ولئنand if indeed أقامنيhas placed me الزماtime (first part)
ولئن أقامني الزما
نُcompletion of 'time' بخطَّتَيin the two plights of عُدمٍdestitution ودَينِand debt
نُ بخطَّتَي عُدمٍ ودَينِ
And if time has placed me
Although fate has left me in the grasp
in the twin plights of destitution and debt,
Of non-existence and debt,
فلأنَّso it is because قَوميmy people حالَstood between مَلking (first part)
فلأنَّ قَومي حالَ مَل
كُcompletion of 'king' الرُّومِthe Romans بَينَهمُbetween them وبَينيand me
كُ الرُّومِ بَينَهمُ وبَيني
it is because my people have the king
My people acted as though
of the Romans standing between them and me.
The King of Rome stood between us.
تَبدوappears المنيَّةُdeath دُونَهمbefore them
تَبدو المنيَّةُ دُونَهم
زَرقاءَblue-eyed طَلقاءَunfettered اليَدينِboth hands
زَرقاءَ طَلقاءَ اليَدينِ
Death appears before them,
To them death seemed
blue-eyed, with both hands free.
An empty-handed, bright-faced woman.
عَدلَdealt justly التَّفجُعُgrief بينناbetween us
عَدلَ التَّفجُعُ بيننا
فيin الحُكِمjudgment عَدلَthe justice of أبيAbu الحسَينِal-Husayn
في الحُكِم عَدلَ أبي الحسَينِ
Grief has dealt justly between us,
Justice ruled grief among us
in judgment, with the justice of Abu al-Husayn.
As justly as Judge Abul-Husain.
فكأنَّهمso it is as though they جَزِعُواfelt anguish بقَلwith my heart (first part)
فكأنَّهم جَزِعُوا بقَل
بيcompletion of 'with my heart' للنَّوىat separation وبَكَواand wept بِعَينيwith my eyes
بي للنَّوى وبَكَوا بِعَيني
So it is as though they grieved with my heart
So they grieved in their hearts for me
at separation, and wept with my eyes.
And wept from their eyes,
سَبطُgentle; open-handed الخَليقَةِnature والطَّريand conduct (first part)
سَبطُ الخَليقَةِ والطَّري
قَةِcompletion of 'conduct' والنَّدىand bounty والراحَتَينِand both palms
قَةِ والنَّدى والراحَتَينِ
He is gentle in nature and conduct,
Offspring of the best of mankind,
lavish in bounty and open-handed;
Of manners and dew and comfort.
فكأنَّهُso it is as though he والمجَدand glory بَيbetween (first part)
فكأنَّهُ والمجَد بَي
نَهُماcompletion of 'between them both' اقترِانُconjunction الفَرقَدَينِthe two Farqad stars
نَهُما اقترِانُ الفَرقَدَينِ
it is as though he and glory share
So it was as though between glory
the conjunction of the two Farqad stars.
And them were joined the two bright stars.
Sol 6.1