ميتa dead man ماتdied فيin محلthe place of قرارهhis abode
ميت مات في محل قراره
لمdid not يغبbe absent عنfrom محلهhis dwelling وجوارهand his neighborhood
لم يغب عن محله وجواره
A dead man died in his place of abode;
A dead man died in his place of rest
He never left his dwelling or his neighborhood.
He did not disappear from his place and neighborhood
سودblackened الشعرthe hair عارضيهthe sides of his face فغابتand so vanished
سود الشعر عارضيه فغابت
شمسthe sun خديهhis cheeks فيin بهاءthe splendor of نهارهhis day
شمس خديه في بهاء نهاره
Hair blackened the sides of his face, and so vanished
The blackness of his hair appeared and his
The sun of his cheeks amid the splendor of his day.
Cheeks' sun disappeared in the brilliance of his day
قدindeed علمناwe have learned وليسand there is no فيin ذاكthat شكdoubt
قد علمنا وليس في ذاك شك
أنthat منwhoever ماتdied سودواthey blackened بابthe door of دارهhis house
أن من مات سودوا باب داره
We have learned—and of this there is no doubt—
We knew, and there is no doubt in that,
That when someone dies, they blacken the door of his house.
That whoever died, darkened the door of his house