ياO سَيِّدَيَّmy two lords أَراكُماI see you both
يا سَيِّدَيَّ أَراكُما
لاnot تَذكُرانِyou both remember أَخاكُماthe brother of you both
لا تَذكُرانِ أَخاكُما
O my two lords, I see that you
O my lords I see you both
do not remember your brother.
Do not remember your brother
أَوجَدتُماhave you both found? بَدَلاًa replacement بِهِin his place
أَوجَدتُما بَدَلاً بِهِ
يَبنيbuilds سَماءَthe heaven عُلاكُماthe glory of you both
يَبني سَماءَ عُلاكُما
Have you found a replacement for him
You have found a replacement for him
who builds the heaven of your glory?
Who builds the sky of your supremacy
أَوجَدتُماhave you both found? بَدَلاًa replacement بِهِin his place
أَوجَدتُما بَدَلاً بِهِ
يَفريslashes نُحورَthroats عِداكُماthe foes of you both
يَفري نُحورَ عِداكُما
Have you found a replacement for him
You have found a replacement for him
who slashes the throats of your foes?
Who slaughters the necks of your enemies
ماكانَhow ... it would have been بِالفِعلِin doing the deed الجَميnoble (first part of الجميل)
ماكانَ بِالفِعلِ الجَمي
لِcompletes الجميل, meaning noble بِمِثلِهِtoward one like him أَولاكُماfitting for you both
لِ بِمِثلِهِ أَولاكُما
How fitting an act of kindness would have been
He was not, by his actions,
from you both toward one such as he!
Like the one you lost
مَنwho ذاthis one يَعابُis blamed بِماfor what لَقيsuffered (first part of لقيت)
مَن ذا يَعابُ بِما لَقي
تُI (ending of لقيت) مِنَamong الوَرىmankind إِلّاكُماexcept you both
تُ مِنَ الوَرى إِلّاكُما
Who can be blamed for what I have suffered,
Who would blame what he encountered
among mankind, except you two?
From life, except you both
لاتُقعَداdo not fail, you two بيin helping me بَعدَهاafter it
لاتُقعَدا بي بَعدَها
وَسَلاand ask, you two الأَميرَthe emir أَباكُماthe father of you both
وَسَلا الأَميرَ أَباكُما
Do not let me down after this;
Do not sit with me after him
and ask the emir, your father.
And ask the prince, your father
وَخُذاand take, you two فِدايَmy ransom جُعِلتُmay I be made مِنfrom
وَخُذا فِدايَ جُعِلتُ مِن
رَيبِthe misfortunes of الزَمانِtime فِداكُماa ransom for you both
رَيبِ الزَمانِ فِداكُما
And secure my ransom—may I be
And take ransom, I have become
your ransom against the misfortunes of time.
A hostage of time, your ransom
Sol 6.1