غضبتْgrew angry ليon my behalf السماءُheaven والأرضُand earth والناand the people (first part)
غضبتْ لي السماءُ والأرضُ والنا
سُend of 'people' علىagainst ابنson of اللَّبُونِthe milk-giving she-camel إسماعيلِIsmāʿīl
سُ على ابن اللَّبُونِ إسماعيلِ
Heaven, earth, and the people grew angry on my behalf
The sky, earth, and people were angry with
against Ibn al-Labūn, Ismāʿīl.
The son of Laboon, Ismail
ولماand why أسْخَطَangered السماءَheaven معtogether with الأرthe earth (first part)
ولما أسْخَطَ السماءَ مع الأر
ضِend of 'earth' معtogether with الناسِthe people غيرُother than سُخْطِwrath الجليلthe Majestic
ضِ مع الناسِ غيرُ سُخْطِ الجليل
And why should heaven, together with earth,
And when the sky was enraged with
and mankind, be angered by anything but the Majestic's wrath?
The earth and people, apart from the Majestic
أنكرdisapproved اللَّهُGod أنthat يُرىbe seen مثلُthe like of مدحيmy praise
أنكر اللَّهُ أن يُرى مثلُ مدحي
فيconcerning أبيfather of الفقْرِpoverty وهْوthough he غيرُnot مُنيلa giver
في أبي الفقْرِ وهْو غيرُ مُنيل
God disapproved of seeing praise like mine
God denied that praise like mine
for Abū al-Faqr, though he gives nothing.
Would be seen for the father of destitution while he is unattainable
فرماهُso He struck him بكوكبٍwith a star هاشميٍّHashimite
فرماهُ بكوكبٍ هاشميٍّ
كانwas أدْهىmore ruinous لهto him منthan السِّجِّيلstones of baked clay
كان أدْهى له من السِّجِّيل
So He struck him with a Hashimite star,
So He struck him with a Hashimite star
more ruinous to him than stones of baked clay.
That was more painful for him than flaming rods
ولقدand indeed كادَschemed ماas much as استطاعَhe could ولكنْbut
ولقد كادَ ما استطاعَ ولكنْ
جُعلwas rendered الكيدُthe scheming منهُby him فيin تضليلfutility
جُعل الكيدُ منهُ في تضليل
Indeed, he schemed as much as he could, but
And he nearly accomplished what he could, but
his scheming was brought to naught.
The scheme against him was made to fail
سالflowed ذاكthat النجيعُdark blood منfrom ذلكthat العبthe slave (first part)
سال ذاك النجيعُ من ذلك العب
دend of 'slave' ودمْعُand the tears of الباكيهِthose mourning him كلَّevery مسيلchannel
د ودمْعُ الباكيهِ كلَّ مسيل
That dark blood flowed from that slave,
That wretched man wept from that
and his mourners' tears flowed down every channel.
And the tears of the mourners flowed like springs
ولْيُطِلْand let him prolong مُعْوِلٌa wailer عليهover him عَوِيلاًwailing
ولْيُطِلْ مُعْوِلٌ عليه عَوِيلاً
إنهindeed he فيin لظًىblazing fire طويلlong العويلthe wailing
إنه في لظًى طويل العويل
Let a mourner prolong his wailing over him;
Let the wailing swoop down on him with prolonged
for he is in blazing fire, wailing long.
Wailing, for he is in intense, long-lasting agony
لاmay not سقىwater اللَّهُGod جسمَهُhis body منfrom حياthe rain of المُزthe clouds (first part)
لا سقى اللَّهُ جسمَهُ من حيا المُز
نِend of 'clouds' ولاnor رُوحَهhis soul منfrom السلسبيلSalsabīl
نِ ولا رُوحَه من السلسبيل
May God never water his body with rain from the clouds,
May God not quench his body with the water of life
nor his soul with water from Salsabīl.
Nor his soul with the water of Paradise
Sol 6.1