بَكىwept عَلىover حُجَّةِProof الإِسلامِIslam حينَwhen ثَوىhe lay at rest
بَكى عَلى حُجَّةِ الإِسلامِ حينَ ثَوى
مِنfrom كُلِّevery حَيٍّclan عَظيمِgreat القَدرِrank أَشرَفُهُits noblest member
مِن كُلِّ حَيٍّ عَظيمِ القَدرِ أَشرَفُهُ
They wept for the Proof of Islam when he was laid to rest—
the noblest of every clan of high standing.
وَماand there is no لِمَنfor whoever يَمتَريdraws forth فيfor the sake of اللَهِGod عَبرَتَهُhis tears
وَما لِمَن يَمتَري في اللَهِ عَبرَتَهُ
عَلىover أَبيAbu حامِدٍHamid لاحٍa reproacher يُعَنِّفُهُrebukes him
عَلى أَبي حامِدٍ لاحٍ يُعَنِّفُهُ
And for one who draws forth his tears for God's sake
over Abu Hamid, there is no reproacher to rebuke him.
تِلكَthat الرَزيَّةٌcalamity تَستَوهيsaps قُوىpowers جَلَدِيmy endurance
تِلكَ الرَزيَّةٌ تَستَوهي قُوى جَلَدِي
وَالطَّرفَand the eye تُسهِرُهُkeeps it awake وَالدَّمعَand the tears تَنزِفُهُdrains them
وَالطَّرفَ تُسهِرُهُ وَالدَّمعَ تَنزِفُهُ
That calamity saps the strength of my endurance,
and keeps the eye awake and drains its tears.
فَماfor there is no لَهُfor him خُلَّةٌtrait فيin الزُّهدِasceticism تُنكِرُهاyou disapprove of it
فَما لَهُ خُلَّةٌ في الزُّهدِ تُنكِرُها
وَماand there is no لَهُfor him شَبَهٌequal فيin العِلمِlearning يَعرِفُهُrecognizes him
وَما لَهُ شَبَهٌ في العِلمِ يَعرِفُهُ
For no trait of his asceticism can you fault,
and no equal to him in learning is known.
مَضىhe departed وَأَعظَمُand the greatest مَفقودٍone lost فُجِعتَyou were bereaved بِهِof him
مَضى وَأَعظَمُ مَفقودٍ فُجِعتَ بِهِ
مَنone who لاno نَظيرَpeer لَهُto him فيin الخَلقِcreation يَخلُفُهُsucceeds him
مَن لا نَظيرَ لَهُ في الخَلقِ يَخلُفُهُ
He is gone; and the greatest of those whose loss has stricken you
is one with no equal in all creation to take his place.
Translation model: Sol 6.1