المُلكُdominion لِلَهِbelongs to God جَلَّexalted is القَردُthe monkey (apparently a typo for 'majesty') وَالشانُand glory
المُلكُ لِلَهِ جَلَّ القَردُ وَالشانُ
يَبقىHe endures وَيَفنىand perishes سواهُall besides Him الإِنسُhumankind وَالجانِand jinn
يَبقى وَيَفنى سواهُ الإِنسُ وَالجانِ
Dominion belongs to God, exalted in [majesty] and glory.
He endures, while all besides Him perish—humankind and jinn.
دَهرُtime بُدولٍwith changing fortunes وَدُنياand a world لاno دَوامَpermanence لَهاfor it
دَهرُ بُدولٍ وَدُنيا لا دَوامَ لَها
وَذوand the Lord of الجَلالِmajesty مَدىthroughout الأَدهارِthe ages دِيانِthe Judge
وَذو الجَلالِ مَدى الأَدهارِ دِيانِ
Time brings changing fortunes, and this world has no permanence.
And the Lord of Majesty is Judge throughout the ages.
وَصائِلُand the ravaging force of المَوتِdeath نِقادٌa discerning critic عَلىat يَدِهِhis hand
وَصائِلُ المَوتِ نِقادٌ عَلى يَدِهِ
يَختارُhe chooses أَحسَنَthe finest مَوجودٍbeing وَيَختانِand acts treacherously
يَختارُ أَحسَنَ مَوجودٍ وَيَختانِ
And death, the ravager, is a discerning critic; by his hand
He chooses the finest of beings and acts treacherously.
هَذاthis is حَليفُthe ally of التُقىpiety رَبُّthe master of الفَضائِلِvirtues مَنone who
هَذا حَليفُ التُقى رَبُّ الفَضائِلِ مَن
لَهُhe possesses مِنَof البِرِّgoodness ماthat which لَمnot يحصِhas counted حُسبانِreckoning
لَهُ مِنَ البِرِّ ما لَم يحصِ حُسبانِ
This is piety's ally, the master of virtues, one
Whose goodness no reckoning has encompassed.
مَحمودMahmoud باشاPasha سُلَيمانَSuleiman الَّذيwho شَهِدَتbore witness
مَحمود باشا سُلَيمانَ الَّذي شَهِدَت
بِحُسنِto the excellence of تَقواهُhis piety طِلابٌstudents وَأَقرانِand peers
بِحُسنِ تَقواهُ طِلابٌ وَأَقرانِ
Mahmoud Pasha Suleiman, for whom testimony was borne
To the excellence of his piety, by students and peers.
العالِمُthe learned man الفاضِلُthe virtuous المَحمودُthe praised one فيin أَثَرٍa legacy
العالِمُ الفاضِلُ المَحمودُ في أَثَرٍ
إِسماًin name وَفِعلاًand in deed وَلَمand not يُنقِصهُbe lacking in him إِحسانِbenevolence
إِسماً وَفِعلاً وَلَم يُنقِصهُ إِحسانِ
The learned, virtuous man, praised for his legacy,
In name and deed, and never lacking in benevolence.
لِداعيto the summoner of اللَهَGod قَدindeed لَبّىhe answered فَكانَso there was لَهُfor him
لِداعي اللَهَ قَد لَبّى فَكانَ لَهُ
عَدنُEden مَقاماًas a dwelling بِهاin it حَفَّتهُsurrounded him أَفنانِboughs
عَدنُ مَقاماً بِها حَفَّتهُ أَفنانِ
He answered God's summoner, and his was
Eden as a dwelling, where boughs enfolded him.
وَفيand in سِواهاwhat is beyond it حَباهُbestowed upon him اللَهُGod مَكرُمَةًan honor
وَفي سِواها حَباهُ اللَهُ مَكرُمَةً
كُلُّall التَمَتُّعِenjoyment وَاِستَصفاهُand chose him as his own رِضوانِRidwan
كُلُّ التَمَتُّعِ وَاِستَصفاهُ رِضوانِ
And beyond this, God bestowed on him an honor:
Full enjoyment, and Ridwan chose him as his own.
لَكِنَّهُbut he قَدindeed نَأىwent far away عَنّاfrom us وَأَخلَفَهُand succeeded him
لَكِنَّهُ قَد نَأى عَنّا وَأَخلَفَهُ
شَهمٌa gallant man ثُمامُthumam grass (perhaps a typo for 'valiant') لَهُto him فيin المَجدِglory صَنوانِkindred equals
شَهمٌ ثُمامُ لَهُ في المَجدِ صَنوانِ
But he has gone far from us, and was succeeded by
A gallant, [valiant] man, his twin in glory.
بِهِin him أَلىto (apparently intended) الأَهلِthe family وَالأَحبابِand loved ones تَعزِيَةًconsolation
بِهِ أَلى الأَهلِ وَالأَحبابِ تَعزِيَةً
وَلِلفَقيدِand for the departed جَميلُbeautiful الذِكرِremembrance رَنّانِresounding
وَلِلفَقيدِ جَميلُ الذِكرِ رَنّانِ
In him is consolation for family and loved ones,
And the departed's beautiful remembrance rings out.
وَإِنand though يَكُنit be رَسمُthe image of نَفسِthe soul of الشَيخِthe sheikh مُنطَبِعاًimprinted
وَإِن يَكُن رَسمُ نَفسِ الشَيخِ مُنطَبِعاً
عَلىupon القُلوبِhearts وَحاشاand far be it from الفِكرَthe mind نِسيانِforgetting
عَلى القُلوبِ وَحاشا الفِكرَ نِسيانِ
And though the image of the sheikh's soul is imprinted
Upon hearts—and far be it from the mind to forget—
لَكِنbut لِكَيلاso that not مِثالُa likeness of الشَكلِthe form نُحرِمُهُwe deny him
لَكِن لِكَيلا مِثالُ الشَكلِ نُحرِمُهُ
وَلاand not يَغيبُbe absent عَنِfrom الأَعيانِeyes جُثمانِa bodily form
وَلا يَغيبُ عَنِ الأَعيانِ جُثمانِ
Yet, lest we deny him a likeness of his form,
And his bodily form vanish from sight,
قَدindeed اِتَّخَذناwe have fashioned لَهُfor him مِنfrom شَخصِهِhis person مَثَلاًa likeness
قَد اِتَّخَذنا لَهُ مِن شَخصِهِ مَثَلاً
يَبدوappears عَلَيهِupon it مِنَof الإِجلالِreverence بُرهانِa proof
يَبدو عَلَيهِ مِنَ الإِجلالِ بُرهانِ
We have fashioned for him a likeness of his person,
Upon which a sign of reverence is apparent.
فَاِنظُرso look لَهُat it وَتَذَكَّرand recall عَظمَthe greatness of هَيبَتِهِhis imposing presence
فَاِنظُر لَهُ وَتَذَكَّر عَظمَ هَيبَتِهِ
وَقُلand say عَلَيهِupon him مِنَfrom الرَحمَنِthe All-Merciful رَضوانِgood pleasure
وَقُل عَلَيهِ مِنَ الرَحمَنِ رَضوانِ
So look upon it and recall the greatness of his imposing presence,
And say: 'May the All-Merciful's favor rest upon him.'