نُعِيwas reported dead ابنُdescendant of رَسولthe Messenger of اللَهGod وَهوَand he is المُمَجَّدُthe illustrious
نُعِي ابنُ رَسول اللَه وَهوَ المُمَجَّدُ
عليٌّAli أَبوAbu (father of) النَصرal-Nasr (victory) النَبيلthe noble المؤيدُthe aided
عليٌّ أَبو النَصر النَبيل المؤيدُ
The death of God's Messenger's illustrious descendant was announced:
Ali, Abu al-Nasr, the noble, the aided one.
فَغلّقthen was shut بابُthe gate of العلمknowledge وَالفَضلand excellence وَالتُقىand piety
فَغلّق بابُ العلم وَالفَضل وَالتُقى
وَلَمand did not يَبقَremain لِلآدابfor literature رُكنٌa pillar مشيدlofty
وَلَم يَبقَ لِلآداب رُكنٌ مشيد
Then the gate of knowledge, excellence, and piety was shut,
And no lofty pillar of letters remained.
وَفاظَand breathed his last جَريرJarir وَالفَرَزدَقand al-Farazdaq وَاِنطَوىand passed away
وَفاظَ جَرير وَالفَرَزدَق وَاِنطَوى
حَبيبHabib وَماتand died البحتريal-Buhturi وَأَحمَدand Ahmad
حَبيب وَمات البحتري وَأَحمَد
And Jarir and al-Farazdaq breathed their last, and gone was
Habib; and al-Buhturi and Ahmad died.
فَقُلتso I said لَدىat مَوتthe death of الشَريفthe Sharif (noble descendant) مُؤرخاًcomposing a chronogram
فَقُلت لَدى مَوت الشَريف مُؤرخاً
أَبوAbu (father of) النَصرal-Nasr (victory) حَيّalive فيin الجِنانthe gardens of Paradise مُخلدabiding forever
أَبو النَصر حَيّ في الجِنان مُخلد
So at the Sharif's death I said, marking the date in verse:
Abu al-Nasr lives forever in the gardens of Paradise.