ألاbehold إنindeed عيناًan eye لمdid not تجدshed generously يومon the day of واسطٍWasit
ألا إن عيناً لم تجد يوم واسطٍ
عليكfor you بجاريwith flowing دمعهاits tears لجمودsurely dry
عليك بجاري دمعها لجمود
Behold, an eye that did not shed, on the day of Wasit,
Alas! No eye has found a friend at Wasit’s noon,
Its flowing tears for you is surely dry.
Whose tears would flow for one now turned to mud,
عشيةthat evening قامrose النائماتthe sleeping women وشققتand were torn
عشية قام النائمات وشققت
جيوبgarment fronts بأيديby the hands of مأتمٍa gathering of mourners وخدودand cheeks
جيوب بأيدي مأتمٍ وخدود
That evening the sleeping women rose, and torn were
When the sleepers rose on that fateful evening
Garment fronts and cheeks by mourners’ hands.
And tore their collars in grief and sorrow.
فإنso if تمسyou pass the evening مهجورdeserted النفاءunclear as written; possibly 'the courtyard' فربماyet often
فإن تمس مهجور النفاء فربما
أقامstayed بهin it بعدafter الوفودthe delegations وفودdelegations
أقام به بعد الوفود وفود
If tonight your [courtyard?] lies deserted, yet how often
If the abandoned of virtue be touched, perchance
Delegation after delegation stayed there.
Caravans may stop by where he once stood.
فإنكfor indeed you لمhave not تبعدgrown distant علىto متعهدa regular visitor
فإنك لم تبعد على متعهد
بلىon the contrary كلevery منone who is تحتbeneath الترابthe earth بعيدfar away
بلى كل من تحت التراب بعيد
For you are not far from one who visits you.
For you are not far from one who made a pledge -
Nay, everyone beneath the earth is far away.
Nay! All under the soil are far indeed.
Sol 6.1