لحقَjoined الشيخُthe sheikh بركبِwith the caravan of الصالحينthe righteous
لحقَ الشيخُ بركبِ الصالحين
فلماذاso why ياO جراحيmy wounds تنزفينdo you bleed؟
فلماذا يا جراحي تنزفين؟
The sheikh has joined the caravan of the righteous.
The Sheikh has joined the company of the righteous
So why, my wounds, do you bleed?
So why, my wounds, do you bleed?
ولماذاand why ياO فؤاديmy heart تشتكيdo you complain
ولماذا يا فؤادي تشتكي
ولماذاand why ياO دموعيmy tears تَذرفينdo you flow؟
ولماذا يا دموعي تَذرفين؟
And why, my heart, do you complain?
And why, my heart, do you complain?
And why, my tears, do you flow?
And why, my tears, do you flow?
رحلdeparted الشيخthe sheikh عنfrom الدنياthe world التيwhich
رحل الشيخ عن الدنيا التي
كلُّall ماthat فيهاin it سوىexcept الذِّكرremembrance of God لَعينcursed
كلُّ ما فيها سوى الذِّكر لَعين
The sheikh departed from the world in which
The Sheikh has departed from this world
everything is cursed except remembrance of God.
Where everything except remembrance is an affliction
فارقَleft الدنياthe world، وماand is not الدنياthe world سوىbut
فارقَ الدنيا، وما الدنيا سوى
خيمةٍa tent مَنصوبةٍpitched للعابرينfor passing travelers
خيمةٍ مَنصوبةٍ للعابرين
He left the world—and what is the world but
He left this world, and what is this world
a tent pitched for passing travelers?
Except a tent erected for passersby
فارقَleft الدنياthe world التيthat تَفَنَىperishes إلىto
فارقَ الدنيا التي تَفَنَى إلى
منزلٍan abode رَحبٍspacious وجناتٍand gardens، وَعِينand wide-eyed maidens
منزلٍ رَحبٍ وجناتٍ، وَعِين
He left the perishing world for
He left this transient world for
a spacious abode, gardens, and wide-eyed maidens.
A vast abode and gardens, and springs
ذاكَthat ماwhat نرجوwe hope، وهذاand this ظنُّنour belief (truncated)
ذاكَ ما نرجو، وهذا ظنُّن
بالذيin Him who يغفرforgives للمستغفرينfor those seeking forgiveness
بالذي يغفر للمستغفرين
That is what we hope, and this is our belief
That is what we hope for, and this is what we think
in Him who forgives those seeking forgiveness.
Of Him who forgives those who seek forgiveness
رحلdeparted الشيخُthe sheikh علىupon مِثلِthe likeness of الضُّحَىthe forenoon
رحل الشيخُ على مِثلِ الضُّحَى
منof صلاحٍrighteousness وثباتٍand steadfastness ويقينand certainty
من صلاحٍ وثباتٍ ويقين
The sheikh departed in a radiance like the forenoon,
The Sheikh departed at the rise of dawn
of righteousness, steadfastness, and certainty.
With righteousness, steadfastness, and certainty
فلماذاso why أيُّهاO القلبُheart أرىdo I see
فلماذا أيُّها القلبُ أرى
هذهthis اللَّوعَةَanguish تسريcourses فيin الوَتينthe aorta؟
هذه اللَّوعَةَ تسري في الوَتين؟
So why, O heart, do I see
So why, O heart, do I see
this anguish coursing through the aorta?
This agony flowing through my veins?
ولماذاand why ياO حروفَletters of الشعرpoetry عنabout
ولماذا يا حروفَ الشعر عن
سرِّthe secret of آلامthe pains of فؤاديmy heart تكشفينdo you reveal
سرِّ آلام فؤادي تكشفين
And why, O letters of poetry, do you
And why, O words of poetry, do you reveal
reveal the secret of my heart's pain?
The secret of my heart's pain?
أتركيleave الحسرةَregret فيin موقعهits place
أتركي الحسرةَ في موقعه
تتغذَّىfeeds منon أسىthe sorrow of قلبيmy heart الحزينsorrowful
تتغذَّى من أسى قلبي الحزين
Leave regret where it is,
Leave the regret where it is
feeding on the sorrow of my grieving heart.
Feeding on the sorrow of my sad heart
وارحليand journey بيwith me رحلةًa journey مُوغلةًdeep-reaching
وارحلي بي رحلةً مُوغلةً
فيinto حياةِthe lives of العُلماءِthe scholars الأكرمينthe noblest
في حياةِ العُلماءِ الأكرمين
And take me on a journey deep
And take me on a deep journey
into the lives of the noblest scholars.
Into the lives of the most honorable scholars
واسلُكيand follow بيwith me ذلكَthat الدَّربَpath الذيwhich
واسلُكي بي ذلكَ الدَّربَ الذي
ظِلُّهits shade يحميprotects وجوهَthe faces of السالكينthose following the path
ظِلُّه يحمي وجوهَ السالكين
And lead me along that path
And guide me on that path
whose shade protects the travelers' faces.
Whose shade protects the faces of its wayfarers
ياO حروفَletters of الشعرpoetry لاdo not تَصطحبيtake along
يا حروفَ الشعر لا تَصطحبي
لغةَthe language of الشعرpoetry الىto جُرحيmy wound الدَّفينburied
لغةَ الشعر الى جُرحي الدَّفين
O letters of poetry, do not bring
O words of poetry, do not bring with you
poetry's language to my buried wound.
The language of poetry to my hidden wound
ربماأحرقهاmight burn it الجرحُthe wound، فمso no (apparently truncated)
ربماأحرقها الجرحُ، فم
صارhas become للشعرfor poetry فَمٌa mouth يَرويrecounts الحنينyearning
صار للشعر فَمٌ يَروي الحنين
The wound might burn it, leaving
Perhaps the wound will burn it, and then
poetry no mouth to recount its yearning.
Poetry will have a mouth that narrates yearning
واتركيand leave لوعةَthe anguish of قلبيmy heart، إنَّهindeed it
واتركي لوعةَ قلبي، إنَّه
تارةًat times تقسوgrows harsh، وتاراتٍand at other times تَلينsoftens
تارةً تقسو، وتاراتٍ تَلين
And leave my heart's anguish alone; it
Leave my heart's agony, for it
grows harsh at times, and at others softens.
Sometimes hardens, and sometimes softens
وادخليand enter بيwith me واحةَthe oasis of العلمknowledge التيwhich
وادخلي بي واحةَ العلم التي
فُتحتwere opened أبوابُهاits doors للوافدينfor newcomers
فُتحت أبوابُها للوافدين
And take me into the oasis of knowledge whose
And bring me into the oasis of knowledge
doors have been opened to newcomers.
Whose gates are opened to newcomers
عندهاthen سوفwill نرىwe see النَّبعَthe spring الذيwhich
عندها سوف نرى النَّبعَ الذي
لمnot يزلhas ceased يَشفيrelieves غَليلَthe burning thirst of الظامئينthe thirsty
لم يزل يَشفي غَليلَ الظامئين
Then we shall see the spring that
There we will see the spring
has never ceased to relieve the thirst of the thirsty.
That has never stopped healing the thirsty
شيخُناour sheikh ماnot كانَwas إلاَّexcept عَلَمa beacon
شيخُنا ما كانَ إلاَّ عَلَم
يتسامىrises high بخشوعwith the humility of العابدينthe worshippers
يتسامى بخشوع العابدين
Our sheikh was nothing less than a beacon,
Our Sheikh was nothing but a towering flag
rising high through the humility of worshippers.
Bowing with the devotion of worshippers
عالمُa scholar of السنَّةِthe Sunnah والفقهِand jurisprudence الذيwho
عالمُ السنَّةِ والفقهِ الذي
هَزَمَdefeated اللهُGod بهthrough him المبتدعينreligious innovators
هَزَمَ اللهُ به المبتدعين
A scholar of the Sunnah and jurisprudence, through whom
The scholar of the Sunnah and jurisprudence
God defeated those who introduced religious innovations.
Through whom God has defeated the innovators
لاnot نزكّيهwe declare him righteous، ولكنَّاbut we نرىsee
لا نزكّيه، ولكنَّا نرى
صُوراًimages تُلحِقُهplace him بالصادقينamong the truthful
صُوراً تُلحِقُه بالصادقين
We do not certify his righteousness, but we see
We do not sanctify him, but we see
images that place him among the truthful.
Images that join him with the truthful
فيin خيوطthe rays of الشمسthe sun ماwhat يُغنيsuffices، وإنand even if
في خيوط الشمس ما يُغني، وإن
أنكرتهاdenied them نظراتُthe gazes of الغافلينthe heedless
أنكرتها نظراتُ الغافلين
In the sun's rays there is evidence enough, even if
In the rays of the sun is that which avails, even if
the gazes of the heedless deny them.
The glances of the heedless deny it
راحلٌdeparted ماnot غابhas vanished إلاexcept جسمُهhis body
راحلٌ ما غاب إلا جسمُه
ولناand for us منfrom علمهhis knowledge كنزٌa treasure ثمينprecious
ولنا من علمه كنزٌ ثمين
He has departed, but only his body is gone;
A traveler - only his body is gone
from his knowledge we possess a precious treasure.
And we have from his knowledge a precious treasure
ماnot لقيناهwe met him علىon دَربِthe path of الهوىdesire
ما لقيناه على دَربِ الهوى
بلrather علىon دَربِthe path of الهُداةِthe guides المهتدينthe rightly guided
بل على دَربِ الهُداةِ المهتدين
We never met him on the path of desire,
We did not meet him on the path of desire
but on the path of rightly guided guides.
But on the path of the guided leaders
لindeed َكأنيas though I أُبصرsee الدنياthe world التيthat
ل َكأني أُبصر الدنيا التي
بذلتoffered إغراءَهاits allure للناظرينto those who look
بذلت إغراءَها للناظرين
Indeed, it is as though I see the world that
It is as if I see the world
offered its allure to those who looked.
Which displayed its allurements to onlookers
أقبلتapproached تَعرضdisplays منfrom فتنتهits temptation
أقبلت تَعرض من فتنته
صوراًimages تَسبيcaptivate عقولthe minds of الغافلينthe heedless
صوراً تَسبي عقول الغافلين
It approached, displaying from its temptations
Coming to tempt with its seductions
images that captivated heedless minds.
Images that captivate the minds of the heedless
رقصَتdanced منaround حولهhim، لكنَّهbut he
رقصَت من حوله، لكنَّه
لمnot تجدit found إلاexcept سُموَّthe loftiness of الزَّاهدينthe ascetics
لم تجد إلا سُموَّ الزَّاهدين
It danced around him, yet
It danced around him, but found
found only the loftiness of the ascetics.
Only the aloofness of ascetics
أرسلcast الشيخُthe sheikh إليهاtoward it نَظرةًa glance
أرسل الشيخُ إليها نَظرةً
منof عُزوفthe detachment of الراكعينthose who bow الساجدينthose who prostrate
من عُزوف الراكعين الساجدين
The sheikh cast toward it a glance
The Sheikh glanced at it
with the detachment of those who bow and prostrate.
With the detachment of bowing worshippers
فمضتso it departed خائبةًdisappointed خاسرةًdefeated
فمضت خائبةً خاسرةً
تتحاشىavoids نظراتِthe gazes of الشَّامتينthose who gloat
تتحاشى نظراتِ الشَّامتين
So it went away disappointed and defeated,
So it withdrew disappointed and defeated
avoiding the glances of those who gloated.
Avoiding the gazes of gloaters
أخرجَremoved الدنياthe world منfrom القلبِthe heart، وفيand in
أخرجَ الدنيا من القلبِ، وفي
كفِّهhis palm منهاfrom it بلاغُsufficient provisions for الراحلينdeparting travelers
كفِّه منها بلاغُ الراحلين
He removed the world from his heart, while in
He removed the world from his heart, and in
his palm lay provisions from it for departing travelers.
His hand was its highest message to travelers
لمnot يكنhe was فيin عُزلةٍseclusion عنهاfrom it، ولمand not
لم يكن في عُزلةٍ عنها، ولم
يُغلقِclose البابَthe door عنagainst المسترشدينthose seeking guidance
يُغلقِ البابَ عن المسترشدين
He was not secluded from it, nor did he
He was not isolated from it, nor
close his door to those seeking guidance.
Did he close the door to those seeking guidance
غيرَexcept أنَّthat القلبَthe heart لمnot يُشغَلwas occupied بهwith it
غيرَ أنَّ القلبَ لم يُشغَل به
كانwas مشغولاًoccupied بربِّwith the Lord of العالمينall worlds
كان مشغولاً بربِّ العالمين
Yet his heart was not preoccupied with it;
But his heart was not preoccupied with it
it was preoccupied with the Lord of all worlds.
It was preoccupied with the Lord of the Worlds
أوَand did ...? ماnot أعرضturn away عنهاfrom it قَبلَهbefore him
أوَ ما أعرض عنها قَبلَه
سيِّدُthe master of الخلقِcreation، إمامُthe leader of المرسلينthe messengers
سيِّدُ الخلقِ، إمامُ المرسلين
And was not the one who shunned it before him
Or did he not turn away from it before him
the master of creation, the leader of the messengers?
The master of mankind, the Imam of Messengers?
أيُّهاO الشيخُsheikh، لقدindeed علَّمتنyou taught us (truncated)
أيُّها الشيخُ، لقد علَّمتن
كيفhow نرعىwe uphold حُرمَةَthe dignity of المستضعفينthe oppressed
كيف نرعى حُرمَةَ المستضعفين
O sheikh, you taught us
O Sheikh, you have taught us
how to honor the dignity of the oppressed;
How to uphold the sanctity of the oppressed
كيفhow نَستَشعِرُwe feel منwithin أمَّتنour community (truncated)
كيف نَستَشعِرُ من أمَّتن
صرخةthe cry of الثَّكلَىthe bereaved mother ودَمعَand the tears of الَّلاجئينthe refugees
صرخة الثَّكلَى ودَمعَ الَّلاجئين
how to feel, from within our community,
How to feel the screams of our nation
the bereaved mother's cry and the refugees' tears;
And the tears of refugees
كيفhow نبنيwe build هِمَّةَthe resolve of الجيلthe generation علىon
كيف نبني هِمَّةَ الجيل على
منهجthe path of التقوىpiety، ووعيand the discernment of الراشدينthe rightly guided
منهج التقوى، ووعي الراشدين
how to build the generation's resolve upon
How to build the spirit of the generation upon
the path of piety and the discernment of the rightly guided.
The approach of piety and the consciousness of maturity
كنتَyou were ياO شيخsheikh علىin possession of علمٍknowledge بمof what (truncated)
كنتَ يا شيخ على علمٍ بم
نالناbefell us منfrom غَفلةِthe heedlessness of المنهزمينthe defeated
نالنا من غَفلةِ المنهزمين
You knew, O sheikh, what
You knew, O Sheikh, what
befell us through the heedlessness of the defeated.
We have suffered from the heedlessness of the defeated
قومُناour people سارواwalked علىon دربthe path of الرَّدَىruin
قومُنا ساروا على درب الرَّدَى
فغدواso they became ألعوبةَthe plaything of المستعمرينthe colonizers
فغدوا ألعوبةَ المستعمرين
Our people walked the path of ruin,
Our people walked the path of misery
and became the colonizers' plaything.
And became playthings of the colonizers
شرَّقواthey turned eastward حيناًat times وحيناًand at times غرَّبوthey turned westward (truncated)
شرَّقوا حيناً وحيناً غرَّبو
واستُبيحتand was laid open أرضهمtheir land للغاصبينto the usurpers
واستُبيحت أرضهم للغاصبين
They turned eastward at times, and at times westward,
Once enlightened and once occidentalized
and their land was laid open to the usurpers.
Their land was ravaged by usurpers
هجرواthey abandoned الصَّالحَthe sound منamong أفكارهمtheir ideas
هجروا الصَّالحَ من أفكارهم
فتلقَّتهمso received them يدُthe hand of المستشرقينthe Orientalists
فتلقَّتهم يدُ المستشرقين
They abandoned what was sound among their ideas,
They abandoned the righteous from their thoughts
and the Orientalists' hand received them.
And fell into the hands of the orientalists
وارتمواand they flung themselves فيinto حضنthe embrace of أربابthe masters of الهوىdesire
وارتموا في حضن أرباب الهوى
منfrom among ذيولthe lackeys of الغاصبthe usurper المستعربينthe Arabized
من ذيول الغاصب المستعربين
They flung themselves into the embrace of the masters of desire,
They collapsed in the laps of the people of desires
from among the usurper's Arabized lackeys.
From the tails of the usurping westernized
ضيَّعواthey squandered الأقصىal-Aqsa وظنُّواand they thought أنَّهمthat they
ضيَّعوا الأقصى وظنُّوا أنَّهم
سوفwould يحظونobtain بِسِلمِthe peace of المعتدينthe aggressors
سوف يحظون بِسِلمِ المعتدين
They squandered al-Aqsa, thinking they
They lost al-Aqsa and thought they would gain
would win the aggressors' peace.
The peace of the transgressors
فإذاthen behold بالفارسthere was the knight الطفلthe child علىatop
فإذا بالفارس الطفل على
هامةthe summit of المجدglory يناديcalls to الواهمينthe deluded
هامة المجد ينادي الواهمين
Then behold: the child-knight, atop
When suddenly the child knight
the summit of glory, calls to the deluded.
At the summit of glory called on the deluded
صاغهاhe fashioned it ملحمةًan epic قُدسيَّةًsacred
صاغها ملحمةً قُدسيَّةً
ذكَّرتناreminded us بشموخof the lofty stature of الفاتحينthe conquerors
ذكَّرتنا بشموخ الفاتحين
He fashioned it into a sacred epic
He made it a Jerusalemite epic
that reminded us of the conquerors' lofty stature.
That reminded us of the pride of conquerors
قالهاhe said it الطفلُthe child، وقُلناand we said معهwith him
قالها الطفلُ، وقُلنا معه
إنَّindeed بيعَthe sale of القدسJerusalem بَيعُthe sale of الخاسرينthe losers
إنَّ بيعَ القدس بَيعُ الخاسرين
The child said it, and we said with him:
The child said it and we said with him
“Indeed, selling Jerusalem is a losers' bargain.”
That selling Jerusalem is the sale of losers
أيُّهاO الشيخُsheikh الذيwho أهدىgave لنto us (truncated)
أيُّها الشيخُ الذي أهدى لن
صُوَراًimages بيضاءَwhite منof علمٍknowledge ودينand faith
صُوَراً بيضاءَ من علمٍ ودين
O sheikh, who gave us
O Sheikh who guided us
white images of knowledge and faith,
To the shining images of knowledge and faith
لمnot تكنyou were تغفلneglect عنof أمَّتنour community (truncated)
لم تكن تغفل عن أمَّتن
وضلالاتِand the errors of بَنيهاits sons العابثينthe frivolous
وضلالاتِ بَنيها العابثين
you never neglected our community
You did not neglect our nation
or the errors of its frivolous sons.
And the misguidance of its frivolous sons
كنتَyou were تدعوهاcalling it إلىto دربthe path of الهُدَىguidance
كنتَ تدعوها إلى درب الهُدَى
وتناديهاand calling it نداءَthe call of المصلحينthe reformers
وتناديها نداءَ المصلحين
You called it to the path of guidance,
You called it to the path of guidance
and summoned it with the reformers' call.
And summoned it with the call of reformers
قلتَyou said للأمةِto the community، والبؤسُwhile misery علىupon
قلتَ للأمةِ، والبؤسُ على
وجههاits face الباكيweeping غبارٌa dust للأنينof lamentation:
وجهها الباكي غبارٌ للأنين:
You told the community, while misery upon
You said to the nation, while misery is
its weeping face was a dust of lamentation:
On its crying face like dust on lamentation:
إنماonly تغسلwashes away هذاthis البوسَmisery عنfrom
إنما تغسل هذا البوسَ عن
وجهكِyour face الباكيweeping، دموعthe tears of التائبينthe repentant
وجهكِ الباكي، دموع التائبين
“Nothing washes this misery from
Only the tears of the penitent
your weeping face but the tears of the repentant.”
Will wash this misery from your crying face
أيهاO الشيخُsheikh الذيwho ودَّعَنbade us farewell (truncated)
أيها الشيخُ الذي ودَّعَن
عاليَlofty in الهمَّةِresolve وضَّاحradiant of الجبينbrow
عاليَ الهمَّةِ وضَّاح الجبين
O sheikh, who bade us farewell,
O Sheikh who bid us farewell
lofty in resolve, radiant of brow,
Lofty minded and bright of forehead
نحنwe نلقاكmeet you وإنand even though فارقتَنyou left us (truncated)
نحن نلقاك وإن فارقتَن
فيin علومٍknowledge بقيتremained للرَّاغبينfor seekers
في علومٍ بقيت للرَّاغبين
we meet you, though you have left us,
We will meet you even if you left us
in the knowledge that remains for those who seek it.
In knowledge that remained for the eager
أنتَyou كالشمسِlike the sun إذاwhen ماemphatic particle غَربَتit sets
أنتَ كالشمسِ إذا ما غَربَت
أهدتِgave البَدرَthe full moon ضياءَlight for المُدلجينnight travelers
أهدتِ البَدرَ ضياءَ المُدلجين
You are like the sun: whenever it sets,
You are like the sun - when it sets
it gives the full moon light for those traveling by night.
It lends the full moon its radiance for the latecomers
أنتَyou ماnot ودَّعتَناbade us farewell إلاَّexcept إلىto
أنتَ ما ودَّعتَنا إلاَّ إلى
حيثwhere تُؤويكَshelter you قلوبُthe hearts of المسلمينMuslims
حيث تُؤويكَ قلوبُ المسلمين
You bade us farewell only to go
You only bid us farewell to
where the hearts of Muslims shelter you.
Where your heart will be harbored by Muslims
إنif بكيناكَwe wept for you فإنّاthen we لمnot نزلhave ceased
إن بكيناكَ فإنّا لم نزل
بقضاءof the decree of اللهGod فيناconcerning us مُوقنينcertain
بقضاء الله فينا مُوقنين
Though we weep for you, we remain
If we cry for you, we are still
certain of God's decree concerning us.
Resigned to the decree of God about us
فيin وفاةِthe death of المصطفىthe Chosen One سَلوَىsolace لنfor us (truncated)
في وفاةِ المصطفى سَلوَى لن
وعزاءٌand consolation عنfor وفاةِthe death of الصالحينthe righteous
وعزاءٌ عن وفاةِ الصالحين
In the Chosen One's death there is solace for us,
Nothing consoles us for loved ones in
and consolation for the deaths of the righteous.
The horror of loss except the death of the Trustworthy
ذلكthat الرُّزءُcalamity الذيwhich اهتزَّtrembled لهbecause of it
ذلك الرُّزءُ الذي اهتزَّ له
عُمَرُUmar الفاروقُal-Faruq ذوpossessed of العقلa mind الرزينsteady
عُمَرُ الفاروقُ ذو العقل الرزين
That calamity, which shook
That shock for which trembled
Umar al-Faruq, possessed of a steady mind:
The age of the Farouq, the discerning mind
ماتَdied خيرُthe best of الناسpeople، هذاthis خَبَرٌnews
ماتَ خيرُ الناس، هذا خَبَرٌ
تركleft الناسَthe people حيارىbewildered تائهينlost
ترك الناسَ حيارى تائهين
“The best of people has died”—this was news
The best of people died - this is news
that left people bewildered and lost.
That left people confused and lost
طاشتreeled الألبابُminds حتىuntil سمعوthey heard (truncated)
طاشت الألبابُ حتى سمعو
ماwhat تلاrecited الصدِّيقُal-Siddiq منof قولٍwords مُبينclear
ما تلا الصدِّيقُ من قولٍ مُبين
Minds reeled until they heard
Minds were distraught until they heard
the clear words that al-Siddiq recited.
What the Truthful recited of clear words
لاnot يعزِّيناconsoles us عنfor الأحبابِloved ones فيamid
لا يعزِّينا عن الأحبابِ في
شدَّةِthe severity of الهولterror سوىexcept مَوتِthe death of الأمينthe Trustworthy One
شدَّةِ الهول سوى مَوتِ الأمين
Nothing consoles us for our loved ones, amid
Nothing consoles us for loved ones at
the overwhelming terror, but the death of the Trustworthy One.
The height of horror except the death of the Trustworthy
إنهاit is الرُّوحthe soul التيthat تسموraises high بنwith us (truncated)
إنها الرُّوح التي تسمو بن
ويظلُّand remains الجسمthe body منof ماءٍwater وطينand clay
ويظلُّ الجسم من ماءٍ وطين
It is the soul that lifts us high,
It is the soul that elevates us
while the body remains water and clay.
While the body remains of water and clay
يحزنgrieves القلبthe heart ولكنَّاbut we علىupon
يحزن القلب ولكنَّا على
حُزنهits grief نَبنيbuild شموخthe lofty stature of الصابرينthose who endure patiently
حُزنه نَبني شموخ الصابرين
The heart grieves, but upon
The heart grieves but upon
its grief we build the proud stature of those who endure.
Its grief we build the pride of the patient
كلُّناall of us نفنَىperish ويبقىand remains ربُّنour Lord (truncated)
كلُّنا نفنَى ويبقى ربُّن
خالقthe Creator of الكونthe universe ملاذُthe refuge of الخائفينthe fearful
خالق الكون ملاذُ الخائفين
We all perish, but our Lord remains,
We all perish while our Lord remains
Creator of the universe, refuge of the fearful.
The Creator of the universe, refuge of the fearful