إِنّindeed هَذاthis الضّريحthe tomb رَوضُa garden نَعيمbliss
إِنّ هَذا الضّريح رَوضُ نَعيم
فيin جنانِgardens الخُلودِeternity ذاتpossessing القُصورِthe palaces
في جنانِ الخُلودِ ذات القُصورِ
Indeed, this tomb is a garden of bliss,
In the gardens of eternity, with their palaces.
حَلَّهhe dwelt in it عالِمa scholar إِمامan imam جَليلvenerable
حَلَّه عالِم إِمام جَليل
وَشَهيرٌand renowned وَياand oh لَهُfor him مِنof شَهيرِa renowned man
وَشَهيرٌ وَيا لَهُ مِن شَهيرِ
A scholar, a venerable imam, has made it his abode,
And a renowned man—oh, how renowned!
هُوَhe لِلعِلمِfor knowledge شَمسهits sun اليَومtoday غابَتit set
هُوَ لِلعِلمِ شَمسه اليَوم غابَت
وَتَوارَتand it vanished ذاthis الآنnow بَعدَafter الظّهورِshining forth
وَتَوارَت ذا الآن بَعدَ الظّهورِ
He is knowledge's sun, which has set today,
And has now vanished after shining forth.
ذاthis one المَسيريal-Masiri محمّدMuhammad بَحرُan ocean عِلمٍknowledge
ذا المَسيري محمّد بَحرُ عِلمٍ
مُفردُthe unique one الدّهرِthe age قَدindeed خَلاwas free عَنof نَظيرِa peer
مُفردُ الدّهرِ قَد خَلا عَن نَظيرِ
This is al-Masiri, Muhammad, an ocean of knowledge,
Unique in his age, without a peer.
صَبَّshowered رَبّيmy Lord عَلَيهِupon him أرّخrecorded the date وأوحىand revealed
صَبَّ رَبّي عَلَيهِ أرّخ وأوحى
رَحمةmercy اللَّهGod لِلإِمامِfor the imam المَسيريal-Masiri
رَحمة اللَّه لِلإِمامِ المَسيري
May my Lord shower mercy upon him; the chronogram was recorded and revealed:
God's mercy for Imam al-Masiri.