قضى الَّذِي كَانَ نَادِيهِ وَمَحْضَرُهُ

قضى الَّذِي كَانَ نَادِيهِ وَمَحْضَرُهُ

قِلادَةٌ لِكِرَامِ النَّاسِ تَنْتَظِمُ

قِلادَةٌ لِكِرَامِ النَّاسِ تَنْتَظِمُ

Gone is he whose salon and assembly

He whose company was sought, and his assembly frequented

Were a necklace strung with noble men.

Was a pearl necklace for the necks of the noble to be threaded

إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ أَصْغَتْ كُلُّ جَارِحَةٍ

إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ أَصْغَتْ كُلُّ جَارِحَةٍ

إِلَيْهِ لا الكَدُّ يَثْنِيهَا وَلا السَّأَمُ

إِلَيْهِ لا الكَدُّ يَثْنِيهَا وَلا السَّأَمُ

Whenever he spoke, every limb listened

When he spoke every limb listened attentively

To him; neither fatigue nor boredom turned it away.

Neither boredom made it turn away nor exhaustion made it stop

دُرٌّ يُسَلْسِلُهُ فِيمَا يَفُوهُ بِهِ

دُرٌّ يُسَلْسِلُهُ فِيمَا يَفُوهُ بِهِ

فَالْقَلْبُ مُبْتَهِجٌ وَالْعَقْلُ مُغْتَنِمُ

فَالْقَلْبُ مُبْتَهِجٌ وَالْعَقْلُ مُغْتَنِمُ

Pearls he strung together in whatever he uttered;

His words were pearls which he strung together

So the heart rejoiced, and the mind profited.

So the heart rejoiced and the mind gained

كَأَنَّ جُلاَّسَهُ مَهْمَا عَلَوْا رُتَباً

كَأَنَّ جُلاَّسَهُ مَهْمَا عَلَوْا رُتَباً

رَاجُوا صِلاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ تُنْشَرُ النعَمُ

رَاجُوا صِلاتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ تُنْشَرُ النعَمُ

As though his companions, however high their ranks,

It was as though his companions, no matter how high their ranks,

Were seekers of gifts, upon whom blessings were lavished.

Yearned for prayers to be said for them, spreading blessings