أَيَدريdo they know? المُسلِمونَthe Muslims بِمَنthrough whom أُصيبواthey were stricken
أَيَدري المُسلِمونَ بِمَن أُصيبوا
وَقَدand already وارَواthey buried سَليماًSalim فيin التُرابِthe earth
وَقَد وارَوا سَليماً في التُرابِ
Do the Muslims know whose loss has stricken them,
now that they have laid Salim in the earth?
هَوىfell رُكنُthe pillar of الحَديثِProphetic traditions فَأَيُّso what قُطبٍlodestar
هَوى رُكنُ الحَديثِ فَأَيُّ قُطبٍ
لِطُلّابِfor seekers of الحَقيقَةِtruth وَالصَوابِand rightness
لِطُلّابِ الحَقيقَةِ وَالصَوابِ
The pillar of hadith has fallen—what lodestar remains
for seekers of truth and right?
مُوَطَّأَO Muwatta مالِكٍMalik's عَزِّconsole البُخاريal-Bukhari
مُوَطَّأَ مالِكٍ عَزِّ البُخاري
وَدَعand leave لِلَّهِto God تَعزِيَةَthe consolation of الكِتابِthe Book
وَدَع لِلَّهِ تَعزِيَةَ الكِتابِ
O Malik's Muwatta, console al-Bukhari,
and leave the consoling of the Book to God.
فَماfor no فيamong الناطِقينِthose who speak فَمٌmouth يُوَفّيprovides in full
فَما في الناطِقينِ فَمٌ يُوَفّي
عَزاءَconsolation for الدينِthe faith فيin هَذاthis المُصابِcalamity
عَزاءَ الدينِ في هَذا المُصابِ
For among those who speak, no mouth can give
faith its due consolation in this calamity.
قَضىdied الشَيخُthe learned elder المُحَدِّثُthe hadith scholar وَهوَwhile he يُمليdictates
قَضى الشَيخُ المُحَدِّثُ وَهوَ يُملي
عَلىto طُلّابِهِhis students فَصلَdecisive clarity of الخِطابِspeech
عَلى طُلّابِهِ فَصلَ الخِطابِ
The sheikh, the hadith scholar, died while dictating
decisive discourse to his students.
وَلَمand did not تَنقُصdiminish لَهُfor him التِسعونَninety years عَزماًresolve
وَلَم تَنقُص لَهُ التِسعونَ عَزماً
وَلاnor صَدَّتهُdeterred him عَنfrom دَركِattaining الطِلابِwhat was sought
وَلا صَدَّتهُ عَن دَركِ الطِلابِ
His ninety years had not diminished his resolve,
nor kept him from attaining what he sought.
وَماand did not غالَتravage قَريحَتَهُhis native genius اللَياليthe nights
وَما غالَت قَريحَتَهُ اللَيالي
وَلاnor خانَتهُbetrayed him ذاكِرَةُthe memory of الشَبابِyouth
وَلا خانَتهُ ذاكِرَةُ الشَبابِ
Nor had the nights ravaged his native genius,
nor had his youthful memory betrayed him.
أَشَيخَO sheikh of المُسلِمينَthe Muslims نَأَيتَyou went far away عَنّاfrom us
أَشَيخَ المُسلِمينَ نَأَيتَ عَنّا
عَظيمَgreat in الأَجرِrecompense مَوفورَabundant in الثَوابِreward
عَظيمَ الأَجرِ مَوفورَ الثَوابِ
O sheikh of the Muslims, you have gone far from us,
with great recompense and abundant reward.
لَقَدindeed سَبَقَتwas foreordained لَكَfor you الحُسنىthe finest reward فَطوبىso blessed be
لَقَد سَبَقَت لَكَ الحُسنى فَطوبى
لِمَوقِفِfor the standing of شَيخِناour sheikh يَومَthe Day of الحِسابِReckoning
لِمَوقِفِ شَيخِنا يَومَ الحِسابِ
Indeed, the finest reward was foreordained for you—so blessed be
our sheikh's standing on the Day of Reckoning!
إِذاwhen أَلقىputs السُؤالَthe question عَلَيكَto you مُلقٍa questioner
إِذا أَلقى السُؤالَ عَلَيكَ مُلقٍ
تَصَدّىsteps forward عَنكَon your behalf بِرُّكِyour righteousness لِلجَوابِto answer
تَصَدّى عَنكَ بِرُّكِ لِلجَوابِ
When a questioner puts a question to you,
your righteousness will step forward to answer for you.
وَنادىand proclaimed العَدلُjustice وَالإِحسانُand benevolence إِنّاindeed we
وَنادى العَدلُ وَالإِحسانُ إِنّا
نُزَكّيwe vouch for ماwhat يَقولُhe says وَلاand do not نُحابيwe show favoritism
نُزَكّي ما يَقولُ وَلا نُحابي
And Justice and Benevolence will proclaim: 'Indeed, we
vouch for what he says, and show no partiality.'
قِفواstand ياO أَيُّهاyou العُلَماءُthe scholars وَاِبكواand weep
قِفوا يا أَيُّها العُلَماءُ وَاِبكوا
وَرَوّواand drench لَحدَهُhis grave قَبلَbefore الحِسابِthe Reckoning
وَرَوّوا لَحدَهُ قَبلَ الحِسابِ
Stand, O scholars, and weep,
and drench his grave before the Reckoning.
فَهَذاfor this يَومُناour day وَلَنَحنُand surely we أَولىmore entitled
فَهَذا يَومُنا وَلَنَحنُ أَولى
بِبَذلِto shedding الدَمعِtears مِنthan ذاتِshe who wears الخِضابِhenna dye
بِبَذلِ الدَمعِ مِن ذاتِ الخِضابِ
For this is our day, and surely we are more entitled
to shed tears than she who wears henna.
عَلَيكَupon you تَحِيَّةُthe greeting of الإِسلامِIslam وَقفاًas a perpetual endowment
عَلَيكَ تَحِيَّةُ الإِسلامِ وَقفاً
وَأَهليهِand its people إِلىuntil يَومِthe Day of المَآبِReturn
وَأَهليهِ إِلى يَومِ المَآبِ
Upon you be Islam's greeting, as a perpetual endowment,
and that of its people, until the Day of Return.