لَقَدindeed مَضىdeparted سَعدُSa‘d رَزوقRazuq الكَريمَthe noble إِلىto
لَقَد مَضى سَعدُ رَزوق الكَريمَ إِلى
مَولاهُhis Lord حَسْبَaccording to قَضاءِthe decree of اللَّهِGod وَالقَدَرِand fate
مَولاهُ حَسْبَ قَضاءِ اللَّهِ وَالقَدَرِ
Indeed, noble Sa‘d Razuq has departed to
his Lord, according to God's decree and fate.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man قَدindeed اِشتَهَرَتbecame renowned فيamong النّاسِthe people سيرَتُهُhis life and conduct
شَهمٌ قَد اِشتَهَرَت في النّاسِ سيرَتُهُ
بِكُلِّfor every خَيرٍvirtue فَكانَتand thus it was أَفضَلَthe finest of السِّيَرِlives
بِكُلِّ خَيرٍ فَكانَت أَفضَلَ السِّيَرِ
A noble-hearted man whose life was renowned among the people
for every virtue, and thus was the finest of lives.
لَقَدindeed طَوَتfolded away شَخصَهُhis person الأَيّامُthe days غادِرَةًtreacherously
لَقَد طَوَت شَخصَهُ الأَيّامُ غادِرَةً
وَماbut did not طَوَتefface مِنهُof him ذِكراًa memory طَيِّبَsweet الأَثَرِthe enduring trace
وَما طَوَت مِنهُ ذِكراً طَيِّبَ الأَثَرِ
The treacherous days have indeed folded away his person,
but have not effaced his memory, with its sweet enduring trace.
جادَتgave generously عَلىupon رَمسِهِhis grave الأَنواءُthe seasonal rains ماطِرَةًpouring down
جادَت عَلى رَمسِهِ الأَنواءُ ماطِرَةً
وَدَمعُand the tears of باكيهِthose mourning him فيamong الأَحياءِthe living كَالمَطَرِlike rain
وَدَمعُ باكيهِ في الأَحياءِ كَالمَطَرِ
The seasonal rains have showered generously upon his grave,
and his mourners' tears among the living are like rain;
فَخَطَّso it traced أَحرُفَthe letters of تاريخٍa chronogram يَقولُit says بِهاthrough them
فَخَطَّ أَحرُفَ تاريخٍ يَقولُ بِها
عَنfrom مَنزلِthe abode of السَعدِgood fortune زالَتhas vanished طَلعَةُthe face of القَمَرِthe moon
عَن مَنزلِ السَعدِ زالَت طَلعَةُ القَمَرِ
so they traced the letters of a chronogram, proclaiming through them:
“From the abode of good fortune, the moon's face has vanished.”