رعاكmay He watch over you اللهGod ذاpossessing الأجرthe reward الجزيلabundant
رعاك الله ذا الأجر الجزيل
علىfor فقدانthe loss of مكفولthe ward of الخليلِal-Khalil
على فقدان مكفول الخليلِ
May God watch over you, endowed with abundant reward,
May God grant you ample reward
for the loss of al-Khalil's ward.
For the loss of your faithful friend
مضىhe passed on لكfor you فاتحاًopening باباًa gate لدارto the abode of الthe
مضى لك فاتحاً باباً لدار ال
سلامpeace ورؤيةِand the vision of الرَّبthe Lord الجليلmajestic
سلام ورؤيةِ الرَّب الجليل
He passed on, opening for you a gate to the abode of
He has departed, opening for you the door
peace and the vision of the majestic Lord,
To the abode of peace and the sight of the Majestic Lord
كماas قدindeed جاءwas reported أبقاكmay He preserve you الإلهGod السـthe years (word begins)
كما قد جاء أبقاك الإله السـ
ـنينyears (word ends) كماas تشاءُyou wish عنfrom الرسولthe Messenger
ـنين كما تشاءُ عن الرسول
as has been reported—may God preserve you for the
May God keep you alive for years to come
years you wish—from the Messenger.
As you wish, after the Messenger
فكلٌso everyone آفلwaning كمداًin grief ووجْداًand anguish
فكلٌ آفل كمداً ووجْداً
علىover فقدانهمtheir loss of بدرthe full moon الأفولsetting
على فقدانهم بدر الأفول
So everyone wanes in grief and anguish
For all things fade like dew and passion
over their loss of the full moon now set.
At their loss, the setting sun
علىover منthe one who كانَwould have been لوif كانthere were العزاءconsolation الـthe
على من كانَ لو كان العزاء الـ
ـمُفدّىransomed one بالخطيرwith the eminent وبالمنيلand with the generous giver
ـمُفدّى بالخطير وبالمنيل
Over one who, were consolation possible, would have been the
For one who, had consolation been
one ransomed with the eminent and the generous.
Redeemable by the precious and the priceless
فقدfor indeed شملenveloped الجميعَeveryone شمولَan encompassing حزنgrief
فقد شمل الجميعَ شمولَ حزن
نصيرُwe become بهthrough it عليهover him بلاwithout شمولwine
نصيرُ به عليه بلا شمول
For it has enveloped everyone in all-encompassing grief,
Then it would have embraced all
leaving us distraught over him, without wine.
As a sincere comforter embraces without reserve
فيارَso, O (grave begins) مساًgrave (word ends) حوىenclosed نجماًa star منيراًradiant
فيارَ مساً حوى نجماً منيراً
سقاكmay He water you اللهGod صوبَthe downpour of السّلسبيلSalsabil
سقاك الله صوبَ السّلسبيل
So, O grave that has enclosed a radiant star,
So farewell a starry night that harbored
may God water you with Salsabil's downpour.
A shining star - may God give you clear waters to drink
فماfor there is nothing وأبيكby your father بعدكafter you غيرother than طَرفan eye
فما وأبيك بعدك غير طَرف
كليلٍdimmed للرّدىby death طرفٍan eye كحيلkohl-darkened
كليلٍ للرّدى طرفٍ كحيل
For, by your father, after you there is nothing but an eye
After you, by your father, none remains but
dimmed by death, an eye darkened with kohl.
A slight crescent for calamity, a crescent like an eyelid
سنقضيwe shall fulfill حقthe due of فقدِكlosing you ماas long as بقيناwe remain
سنقضي حق فقدِك ما بقينا
بدمعwith tears ساجمstreaming شافيsoothing الغليلburning anguish
بدمع ساجم شافي الغليل
We shall fulfill the duty of mourning you as long as we live,
We will fulfill the right of your loss as long as we live
with streaming tears that soothe burning anguish.
With copious, healing tears
وحسبكand sufficient for you ياO أباfather of عمرٍAmr بماwith what فيin الـthe
وحسبك يا أبا عمرٍ بما في الـ
ـجنانgardens عزاconsolation علىfor الصبرpatience الجميلbeautiful
ـجنان عزا على الصبر الجميل
And sufficient for you, O Abu Amr, is what lies in the
And it suffices you, O Abu Umar, what the
gardens, as consolation for beautiful patience.
Gardens hold as solace for beautiful patience
وإنand indeed بنيthe children of البسيطةِthe earth كيفماhowever همthey are
وإن بني البسيطةِ كيفما هم
سبيلهمُtheir path إلىto هذاthis السبيلpath
سبيلهمُ إلى هذا السبيل
And indeed the children of the earth, whatever their state,
And however the Bani Basitah are
their path leads to this path.
Their way is this way
فدمْso live on منfrom بعدafter منthe one who أبكىmade weep البراياcreation
فدمْ من بعد من أبكى البرايا
قريرَat peace العينthe eye ذاpossessing عمرa lifetime طويلlong
قريرَ العين ذا عمر طويل
So live on after the one who made creation weep,
He who wept the ruins after
with peaceful eyes and a long life.
The cheerful-eyed one of lengthy life