Fortress of the Muslim
Hisn al-Muslim 156
اللهُـمِّ اغْفِـرْ لَهُ وَارْحَمْـه ، وَعافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْـه ، وَأَكْـرِمْ نُزُلَـه ، وَوَسِّـعْ مُدْخَـلَه ، وَاغْسِلْـهُ بِالْمـاءِ وَالثَّـلْجِ وَالْبَـرَدْ ، وَنَقِّـهِ مِنَ الْخطـايا كَما نَـقّيْتَ الـثَّوْبَ الأَبْيَـضَ مِنَ الدَّنَـسْ ، وَأَبْـدِلْهُ داراً خَـيْراً مِنْ دارِه ، وَأَهْلاً خَـيْراً مِنْ أَهْلِـه ، وَزَوْجَـاً خَـيْراً مِنْ زَوْجِه ، وَأَدْخِـلْهُ الْجَـنَّة ، وَأَعِـذْهُ مِنْ عَذابِ القَـبْر [وَعَذابِ النّـار]
O Allah, forgive him, have mercy on him, grant him well-being and pardon him, honor his reception, and make his entrance spacious. Wash him with water, snow, and hail, and cleanse him of sins as You cleanse a white garment of dirt. Give him a home better than his home, a family better than his family, and a spouse better than his spouse. Admit him to Paradise and protect him from the punishment of the grave [and the punishment of the Fire].
Translation notes
وَعافِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنْـه
The witness renders ʿāfihi as ‘give him strength’; the Arabic more directly asks that he be granted well-being or safety.
Should this be translated as well-being or strength?
وَزَوْجَـاً خَـيْراً مِنْ زَوْجِه
The witness specifies ‘wife’, while the Arabic uses the masculine generic term zawj, which can mean spouse or partner.
Should the translation specify wife or preserve the Arabic’s broader term?