ياO نادcaller ياO فرقةparting الأحبابof loved ones همthey قدمواhave arrived
يا ناد يا فرقة الأحباب هم قدموا
علىbefore الكريمthe Generous One فماذاso why الحزنgrief والندمand regret
على الكريم فماذا الحزن والندم
O you who cry, 'O parting of loved ones!'—they have come
before the Generous One—why, then, grief and regret?
سلّمsubmit لربّكto your Lord ماwhat يقضيهHe decrees it مُقتفياًfollowing
سلّم لربّك ما يقضيه مُقتفياً
آثارthe footsteps قومof a people لهto Him مذonce سلّمواthey submitted سَلمواthey found safety
آثار قوم له مذ سلّموا سَلموا
Submit to your Lord in what He decrees, following
the footsteps of those who found safety once they submitted to Him.
واصبرand be patient علىwith ماwhat قضىhas decreed مولاكyour Master محتسباًseeking divine reward
واصبر على ما قضى مولاك محتسباً
تَنَلyou will attain منfrom الفضلbounty ماwhat يُرجىis hoped for ويُغتنمand is seized as a boon
تَنَل من الفضل ما يُرجى ويُغتنم
And patiently bear what your Master decrees, seeking His reward;
you will gain from His bounty what is hoped for and eagerly seized.
ماwhatever أوجدbrought into being اللَهGod فيin الدنياthis world سيُعدمهHe will bring it to nothing
ما أوجد اللَه في الدنيا سيُعدمه
لاdo not تطمعنّever hope فيfor وجودexistence ماwhat بهwithin it عدمnonexistence
لا تطمعنّ في وجود ما به عدم
Whatever God brought into being in this world, He will bring to nothing.
Do not hope for lasting existence in what carries extinction within it.
قدindeed أثبتhas demonstrated نحوconcerning هذاthis الكونuniverse حكمتهHis wisdom
قد أثبت نحو هذا الكون حكمته
وللمُدبّرand for the Disposer فيin تصريفهHis governance حكَمwise purposes
وللمُدبّر في تصريفه حكَم
He has shown His wisdom concerning this universe,
and the Disposer has wise purposes in His governance.
هلis there فيin الحياةlife دواماًpermanence للورىfor humankind طمعhope
هل في الحياة دواماً للورى طمع
منfrom بعدafter موتthe death رسولof the Messenger اللهof God بينهمamong them
من بعد موت رسول الله بينهم
Have mortals any hope of living forever
after the death of God's Messenger in their midst?
مَنthe one who كفّهhis palm سبّحتglorified God فيهاin it الحصىthe pebbles وجرتand flowed
مَن كفّه سبّحت فيها الحصى وجرت
منهاfrom it عيونsprings زلالlimpid water دونهاbeneath them الديمthe steady rains
منها عيون زلال دونها الديم
He in whose palm the pebbles praised God, while there flowed
from it springs of limpid water, surpassing the steady rains.
عظيمa great one قدindeed رسُمَتhave been portrayed أوصافthe features خلقتهof his bodily form
عظيم قد رسُمَت أوصاف خلقته
وقدand indeed سماrose high خُلقاًin character منhe whose وصفهhis attribute العظَمgreatness
وقد سما خُلقاً من وصفه العظَم
A great one, whose bodily features have been portrayed,
and lofty in character is he whose attribute is greatness.
تُرىI wonder تَرىwill see مقلتيmy eye أنوارthe lights حجرتهof his chamber
تُرى تَرى مقلتي أنوار حجرته
كيماso that أناديI may call out فمنfor whoever ناداهcalls upon him يعتصمfinds refuge
كيما أنادي فمن ناداه يعتصم
Will my eye, I wonder, see the lights of his chamber,
so that I may call out? For whoever calls upon him finds refuge.
ياO خيرbest of مَنthose who دُفنَتwere buried بالقاعin the plain أعظمهhis bones
يا خير مَن دُفنَت بالقاع أعظمه
فطابand so grew fragrant منfrom طيبهنّtheir fragrance القاعthe plain والأكمand the hillocks
فطاب من طيبهنّ القاع والأكم
O best of those whose bones are buried in the plain,
the plain and hillocks grew fragrant from their fragrance.
روحيmy soul الفداءthe ransom لقبرfor a grave أنتyou ساكنهits inhabitant
روحي الفداء لقبر أنت ساكنه
فيهin it العفافchastity وفيهand in it الجودbounty والكرمand generosity
فيه العفاف وفيه الجود والكرم
May my soul be ransom for the grave in which you dwell:
in it is chastity, and in it are bounty and generosity.
عليكupon you أزكىpurest صلاةblessing لاno انقضاءending لهاfor it
عليك أزكى صلاة لا انقضاء لها
وافتhas come بأزكىwith the purest سلامgreeting of peace ليسis not ينفصمsevered
وافت بأزكى سلام ليس ينفصم
Upon you be the purest blessing, without end,
coming with the purest greeting of peace, never broken.