ياOh! لَهto him/it (exclamatory) طارِقاًa night visitor منfrom الحَدَثانِtime's calamities
يا لَه طارِقاً من الحَدَثانِ
ألحَقjoined ابنَthe son of النُّعمانِal-Nuʿman بالنُّعمانِto al-Nuʿman
ألحَق ابنَ النُّعمانِ بالنُّعمانِ
Oh, what a night visitor from the calamities of time!
O one who knocked at the abode of youth
It joined Ibn al-Nuʿman to al-Nuʿman.
And made Ibn al-Nu'man join al-Nu'man
بَرئَتbecame free of ذمَّةُthe covenant المَنونِdeath منfrom الإيماfaith (continued)
بَرئَت ذمَّةُ المَنونِ من الإيما
نِcompletion of 'faith' لمَّاwhen اعتَدَتit transgressed علىagainst الإيمانِfaith
نِ لمَّا اعتَدَت على الإيمانِ
Death broke its covenant with faith
The conscience of death was absolved of faith
when it assailed faith.
When it transgressed against faith
واستَحلَّand treated as lawful الوَرىmankind محارِمَthe sanctities دينِthe religion of الbeginning of 'Allah'
واستَحلَّ الوَرى محارِمَ دينِ ال
لَهِcompletion of 'Allah' (God) وَيلُwoe الوَرىmankind منfrom الدَيَّانِthe Judge
لَهِ وَيلُ الوَرى من الدَيَّانِ
And mankind violated the sanctities of God's religion;
And made lawful the violation of the prohibitions of the God's religion
woe to mankind from the Judge!
Woe to the world from the Judge
وأَرىand I see الناسَthe people حيثُwherever حلُّواthey settled منof الthe (before 'earth')
وأَرى الناسَ حيثُ حلُّوا من ال
أَرضِearth وحيثُand wherever انتحواthey headed منof الأوطانِthe homelands
أَرضِ وحيثُ انتحوا من الأوطانِ
And I see people, wherever they settle on the
And I see people wherever they settled on earth
earth, and wherever they head among the homelands,
And wherever they moved from homelands
يَطلبُونthey seek المفيدَal-Mufid بعدَكَafter you والأسand the names (continued)
يَطلبُون المفيدَ بعدَكَ والأس
ماءُcompletion of 'names' تَمضيpass away فكيفَso how تَبقىremain المَعانيthe meanings
ماءُ تَمضي فكيفَ تَبقى المَعاني
seeking al-Mufid after you; and names
Seeking benefit after you, and the names pass away, so how can meanings remain
pass away—so how can meanings remain?
You grieved, you began conveying to the people of Levant
فَجعتit brought grief أصبحَتit began تبلِّغُit conveys أهلَthe people of الشal-Sham (continued)
فَجعت أصبحَت تبلِّغُ أهلَ الش
شامِcompletion of 'al-Sham' صَوتَthe sound of العَويلِwailing منfrom بغدانِBaghdan (Baghdad)
شامِ صَوتَ العَويلِ من بغدانِ
It brought grief, and began conveying to the people of al-Sham
The voice of lament from Baghdad
the sound of wailing from Baghdan.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1