مِنfrom آلِthe house of دَبّاسِDabbas الكِرامِthe noble كَريمُa noble man
مِن آلِ دَبّاسِ الكِرامِ كَريمُ
يَسقيwaters ثَراهhis dust المَدمَعُthe tears المَسجومُfreely flowing
يَسقي ثَراه المَدمَعُ المَسجومُ
A noble man of the noble house of Dabbas—
From the noble family of Dabbas, a generous one
Streaming tears water his dust.
Whose grave is watered by flowing tears
وَلَّىhe departed بَلاwithout ثَمرٍfruit; offspring وَأَبقىand he left عِندَناamong us
وَلَّى بَلا ثَمرٍ وَأَبقى عِندَنا
ذِكراًa memory لَهُof him بِالصالِحاتِthrough good deeds يَدومُendures
ذِكراً لَهُ بِالصالِحاتِ يَدومُ
He departed without fruit, yet left among us
He left without fruit, yet kept with us
A memory of him that endures through good deeds.
A mention of him in good deeds that persists
قَدindeed فاتَhe passed beyond دُنياهُhis earthly life فَحَلَso he settled بَجَنةٍin a garden
قَد فاتَ دُنياهُ فَحَلَ بَجَنةٍ
حَظُّthe portion of التُقىpiety بِهاin it رِضىًcontentment وَنَعيمُand bliss
حَظُّ التُقى بِها رِضىً وَنَعيمُ
He has passed beyond his earthly life and settled in a garden,
His worldly life has passed, so he settled in Paradise
Where piety's portion is contentment and bliss.
The home of piety, satisfaction and bliss
فَغَداso he became كَماas قَدindeed أَرَّخوهُthey recorded his date مُمتَّعاًgranted delight
فَغَدا كَما قَد أَرَّخوهُ مُمتَّعاً
فيهاin it بِفَضلِby the grace of اللَّهِGod إِبراهِيمُIbrahim
فيها بِفَضلِ اللَّهِ إِبراهِيمُ
Thus, as their chronogram records, he was granted delight,
Thus he lives in delight as told about him
There, by God's grace—Ibrahim.
Through God's grace like Abraham