هَذاthis is عَزيزُthe beloved of بَنيthe sons of شَمعونَSham‘un عاجَلَهُswiftly overtook him
هَذا عَزيزُ بَني شَمعونَ عاجَلَهُ
داعِيthe herald of المَناياdeath فَأدمَىand so made bleed بَعدَهُafter him المُقَلاthe eyes
داعِي المَنايا فَأدمَى بَعدَهُ المُقَلا
This is the beloved of Banu Sham‘un, swiftly overtaken
by death’s herald, leaving eyes bleeding after his passing.
رَيّانُfresh and flourishing لَمhad not يَبلغِreached العشرينَtwenty واأَسَفِيalas for me!
رَيّانُ لَم يَبلغِ العشرينَ واأَسَفِي
حَتّىuntil رَأَيناهُwe saw him فيin طَيِّthe folds of الثَرَىthe earth نَزَلاdescended
حَتّى رَأَيناهُ في طَيِّ الثَرَى نَزَلا
Fresh and flourishing, he had not reached twenty—alas for me!—
when we saw him descend into the folds of the earth.
لَبَّىhe answered دُعاthe call of اللَهِGod إِذwhen نادىHe called out بِهِto him فَمَضىand so he went
لَبَّى دُعا اللَهِ إِذ نادى بِهِ فَمَضى
إَلَيهِto Him فيin حُلةِa robe of الرِّضوانِdivine favor مُشتَمِلاwrapped
إَلَيهِ في حُلةِ الرِّضوانِ مُشتَمِلا
He answered God’s call when He summoned him, and went
to Him, wrapped in the robe of divine favor.
فَاسكُنso dwell لَدَيهِwith Him أَميناًsecure ياO أَمينُAmin كَماjust as
فَاسكُن لَدَيهِ أَميناً يا أَمينُ كَما
دُعِيتَyou were named لاneither جَزعاًanguish تَلقَىyou shall encounter وَلاnor وَجلاdread
دُعِيتَ لا جَزعاً تَلقَى وَلا وَجلا
So dwell with Him secure, O Amin, just as
you were named; you shall meet neither anguish nor dread.
وَجادَand may drench مَثواكَyour resting place غَيثٌrain مِنfrom مَراحِمِهِHis mercies
وَجادَ مَثواكَ غَيثٌ مِن مَراحِمِهِ
يَسقيكَwatering you أَرِّختُI marked the date ياO غُصناًbough بِهِin it ذَبُلاwithered
يَسقيكَ أَرِّختُ يا غُصناً بِهِ ذَبُلا
And may rain from His mercies drench your resting place,
watering you. I mark the date: “O bough that withered therein!”