عتبتI reproached المناياDeath فيكمon your account آلHouse of منقذMunqidh
عتبت المنايا فيكم آل منقذ
لوif only أنthat المناياDeath ترعويwould heed admonition لمقالat a word
لو أن المنايا ترعوي لمقال
I reproached Death on your account, O House of Munqidh—
I reproached death for its cruelty towards you, O saviors' clan,
if only Death would heed a word.
If only death could be chastened for what I say.
وقلتand I said لهاto her شمتwould be kissed يمينكyour right hand لوif وفتsufficed as compensation
وقلت لها شمت يمينك لو وفت
بكلfor every يمينright hand أفقرتit impoverished وشمالand left hand
بكل يمين أفقرت وشمال
And I told her: 'Your right hand would be kissed, if it could compensate
And I said to it, "Gloat with your right hand if you wish,
for every right and left hand it has impoverished.'
With every right hand you impoverished and every left."
فماfor there is no زينةadornment العلياeminence بغيرwithout سماحةgenerosity
فما زينة العليا بغير سماحة
وماand there is no بهجةsplendor الدنياthe world بغيرwithout كمالperfection
وما بهجة الدنيا بغير كمال
For eminence has no adornment without generosity,
For there is no honor in the exalted without generosity,
nor the world any splendor without perfection.
Nor delight on earth without perfection.
ومنكمand from you عرفتI learned الصبرpatience والصبرwhile patience عازبfar away
ومنكم عرفت الصبر والصبر عازب
فأنتمfor you are علىin the face of الأرزاءcalamities أيwhat جبالmountains
فأنتم على الأرزاء أي جبال
And from you I learned patience, while patience was far away;
From you I learned patience, but patience became homeless,
for what mountains you are in the face of calamities!
For you are atop misfortunes like mountains.
يشقis grievous عليكمto you ميتةa manner of death لاnot يجرهاbrings it about
يشق عليكم ميتة لا يجرها
صدورpoints مواضٍkeen swords أوor رؤوسheads عواليtall spears
صدور مواضٍ أو رؤوس عوالي
Grievous to you is a death not brought about
You find it hard when a corpse is not dragged
by the points of keen swords or the heads of tall spears.
By the chests of meadows or the peaks of heights.
وإنand though أخذتshe has taken منكمfrom among you شهاباًa shooting star ففيكمyet among you are
وإن أخذت منكم شهاباً ففيكم
صواعقthunderbolts هيجاءbattle ومزنand rainclouds نوالbounty
صواعق هيجاء ومزن نوال
And though she has taken a shooting star from you, among you remain
And if it takes a meteor from you, then in you
thunderbolts of battle and rainclouds of bounty.
Are raging thunderbolts and torrential showers.
Sol 6.1