شمسa sun فضلٍgrace أشرقتshone forth لمdid not تغبِset
شمس فضلٍ أشرقت لم تغبِ
منfrom ضريحٍa tomb فاضoverflowed منfrom إرثlegacy النبيthe Prophet
من ضريحٍ فاض من إرث النبي
A sun of grace shone forth and did not set,
A sun of virtue shone and did not set
from a tomb overflowing with the Prophet's legacy.
From a shrine overflowing with the Prophet's heritage
كمhow much حوىcontained منof علمknowledge غيبٍthe unseen مختبِhidden
كم حوى من علم غيبٍ مختبِ
قبرthe tomb محيMuhyi (reviver) الدينal-Din (the faith) إبنibn (son of) العربيal-Arabi
قبر محي الدين إبن العربي
How much hidden knowledge of the unseen was held
Containing so much hidden knowledge examined
by the tomb of Muhyi al-Din ibn al-Arabi!
The grave of Muhyiddin Ibn Al-Arabi
كلeveryone منwho لاذsought refuge بهwith him أوor زارَهُvisited him
كل من لاذ به أو زارَهُ
حلّalighted منof كهفthe cave المعاليlofty virtues حرماa sanctuary
حلّ من كهف المعالي حرما
Everyone who sought refuge with him or visited him
All who resorted to him or visited him
found a sanctuary in the cave of lofty virtues.
Found sanctuary in the cave of glory and honor
واحتمىand found protection منwhoever لاذsought refuge فيin ذاكthat الحمىhaven
واحتمى من لاذ في ذاك الحمى
كلّeveryone منwho نحوtoward حماهhis sanctuary يمّماmade his way
كلّ من نحو حماه يمّما
And whoever sought refuge in that haven found protection.
And took refuge, those who took refuge in that sanctuary
Everyone who made for his sanctuary
All who headed towards its protection determined
قضيتwere fulfilled حاجاتهhis needs منfrom بعدafter ماthat
قضيت حاجاته من بعد ما
غفرforgave اللهGod لهhim أوزارَهُhis sins
غفر الله له أوزارَهُ
had his needs fulfilled after
I fulfilled his needs after
God had forgiven him his sins.
God forgave him his burdens