لَقَدindeed فَخَرَتboasted شَعوبُShaʿūb (Death) بِأَخذِهاof her taking اِبنيmy son
لَقَد فَخَرَت شَعوبُ بِأَخذِها اِبني
وَقالَتand she said فيin يَديmy hand أَغلىmost precious أَخيذِcaptive
وَقالَت في يَدي أَغلى أَخيذِ
Indeed, Death—Shaʿūb—boasted of taking my son,
Indeed, Shaʿūb (Death) boasted of taking my son,
The people have boasted of taking my son
Death boasted of having seized my son,
And said, “In my hand is the dearest captive—akhīdh.”
And said, “In my hand is the most precious captive.”
And said, "In my hand is the most precious seized."
And said, "In my hand is the most precious captive."
إِذاwhen بَزَغَتrose ذكاءُDhukāʾ (the sun) فَزِدthen increase بُكاءweeping
إِذا بَزَغَت ذكاءُ فَزِد بُكاء
وَقُلand say ماnot كانَwas ذاكَthat one سِوىother than أَخيbrother of ذيthis one (the sun)
وَقُل ما كانَ ذاكَ سِوى أَخي ذي
When Dhakāʾ, the sun, rises, weep the more,
When Dhukāʾ (the sun) rises, weep all the more,
When intelligence dawns, weep more,
When the sun rises, let your weeping increase,
And say, “That one was none but the brother of this [sun]—akhī dhī.”
And say, “That one was none other than this sun’s brother.”
And say, "That was none other than my dear brother."
And say, "That was none other than my brother."
Sol 6.1