأبيthe unbowed man معwith الحليبmilk
ووجدان الأبي مع الحليب
You surely nursed him on resolve and firmness,
She nursed you determination and firmness
and an unbowed man's spirit, along with milk.
And your father’s tenderness with milk
رأتكshe saw you بقلبهاwith her heart بطلاًa hero شجاعاًbrave
رأتك بقلبها بطلاً شجاعاً
قويstrong in العزمresolve ميمونblessed in الوثوبleaping
قوي العزم ميمون الوثوب
She saw you with her heart as a brave hero,
She saw you in her heart a brave hero
strong in resolve, blessed in your charge.
Strong in determination, fortunate in attire
فأشرقso shone وجهُهاher face فرحاًwith joy وتاقتand she longed
فأشرق وجهُها فرحاً وتاقت
إلىfor لقياكmeeting you فيin الكنفthe shelter الرحيبspacious
إلى لقياك في الكنف الرحيب
Her face shone with joy, and she longed
So her face shone with joy and yearned
to meet you in the spacious refuge.
To meet you in the kind bosom
أعزيI console فيكfor your loss أمكyour mother وهيand she أدرىknows best
أعزي فيك أمك وهي أدرى
بمعنىabout the meaning of الصبرpatience فيin الوقتthe time العصيبdifficult
بمعنى الصبر في الوقت العصيب
I console your mother for your loss, though she knows best
I console your mother in you and she knows best
the meaning of patience in a time of hardship.
The meaning of patience in dire times
كأنيit is as though I بالوسائدwith the cushions والزرابيand fine carpets
كأني بالوسائد والزرابي
علىupon سررcouches تُضمخare steeped بالطيُوبin perfumes
على سرر تُضمخ بالطيُوب
I seem to behold cushions and fine carpets
It is as if I look at the pillows and the mattresses
upon couches steeped in perfumes,
Bloodstained on beds
وحورand houris العينwide-eyed قدhave هيأنprepared فيهاin them
وحور العين قد هيأن فيها
مقاماًa dwelling للحبيبةfor the beloved woman والحبيبand the beloved man
مقاماً للحبيبة والحبيب
and the wide-eyed houris have prepared there
And the maidens of heaven prepared therein
a dwelling for the beloved woman and the beloved man.
A place for the beloved and the lover
أرىI see غُرفاًchambers منof الياقوتruby فيهاin them
أرى غُرفاً من الياقوت فيها
بداappeared سرُthe secret of العجيبةthe marvel والحبيبand the beloved
بدا سرُ العجيبة والحبيب
I see chambers of ruby, in which
I see rooms of ruby in which
the secret of the marvel and the beloved is revealed.
The secret of the wonderful and the beloved appeared
فماfor not سمعتhave heard بهاof them أُذناthe two ears of شغوفan ardent one
فما سمعت بها أُذنا شغوف
ولابصرتnor have seen بهاthem عيناthe two eyes of رقيبa watcher
ولابصرت بها عينا رقيب
No eager listener's ears have heard of them,
No eager ear has heard of it
nor have a watcher's eyes beheld them.
Nor has a watchful eye seen it
أخاO brother of العزماتfirm resolves فيin الشيشانChechnya ،يامنO you who
أخا العزمات في الشيشان ،يامن
ركبتyou rode إلىtoward العلاthe heights أسمىthe noblest ركوبriding
ركبت إلى العلا أسمى ركوب
O brother of resolve in Chechnya, you who
Brother of determination in Chechnya, O you
rode toward the heights in the noblest ascent,
Who rode the highest riding zeniths
رحلتyou departed عنfrom الحياةlife ، فماyet not جزعناwe gave way to anguish
رحلت عن الحياة ، فما جزعنا
برغمdespite الحزنgrief والدمعand tears الصبيبstreaming
برغم الحزن والدمع الصبيب
you departed this life, yet we did not give way to anguish,
You journeyed from life, yet we do not despair
despite our grief and streaming tears.
Despite the sadness and the flood of tears
رضيناwe accepted بالقضاءthe divine decree رضاwith acceptance of يقينcertainty
رضينا بالقضاء رضا يقين
وتسليمand submission لغفارto the Oft-Forgiver of الذنوبsins
وتسليم لغفار الذنوب
We accepted the decree with certain faith
We accepted fate with the certainty of conviction
and submission to the Oft-Forgiver of sins.
And surrender to the forgiver of sins