1. الموتُ أبكى جملةَ الأقوامِ

    طُرّاً وأحزنَ جملة الحكَّامِ

    Death made all the peoples weep,

    every one, and saddened all rulers.

  2. وأقام في منجٍ نعيّاً دائماً

    في كل منزلة وكلِّ مقامِ

    And raised in Manj a ceaseless death-lament,

    in every dwelling and every station.

  3. وسَقَى جميعَ الخلقِ كأساً مرةً

    وأذاقَهم شرباً وطعمَ سِمَامِ

    And made all creation drink a bitter cup,

    and made them taste a draught and the flavor of poisons.

  4. وأراهمُ بعد النعيمِ ولذةٍ

    بؤسا وألبسهم ثيابَ سقامِ

    And showed them, after bliss and pleasure,

    misery, and clothed them in garments of sickness,

  5. بوفاة ذى الإيمانِ والإحسانِ

    والإعطاءِ والآلاء والإنعامِ

    at the death of the man of faith and beneficence,

    and giving, blessings, and bounty,

  6. والفضلِ والصدرِ الرَّحيبِ وذى التقى

    والجودِ والإجلالِ والإعْظَامِ

    and merit and a broad breast, a man of piety,

    and generosity, reverence, and veneration,

  7. والعزّ والشرف الرفيع وذى الحِجى

    والعدلٍ والمعروف والأحكامِ

    and dignity and lofty nobility, a man of intellect,

    and justice, kindness, and judgments.

  8. ذاكَ الأشدُّ على العدوّ ووجهُه

    طلق لأهلِ الدينِ والإسلامِ

    That man, sternest toward the enemy, whose face

    was cheerful to the people of faith and Islam.

  9. ذاكَ الولىُّ الزاهدُ الفطنُ الرضىّ

    العابدُ البحرُ الخضمُّ الطّامِى

    That saint, ascetic, discerning, well-pleasing,

    the worshipper, the sea, vast and overflowing.

  10. العالمُ العلَمُ المعلَّمُ عمَّنَا

    بعلومِه علماً عن العلاَّمِ

    The scholar, the beacon, the learned one, encompassed us

    with his learning—knowledge from the All-Knowing.

  11. أعني بذلك راشداً نسلَ الفتَى

    خَلَف بن راشدٍ العقيدِ السَّامِى

    I mean Rashid, offspring of the noble youth,

    Khalaf ibn Rashid, the exalted sworn ally.

  12. ذاكَ الكريمُ الموردُ العذبُ الذي

    شهدت له الأعداءُ بالإكرامِ

    That generous man, the sweet spring, whose

    generosity even his enemies acknowledged.

  13. ذاكَ الذي قال الأنامُ جميعُهم

    هذا النزيهُ كريمُ كلِّ كِرَامِ

    That man of whom all humankind declared:

    This blameless one is the noblest of all noble men.

  14. هَذا هُو الشخصُ المقدسُ ابن راشد

    من كلِّ عيبٍ باطنٍ أَوْ ذَامِ

    This is the sanctified man, the son of Rashid,

    free of every hidden fault or blemish.

  15. هَذا هُو العدلُ المطهرُ ابنُ راشدٍ

    من جملةِ الأفذارِ والآثَامِ

    This is the just man, the son of Rashid, purified

    of all impurities and sins.

  16. يا محييَ السيْبِ الكثيرِ بجودِه

    بل يا مميتَ الفقرِ والإعدامِ

    O reviver of abundant bounty through his generosity,

    nay, O slayer of poverty and destitution.

  17. يا موثل الضعفاء بل يا ملجأ

    الفقراءِ بل يا موردَ الأيتامِ

    O sustainer of the weak—nay, O refuge

    of the poor—nay, O watering-place of orphans.

  18. يا سيدَ الأربابِ بل يا صفوةَ

    الأصحابِ بل يا كعبةَ الإسلامِ

    O master of masters—nay, O choicest of

    companions—nay, O Kaaba of Islam.

  19. يا قدوةَ الأُمراءِ بل يا خيرةَ

    الوزراءِ بل قادة الأَعْلامِ

    O exemplar of princes—nay, O finest of

    ministers—nay, of the illustrious leaders.

  20. عمّتْ مصيبتُك الورَى حتى لقد

    لبس النهارُ بها ثيابً ظلامِ

    Your calamity engulfed all humankind, until indeed

    day put on, because of it, garments of darkness.

  21. يا عينُ جودى بالدموعِ فإنني

    ألقيتُ جَرْى الدمعِ غيرَ حَرَامِ

    O eye, pour forth tears, for I

    have poured forth a flow of tears that is not forbidden.

  22. وأرَى البكاءَ عليك فرضاً لازما

    وعلىّ حق إقامة الإلزامِ

    And I deem weeping for you a binding duty,

    and upon me lies the duty to fulfill that obligation,

  23. مِنْ حيث إنً اللهَ عظَّم شأنَه

    واختارَهُ من جملةِ الأقوامِ

    since God exalted his station,

    and chose him from among all peoples.

  24. مَنْ في جميع الخلق يشبه خلقه

    في الحالتين النقضِ والإبرامِ

    Who among all creation resembles his character

    in both situations—revoking and ratifying—

  25. والعدلِ والآراءِ والتدبيرِ

    والتقديرِ والتشميرِ والأحكامِ

    in justice, opinions, and governance,

    in assessment, endeavor, and judgments?

  26. ماضى العزيمة لا يرد مقالُه

    والرأىُ منه كضربة الصَّمْصَامِ

    Unwavering in resolve, his word was not rejected,

    and his judgment was like a stroke of a keen sword.

  27. أبكيك يا من عدلُه ونوالُه

    قد شاعَ في الأمْصَارِ حتى الشامِ

    I weep for you, O you whose justice and bounty

    have spread throughout the cities, as far as al-Sham.

  28. أبكيك يا كهفَ اليتامى والورى

    بمدامعٍ تهمى كوبلِ غمامِ

    I weep for you, O shelter of orphans and humankind,

    with tears streaming like a cloud's downpour.

  29. وتحسُّرِي ما دمتُ حيّاً دائمٌ

    يَتْرَى عليك قبل بدء كلامِى

    And my sorrow endures as long as I remain alive,

    returning unceasingly for you before I begin to speak.

  30. الموتُ أحرقَ مهجتي وحَشاشتي

    حتى أَذاب مفاصلِي وعِظامي

    Death burned my heart's blood and my remaining life,

    until it melted my joints and my bones.

  31. والموتُ أفجعني وكدَّر عيشتي

    بأمولِ بدرِ التِّم بعد تمَامِ

    And death bereaved me and clouded my life,

    through the full moon's setting after it reached fullness.

  32. والموتُ وأروثنى البُكا بنزولِه

    بعد الصفاءٍ على الزكى السامِى

    And death bequeathed me weeping through its descent,

    after serenity, upon the pure, exalted one.

  33. والموتُ أطفأَ كلَّ نورٍ ساطعٍ

    والموتُ أيبسَ كلَّ بحرِ طامِ

    And death extinguished every radiant light,

    and death dried up every overflowing sea.

  34. صدقَ الذي قالَ الصوابَ وقولُه

    ما هذه الدنيا بدارِ دَوَامِ

    He spoke truly who spoke the truth; his words were:

    This world is no abode of permanence,

  35. وجميعُ مَا فيها ولذة عيشها

    إلا كأضغاثٍ من الأحلامِ

    and all that it contains, and the pleasure of living in it,

    are but like tangled fragments of dreams.

  36. يتتابعونَ إلى المنايَا بالمنى

    كتتابعِ الأقدامِ بالأَقدامِ

    They follow one another toward death, with hopes,

    as footsteps follow footsteps.

  37. فتفكرُوا وقد برُوا وتدكرُوا

    ما دامتِ الأَرواحُ في الأَجسامِ

    So reflect—and they have indeed acted righteously [wording uncertain]—and remember,

    as long as souls remain in bodies,

  38. قبلَ انقطاعِ الصوت من أفواهكم

    ومرارةِ الأَوصاب والأَسْقَامِ

    before voices cease from your mouths,

    and the bitterness of afflictions and illnesses,

  39. وحلولُ عزرائيلَ في جُمْانكم

    ومذلة الأَمراضِ والآلامِ

    and Azrael's arrival amid your pearls [wording uncertain],

    and the humiliation brought by diseases and pains.

  40. ما خلتُ أن البدرَ يقبر في الثرَى

    وأراه طىَّ جنادلٍ ورَغامِ

    I never thought the full moon would be buried in the earth,

    yet I see it enfolded in boulders and dust.

  41. سقياً لقبرٍ ضَمَّ بحراً زاخراً

    وسقاهُ وَسْمِىّ السحابِ الهامِى

    May rain water a grave that embraced a surging sea,

    and may the autumn rain of pouring clouds water it.

  42. سقياً لقبر ضمَّ أفضل عادل

    ومؤازرٍ ومرافق قوَّامٍ

    May rain water a grave that embraced the best of just men,

    and a supporter and companion steadfast in prayer.

  43. سقياً لقبر ضمَّ خيرَ ولاتنا

    مِنْ فاضلٍ أو عابدٍ صوّامِ

    May rain water a grave that embraced the best of our governors,

    whether a virtuous man or a worshipper much given to fasting.

  44. سقياً لقبر ضمَّ أفضل صالحٍ

    وإمامِ عدلٍ وهْو خيرُ إمامِ

    May rain water a grave that embraced the finest righteous man,

    and an imam of justice, who was the best of imams.