بموتِat the death of المرتضىthe chosen one الواكيoverflowing الرضىgoodwill
بموتِ المرتضى الواكي الرضى
تألمَّfelt pain كلevery مستورٍupright ولِىّfriend of God
تألمَّ كل مستورٍ ولِىّ
At the death of the chosen one, overflowing with goodwill,
With the death of Al-Murtada, the pleased became sorrowful
every upright friend of God felt pain.
Every close friend and loyal companion was pained
وأصبحَand came to be كلُّevery ذيpossessor of دينfaith وعقلِand reason
وأصبحَ كلُّ ذي دين وعقلِ
منamong الثقلينhumans and jinn فيin عيشٍa life وبِىّblighted
من الثقلين في عيشٍ وبِىّ
And all endowed with faith and reason came to live
And every person of religion and intellect
a blighted life, whether human or jinn.
Became afflicted with sadness and sorrow
وأكمدand plunged into grief كلevery ذيpossessor of علمِknowledge وحلمِand forbearance
وأكمد كل ذي علمِ وحلمِ
وكدّرand clouded كلevery محبوبbeloved thing شهىّdesirable
وكدّر كل محبوب شهىّ
And it plunged every person of knowledge and forbearance into grief,
And every person of knowledge and forbearance grew dim
and clouded all that was beloved and desirable.
And every beloved, radiant one was saddened
وأظلمتand grew dark المدائنُthe cities والنواحيand the surrounding lands
وأظلمت المدائنُ والنواحي
بموتِat the death of العالمِthe scholar البرِّthe virtuous one الوفِىّthe faithful one
بموتِ العالمِ البرِّ الوفِىّ
And the cities and surrounding lands grew dark
The cities and towns were darkened
at the death of the learned, virtuous, faithful man.
With the death of the righteous, dutiful scholar
وكادتْand nearly منfrom أماكنهاtheir places الرَّواسيthe firmly rooted mountains
وكادتْ من أماكنها الرَّواسي
تخرّfall علىupon الدَّكادِكthe low mounds والقُلىّand the peaks
تخرّ على الدَّكادِك والقُلىّ
And the firmly rooted mountains nearly toppled from their places,
The foundations were nearly shaken
falling upon the low mounds and peaks.
From their places, and every living being was stricken
وكادتْand nearly ترجفُtrembled الأرضونthe earths طرَّاall together
وكادتْ ترجفُ الأرضون طرَّا
بمنwith those فيهاupon them ويصعقand fall senseless كلُّevery حيّliving being
بمن فيها ويصعق كلُّ حيّ
And all the earths almost trembled
The earth nearly quaked violently
with those upon them, and every living thing almost fell senseless.
And the moon nearly eclipsed, with the stars scattering
وكادَand nearly البدرُthe full moon يخسفwas eclipsed والدرارىand the brilliant stars
وكادَ البدرُ يخسف والدرارى
تناثرُscattered قبلَbefore خسرانِthe ruin of الشقىّthe wretched one
تناثرُ قبلَ خسرانِ الشقىّ
And the full moon was almost eclipsed, and the brilliant stars
With the death of the eminent Sayyid
almost scattered before the wretched one's ruin,
The blessed, prosperous Al-Zamil
بموتِat the death of السيدthe master الساميthe exalted one المسمّىthe one named
بموتِ السيد السامي المسمّى
بصالِحas Salih السعيدal-Sa'id (the blessed) الزاملىّal-Zamili
بصالِح السعيد الزاملىّ
at the death of the exalted master named
With the death of the ransomed scholar
Salih al-Sa'id al-Zamili.
The honorable, learned trustee
بموتِat the death of العالمِthe scholar المفدَّىthe one worth ransoming
بموتِ العالمِ المفدَّى
الأبىِّthe noble-spirited one العالمthe learned one العلمthe luminary الولىِّthe friend of God
الأبىِّ العالم العلم الولىِّ
At the death of the scholar we would ransom,
My brother of nobility, aid, and glory
the noble-spirited, learned luminary, the friend of God,
Ally of generosity, of excellent opinion
أخِيbrother to العلياءgrandeur واليدand beneficence والمعاليand high attainments
أخِي العلياء واليد والمعالي
حليفِally of الجودgenerosity ذِىpossessor of الرأىjudgment الجِلىّlucid
حليفِ الجود ذِى الرأى الجِلىّ
brother to grandeur, beneficence, and high attainments,
On Saturday morning, of Rabi' al-awwal
ally of generosity, possessed of lucid judgment.
The pure-hearted pious one passed away
بيومِon the day of السبتSaturday صبحاًin the morning منin ربيعٍRabi'
بيومِ السبت صبحاً من ربيعٍ
توفِّىpassed away طاهرُpure of الجيبِthe bosom التقىّthe God-fearing one
توفِّى طاهرُ الجيبِ التقىّ
On a Saturday morning in Rabi',
A thousand and three hundred years had passed
the pure-hearted, God-fearing man passed away.
From the gone by ages
وألفand a thousand معwith ثلاثthree قدalready تقضتْhad elapsed
وألف مع ثلاث قد تقضتْ
معwith السبعينseventy عُدَّتwere counted فيin المضِىّthe past
مع السبعين عُدَّت في المضِىّ
And a thousand, with three, had elapsed,
So it is no wonder if my eyelids
with seventy counted among the years gone by.
Shed blood after losing the pious one
فلاso no عجبٌwonder إذاif فاضتْoverflowed جُفونيmy eyelids
فلا عجبٌ إذا فاضتْ جُفوني
دماًblood منfrom بعدafter فقدانِthe loss of التقىِّthe God-fearing one
دماً من بعد فقدانِ التقىِّ
No wonder, then, if my eyelids overflow
Nor is it shameful if we die of sorrow
with blood after losing the God-fearing one.
For the immaculate, chosen one
ولاand no عارٌdisgrace إذاif ماindeed مُتI die همَاof grief
ولا عارٌ إذا ما مُت همَا
وأجزاناand sorrows (unclear spelling) علىfor الصَّافِيthe pure one الصفِىّthe chosen friend
وأجزانا على الصَّافِي الصفِىّ
And no disgrace if I die of grief
O you who were dear in the wilderness
and sorrow for the pure, chosen friend.
With a good and luxurious life
فياso, oh لَكfor you منwhat a عزيزdear one فيamong البراياcreation
فيا لَك من عزيز في البرايا
بعيشٍin a life طيبٍgood رغدabundant هنِىّpleasant
بعيشٍ طيبٍ رغد هنِىّ
Oh, how dear you were among creation,
You were honored, O you of sublime traits
in a good, abundant, pleasant life!
Among the people, with ancient knowledge
وكنتand you were مَكرّماًhonored ياO ذاpossessor of السجاياnoble traits
وكنت مَكرّماً يا ذا السجايا
معamong الأقوامِthe peoples بالعلمfor learning السنِىّlofty
مع الأقوامِ بالعلم السنِىّ
And you were honored, O possessor of noble traits,
You were noble, O you of lofty qualities
among the peoples for your lofty learning.
Among the people, with splendid light
وكنتand you were مشرّفاًexalted ياO ذَاpossessor of المزَاياvirtues
وكنت مشرّفاً يا ذَا المزَايا
معamong الأقوامِthe peoples بالنورِby light البَهِىْradiant
مع الأقوامِ بالنورِ البَهِىْ
And you were exalted, O possessor of virtues,
Yet now your virtuous self lies buried
among the peoples by your radiant light.
In a remote, dark, and hidden grave
فأمسىso came to be شخصُكyour person الزاكيpure دفيناًburied
فأمسى شخصُك الزاكي دفيناً
بقفرٍin a wilderness طامسٍtrackless خالٍempty خفىّhidden
بقفرٍ طامسٍ خالٍ خفىّ
Yet your pure person came to lie buried
Your radiant image has vanished from us
in a barren waste, trackless, empty, hidden.
And none can be seen but your memory remains
توارىvanished شَخصكyour person المانوسُfamiliar عناfrom us
توارى شَخصك المانوسُ عنا
ولمand not يُرَwas seen غيرother than ذكركyour remembrance فيin النَّدِىّthe gathering
ولم يُرَ غير ذكرك في النَّدِىّ
Your familiar presence vanished from us,
O sea that resides in the belly of a desert!
and only your memory was seen in the gathering.
May your Lord's prayers be upon you, O pious one
أياO بحراًocean ثوَىrested فيin بطنِthe heart of قفرٍa wilderness
أيا بحراً ثوَى في بطنِ قفرٍ
عليكupon you صلاةthe blessing of ربكyour Lord مِنْas تِقىّa pious man
عليك صلاة ربك مِنْ تِقىّ
O ocean resting in the heart of a wilderness,
Your tragedy has indeed afflicted all the wilderness
may your Lord's blessing rest upon you, pious one.
High and low alike
لقدindeed عمتencompassed مصيبُتكthe calamity of losing you البراياcreation
لقد عمت مصيبُتك البرايا
جميعاًall مِنwhether شريفٍnoble أوor دنِىّlowly
جميعاً مِن شريفٍ أو دنِىّ
Truly, the calamity of losing you engulfed creation,
And orphaned the near and far
all alike, whether noble or lowly.
Commoners and elites alike
وأيتمتand you orphaned الأدانىthose near والأقاصِىand those far
وأيتمت الأدانى والأقاصِى
جميعاًall منwhether وضيعٍhumble أوor عَلِىّexalted
جميعاً من وضيعٍ أو عَلِىّ
And you orphaned those near and those far,
You saddened all people, citizens and subjects
all alike, whether humble or exalted.
With your death, young and old
وأحزنتَand you saddened الأنامَthe people منamong الرعاياthe subjects
وأحزنتَ الأنامَ من الرعايا
بموتكby your death منwhether كبيرِan adult أوor صَبِيّa child
بموتك من كبيرِ أو صَبِيّ
And you saddened the populace, all the subjects,
You bequeathed grief to all creation
by your death, whether grown or a child.
With the death of the weak and the wealthy
وأرثتand you bequeathed الخلائقَall creatures كلَّevery حزنsorrow
وأرثت الخلائقَ كلَّ حزن
بموتthrough death منwhether نقيرٍa pauper أوor غنِيّa rich person
بموت من نقيرٍ أو غنِيّ
And you bequeathed every sorrow to all creatures
You made all people drink cups of sorrow
through death, whether pauper or rich.
With your death, eloquent and mute alike
وأسقيتand you gave to drink الورَىhumankind كاسَاتِcups of حُزنٍsorrow
وأسقيت الورَى كاسَاتِ حُزنٍ
بموتكat your death منwhether فصيحٍeloquent أوor عَيِىّtongue-tied
بموتك من فصيحٍ أو عَيِىّ
And you gave humankind cups of sorrow to drink
You possessed honor and possessed knowledge
at your death, whether eloquent or tongue-tied.
And enlightened both worlds with your excellent conduct
حويتyou possessed تكرماًgenerosity وحويتَand you possessed علماًlearning
حويت تكرماً وحويتَ علماً
وطلتَand you surpassed العالمينall people بحسنِthrough the beauty of زِيّappearance
وطلتَ العالمين بحسنِ زِيّ
You possessed generosity, and you possessed learning,
You grasped knowledge along with insight and forbearance
and surpassed all people in the beauty of your appearance.
And an astute, pure, and clear intellect
وحزتand you gained العلمlearning مَعwith فهمunderstanding وحلمand forbearance
وحزت العلم مَع فهم وحلم
وعقلٍand a mind راجحٍsound صافٍpure جلىّlucid
وعقلٍ راجحٍ صافٍ جلىّ
And you gained learning, with understanding and forbearance,
You taught all tongues the sacred law
and a sound, pure, lucid mind.
And saved people from all wrongdoing
وعلَّمتَand you taught الشرائعَthe sacred laws كلَّevery لَسنeloquent speaker
وعلَّمتَ الشرائعَ كلَّ لَسن
وأنقذتَand you delivered الورَىhumankind منfrom كلِّevery عيّignorance
وأنقذتَ الورَى من كلِّ عيّ
And you taught the sacred laws to every eloquent speaker,
So which people, near and far
and delivered humankind from all ignorance.
Are not mournful and anguished by your death?
فأيُّso which الناسpeople منwhether قاصٍfar ودانٍand near
فأيُّ الناس من قاصٍ ودانٍ
بموتكat your death غيرnot محزونٍsorrowful شَجِىْgrieving
بموتك غير محزونٍ شَجِىْ
What person, then, whether far or near,
And who has not been touched with worry and sorrow
is not sorrowful and grieving at your death?
By your death, lost and confused?
ومنand who لمnot يُمسِcame to be فيin همٍّanxiety وغمٍّand grief
ومن لم يُمسِ في همٍّ وغمٍّ
بموتكat your death غيرexcept منبوذٍa rejected one غَوِىّan errant one
بموتك غير منبوذٍ غَوِىّ
And who did not fall into anxiety and grief
So may your grave be well-watered, O Nuzwá
at your death, save a rejected, errant soul?
By the morning and evening rains
فعلَّso may it water again ثراكyour soil ياO قبراًgrave بِنَزْوَىin Nizwa
فعلَّ ثراك يا قبراً بِنَزْوَى
غَوادٍmorning rainclouds بالغداةِin the morning وبالعشِىّand in the evening
غَوادٍ بالغداةِ وبالعشِىّ
May your soil be watered again, O grave in Nizwa,
O how you were afflicted with a wound that no one
by rain-bearing clouds, morning and evening.
Could have dressed, had it not been for Ibn Sayf Al-Ya‘rubi
فياso, oh لكfor you ثلمةًa breach ماnot سُدَّwas sealed بابٌan opening
فيا لك ثلمةً ما سُدَّ بابٌ
لهاfor it لولاwere it not for ابنthe son of سيفSayf اليَعْرُبِيّal-Ya'rubi
لها لولا ابن سيف اليَعْرُبِيّ
Oh, what a breach, whose opening would not have been sealed
He is Sultan, son of Sayf
but for Ibn Sayf al-Ya'rubi.
The progeny of the wise and prudent king
هُوhe السلطانُthe sultan سلطانُSultan بنson of سيفِSayf
هُو السلطانُ سلطانُ بن سيفِ
سلالةُa descendant of مالكِMalik الفطنthe discerning one الكَيّthe astute one
سلالةُ مالكِ الفطن الكَيّ
He is the sultan, Sultan ibn Sayf,
A just, righteous, and vigilant Imam
descended from Malik, the discerning and astute,
Who acted with loyalty, righteousness and vigilance
إمامٌan imam عادلٌjust بَرٌّvirtuous حَفىّcaring
إمامٌ عادلٌ بَرٌّ حَفىّ
فأحسنْso how excellent بالوفَاin loyalty البرّthe virtuous one الحَفِىّthe caring one
فأحسنْ بالوفَا البرّ الحَفِىّ
a just imam, virtuous and caring.
God has indeed blessed us through him
How fine in loyalty is the virtuous, caring man!
And chosen him, my honorable father
لقدindeed منَّbestowed favor الإلهGod بهwith him عليناupon us
لقد منَّ الإله به علينا
وصفوتهand his chosen one أبيAbu (father of) العربِthe Arabs الأبىّthe noble-spirited one
وصفوته أبي العربِ الأبىّ
God has indeed favored us with him
He has spread goodness and generosity among the people
and his chosen one, the noble-spirited Abu al-'Arab.
And given them life after death
لقدْindeed عمَّembraced الأنامَall people جدىًwith bounty وجوداًand generosity
لقدْ عمَّ الأنامَ جدىً وجوداً
وأسقاهُمand he gave them to drink حياًrain مِنْfrom بعدafter رِىًquenched thirst
وأسقاهُم حياً مِنْ بعد رِىً
He has indeed embraced all people with bounty and generosity,
And saved them all from tribulation
and watered them with rain even after their thirst was quenched.
And cleansed their honor from all disgrace
وأنقذهمand he delivered them منfrom البَلْوَىaffliction جميعاًall together
وأنقذهم من البَلْوَى جميعاً
وطهّرand he purified عِرْضَهُمtheir honor منfrom كلِّevery غَيّwaywardness
وطهّر عِرْضَهُم من كلِّ غَيّ
And he delivered them all from affliction,
And may God, my Lord, at all times
and cleansed their honor of all waywardness.
Bless the best of creation, the choicest
وصلّىand may bless اللهُGod ربيmy Lord كلَّevery حينٍtime
وصلّى اللهُ ربي كلَّ حينٍ
علىupon خيرِthe best of البريةcreation منfrom قُصَىّQusayy
على خيرِ البرية من قُصَىّ
And may God, my Lord, send blessings at all times
Bless the best of creation, from progeny
upon the best of creation, descended from Qusayy,
The people's intercessor, Aḥmad the Prophet
علىupon خيرthe best of البريةcreation منfrom نزارNizar
على خير البرية من نزار
شفيعthe intercessor for الخلقcreation أحمدٍAhmad النبيّthe Prophet
شفيع الخلق أحمدٍ النبيّ
upon the best of creation, descended from Nizar,
the intercessor for creation, Ahmad the Prophet.
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