بها يُوسُفُ العبسيُّ أوصَى لَدَى القَضَا

بها يُوسُفُ العبسيُّ أوصَى لَدَى القَضَا

جمالاً لبيتِ الله قد رَاقَ شَكْلهُ

جمالاً لبيتِ الله قد رَاقَ شَكْلهُ

Yusuf al-Absi left instructions for it at his death,

With him Yusuf al-Abasi commanded at death

as an adornment for God's house, delightful in form.

A beauty for the house of God that pleased the form

فتىً مِن كرامِ النَّاسِ قد شاعَ ذِكرُهُ

فتىً مِن كرامِ النَّاسِ قد شاعَ ذِكرُهُ

بحُسنِ سجاياهُ كما بانَ فضُلهُ

بحُسنِ سجاياهُ كما بانَ فضُلهُ

A young man among noble people, his renown spread

A young man of the honorable people whose fame has spread

for the goodness of his character, as his merit shone forth.

With the goodness of his qualities as his virtue appeared

قَضَى عُمرَهُ في طاعةِ اللهِ سالِكاً

قَضَى عُمرَهُ في طاعةِ اللهِ سالِكاً

سبيلَ التُّقَى في مَسلَكٍ هُوَ أهلُهُ

سبيلَ التُّقَى في مَسلَكٍ هُوَ أهلُهُ

He spent his life in obedience to God, treading

He spent his life obeying God walking

the path of piety, along a course he was worthy of.

The path of piety in a course that suited him

بَنَى قُبَّةً بيضاءَ في الأرضِ أرِّخوا

بَنَى قُبَّةً بيضاءَ في الأرضِ أرِّخوا

وفي القُبِّةِ الزَّرقاءِ أضحَى مَحلُّهُ

وفي القُبِّةِ الزَّرقاءِ أضحَى مَحلُّهُ

He built a white dome upon the earth—record the date:

He built a white dome on the land they recorded

and now his dwelling is within the blue dome.

And in the blue dome he became its place