بِتَّyou came to rest فِيin رَحْمَةِthe mercy of الْمُهَيْمَنِthe Guardian فَابَلُغْso attain
بِتَّ فِي رَحْمَةِ الْمُهَيْمَنِ فَابَلُغْ
أَرَباًa desire مِنْfrom نَعِيمِthe bliss of خَيْرِthe finest جِوَارِcompany
أَرَباً مِنْ نَعِيمِ خَيْرِ جِوَارِ
You have come to rest in the Guardian's mercy; attain, then,
Achieve supreme bliss in the mercy of the Almighty,
Your desire in the bliss of the finest company.
And enjoy the bounties of the best of neighborhoods.
مَاnothing لذِيfor one of العُنْصُرِstock الْكريمِnoble بِهذِيin this
مَا لذِي العُنْصُرِ الْكريمِ بِهذِي
الدَّارِabode إِلاَّexcept ابْتِغَاءَthe pursuit of أَكْرَمِa nobler دَارِabode
الدَّارِ إِلاَّ ابْتِغَاءَ أَكْرَمِ دَارِ
For one of noble stock, in this
This noble soul had nothing in this world,
Abode there is only the quest for a nobler abode.
Except the seeking of the most honorable abode.
يَاO نَصِيرَchampion of الآدَابِliterature تَبْكِيكَweeps for you
يَا نَصِيرَ الآدَابِ تَبْكِيكَ
بَاكُورَاتُهُits first fruits الْيَوْمَtoday بِالدُّمُوعِwith tears الحِرارِburning
بَاكُورَاتُهُ الْيَوْمَ بِالدُّمُوعِ الحِرارِ
O champion of literature, weeping for you are
O patron of morals, your first fruits weep for you today,
Its first fruits today, with burning tears.
With hot tears of sorrow.
وَمُعِزَّand exalter of الأخْلاَقِmorals تُرْثِيكَlaments you عَنْهَاon their behalf
وَمُعِزَّ الأخْلاَقِ تُرْثِيكَ عَنْهَا
أَلْسُنُthe tongues of الأَوْفِياءِthe loyal وَالأَحْرَارِand the free
أَلْسُنُ الأَوْفِياءِ وَالأَحْرَارِ
And you who exalted morals, lamenting you on their behalf are
And, O upholder of ethics, your loyal and noble friends eulogize you,
The tongues of the loyal and the free.
With tongues of the faithful and the free.
إِنَّindeed أَفْعَالكَyour deeds الحَمِيدَةَpraiseworthy فِيin الشَّرْقِthe East
إِنَّ أَفْعَالكَ الحَمِيدَةَ فِي الشَّرْقِ
لَتَبْقَىwill surely endure حَمِيدَةَpraiseworthy التَّذْكَارِremembrance
لَتَبْقَى حَمِيدَةَ التَّذْكَارِ
Indeed, your praiseworthy deeds in the East
Verily your praiseworthy deeds in the East
Will surely endure, remembered with praise.
Will remain praiseworthy in remembrance.
وَعَلَىand throughout الدَّهْرِtime بَيْنَamong آِلكَyour kin وَالصُّحبِand the companions
وَعَلَى الدَّهْرِ بَيْنَ آِلكَ وَالصُّحبِ
لَكَyours are الْخَالِدَاتُthe immortal ones فِيamong الآثَارِthe traces
لَكَ الْخَالِدَاتُ فِي الآثَارِ
And for all time, among your kin and companions,
Among your family and companions, immortalized in history,
Yours are the traces that live forever.
Are your eternal glories.