ياO قبرgrave أضناناhas worn us out البكاءُweeping وتبسمُand you smile
يا قبر أضنانا البكاءُ وتبسمُ
أدريتdid you know أنthat الفضلexcellence فيكwithin you مخيمُencamped
أدريت أن الفضل فيك مخيمُ
O grave, weeping has worn us out, while you smile.
O grave, our tears and smile have grieved,
Did you know that excellence is encamped within you?
I knew that you were blessed and prized.
أعلمتdid you know أنكthat you قدindeed حويتhave enclosed محمداًMuhammad
أعلمت أنك قد حويت محمداً
وتركتand left أكبادhearts (literally, livers) الهوىlove تتضرمُburn fiercely
وتركت أكباد الهوى تتضرمُ
Did you know that you have enclosed Muhammad,
I knew that you contained Muhammed,
and left the hearts of love ablaze?
And left the lovers' livers inflamed.
هذاthis one الذيwho كانتwere بدائعmarvels فكرهhis thought
هذا الذي كانت بدائع فكره
تمليdictate البيانeloquence علىto اليراعِthe pen فينظمُso it composes verse
تملي البيان على اليراعِ فينظمُ
This is he whose wondrous thoughts
He whose thoughts were of wonders made,
would dictate eloquence to the pen, which would compose verse.
Dictating eloquence to the flourishing pen.
منfrom عِترةٍa family ثوتdwelt العلومthe sciences بدارهمin their home
من عِترةٍ ثوت العلوم بدارهم
فهموso they are لطلابfor seekers of الهدايةguidance أنجمstars
فهمو لطلاب الهداية أنجم
He was of a family in whose home the sciences dwelt;
From a family where knowledge thrived,
so they are stars for seekers of guidance.
They were guiding stars for seekers of truth.
أولاهbestowed upon him مولاهhis Lord مواهبgifts فضلهHis grace
أولاه مولاه مواهب فضله
واللهand God يعطيgives منwhomever يشاءHe wills ويرحمُand shows mercy
والله يعطي من يشاء ويرحمُ
His Lord bestowed upon him the gifts of His grace,
His Lord endowed him with graces of merit,
and God gives to whom He wills and shows mercy.
And Allah gives whom He wills, being Most Merciful.
وأقامand he dwelt فيin دارthe abode of النعيمbliss فأرخواso record the date
وأقام في دار النعيم فأرخوا
فيin جنةِthe garden of الفردوسِParadise أسكنwas given a home بيرمُBayram
في جنةِ الفردوسِ أسكن بيرمُ
And he dwelt in the abode of bliss; so record the date:
So rest in the Abode of Bliss, spread
In the Garden of Paradise, Bayram was given a home.
In Paradise's Garden your blessed tent.