قِف وَفَكِّر واجِماً مُستَعبِرا

قِف وَفَكِّر واجِماً مُستَعبِرا

وَتأَمَّل حالَ مَن حَلَّ الثَرى

وَتأَمَّل حالَ مَن حَلَّ الثَرى

Stop and reflect, silent with grief and weeping.

Stand still and think profoundly

And contemplate the state of one who has come to rest in the earth.

Contemplate the state of one laid in the earth

بَينَما المَرءُ عَزيزٌ آمِنٌ

بَينَما المَرءُ عَزيزٌ آمِنٌ

يُصبِحُ المِسكينُ فَرداً بِالعَرا

يُصبِحُ المِسكينُ فَرداً بِالعَرا

While a man is honored and secure,

While man is honored and secure

The poor soul finds himself alone in the open.

The destitute becomes isolated in the tombs

إِنَّ في ذا لَبَلاغاً لامرىء

إِنَّ في ذا لَبَلاغاً لامرىء

شاهَدَ الدُنيا كَأَحلامِ الكَرى

شاهَدَ الدُنيا كَأَحلامِ الكَرى

Indeed, in this is a lesson for one

In this is an admonition for one who sees

Who has seen this world as dreams of slumber.

The world is like a fleeting mirage

فَتَزَوّد مِن قَليلٍ زائِلٍ

فَتَزَوّد مِن قَليلٍ زائِلٍ

لِمُقامٍ شامِلٍ كُلّ الوَرى

لِمُقامٍ شامِلٍ كُلّ الوَرى

So take provisions from what is little and fleeting,

So prepare with little from what fades

For an abode that encompasses all humankind.

For an abode encompassing all the earth

مِثلَ هَذا صاحِبِ اللَحدِ فَقَد

مِثلَ هَذا صاحِبِ اللَحدِ فَقَد

كانَ صَدراً وَأَميرَ الأُمَرا

كانَ صَدراً وَأَميرَ الأُمَرا

Like this occupant of the grave—for he

Like this, the companion in the grave has

Was a leading dignitary and emir of emirs.

Once been a leader of command

صاحِبَ الطابِعِ عُثمانَ الَّذي

صاحِبَ الطابِعِ عُثمانَ الَّذي

كانَ صَدراً وَأَميرَ الأُمَرا

كانَ صَدراً وَأَميرَ الأُمَرا

The keeper of the seal, Uthman, who

The man of prestige, Othman who

Was a leading dignitary and emir of emirs.

Once been a leader of command

ذا جَمالٍ وَجَلالٍ زانَهُ

ذا جَمالٍ وَجَلالٍ زانَهُ

حُسنُ بِشرٍ كَنَسيمٍ إِذ سَرى

حُسنُ بِشرٍ كَنَسيمٍ إِذ سَرى

Endowed with beauty and majesty, he was adorned by

With beauty and glory adorning him

A lovely, cheerful countenance, like a breeze drifting by,

The charm of a pleasant breeze when it blows

وَخلالٍ وَكَمالٍ باهِرٍ

وَخلالٍ وَكَمالٍ باهِرٍ

وَحياءَ عَن مَعالٍ أَسفَرا

وَحياءَ عَن مَعالٍ أَسفَرا

And virtues and dazzling perfection,

And perfection and brilliance shining

And modesty that revealed lofty qualities.

And modesty from clear virtues

نَوّرَ اللَهُ تَعالى رَمسَهُ

نَوّرَ اللَهُ تَعالى رَمسَهُ

وَأَفاضَ الفَضلَ فيهِ وَالقِرى

وَأَفاضَ الفَضلَ فيهِ وَالقِرى

May God, exalted be He, illumine his grave,

May Allah illuminate his burial place

And pour grace and hospitality into it.

And grace him with bounty and blessings

وَاكفِهِ يا رَبّ إِذ تاريخُهُ

وَاكفِهِ يا رَبّ إِذ تاريخُهُ

اكفِ عُثمانَ أَميرَ الأُمَرا

اكفِ عُثمانَ أَميرَ الأُمَرا

And protect him, O Lord, for his chronogram is:

And protect him, O Lord, as his history

Protect Uthman, emir of emirs.

Protect Othman, the leader of command