زُرvisit مَضجعاًa resting place قَدindeed باتَhas come to be مُلحمُMulhim ثاوياًlying at rest
زُر مَضجعاً قَد باتَ مُلحمُ ثاوياً
فيهِin it فَناحَتand lamented كُلّevery عَينٍeye فَقدَهُhis loss
فيهِ فَناحَت كُلّ عَينٍ فَقدَهُ
Visit a resting place: Mulhim has come to lie
There, and every eye has lamented his loss.
أَبكىmade weep بَنيthe sons of غبريلَGhabriel مَصرَعَهُhis death كَماjust as
أَبكى بَني غبريلَ مَصرَعَهُ كَما
بَكَتwept المَكارمُnoble virtues وَالشَهامَةُand gallantry بَعدَهُafter him
بَكَت المَكارمُ وَالشَهامَةُ بَعدَهُ
His death made the sons of Ghabriel weep, just as
Noble virtues and gallantry wept after him.
قَدindeed سارَdeparted قَبلbefore الأَربعينَforty مبادراًhastening
قَد سارَ قَبل الأَربعينَ مبادراً
لَنَعيمِto the bliss of رَبٍّa Lord راحَset out يَبغيseeks مَجدَهُhis glory
لَنَعيمِ رَبٍّ راحَ يَبغي مَجدَهُ
He departed before forty, hastening
To the bliss of a Lord whose glory he went seeking.
فَجَزاهُso He rewarded him حَظُّthe portion of الصالِحينَthe righteous وَلَمand has not يَزَلceased
فَجَزاهُ حَظُّ الصالِحينَ وَلَم يَزَل
أرِّخrecord the date بغيثِwith the rain of اللّطفِgrace يَسقيHe waters لحدَهُhis grave
أرِّخ بغيثِ اللّطفِ يَسقي لحدَهُ
So He rewarded him with the portion of the righteous, and still
—record the date—He waters his grave with the rain of grace.