مَضَىdeparted الشَّيخُthe sheikh مَرْعيMar‘i راحلاًdeparting عنfrom دِيارِناour homes
مَضَى الشَّيخُ مَرْعي راحلاً عن دِيارِنا
ولكنْbut تهياwas made ready فيin السَّماءِheaven لهُfor him قَصْرُa palace
ولكنْ تهيا في السَّماءِ لهُ قَصْرُ
Sheikh Mar‘i has departed, leaving our homes,
but a palace stands ready for him in heaven.
وأولَىand bestowed upon بنيthe sons of الدَّحداحِal-Dahdah حُزناًgrief مُخلَّداًeverlasting
وأولَى بني الدَّحداحِ حُزناً مُخلَّداً
يدومُendures كماjust as يبقىremains لهُfor him عندهمamong them ذِكرُremembrance
يدومُ كما يبقى لهُ عندهم ذِكرُ
And he left the sons of al-Dahdah an everlasting grief,
which endures as his memory endures among them.
هُمَامٌa valiant man تلَّقىfaced الحادثاتِcalamities بنفسهِhimself
هُمَامٌ تلَّقى الحادثاتِ بنفسهِ
فتمَّso became complete لهُfor him مِنfrom بعدِهاafter them المجدُglory والفخرُand honor
فتمَّ لهُ مِن بعدِها المجدُ والفخرُ
A valiant man, he faced calamities himself,
so glory and honor were fully his thereafter.
إذاif زُرَتَyou visit مثواهُhis resting place فأرِّخْthen record the date وقُلْand say بهِat it
إذا زُرَتَ مثواهُ فأرِّخْ وقُلْ بهِ
عليكَupon you الرِّضَىfavor والعفوُand forgiveness ياO أيُّهاyou (vocative) القبرُthe grave
عليكَ الرِّضَى والعفوُ يا أيُّها القبرُ
If you visit his resting place, record the date and say there:
May favor and forgiveness be upon you, O grave.