أَصبَحَتbecame أَوجُهُthe faces القُبورِof the graves وَضاءَradiant
أَصبَحَت أَوجُهُ القُبورِ وَضاءَ
وَغَدَتand became ظُلمَةُthe darkness القُبورِof the graves ضِياءَlight
وَغَدَت ظُلمَةُ القُبورِ ضِياءَ
The faces of the graves became radiant,
And the darkness of the graves became light,
يَومَthe day أَضحىhe became طَريدَةًprey لِلمَناياto the fates of death
يَومَ أَضحى طَريدَةً لِلمَنايا
فَفَقَدناso we lost بِهِthrough his loss الغِنىwealth وَالغِناءَand song
فَفَقَدنا بِهِ الغِنى وَالغِناءَ
The day he became prey to the fates of death,
So in losing him, we lost wealth and song.
يَومَthe day ظَلَّkept الثَرىthe earth يَضُمُّembracing الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
يَومَ ظَلَّ الثَرى يَضُمُّ الثُرَيّا
فَعَدِمناso we lost مِنهُfrom him السَناradiance وَالسَناءَand eminence
فَعَدِمنا مِنهُ السَنا وَالسَناءَ
The day the earth held the Pleiades in its embrace,
So we lost his radiance and eminence.
يَومَthe day فاتَتsped away بِهِwith him بَوادِرَsudden strokes شُؤمٍof ill fortune
يَومَ فاتَت بِهِ بَوادِرَ شُؤمٍ
فَرُزيناso we were bereft بِهِthrough his loss الثَرىearth وَالثَراءَand riches
فَرُزينا بِهِ الثَرى وَالثَراءَ
The day sudden strokes of ill fortune carried him away,
So in losing him, we were bereft of earth and riches.
يَومَthe day أَلقىlaid الرَدىdeath عَلَيهِupon him جِراناًa camel's neck
يَومَ أَلقى الرَدى عَلَيهِ جِراناً
فَحُرِمناso we were deprived بِهِthrough his loss الجَداbounty وَالجِداءَand benefit
فَحُرِمنا بِهِ الجَدا وَالجِداءَ
The day death laid its neck upon him,
So in losing him, we were denied bounty and benefit.
يَومَthe day أَلوَتmade off بِهِwith him هَناتُthe calamities اللَياليof the nights
يَومَ أَلوَت بِهِ هَناتُ اللَيالي
فَلَبِسناso we donned بِهِthrough his loss البَلىdecay وَالبَلاءَand affliction
فَلَبِسنا بِهِ البَلى وَالبَلاءَ
The day the calamities of the nights carried him away,
So through his loss we donned decay and affliction.
Sol 6.1