ماwhat ليfor me أُوَدِّعُI bid farewell كلَّevery يومٍday صباحاًin the morning
ما لي أُوَدِّعُ كلَّ يومٍ صباحاً
إذsince لاno تلاقيَreunion بعدَafter طولlength of فراقِseparation
إذ لا تلاقيَ بعدَ طول فراقِ
Why do I bid farewell each day in the morning,
Why must I bid farewell each morn
when there is no reunion after a long separation,
When we no longer meet after long separation
وأُصارمُand I sever ties with الأَحبابloved ones لاnot عنout of جفوةٍcoldness
وأُصارمُ الأَحباب لا عن جفوةٍ
منِّيfrom me ولاnor متعرِّضاًexposing myself لشقاقto discord
منِّي ولا متعرِّضاً لشقاق
and sever ties with loved ones, not out of coldness
And sever ties with friends - not out of disdain
on my part, nor courting discord?
On my part, nor seeking out conflict
فارقتُهُمI parted from them ومدامعيand my tears منهلَّةٌpouring down
فارقتُهُم ومدامعي منهلَّةٌ
وجوانحيand my ribs للبينbecause of parting فيin إحراقburning
وجوانحي للبين في إحراق
I parted from them with my tears pouring down,
I left them, my tears flowing
and my ribs were aflame with parting.
My heart aflame with separation
وتركتهمand I left them ورجعتand I returned عنهمaway from them صابراًbeing patient
وتركتهم ورجعت عنهم صابراً
حنىuntil (likely a typo for حتى) كأنِّيas though I لستُam not بالمشتاقyearning
حنى كأنِّي لستُ بالمشتاق
I left them and turned away from them, patient,
I left them and returned, patient
until I seemed not to be yearning.
Though I am filled with longing
أغمَدْتُهمI sheathed them فيin بطنthe depths of منخفضa hollow in الثرىthe earth
أغمَدْتُهم في بطن منخفض الثرى
بيضاًwhite كأمثالlike counterparts of السُّيوفswords رقاقslender
بيضاً كأمثال السُّيوف رقاق
I sheathed them in the hollow depths of the earth,
I buried them in a low valley
white and slender, like swords.
Pure white, like slender swords
ولقدand indeed سئمتُI grew weary of العيشliving بعدafter وفاتهمtheir deaths
ولقد سئمتُ العيش بعد وفاتهم
وقطَعتand I severed منfrom طمعيmy hope بهمin them أعلاقيmy ties
وقطَعت من طمعي بهم أعلاقي
And indeed, I grew weary of living after their deaths,
I'm weary of life after their loss
and cut the bonds of my hope in them.
And have cut off all my hopes in them
أنَّىhow تطيبis sweet ليto me الحياةlife ولاand not أرىI see
أنَّى تطيب لي الحياة ولا أرى
صحبيmy friends لديَّbeside me وأُسرتيand my family ورفاقيand my companions
صحبي لديَّ وأُسرتي ورفاقي
How can life be sweet to me when I do not see
How can life be sweet when I cannot see
my friends beside me, my family and my companions?
My companions, family and friends?
وأرىand I see أحبَّائيmy loved ones يساقطهاcauses them to fall الرَّدىdeath
وأرى أحبَّائي يساقطها الرَّدى
منfrom بينناamong us كتساقطlike the falling of الأَوراقleaves
من بيننا كتساقط الأَوراق
And I see death felling my loved ones
I see my loved ones ravaged by time
from among us like falling leaves.
Falling like leaves amongst us
فارقتُI parted from أذكىthe most brilliant of العالمينall people قريحةًin native genius
فارقتُ أذكى العالمين قريحةً
وأجلّهاand the greatest of them فضلاًin merit علىon الإِطلاقan absolute basis
وأجلّها فضلاً على الإِطلاق
I parted from the most brilliant mind in all the world,
I left the smartest man alive
and the greatest in merit, without exception.
Noblest of all in his excellence
وفَقَدْتُand I lost مستندthe mainstay of الرجالmen إذاwhen روتrecounted
وفَقَدْتُ مستند الرجال إذا روت
عنهabout him الثقاتthe trustworthy مكارمnoble traits of الأَخلاقcharacter
عنه الثقات مكارم الأَخلاق
And I lost the mainstay of men, when accounts were told
I lost the pillar men relied upon
by the trustworthy of his noble character.
Whose virtues were related by trusted men
قدindeed كانَhe was منتجعيmy pasture وشرعةand the approach to منهليmy watering place
قد كانَ منتجعي وشرعة منهلي
ومناطand the basis of فخريmy pride وارتيادand the quest of نياقيmy she-camels
ومناط فخري وارتياد نياقي
He was my pasture and the approach to my watering place,
He was my refuge, watering place
the source of my pride and the goal of my she-camels' quest.
The source of my pride and will to compete
كانتthere were لهto his credit الأَيديacts of kindness يطوِّقنيhe garlands me بهاwith them
كانت له الأَيدي يطوِّقني بها
منناًfavors هيthey are الأَطواقthe necklaces فيaround الأَعناقnecks
منناً هي الأَطواق في الأَعناق
He had kindnesses with which he garlanded me—
His hands would embrace me
favors that were necklaces about the neck.
Gifts that adorned my neck
ولقدand indeed أقولُI say لهto him وقدand already شيَّعتهI escorted him
ولقد أقولُ له وقد شيَّعته
يومon the day of الرَّحيلdeparture بمدمعٍwith tears مهراقpoured forth
يوم الرَّحيل بمدمعٍ مهراق
And indeed I say to him, having escorted him
I say to him, as I walked in his funeral
on the day of departure, with tears pouring forth:
My tears flowing in sorrow
أينwhere الذهابthe departure وعمَّand from what تؤخذare drawn بعدهafter him
أين الذهاب وعمَّ تؤخذ بعده
غررthe choicest beauties of الكلامspeech وحكمةُand the wisdom of الإِشراقillumination
غرر الكلام وحكمةُ الإِشراق
Where does this departure lead, and whence, after him,
Where to go with him gone?
will the finest words and the wisdom of illumination be drawn?
The pearls of speech and wise days are lost
قدindeed طبتَyou were pure حيًّاalive فيamong الرِّجالmen وميِّتاًand dead
قد طبتَ حيًّا في الرِّجال وميِّتاً
ياO أطيبpurest of الأَفراعbranches والأَعراقand roots
يا أطيب الأَفراع والأَعراق
You were pure among men, living and dead,
You lived nobly amongst men, and dead
O you of the purest branches and roots!
O purest of chiefs and protectors
فسقاكso may it water you صوبthe downpour of المزنrain clouds كلّevery عشيَّةevening
فسقاك صوب المزن كلّ عشيَّة
متتابعunceasing in الإِرعادthundering والإِبراقand flashing lightning
متتابع الإِرعاد والإِبراق
So may the rain-clouds' downpour water you each evening,
You who heavens poured drink each night
with thunder and lightning in unbroken succession.
With rumbling thunder and lightning
أفنَيتI exhausted فيin هذاthis المصابcalamity تصبُّريmy endurance
أفنَيت في هذا المصاب تصبُّري
حزناًin grief وماand not أناI إذsince مضيتyou departed بباقremaining
حزناً وما أنا إذ مضيت بباق
I exhausted my endurance in this calamity,
I've exhausted my patience with this tragedy
in grief; and I shall not remain, now that you have gone.
Grieving endlessly though I must move on
لاno بدَّescape منfrom شربيmy drinking كؤوسcups of منيَّةdeath
لا بدَّ من شربي كؤوس منيَّة
طافتcame round عليكto you بهاwith them أكفُّthe hands of السَّاقيthe cupbearer
طافت عليك بها أكفُّ السَّاقي
I must drink the cups of death
I must drink the cups of sorrow
that the cupbearer's hands brought round to you.
Brought by the hands of destiny
رزءٌa calamity أصيبَwas stricken بهby it العراقIraq فأرِّخواso record the date
رزءٌ أصيبَ به العراق فأرِّخوا
رُزِءَwas bereaved العراقُIraq بموتِby the death of عبدAbd (servant of) الباقيal-Baqi (the Everlasting)
رُزِءَ العراقُ بموتِ عبد الباقي
A calamity has struck Iraq; record its date:
An affliction that befell Iraq - unveil
Iraq was bereaved by the death of Abd al-Baqi.
Iraq's grief at Abd al-Baqi's death
Sol 6.1