فيamong عِدادِthe ranks of المَوتىthe dead وَفيand among ساكِنيthe inhabitants of الدُنthe world (word begins here)
في عِدادِ المَوتى وَفي ساكِني الدُن
ياcompletion of 'the world' أَبوAbu (father of) جَعفَرٍJaʿfar أَخيmy brother وَخَليليand my close friend
يا أَبو جَعفَرٍ أَخي وَخَليلي
Among the dead and among those dwelling in this world
Among the dead and among the living of this world,
is Abu Jaʿfar, my brother and close friend:
O Abu Ja'far, my brother and friend,
مَيِّتٌa dead man ماتَdied وَهوَwhile he فيin وارِفِthe abundance of العَيlife (word begins here)
مَيِّتٌ ماتَ وَهوَ في وارِفِ العَي
شِcompletion of 'life' مُقيماًdwelling فيin ظِلِّthe shade of عَيشٍa life ظَليلِsheltered by shade
شِ مُقيماً في ظِلِّ عَيشٍ ظَليلِ
a dead man who died amid life's abundance,
A dead man has died while he was in the spring of life
dwelling in the shade of a sheltered life.
Residing in the shade of a bleak living,
لَمdid not يَمُتdie ميتَةَa manner of dying الوَفاةِpassing away وَلَكِنand yet
لَم يَمُت ميتَةَ الوَفاةِ وَلَكِن
ماتَdied عَنaway from كُلِّall صالِحٍthat is good وَجَميلِand beautiful
ماتَ عَن كُلِّ صالِحٍ وَجَميلِ
He did not die by passing away, but
He did not die a natural death, but
died to all that is good and beautiful.
He died to all that is good and beautiful.