ذَوَى خَضِرُ الأَفْرَاحِ مُنْذُ ذَوَى الخَضِرْ

ذَوَى خَضِرُ الأَفْرَاحِ مُنْذُ ذَوَى الخَضِرْ

عَلَيْكَ سَلاَمُ اللهِ يَا عَيْشَنَا النَّضِرْ

عَلَيْكَ سَلاَمُ اللهِ يَا عَيْشَنَا النَّضِرْ

Joy's verdure withered when the verdant one withered.

The greens of joy faded when Ahmad faded away

The verdure of joy has withered since the verdant one withered;

May God's peace be upon you, O our flourishing life.

Upon your grave, grave of virtues and excellence

May God's peace be upon you, O our vibrant, blooming life.

فَلَمْ أَحْمَدِ الدُّنْيَا بِلاَ نُورِ أَحْمَدٍ

فَلَمْ أَحْمَدِ الدُّنْيَا بِلاَ نُورِ أَحْمَدٍ

وَهَلْ يُحْمَدَ اللَّيْلُ الْبَهِيمُ بِلاَ قَمَرْ

وَهَلْ يُحْمَدَ اللَّيْلُ الْبَهِيمُ بِلاَ قَمَرْ

So I have not praised the world without Ahmad's light;

Peace of God be upon you, our lively life

I could not praise the world without the light of Ahmad,

And can the pitch-dark night be praised without a moon?

A complete, flawless peace from the one who betrayed

For can the pitch-black night be praised without a moon?

ذَوَى فَذَوَتْ آمَالُنَا جَلَّ مَا ذَوَى

ذَوَى فَذَوَتْ آمَالُنَا جَلَّ مَا ذَوَى

وَكَانَتْ بِهِ الآمَالُ يَانِعَةَ الزَّهَرْ

وَكَانَتْ بِهِ الآمَالُ يَانِعَةَ الزَّهَرْ

He withered, and so our hopes withered—how great was what withered!

So I did not praise the world without Ahmad's light

He withered, and so our hopes withered—how grave is that which withered!

And through him our hopes had been in full flower.

For can the inane night be praised without a moon?

While with him, those hopes were blossoming with flowers.

عَلَى قَبْرِهِ قَبْرِ الْمَكَارِمِ وَالْعُلاَ

عَلَى قَبْرِهِ قَبْرِ الْمَكَارِمِ وَالْعُلاَ

سَلاَمٌ سَلِيمٌ مِنْ شَوَائِبِ مَنْ غَدَرْ

سَلاَمٌ سَلِيمٌ مِنْ شَوَائِبِ مَنْ غَدَرْ

Upon his grave—the grave of noble virtues and glory—

Our hopes melted when he melted away

Upon his grave, the grave of noble deeds and exalted heights,

May there be peace untainted by the blemishes of those who betrayed.

Though through him hopes blossomed like flowers

A pure peace, untainted by the blemishes of betrayal.

فَإِنْ فَاتَنَا تَأْخِيرُ وَقْتِكَ فَلْيَكُنْ

فَإِنْ فَاتَنَا تَأْخِيرُ وَقْتِكَ فَلْيَكُنْ

لَنَا مِنْكَ فِي التَّقَدِيمِ أَجْرٌ وَمُذَّخَرْ

لَنَا مِنْكَ فِي التَّقَدِيمِ أَجْرٌ وَمُذَّخَرْ

So if we could not postpone your hour, let there be

If we are late in your burial rites

So if the prolongation of your time has eluded us, let there be

For us, through your going before us, a reward and a treasure laid up.

Let there be reward for us in placing you first

For us, in your early departure, a reward and a treasured provision.

وَذَاكَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ إِنَّهَا

وَذَاكَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الْمُصِيبَةِ إِنَّهَا

وَحَقِّكَ أَدْهَى مَا أُصِيبَ بِهِ بَشَرْ

وَحَقِّكَ أَدْهَى مَا أُصِيبَ بِهِ بَشَرْ

And that in proportion to the calamity; indeed, it is,

And that is proportional to the calamity—truly

And that shall be in proportion to the calamity, for indeed it is,

By your worth, the direst affliction any mortal has suffered.

Your right—the most painful that befell creation

By your right, the most devastating affliction to ever strike mankind.

سَنَصْبِرُ حَتَّى يَجْمَعَ الصَّبْرُ بَيْنَنَا

سَنَصْبِرُ حَتَّى يَجْمَعَ الصَّبْرُ بَيْنَنَا

وَفِي الصَّبْرِ لَوْ يَقْضِى بِهِ خَيْرُ مُفْتَخَرْ

وَفِي الصَّبْرِ لَوْ يَقْضِى بِهِ خَيْرُ مُفْتَخَرْ

We shall be patient until patience brings us together.

We will be patient until patience unites us again

We shall remain patient until patience gathers us together,

And in patience, should it be decreed, lies the finest cause for pride.

And in patience, if its decree brings finest pride

And in patience, should it be fulfilled, lies the finest glory.