حنىbowed علىover هذاthis الضريحthe tomb الصبىyouth
حنى على هذا الضريح الصبى
يبكيweeps for دفيناًone entombed كانwas زينthe adornment of الشبابْyouth
يبكي دفيناً كان زين الشبابْ
Youth bowed over this tomb,
The boy bent over this tomb
Weeping for one entombed who was the adornment of youth.
Crying for the one buried, who was the beauty of youth.
فتىa youth زهاshone لكنbut خباfaded مُعْجلاًprematurely
فتى زها لكن خبا مُعْجلاً
فمرّso he passed بالدنياthrough the world كلمحlike the flash of الشهابْthe meteor
فمرّ بالدنيا كلمح الشهابْ
A youth who shone, but faded too soon,
A radiant lad, though fate cut him short,
So he passed through the world like a meteor’s flash.
He passed through life as a shooting star's flash.
لوhad صَانهpreserved him العِلمُlearning أتىhe would have brought دَهْرَهُhis age
لو صَانه العِلمُ أتى دَهْرَهُ
منfrom علمهhis knowledge بالبيّناتwith the clear proofs العجابْwondrous
من علمه بالبيّنات العجابْ
Had learning preserved him, he would have brought his age
If knowledge had protected him, his time
Wondrous proofs drawn from his knowledge.
Would have come with wondrous proofs of his wisdom.
قضىhe died فقيداًmourned فانطوىand so was hidden away ههناhere
قضى فقيداً فانطوى ههنا
كنزٌa treasure منof الأخلاقvirtues تحتbeneath الترابْthe earth
كنزٌ من الأخلاق تحت الترابْ
He died, mourned; and here lay hidden
He passed away, so a treasure of morals
A treasure of virtues beneath the earth.
Was folded here, under the soil's dust.