شقيقbrother الروحthe soul بعدكafter you منwho نصيريmy supporter
شقيق الروح بعدك من نصيري
وماand not لكfor you فيin اقتداركyour power منany نظيرpeer
وما لك في اقتدارك من نظير
Brother of my soul, who will be my supporter after you?
My soul's companion, without you who will aid me?
And you have no peer in your power.
None can match your power and glory.
غزيرlavish in الجودgenerosity كنتyou were لذاكfor that reason ناحتshe lamented
غزير الجود كنت لذاك ناحت
عليكover you غزيرGhazir بالدمعwith tears الغزيرcopious
عليك غزير بالدمع الغزير
You were lavish in generosity; thus wept
Generous you were, so for you those tears fell,
Ghazir for you, with copious tears.
Plentifully streaming from my eyes.
يقينيmy certainty أنthat نفسكyour soul فيin نعيمٍbliss
يقيني أن نفسك في نعيمٍ
تسرrejoices بنعمةin the grace of الملكthe King الكبيرgreat
تسر بنعمة الملك الكبير
I am certain that your soul is in bliss,
I know for certain your soul is in Paradise,
Rejoicing in the grace of the great King.
Rejoicing in the grace of the Almighty.
تؤرَّخis dated قلsay لبدرfor the full moon of بنيthe sons of حبيشٍHubaysh
تؤرَّخ قل لبدر بني حبيشٍ
لويسLouis سرىjourneyed by night لفردوسto the paradise of القديرthe Almighty
لويس سرى لفردوس القدير
To mark the date, say of the full moon of Banu Hubaysh:
Say to Badr ibn Habish and Louis As-Sara,
Louis journeyed by night to the Almighty’s paradise.
"Welcome to the gardens of the Most High."