لحدٌa grave ثواهhe dwelt in it عليٌّAli كانwas خيرthe finest فتىًyoung man
لحدٌ ثواه عليٌّ كان خير فتىً
منfrom الحداثةyouth حتىuntil منتهىthe end الأجلِthe allotted lifespan
من الحداثة حتى منتهى الأجلِ
A grave where Ali rests—he was the finest young man,
For a time he lived, the best of men
From youth until the end of his allotted span.
From his youth until the end of his days
وكانand he was للحرمينfor the two sanctuaries الأشرفينthe two most noble علىwith
وكان للحرمين الأشرفين على
براعةgreat skill ترجمانan interpreter القولword والعملand deed
براعة ترجمان القول والعمل
And for the two most noble sanctuaries he was, with
He was eloquent in word and deed
Great skill, an interpreter of word and deed.
For the two noble sanctuaries
قضىhe spent بطاعةin obedience to باريهhis Creator الحيوةlife ومنand whoever
قضى بطاعة باريه الحيوة ومن
لاقىmet المنيةdeath لاقىattained أحسنthe finest الأملhope
لاقى المنية لاقى أحسن الأمل
He spent his life obeying his Creator; and whoever
He lived in obedience to his Creator
Met death attained the finest hope.
And met death with great hope
يبكىis mourned عليهfor him ولكنbut للمنونto death أتىcame
يبكى عليه ولكن للمنون أتى
كلevery ابنson انثىwoman وهذاand this ظاهرٌplain وجليand clear
كل ابن انثى وهذا ظاهرٌ وجلي
He is mourned, yet to death comes
He is mourned but death comes
Every son of woman; this is plain and clear.
For every son of woman, this is clear
لماwhen قضىcompleted أجلاًan allotted term أضحىbecame مؤرخهُhis chronogram
لما قضى أجلاً أضحى مؤرخهُ
لقدindeed رقىascended كلall جناتgardens النعيمbliss عليAli
لقد رقى كل جنات النعيم علي
When his allotted term ended, his chronogram was:
When his time was up, his chronicle was written
Indeed, Ali has ascended to all the gardens of bliss.
He ascended to the Gardens of Bliss