لحدٌa grave ثوىlay at rest فيهin it بدرthe full moon العلمof knowledge واO! أسفاًsorrow!
لحدٌ ثوى فيه بدر العلم وا أسفاً
عليهfor him منfrom بعدهafter him ركنthe pillar العلومof the sciences وهاgrew weak
عليه من بعده ركن العلوم وها
A grave wherein the full moon of knowledge rests—alas
Alas for him, pillar of knowledge, in whom the full moon of learning set!
for him! After his passing, the pillar of the sciences grew weak.
After him the pillar of the sciences, the refuge of mankind,
مفتىmufti الأنامof humankind هوhe البزريُّal-Bizri أحمدAhmad منwho
مفتى الأنام هو البزريُّ أحمد من
قدindeed كانwas شمسa sun هدىof guidance فيماin what وعىhe understood ونهاand he forbade
قد كان شمس هدى فيما وعى ونها
He is the mufti of humankind, Ahmad al-Bizri, who
Ahmad al-Bazari it was who had been a guiding sun in understanding and right conduct.
was indeed a sun of guidance in what he understood and forbade.
He lived in glory through piety in this lowly world, and thus
زهاhe shone بفضلthrough the merit of تقىpiety فيin ذيthis الدنىthe world وقضىand he passed away
زها بفضل تقى في ذي الدنى وقضى
كذاكthus أرختI recorded the date فيin ظلthe shade النعيمof bliss زهاhe shone
كذاك أرخت في ظل النعيم زها
He shone through the merit of piety in this world, and passed away.
In the shade of bliss his life span was recorded.
Thus I recorded the date: 'In the shade of bliss he shone.'
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.