أياO لهفيmy anguish وياand O حُزنيmy sorrow جميعاًall together
أيا لهفي ويا حُزني جميعاً
وياand O غمَّgrief الفؤادِthe heart لماat what لقيناwe suffered
ويا غمَّ الفؤادِ لما لقينا
Ah, all my anguish! Ah, all my sorrow!
O my anguish and my sorrow, both together!
Ah, the heart’s grief over all that befell us!
And O the heart’s grief at what we have suffered!
تركناwe abandoned الدينreligion والدنياand worldly life جميعاًall together
تركنا الدين والدنيا جميعاً
وخلّيناand we left behind الحلائلthe wives والبنيناand the sons
وخلّينا الحلائل والبنينا
We forsook faith and worldly life alike,
We abandoned religion and worldly life alike,
and left behind our wives and sons.
And left our wives and sons behind.
فماfor—not كنّاwe were أناساًpeople أهلpeople of دينٍfaith
فما كنّا أناساً أهل دينٍ
فنصبرso we might endure للبلاءin affliction إذاwhen بُليناwe were tried
فنصبر للبلاء إذا بُلينا
We were not a people devoted to faith,
For we were not people of faith,
who would endure affliction when put to the test;
To bear affliction when we were tried;
ولاnor كُنّاwe were أناساًpeople أهلpeople of دنياworldly life
ولا كُنّا أناساً أهل دنيا
فنمنعهاso we might defend it وإنand even if لمnot نرجُwe hoped for دنياworldly gain
فنمنعها وإن لم نرجُ دنيا
nor were we a people devoted to this world,
Nor were we people of this world,
who would defend it—though we sought no worldly gain.
To defend it, even if we hoped for no worldly gain.
تركناwe left دُورناour homes لطغامto the rabble of عكٍّʿAkk
تركنا دُورنا لطغام عكٍّ
وانباطand the Nabataeans of القرىthe villages والاشعريناand the Ashʿarīs
وانباط القرى والاشعرينا
We left our homes to the vile rabble of ʿAkk,
We left our homes to the rabble of ʿAkk,
the village Nabataeans and the Ashʿarites.
And the Nabataeans of the villages and the Ashʿarīs.
Sol 6.1