رَمسٌa grave ثَواهُhe dwelt in it كَريمُa noble man قَومٍa people ماجِدٌillustrious
رَمسٌ ثَواهُ كَريمُ قَومٍ ماجِدٌ
فَجَرىso flowed عَليهِover it الدَمعُthe tears مِثلَlike العَندَمِcrimson dye
فَجَرى عَليهِ الدَمعُ مِثلَ العَندَمِ
A grave where a noble, illustrious man of his people has come to rest;
So tears flowed over it like crimson dye.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man قَضىpassed away بِاللَهِby God مُرتَحلاًdeparting إِلىto
شَهمٌ قَضى بِاللَهِ مُرتَحلاً إِلى
دارِabode السَعادةِhappiness فيin النَعيمِbliss الأَعظَمِthe greatest
دارِ السَعادةِ في النَعيمِ الأَعظَمِ
A noble-hearted man passed away—by God—departing for
The abode of happiness, amid the greatest bliss.
وَمَضىand he went إِلىto اللَهِGod الغَفورِthe All-Forgiving ميمِّماًseeking
وَمَضى إِلى اللَهِ الغَفورِ ميمِّماً
مِنfrom عَفوِهِHis pardon الفَيّاضِoverflowing خَيرَthe best مُيمَّمِdestination
مِن عَفوِهِ الفَيّاضِ خَيرَ مُيمَّمِ
And he went to God, the All-Forgiving, seeking
The best destination in His overflowing pardon.
مِنfrom آلِthe family of طاسوTaso مِنamong أَفاضلthe finest مَعشَرٍa community
مِن آلِ طاسو مِن أَفاضل مَعشَرٍ
فازواthey won بِمَجدٍwith glory فيamong الأَنامِhumankind مُكرَّمِhonored
فازوا بِمَجدٍ في الأَنامِ مُكرَّمِ
Of the house of Taso, among a community's finest,
Who won honored glory among humankind.
هَدَمَتْbrought down بِهِin him الأَيّامُthe days رُكنَa pillar عِصابَةٍa fellowship
هَدَمَتْ بِهِ الأَيّامُ رُكنَ عِصابَةٍ
فَهَوىso he fell وَلَكنand yet ذِكرُهُhis memory لَمnot يهدمِbe destroyed
فَهَوى وَلَكن ذِكرُهُ لَم يهدمِ
In him, the days brought down a pillar of a fellowship;
So he fell, yet his memory was not destroyed.
وَلَقَدand indeed أَقامَhe settled بِمَضجَعٍin a resting place هُوَhe ضِمنهُwithin it
وَلَقَد أَقامَ بِمَضجَعٍ هُوَ ضِمنهُ
ذُخرٌa treasure غَداbecame لِثَراهُfor its soil أَكرَمَthe noblest مَغنَمِprize
ذُخرٌ غَدا لِثَراهُ أَكرَمَ مَغنَمِ
And indeed he has settled in a resting place, where he is
A treasure that became its soil's noblest prize.
فَأَتىso came مُؤرِّخُهُhis chronicler يُناديcalling out باكِراًearly
فَأَتى مُؤرِّخُهُ يُنادي باكِراً
لَكَfor you أَيُّهاO القَبرُthe grave البِشارَةُthe glad tidings فَاِنعَمِso rejoice
لَكَ أَيُّها القَبرُ البِشارَةُ فَاِنعَمِ
So his chronicler came, calling out early:
Glad tidings are yours, O grave; so rejoice!