محمدMuhammad بكرهمtheir firstborn نماflourished ولهand for him
محمد بكرهم نما وله
علماin learning وفناand in art مكانهhis place السنمthe summit
علما وفنا مكانه السنم
Muhammad, their firstborn, flourished, and his was
Muhammad in his youth grew
A place at the summit in learning and art.
In knowledge and art to greatness
فيin جيلهhis generation كانwas زينornament منthose who عملواworked
في جيله كان زين من عملوا
بماthrough what افادواthey brought benefit وزينand the ornament منthose who علمواknew
بما افادوا وزين من علموا
In his generation, he was the ornament of those whose work
Among his generation he was of those
Brought benefit, and the ornament of the learned.
Who benefited others and taught wisdom
جمالbeauty طبعcharacter يضيءillumines رونقهits radiance
جمال طبع يضيء رونقه
جمالbeauty وجهface كالصبحlike dawn يبتسمsmiles
جمال وجه كالصبح يبتسم
The beauty of his character, whose radiance illumines
The beauty of his nature shone
The beauty of a face that smiles like dawn.
The beauty of his face smiled like dawn
سرعانhow swiftly ماemphatic particle هدهwore him down الجهادthe struggle وماand not
سرعان ما هده الجهاد وما
ناءweighed heavily بتلكupon those العزائمthe resolves السقمillness
ناء بتلك العزائم السقم
How swiftly struggle wore him down, yet
But soon this struggle took its toll
Illness did not weigh down such resolve.
Those resolute ambitions made him ill
فلمso he did not يجاوزgo beyond شرخbloom الصباyouth وجرتand flowed
فلم يجاوز شرخ الصبا وجرت
أسىin grief عليهfor him الدموعthe tears وهيand they were دمblood
أسى عليه الدموع وهي دم
So he did not outlive the bloom of youth, and there flowed
He did not pass the bloom of youth when
In grief for him, tears—and they were blood.
Tears of sorrow flowed for him, blood