أَصَفاءٌPurity of heart? وَهَلand does يَدومُlast صَفاءُpurity
أَصَفاءٌ وَهَل يَدومُ صَفاءُ
وَهَناءٌand happiness وَلَيسَand does not يَبقىremain هناءُhappiness
وَهَناءٌ وَلَيسَ يَبقى هناءُ
Purity of heart? And does purity last?
And happiness? Happiness does not endure.
وَسُرورٌand joy وَلِلهُمومِand for sorrows وُجدناwe were created
وَسُرورٌ وَلِلهُمومِ وُجدنا
أَيّwhich يَومٍday نُسَرُّwe rejoice لَسناwe are not نُساءُgrieved
أَيّ يَومٍ نُسَرُّ لَسنا نُساءُ
And joy? We were made to face sorrows.
On what day do we rejoice without being grieved?
وَبَقاءٌand enduring life وَلِلفَناءِand for passing away خُلِقناwe were created
وَبَقاءٌ وَلِلفَناءِ خُلِقنا
كَيفَhow نَبقىdo we remain وَيَعتَريناwhen overtakes us الفناءُpassing away
كَيفَ نَبقى وَيَعتَرينا الفناءُ
And lasting life? We were created for passing away.
How can we remain when death overtakes us?
وَخُلودٌand immortality وَلِلمَماتِand for death وُلِدناwe were born
وَخُلودٌ وَلِلمَماتِ وُلِدنا
وَبِناءٌand building وَلِلخَرابِand for ruin البِناءُthe building
وَبِناءٌ وَلِلخَرابِ البِناءُ
And immortality? We were born to die.
And building? Buildings are destined for ruin.
وَحَياةٌand life وَلاand no بَقاءَendurance لِفانٍfor a mortal
وَحَياةٌ وَلا بَقاءَ لِفانٍ
أَلِغَيرِis it for any but القَديمِthe Eternal حُقّdue البقاءُendurance
أَلِغَيرِ القَديمِ حُقّ البقاءُ
And life? Nothing perishable can endure.
Does lasting existence belong to any but the Eternal?
ماwhat اِغتِرارُbeguilement الوَرىof humankind بِدارِby an abode غرورٍof illusion
ما اِغتِرارُ الوَرى بِدارِ غرورٍ
وَهيَand it is دارٌan abode فيهاin it الرّدىdeath وَالبَلاءُand affliction
وَهيَ دارٌ فيها الرّدى وَالبَلاءُ
Why are people beguiled by an abode of illusion
When it is an abode of death and affliction?
وَالرّزاياand calamities فيناamong us بِهاin it تَتَوالىfollow one another
وَالرّزايا فينا بِها تَتَوالى
لَهفalas قَلبيmy heart ماno لِلرزاياfor calamities اِنتِهاءُend
لَهف قَلبي ما لِلرزايا اِنتِهاءُ
And calamities follow one another among us there.
Alas, my heart! Calamities have no end.
حَسبُناsufficient for us اللّهُGod إِنّناindeed we قَدhave رُزِئناsuffered a loss
حَسبُنا اللّهُ إِنّنا قَد رُزِئنا
بِشِهابٍof a radiant star لَهُwhose الكَمالُperfection سَماءُis a sky
بِشِهابٍ لَهُ الكَمالُ سَماءُ
God is sufficient for us; we have suffered a loss:
A radiant star whose sky was perfection.
نُورهُhis light العِلمُlearning وَالمَعارِفُand knowledge يَزهوshines
نُورهُ العِلمُ وَالمَعارِفُ يَزهو
مَلأfilled الكَونthe world مِنwith هُداهُhis guidance الضّياءُradiance
مَلأ الكَون مِن هُداهُ الضّياءُ
His light was learning, and knowledge shone through him;
The radiance of his guidance filled the world.
شَمسُa sun عِلمٍof learning قَدindeed أَشرَقَتrose بِاِزدِهاءin splendor
شَمسُ عِلمٍ قَد أَشرَقَت بِاِزدِهاء
وَلِشَمسِand for the sun العُلومِof the sciences يَسموsoars اِزدِهاءُsplendor
وَلِشَمسِ العُلومِ يَسمو اِزدِهاءُ
A sun of learning rose in splendor,
And splendor soars with this sun of the sciences.
وَإِمامand an imam بِهِthrough him لِكُلِّfor every إِمامimam
وَإِمام بِهِ لِكُلِّ إِمام
جَلّof high standing قَدindeed كانَwas قُدوةa model وَاِقتِداءُand example to follow
جَلّ قَد كانَ قُدوة وَاِقتِداءُ
And an imam through whom every imam
Of high standing found a model to follow.
عالِمٌa scholar نِحريرٌmasterly وَشَهمٌand a noble man شَهيرrenowned
عالِمٌ نِحريرٌ وَشَهمٌ شَهير
قَدَّمتْهُput him forward لِفَضلهfor his merit العلماءُthe scholars
قَدَّمتْهُ لِفَضله العلماءُ
A masterly scholar and a renowned noble man:
The scholars put him forward for his merit.
بَحرُa sea عِلمٍof learning يَموجُsurges فيin كلِّevery فنٍّdiscipline
بَحرُ عِلمٍ يَموجُ في كلِّ فنٍّ
وَبِكُلٍّand in each لَهُhe has اِعتِناcare وَاِعتِلاءُand eminence
وَبِكُلٍّ لَهُ اِعتِنا وَاِعتِلاءُ
A sea of learning, surging in every discipline;
He cared for each and rose high in each.
عَلَمٌa luminary مُفردٌsingular فَلَيسand is not يُضاهىequaled
عَلَمٌ مُفردٌ فَلَيس يُضاهى
وَلَهُand for him الآنَnow قَلَّتِhave become few النّظراءُpeers
وَلَهُ الآنَ قَلَّتِ النّظراءُ
A singular luminary, without equal;
Few peers to him remain today.
أَحمدُAhmad البزريal-Bizri الفردُthe singular كَوكَبُstar صَيداof Sidon
أَحمدُ البزري الفردُ كَوكَبُ صَيدا
مَنone who بِهِthrough him فيهاin it قَدindeed سَماrose الإفتاءُlegal opinion-giving
مَن بِهِ فيها قَد سَما الإفتاءُ
Ahmad al-Bizri, the singular star of Sidon,
Through whom the issuing of legal opinions there rose in stature.
مَنْone whom عَلَيهِhim العُلومُthe sciences وَالنّاسُand the people أَثنَتpraised
مَنْ عَلَيهِ العُلومُ وَالنّاسُ أَثنَت
وَعَلَيهِand for him قَدindeed طابَwas pleasing مِنهاfrom them الثّناءُthe praise
وَعَلَيهِ قَد طابَ مِنها الثّناءُ
One whom the sciences and the people praised,
And whose praise from them was pleasing.
قَدindeed دَعاهُcalled him إِلَههُhis God لِلقاهُto meet Him
قَد دَعاهُ إِلَههُ لِلقاهُ
وَجِنانand gardens بِهاin them الهَناhappiness وَالرضاءُand contentment
وَجِنان بِها الهَنا وَالرضاءُ
His God called him to meet Him
And to gardens filled with happiness and contentment.
فَسَرىso he journeyed سُرعَةًswiftly وَلَبّىand answered مُجيباًin response
فَسَرى سُرعَةً وَلَبّى مُجيباً
وَلَدَيهِand in His presence لِلَّهwith God طابَwas sweet اللّقاءُthe meeting
وَلَدَيهِ لِلَّه طابَ اللّقاءُ
So he journeyed swiftly and answered the call;
In God's presence, the meeting was sweet.
رَوَّحَgave repose اللّهُGod روحَهto his soul وَضَريحاًand to a tomb
رَوَّحَ اللّهُ روحَه وَضَريحاً
حَلَّهُhe entered it فَهوَso it is رَوضةٌa garden فَيحاءُspacious
حَلَّهُ فَهوَ رَوضةٌ فَيحاءُ
May God bring repose to his soul and to the tomb
He entered, making it a spacious garden
مِنamong رِياضِthe gardens الجِنانِof Paradise فيهاin it حَباهُHe bestowed on him
مِن رِياضِ الجِنانِ فيها حَباهُ
وَلَهاand for it بِالنّعيمِwith bliss مِنهُfrom Him اِمتِلاءُa filling
وَلَها بِالنّعيمِ مِنهُ اِمتِلاءُ
Among the gardens of Paradise, where He bestowed gifts on him
And filled it with bliss.
وَهَمىand poured فَوقَهover him يعمُّcovering ثَراهُhis earth
وَهَمى فَوقَه يعمُّ ثَراهُ
وَسَقاهُand watered him مِنَwith الرّضاءgracious favor الحياءُthe clouds
وَسَقاهُ مِنَ الرّضاء الحياءُ
May rain pour over him and cover his earth,
And may the clouds water him with gracious favor.
حينَwhen أَودىhe died كِدناwe nearly نَطيرُflew عُيوناًas eyes
حينَ أَودى كِدنا نَطيرُ عُيوناً
تُمطِرُraining الدّمعَtears إِذwhen عَلاناovercame us البكاءُweeping
تُمطِرُ الدّمعَ إِذ عَلانا البكاءُ
When he died, we nearly flew apart, our eyes
Raining tears as we were overcome by weeping.
وَعَلَيهِand for him كِدناwe nearly نَذوبُmelted قُلوباًas hearts
وَعَلَيهِ كِدنا نَذوبُ قُلوباً
مَزَّقَتهاtore them apart لِحُزنِهاfor their grief البأساءُhardship
مَزَّقَتها لِحُزنِها البأساءُ
And for him our hearts nearly melted,
Torn apart by the pain of grief.
أَفرَغَpoured اللّهُGod وَسطهاinto them الصّبرpatience حتّىuntil
أَفرَغَ اللّهُ وَسطها الصّبر حتّى
تَحملcould bear الآنَnow رزءهthe loss of him الأحشاءُthe innermost selves
تَحمل الآنَ رزءه الأحشاءُ
God poured patience into them until
Our innermost selves could bear the loss of him.
وَحَباهاand granted them الشّعورَawareness دونَwithout ذهولٍbewilderment
وَحَباها الشّعورَ دونَ ذهولٍ
أَنْthat لَهُfor him دامَendured فيamong الأَنامِhumankind الثناءُpraise
أَنْ لَهُ دامَ في الأَنامِ الثناءُ
And He granted them the awareness, without bewilderment,
That his praise endures among humankind.
فَهوَso he is حَيّalive فَلمand did not يَمُتdie حَيثُsince فيناamong us
فَهوَ حَيّ فَلم يَمُت حَيثُ فينا
عاشَhe lived ذِكراًin remembrance لَهُfor him الزّمانَthrough time بقاءُendurance
عاشَ ذِكراً لَهُ الزّمانَ بقاءُ
So he lives and has not died, since among us
He lives in remembrance, which endures through time.
حَيثُماfor وَهوَand he is الشّمسthe sun خَلَّفleft فيناamong us
حَيثُما وَهوَ الشّمس خَلَّف فينا
وَلَدَيهِand his two sons ربَّتهماraised them both العلياءُeminence
وَلَدَيهِ ربَّتهما العلياءُ
For, like the sun, he left among us
His two sons, whom high aspiration raised:
فَرقداtwo guiding stars العِلمِof learning فيin سَماءِa sky كَمالٍof perfection
فَرقدا العِلمِ في سَماءِ كَمالٍ
فيهِماin them both المَجدُglory قَدindeed زَهاshone وَالعَلاءُand eminence
فيهِما المَجدُ قَد زَها وَالعَلاءُ
Two guiding stars of learning in a sky of perfection;
In them glory and eminence shine.
رَبِّLord فَاِفتَحso grant an opening عَليهماto them both خَيرَthe best فَتحٍopening
رَبِّ فَاِفتَح عَليهما خَيرَ فَتحٍ
فيهِthrough it يَعلوrises فهماهماtheir understanding وَالذّكاءُand intelligence
فيهِ يَعلو فهماهما وَالذّكاءُ
Lord, grant them both the best opening,
Through which their understanding and intelligence may grow.
وَاِجعَلِand make الحقَّtruth عادَةa habit لَهُماfor them both كَيso that
وَاِجعَلِ الحقَّ عادَة لَهُما كَي
يَبعدstays far الزيغُdeviation عَنهماfrom them both والخطاءُand error
يَبعد الزيغُ عَنهما والخطاءُ
And make truth their habit, so that
Deviation and error stay far from them.
وَأَطِلْand prolong بِالتّوفيقِwith success ربّيَmy Lord عمراًa lifetime
وَأَطِلْ بِالتّوفيقِ ربّيَ عمراً
لَهُماfor them both ماas long as تَغَنّتِsings الورقاءُthe dove
لَهُما ما تَغَنّتِ الورقاءُ
And, my Lord, prolong their lives with success
As long as the dove sings,
ماas long as بَداappears كَوكَبٌa star وَماand as long as لاحَflashes بَرقٌlightning
ما بَدا كَوكَبٌ وَما لاحَ بَرقٌ
ماas long as بِرَوضٍin a garden هزَّstirs الغصونَthe branches الهواءُthe wind
ما بِرَوضٍ هزَّ الغصونَ الهواءُ
As long as a star appears and lightning flashes,
As long as the wind stirs branches in a garden,
ماas long as اِبنُthe son فَتحِof Fath اللَّهِAllah اِرتَجىhopes for حُسنَa good خَتمend
ما اِبنُ فَتحِ اللَّهِ اِرتَجى حُسنَ خَتم
نالَهُattained it فيمَنamong those who قَبلَهُbefore him السُّعداءُthe blessed
نالَهُ فيمَن قَبلَهُ السُّعداءُ
As long as the son of Fath Allah hopes for a good end
Like the one attained by the blessed before him.
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