بروحيwith my soul صديقa friend حجَّبveiled التربthe earth شخصهhis form
بروحي صديق حجَّب الترب شخصه
وأذكرنيand reminded me معنىthe meaning of حياتيmy life معناهhis meaning
وأذكرني معنى حياتي معناه
I would give my soul for a friend whose form the earth has veiled,
With my soul a friend concealed by soil his being
And whose meaning reminded me of the meaning of my life.
And remind me the meaning of my life its meaning
مضىdeparted معهwith him اسمa name قدhad لقيناwe met بهby it الورَىhumankind
مضى معه اسم قد لقينا به الورَى
ولاand no بدَّescape منfrom أنthat يتبعfollow اسماًa name مسمَّاهits bearer
ولا بدَّ من أن يتبع اسماً مسمَّاه
With him departed a name by which we had met humankind,
Gone with him a name we knew in this world
And a name must inevitably be followed by its bearer.
And a name must follow another named
فماso nothing ليَfor me إلاَّexcept الدمعtears يخرجflows out ماؤهits water
فما ليَ إلاَّ الدمع يخرج ماؤه
علىupon التربِthe earth حتَّىuntil يخرجbrings forth التربthe earth مرعاهits herbage
على التربِ حتَّى يخرج الترب مرعاه
So I have nothing but tears, whose water flows
So for me only tears whose water
Upon the earth, until the earth brings forth its herbage.
On the soil until the soil grows its grass
Sol 6.1