ياO واقفاًstanding فيin ظلshade of قبgrave (opening fragment)
يا واقفاً في ظل قب
رٍgrave (closing fragment) فيin الكنانةal-Kinana (Egypt) قدindeed زهاhas shone
رٍ في الكنانة قد زها
O you standing in the shade of a grave
O you standing in the shade of a grave
that shines in al-Kinana,
In the cemetery, crying over Ibrahim
يبكيweeping علىfor اِبراهيمIbrahim صوSawla (opening fragment)
يبكي على اِبراهيم صو
لةSawla (closing fragment) خيرbest of أربابpossessors of النهىwisdom
لة خير أرباب النهى
weeping for Ibrahim Sawla,
The prayers of the best of men
the finest of those endowed with wisdom,
Ask for God's mercy upon him
سلask for رحمةmercy الباريthe Creator لهfor him
سل رحمة الباري له
يوليكhe grants you ربكyour Lord مثلهاthe like of it
يوليك ربك مثلها
Ask the Creator's mercy for him;
And your Lord will grant you the same
your Lord will grant you its like.
Know that above the earth
واعلمand know بأناthat we فوقabove أرearth (opening fragment)
واعلم بأنا فوق أر
ضٍearth (closing fragment) سوفwill نصبحwe become تحتهاbeneath it
ضٍ سوف نصبح تحتها
And know that we, above the earth,
We will end up beneath it
shall come to be beneath it.
For everything has an end
فلكلso, for every شيءٍthing آخرan end
فلكل شيءٍ آخر
ولكلand for every حيٍّliving being منتهىan end
ولكل حيٍّ منتهى
For everything has an end,
And every living thing reaches its demise
and every living being has an end.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.