ذَكَرتُكُمI remembered you ياO أهلَpeople of وُدِّيmy affection وَقَدand already نَأَتhad gone far away
ذَكَرتُكُم يا أهلَ وُدِّي وَقَد نَأَت
بِيَwith me الدَّارُthe dwelling لاَصحبٌno companions لَدَيَّbeside me وَلاَnor أَهلُfamily
بِيَ الدَّارُ لاَصحبٌ لَدَيَّ وَلاَ أَهلُ
I remembered you, O people dear to me, though I had been taken far
By my dwelling, with neither companions nor family beside me.
إذَاwhenever مَاemphatic particle ذَكَرنَاwe recall عَهدَa time of أُنسٍcompanionship فَإِنَّمَاthen it is only
إذَا مَا ذَكَرنَا عَهدَ أُنسٍ فَإِنَّمَا
يُبَادِرُنَاrushes upon us دَمعٌtears مِنَfrom العَينِthe eye مُنهَلُّstreaming
يُبَادِرُنَا دَمعٌ مِنَ العَينِ مُنهَلُّ
Whenever we recall a time of companionship, it is only
Tears streaming from the eye that rush upon us.
وأبكِيand I weep عَلَىover عِقدٍa necklace تَنَاثَرَhave scattered نَظمُهُits strung beads
وأبكِي عَلَى عِقدٍ تَنَاثَرَ نَظمُهُ
شُيُوخٌelders وإخوانٌand brothers شبابُهُمtheir young men كَهلُmature
شُيُوخٌ وإخوانٌ شبابُهُم كَهلُ
And I weep for a necklace whose beads have scattered:
Elders and brothers, whose young men are mature.
أَقَمنَاwe dwelt جَميعاًall together فيin أمَانٍsafety وغِبطَةٍand joy
أَقَمنَا جَميعاً في أمَانٍ وغِبطَةٍ
وللسُّحبِand the clouds had بِالخَيرَاتِwith blessings مِنfrom فَوقِنَاabove us وَبلُa downpour
وللسُّحبِ بِالخَيرَاتِ مِن فَوقِنَا وَبلُ
We all dwelt together in safety and joy,
And from the clouds above us came a downpour of blessings.
وَقَدand now أَصبَحَتit has become قَفراًdesolate وَأصبَحَand have become أَهلُهَاits people
وَقَد أَصبَحَت قَفراً وَأصبَحَ أَهلُهَا
وَعِقدُهُمand their necklace بَعدَafter التَّآلُفِunity مُنسَلُّunstrung
وَعِقدُهُم بَعدَ التَّآلُفِ مُنسَلُّ
And now it lies desolate, and its people are left
With their necklace unstrung after their former unity.
Sol 6.1