أَخُbrother of طَهَTaha ماتَhas died وَصِهرُهُand his son-in-law رُكنُpillar of الأُمَمthe nations
أَخُ طَهَ ماتَ وَصِهرُهُ رُكنُ الأُمَم
سَيفُsword of الإِلَهِGod وَنَصرُهُand His aid مَتنُbackbone of الهِمَمresolves
سَيفُ الإِلَهِ وَنَصرُهُ مَتنُ الهِمَم
Taha's brother has died—his son-in-law, the pillar of nations,
the sword of God and His aid, the backbone of resolve.
فيin مَأتَمٍa mourning assembly كُلُّall الوُجودِexistence لِمَوتِهِfor his death
في مَأتَمٍ كُلُّ الوُجودِ لِمَوتِهِ
ذوpossessing مَدمَعٍtears طَرفُthe eye of الخَلائِقِcreated beings مُنسَجِمstreaming
ذو مَدمَعٍ طَرفُ الخَلائِقِ مُنسَجِم
All existence is in mourning for his death;
the eye of all creatures streams with tears.
ماwhat لِلمَشارِقِfor the eastern lands وَالمَغارِبِand the western lands فيin أَسىًsorrow
ما لِلمَشارِقِ وَالمَغارِبِ في أَسىً
ماnot العُربُthe Arabs إِلّاexcept فيin عَويلٍwailing وَالعَجَمand the non-Arabs
ما العُربُ إِلّا في عَويلٍ وَالعَجَم
Why are the eastern and western lands in sorrow?
The Arabs do nothing but wail, and so do the non-Arabs.
ماتَhas died الَّذيhe who نَصَرَaided الإِلَهَGod وَحِبَّهُand His beloved
ماتَ الَّذي نَصَرَ الإِلَهَ وَحِبَّهُ
بِيَمينِهِwith his right hand وَبِذيand with Dhu (possessor of) الفَقارِal-Fiqar المُصطَلِمthe annihilator
بِيَمينِهِ وَبِذي الفَقارِ المُصطَلِم
Dead is he who aided God and His beloved
with his right hand and with Dhu al-Fiqar, the annihilator.
ماتَhas died الَّذيhe who فَتَحَconquered الوُجودَexistence بِبَأسِهِwith his might
ماتَ الَّذي فَتَحَ الوُجودَ بِبَأسِهِ
وَمَحاand wiped away الضَلالَerror بِحَدِّهِwith his blade's edge مُجلىdispeller of الظُلَمdarkness
وَمَحا الضَلالَ بِحَدِّهِ مُجلى الظُلَم
Dead is he who conquered existence with his might
and wiped away error with his blade's edge, dispelling darkness.
ماتَhas died الَّذيhe who كَشَفَremoved الظَلامَthe darkness عَنِfrom الضِياthe light
ماتَ الَّذي كَشَفَ الظَلامَ عَنِ الضِيا
وَسَقىand gave to drink بَنيthe sons of الشِركِpolytheism الحَميمَboiling water المُضطَرِمblazing
وَسَقى بَني الشِركِ الحَميمَ المُضطَرِم
Dead is he who lifted darkness from the light
and gave the sons of polytheism blazing, boiling water to drink.
لَنَوىfor the departure of إِمامِthe Imam of العالَمينَthe worlds وَخَيرِهاand their best
لَنَوى إِمامِ العالَمينَ وَخَيرِها
بَعدَafter الرَسولِthe Messenger المُصطَفىthe chosen طَرفيmy eye خِضَمa vast sea
بَعدَ الرَسولِ المُصطَفى طَرفي خِضَم
For the departure of the Imam of the worlds and their best
after the chosen Messenger, my eye is a vast sea.
ياO خَيرَbest of خَلقِthe creation of اللَهِGod بَعدَafter مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
يا خَيرَ خَلقِ اللَهِ بَعدَ مُحَمَّدٍ
لاno خَيرَgoodness بَعدَكَafter you فيamong الخَلائِقِcreated beings كُلِّهِمall of them
لا خَيرَ بَعدَكَ في الخَلائِقِ كُلِّهِم
O best of God's creation after Muhammad,
there is no good after you among all creatures.
ياO خَيرَbest of خَلقِthe creation of اللَهِGod بَعدَafter مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
يا خَيرَ خَلقِ اللَهِ بَعدَ مُحَمَّدٍ
مِنّيfrom me السَلامُpeace عَليكَupon you ماas long as شاءَwills الحَكَمthe Judge
مِنّي السَلامُ عَليكَ ما شاءَ الحَكَم
O best of God's creation after Muhammad,
from me, peace be upon you for as long as the Judge wills.
Translation model: Sol 6.1