مَضىdeparted عَنfrom آلِthe family of حدادٍHaddad كَريمٌa noble man
مَضى عَن آلِ حدادٍ كَريمٌ
أَتاهُcame to him البَينُparting فيin شَرخِthe prime of الشَبابِyouth
أَتاهُ البَينُ في شَرخِ الشَبابِ
A noble man has departed from the house of Haddad;
A noble one passed from the family of Haddad
Parting came to him in the prime of youth.
Separation came upon him in the bloom of youth
لِذاكَfor that one مَناحةlamentation التاريخِof history قامَتarose
لِذاكَ مَناحة التاريخِ قامَت
عَلىover نَجمٍa star تَحجَّبَveiled itself فيin التُرابِthe dust
عَلى نَجمٍ تَحجَّبَ في التُرابِ
For him, history's lament arose
So the lament of history rose
Over a star that veiled itself in the dust.
For a star veiled in dust