ذا ضَريحٌ حَلَّ قَلبَهْ

ذا ضَريحٌ حَلَّ قَلبَهْ

طَائِعٌ مَا عَاشَ رَبهْ

طَائِعٌ مَا عَاشَ رَبهْ

This is a tomb; within its heart now rests

This is a tomb, within whose heart rests

one who obeyed his Lord throughout his life—

one who obeyed his Lord as long as he lived.

مُحسنُ العشرَةِ صَافٍ

مُحسنُ العشرَةِ صَافٍ

مَنْ تَلقَاهُ أحَبهْ

مَنْ تَلقَاهُ أحَبهْ

gracious in companionship, pure-hearted;

Kind in his dealings and sincere,

whoever met him loved him.

whoever met him loved him.

مُحَمدُ الزَّاوش قاضٍ

مُحَمدُ الزَّاوش قاضٍ

كَانَ ذا عَدلٍ وَهَيْبَهْ

كَانَ ذا عَدلٍ وَهَيْبَهْ

Muhammad al-Zāwush, a judge,

Muhammad al-Zawush, a judge,

was a man of justice and commanding presence.

was a man of justice and dignity.

بَل تَخَلَّى عنْ قَضَاهُ

بَل تَخَلَّى عنْ قَضَاهُ

مُخلِصاً لِلهِ تَوبَهْ

مُخلِصاً لِلهِ تَوبَهْ

Yet he relinquished his judgeship,

But he withdrew from his judgeship,

devoting his repentance sincerely to God.

sincere in his repentance to God.

فَاسألِ اللهِ إلَيهِ

فَاسألِ اللهِ إلَيهِ

رَحْمَةً تَستُرُ عَيبَهْ

رَحْمَةً تَستُرُ عَيبَهْ

So beseech God to send him

So ask God to grant him

mercy that will veil his faults.

mercy that conceals his fault.

إنَّمَا المَولَى كَرِيمٌ

إنَّمَا المَولَى كَرِيمٌ

يَرحَمِ الشَّيخَ وَصَحْبِهْ

يَرحَمِ الشَّيخَ وَصَحْبِهْ

Indeed, the Lord is generous;

The Lord is indeed generous;

may He have mercy on the sheikh and his companions.

may He have mercy on the sheikh and his companions.

قَدْ تُوُفِّي أرخُوهُ

قَدْ تُوُفِّي أرخُوهُ

يَمْسَحِ الالهُ ذَنْبَهْ

يَمْسَحِ الالهُ ذَنْبَهْ

He has died—set down its date as:

He has died; record the date of his passing:

“May God erase his sin.”

May God wipe away his sin.