أَلاAh! رُبَّmany a رَأسٍhead لاno تَزاوُرَmutual visiting بَينَهُbetween it
أَلا رُبَّ رَأسٍ لا تَزاوُرَ بَينَهُ
وَبَينَand between أَخيهِits brother وَالمَزارُand the visiting-place قَريبُnear
وَبَينَ أَخيهِ وَالمَزارُ قَريبُ
Ah, many a head exchanges no visits
Alas for many a head that rests not near
With its brother, though the visiting-place is near.
Its brother head while to the grave so near!
أَنافَraised aloft بِهِwith it صَلدُhard الصَفاsmooth rock فَهوَso it is مِنبَرٌa pulpit
أَنافَ بِهِ صَلدُ الصَفا فَهوَ مِنبَرٌ
وَقامَand it stood عَلىupon أَعلاهُits summit فَهوَso it is خَطيبُa preacher
وَقامَ عَلى أَعلاهُ فَهوَ خَطيبُ
The hard, smooth rock raised it aloft—the rock a pulpit;
Their hard unfeeling sides the rocks present,
And it stood upon that rock’s summit—a preacher.
And one stands up a preacher eloquent.
Sol 6.1