ثَوَىlay at rest اِبنُson of ظَريفةZarifa المفضالِthe generous لَحداًin a grave
ثَوَى اِبنُ ظَريفة المفضالِ لَحداً
سَقىwatered صَفَحاتِهِits sides الجَفنُthe eyelid القَريحُthe sore
سَقى صَفَحاتِهِ الجَفنُ القَريحُ
The generous Ibn Zarifa rests in a grave
The son of Zarifa Al Mufaddal did reside
Whose sides the sore eyelid has watered.
His eyelids were watered by talent inside
فَتىًa young man جرحَwounded القلوبَthe hearts وَكانَand used to يَشفىheal; recover
فَتىً جرحَ القلوبَ وَكانَ يَشفى
بِحسنِthrough the goodness of صَنيعِهِhis deeds القَلبُthe heart الجَريحُthe wounded
بِحسنِ صَنيعِهِ القَلبُ الجَريحُ
A youth who wounded hearts, though healing once came
A young man who wounded hearts yet healed
Through his kindly deeds to the wounded heart.
With his good deed the wounded heart did yield
لَقَدindeed نالَattained السَعادةَbliss فيin الأَعاليthe heights
لَقَد نالَ السَعادةَ في الأَعالي
وَإِنand though يَكُthere be فيin التُرابِthe dust لَهُfor him ضَريحُa tomb
وَإِن يَكُ في التُرابِ لَهُ ضَريحُ
He has indeed attained bliss in the heights,
Happiness he did attain in high sky
Though he has a tomb in the dust.
Though in soil lies for him a grave thereby
لَدىat; for تاريخِa chronogram دارٍa dwelling قَدindeed; already تَلاقىmet one another
لَدى تاريخِ دارٍ قَد تَلاقى
بِهاin it اسحقُIsaac وَالحَملُand the Lamb الذَبيحُthe slaughtered
بِها اسحقُ وَالحَملُ الذَبيحُ
For a chronogram: a dwelling where have met
In home of history where did meet
Isaac and the slaughtered Lamb.
Isaac and the lamb offered for feast