ذاthis ضريحٌa tomb يسقيهwaters it غَيْثُrain حنانٍcompassion
ذا ضريحٌ يسقيه غَيْثُ حنانٍ
ورِضاءٌand favor مِنَfrom الرّحيمِthe Merciful الكريمِthe Generous
ورِضاءٌ مِنَ الرّحيمِ الكريمِ
This is a tomb watered by rain of compassion,
A shrine watered by the rain of tenderness,
and favor from the Merciful, the Generous.
And the pleasure of the Merciful, the Generous.
هوَit رَوضٌa garden مِنَamong الجنانِthe gardens of Paradise فَسيحٌspacious
هوَ رَوضٌ مِنَ الجنانِ فَسيحٌ
مُزهِرٌblooming بِالرّضوانِwith divine favor وَالتكريمِand honor
مُزهِرٌ بِالرّضوانِ وَالتكريمِ
It is a spacious garden among the gardens of Paradise,
It is a garden of paradise, so spacious,
blooming with divine favor and honor.
Blossoming with contentment and honor.
حَلَّcame to rest فيهin it مُحمّدٌMuhammad نَجلُson of زَينZayn
حَلَّ فيه مُحمّدٌ نَجلُ زَين
مِنfrom بَنيthe descendants of عزّIzz (glory) الدّينِal-Din (the faith) أَهلِpeople of الفهومِunderstanding
مِن بَني عزّ الدّينِ أَهلِ الفهومِ
Here rests Muhammad, son of Zayn,
Muhammad settled there, the son of Zein,
of the descendants of Izz al-Din, people of understanding.
Of the eminent family of wisdom.
قلتُI said فيin تَأريخيmy chronogram لَهfor him حازَhe attained قُرباًnearness
قلتُ في تَأريخي لَه حازَ قُرباً
وَقَبولاًand acceptance فيin جنّةٍParadise وَنَعيمِand bliss
وَقَبولاً في جنّةٍ وَنَعيمِ
In my chronogram for him, I said: he attained nearness
I said in my elegy for him, he attained proximity
and acceptance in Paradise and bliss.
And acceptance into a garden and bliss.