Sol 6.1

  1. أيا عينُ جودى بالدموعِ السواجمِ

    فإن عليكَ الحزنَ ضربةُ لازمِ

    O eye, pour forth streaming tears,

    For sorrow is upon you, an inescapable blow.

  2. وسحّى دماً بعد الدموعِ التي جَرَتْ

    فحق بأن نقضى حقوقَ اللوازمِ

    And pour out blood after the tears that flowed,

    For it is fitting that we discharge our binding duties.

  3. ويا نفس ذوبى حسرةً وكآبةً

    على فقدِ معدومِ المماثلِ عالمِ

    And O soul, melt in anguish and grief

    At the loss of a scholar without equal.

  4. على فَقْدِ مَن زانتْ بطلعة وجهه

    وآثاره اليسرى جميعُ المَعَالمِ

    At the loss of him whose radiant face

    And blessed deeds adorned all the landmarks.

  5. على فقد معدومِ النظيرِ من الورَى

    كريمِ السجايا عادلٍ ذِي مكارمِ

    At the loss of one without a peer among humankind,

    Noble in character, just, possessed of virtues.

  6. على فقد معدوم الشمائلِ صالحٍ

    سليلِ سعيدِ ابن الكرامِ الأكارِمِ

    At the loss of Salih, peerless in character,

    A scion of Sa'id, a son of the noblest of the noble.

  7. لقد عَمَّ أهلَ الأرضِ علماً وحكمةً

    فأصبحَ ذَا رَأْىٍ على كلِّ حاكمِ

    Indeed, he embraced the earth's people with knowledge and wisdom,

    And so he stood above every ruler in judgment.

  8. ملاذٌ لمغلوبٍ وحتفٌ لعالبِ

    وعودٌ المظلوم وموتٌ لظالمِ

    A refuge for the vanquished, and doom for the victor,

    And a staff for the oppressed, and death for an oppressor.

  9. رَووفٌ بأهلِ العلمِ والدينِ والتقَى

    شديدٌ على أهل الخَنَا المظالمِ

    Compassionate toward people of learning, religion, and piety,

    Stern toward the people of indecency and injustice.

  10. تقدم بالشرعِ الشريفِ كرامةً

    وعزّاً وتشريفاً على كلٍّ قادمِ

    Through the noble sacred law he excelled in honor,

    And in glory and distinction, above all who came.

  11. وأنقذ أهلَ الأرضِ من موّةِ الردَى

    بعلمٍ وطرفٍ ساهر غير نائمِ

    And he rescued the earth's people from the abyss of death,

    Through knowledge and a watchful eye that never slept.

  12. ودافَع أهلَ البغى والجهل والخنا

    ولم يستمعْ في الله لومةَ لائمِ

    And he resisted the people of oppression, ignorance, and indecency,

    And in God's cause he heeded no reproacher's reproach.

  13. سأبْكِي مدَى عُمْري عليه كآبةً

    بدمعٍ غزيرٍ فوقَ خَدِّى ساجمِ

    I shall weep for him throughout my life in grief,

    With abundant tears streaming over my cheek.

  14. فلا غرو أن أصبحت في الحزنِ واجماً

    فمن ذا الذي أمسى به غيرَ واجمِ

    So no wonder I have become silent with grief,

    For who has not grown sorrowfully silent over him?

  15. وأصبحَ من قد كان يكتمُ سرَّه

    طرّاً بائحاً غير كاتمِ

    And those who had once concealed their secret

    Have all disclosed it openly, concealing it no more.

  16. سقَى اللهُ من قد كانَ للعلمِ كعبةً

    فأمسَى صريعاً ذكرُهُ في المآتمِ

    May God send rain upon him who was a Kaaba for learning,

    And now lies fallen, his name spoken at mourning gatherings.

  17. لعلَّ بطون الأرض تحسُد ظهرها

    وأكْرِم به من قائم الليل صائمِ

    Perhaps the earth's depths envy its surface,

    And how noble he was, keeping night vigil and fasting!

  18. وأصبحَ وجهُ الدينِ والعلمِ والهدَى

    عَبُوساً قطوباً باسراً غيرَ باسمٍ

    And the face of religion, learning, and guidance has become

    Frowning, scowling, grim, no longer smiling.

  19. فيا نكبةً في دَهْرِنا ما أجلَّها

    وأعظمَ منها وهي جُلُّ العَظَائمِ

    O calamity in our age, how immense you are!

    And what could be greater than it, the greatest of calamities?

  20. ولكن قضاءُ الله ما عنه مهربٌ

    إذا ما قضاهُ وهو أحكمُ حاكمِ

    But there is no escape from God's decree

    Once He decrees it—He, the wisest of judges.

  21. سأَلْتُ إلهي أن يُبَوِّىءَ روُحَه

    جناناً مع الحور الحسانِ النواعمِ

    I asked my God to lodge his soul

    In gardens with beautiful, tender houris,

  22. وبسكنهُ في جنةِ الخلدِ خالداً

    بعيشِ هنىٍّ طيبِ العُمرِ دائمِ

    And for him to dwell forever in the Garden of Eternity,

    In blissful living, a pleasant life everlasting.

  23. فصبراً إمامَ المسلمين لرُزْئِه

    فإنك في الأرزاءٍ ماضِى العزائمِ

    So bear his loss patiently, Imam of the Muslims,

    For amid calamities your resolve is unwavering.

  24. وإنك مرغوبُ الندى قاصمُ العدا

    بعيدُ المدى نسل الأسودِ الضراغمِ

    And you are sought for your generosity, a crusher of foes,

    Far-reaching, offspring of mighty lions.

  25. هو الملكُ سلطانُ بن سيف بن مالك

    إمامُ الهدى الزاكي سليلُ القَمَاقِمِ

    He is the king, Sultan ibn Sayf ibn Malik,

    The pure Imam of guidance, scion of great leaders.

  26. فتىً شغلته المكرمات وكسبُها

    وبذلُ العطايا عن حسانِ المَبَاسمِ

    A youth kept busy by noble deeds and their attainment,

    And by giving gifts, rather than by lovely smiling lips.

  27. دَعَتْه المعالي للعُلَى فأجابَها

    لما قَدْ دَعَتْه وهْو أحْزَمُ حَازِمِ

    Lofty honors called him to the heights, and he answered them,

    When they called him—he, the most resolute of the resolute.