زُرvisit مَضجَعاًa resting place لابنِof Ibn (son of) عَكاويAkkawi الكَريمَthe noble وَقُلand say
زُر مَضجَعاً لابنِ عَكاوي الكَريمَ وَقُل
يَسقيكَmay it water you ياO قَبرُgrave هتّانَsteady rain الرِضىdivine favor سَحَراbefore dawn
يَسقيكَ يا قَبرُ هتّانَ الرِضى سَحَرا
Visit the resting place of noble Ibn Akkawi, and say:
May the steady rain of divine favor water you, O grave, before dawn.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man قَضىspent فيin تُقىreverence for الرَحمانِthe All-Merciful مُدَّتهُhis lifetime
شَهمٌ قَضى في تُقى الرَحمانِ مُدَّتهُ
وَلَمand did not يَزَلcease بِصَنيعِfor doing الخَيرِgood مُشتَهِراrenowned
وَلَم يَزَل بِصَنيعِ الخَيرِ مُشتَهِرا
A noble-hearted man who spent his lifetime in reverence for the All-Merciful,
and was ever renowned for doing good.
لَقَدindeed دَعاهُcalled him إَلَيهِto Himself رَبُّهُhis Lord فَمَضىso he departed
لَقَد دَعاهُ إَلَيهِ رَبُّهُ فَمَضى
فَوراًat once وَأَبقىand left لَناfor us الأَحزانَsorrows وَالكَدَراand distress
فَوراً وَأَبقى لَنا الأَحزانَ وَالكَدَرا
Indeed, his Lord called him to Himself, and he departed
at once, and left us sorrows and distress.
فَقُلتُso I said إِذwhen أَرَّخواthey recorded the date of لَحداًa grave أَقامَhe dwelt بِهِin it
فَقُلتُ إِذ أَرَّخوا لَحداً أَقامَ بِهِ
بِلُطفِby the grace of مَولاهُhis Lord لطفُLutf (grace) اللَهِAllah (God) قَدindeed ظَفِراhe triumphed
بِلُطفِ مَولاهُ لطفُ اللَهِ قَد ظَفِرا
So I said, when they recorded the date of the grave in which he dwelt:
By his Lord's grace, Lutf Allah has indeed triumphed.