برحمةِ الله ورضوانِهِ

برحمةِ الله ورضوانِهِ

فتىً تحلّى بالصّبا والحِجى

فتىً تحلّى بالصّبا والحِجى

In God's mercy and His favor,

With God's mercy and pleasure

A youth adorned with youthfulness and wisdom.

A youth adorned with youthfulness and vitality

رجوته لِلدَّهرِ مِلءَ المُنى

رجوته لِلدَّهرِ مِلءَ المُنى

فخانه الدَّهرُ وخابَ الرَّجا

فخانه الدَّهرُ وخابَ الرَّجا

For the years to come, I placed all my hopes in him.

I wished for him a life filled with joy

But time betrayed him, and hope was dashed.

But fate betrayed him and hope was lost

سَقَاكَ دمعي يا ثرىً طاهراً

سَقَاكَ دمعي يا ثرىً طاهراً

زرعتُ حَوْلَيْهِ الأسى والشجا

زرعتُ حَوْلَيْهِ الأسى والشجا

My tears watered you, O pure earth.

My tears have watered you, O pure earth

Around it I planted grief and sorrow.

I have sown grief and anguish around him

قبرٌ حَوَى حِكمتَ تأريخُهُ

قبرٌ حَوَى حِكمتَ تأريخُهُ

دفنتُ فهي أملاً مُرْتَجى

دفنتُ فهي أملاً مُرْتَجى

A grave that held Hikmat; its chronogram:

A grave that contains the wisdom of its inscription

[Wording unclear:] I buried; so she/it is a longed-for hope.

I buried in it a hoped-for aspiration