عَدَدنا لَهُ خَمساً وَعِشرينَ حجَّةً

عَدَدنا لَهُ خَمساً وَعِشرينَ حجَّةً

فَلَمّا تَوَفّاها اِستَوى سَيَّداً ضَخما

فَلَمّا تَوَفّاها اِستَوى سَيَّداً ضَخما

We counted twenty-five years for him;

We counted twenty five pilgrimages for him

and when he had completed them, he had grown into a mighty chief.

Then when he passed away he became a great master

فُجِعنا بِهِ لَمّا اِنتَظَرنا إِيابَهُ

فُجِعنا بِهِ لَمّا اِنتَظَرنا إِيابَهُ

عَلى خَير حالٍ لا وَليداً وَلا قَحما

عَلى خَير حالٍ لا وَليداً وَلا قَحما

We were bereaved of him as we awaited his return,

We grieved for him when we awaited his return

in his prime, neither a child nor a decrepit old man.

In the best condition, not as a newborn nor worn down