هذاthis مَقامُresting place of السيِّدِthe lord العَلَمِthe illustrious one الذيwho
هذا مَقامُ السيِّدِ العَلَمِ الذي
وَرِثَinherited الكمالَperfection عنfrom الأميرِthe emir السيِّدِthe noble lord
وَرِثَ الكمالَ عن الأميرِ السيِّدِ
This is the resting place of the illustrious lord who
This is the abode of the lord, the learned scholar
inherited perfection from the noble emir,
Who inherited perfection from the noble lord
نسْلِdescendant of التَّقِيِّTaqi (the pious) الدِّينِal-Din (the faith) عُمدةِmainstay of قومِهِhis people
نسْلِ التَّقِيِّ الدِّينِ عُمدةِ قومِهِ
قاضِيjudge of البلادِthe land الصالحِthe righteous one المُتعبِّدِthe devout worshipper
قاضِي البلادِ الصالحِ المُتعبِّدِ
a descendant of Taqi al-Din, the mainstay of his people,
The lineage of the pious, the religion's pillar
the judge of the land, righteous and devout.
The righteous judge of the lands, the devout worshipper
قدindeed كانwas للقُصَّادِfor those who sought him فيin أيَّامِهِhis days
قد كان للقُصَّادِ في أيَّامِهِ
رُكناًa pillar وللوُرَّادِand for those coming to drink أعذَبَthe sweetest مَورِدِwatering place
رُكناً وللوُرَّادِ أعذَبَ مَورِدِ
In his days, he was indeed, for those who sought him,
In his days he was a pillar for the beggars
a pillar, and for those who came to drink, the sweetest spring.
And the sweetest spring for the visitors
ولقَدand indeed ثَوىcame to rest يوماًone day برَحمةِin the mercy of رَبِّهِhis Lord
ولقَد ثَوى يوماً برَحمةِ رَبِّهِ
فيin قُبَّةٍa dome لاحتْappeared لناto us كالمشهَدِlike a shrine
في قُبَّةٍ لاحتْ لنا كالمشهَدِ
And indeed, one day he came to rest in his Lord’s mercy,
One day he passed away by the mercy of his Lord
within a dome that appeared to us like a shrine.
In a dome that shone for us like a shrine
صَلَّىprayed مؤرِّخُهاits chronicler وبارَكَand invoked blessings قائلاًsaying
صَلَّى مؤرِّخُها وبارَكَ قائلاً
حَيَّاكَmay God bless you ياO مَنyou who زارَvisited قُبَّةَdome of أحمدِAhmad
حَيَّاكَ يا مَن زارَ قُبَّةَ أحمدِ
Its chronicler prayed and invoked blessings, saying:
Its chronicler prayed and blessed it saying
“May God bless you, O you who visit Ahmad’s dome!”
Greetings to you who visits Ahmed's dome