دابُthe habit of عَينيmy eye البُكاءُweeping وَالحُزنُand sorrow دابيmy habit
دابُ عَيني البُكاءُ وَالحُزنُ دابي
فَاِترُكينيso leave me وُقيتِmay you be spared ماwhat بيafflicts me لِماto what بيafflicts me
فَاِترُكيني وُقيتِ ما بي لِما بي
Weeping is my eye's habit, and sorrow is mine.
My eyes weep and sorrow overtakes me
So leave me—may you be spared my plight—to my plight.
Leave me be for the time that I have left
سَأُجَزّيI shall apportion بَقاءَthe remainder of أَيّامِthe days of عُمريmy life
سَأُجَزّي بَقاءَ أَيّامِ عُمري
بَينَbetween بَثّيmy anguish وَعَبرَتيand my tears وَاِكتِئابيand my despondency
بَينَ بَثّي وَعَبرَتي وَاِكتِئابي
I shall apportion the days remaining in my life
I will make up for the days of my life
among my anguish, my tears, and my despondency.
Between my misery, my tears, and my gloom
فيكَin you ياO أَحمَدَAhmad بنَson of هارونَHarun خَصَّتwas particular
فيكَ يا أَحمَدَ بنَ هارونَ خَصَّت
ثُمَّthen عَمَّتbecame universal رَزيئَتيmy bereavement وَمُصابيand my affliction
ثُمَّ عَمَّت رَزيئَتي وَمُصابي
In you, O Ahmad son of Harun, my loss was first mine alone;
Ahmad ibn Harun you were special to me
then my bereavement and affliction spread to all.
Then my misery spread and my afflictions encompassed me
فَجَعَتنيbereaved me الأَيّامُthe days فيكَof you فَأُنسيso my solace
فَجَعَتني الأَيّامُ فيكَ فَأُنسي
فيin اِختِلاليmy disarray وَعِصمَتيand my safeguard فيin اِضطِرابيmy turmoil
في اِختِلالي وَعِصمَتي في اِضطِرابي
The days bereaved me of you; so my solace
The days distressed me for you, so console me
is in my disarray, and my safeguard in my turmoil.
In my disorder and protect me in my turmoil
فَجَعَتنيbereaved me الأَيّامُthe days بِالصادِقِof the truthful النُطspeech (continued next line)
فَجَعَتني الأَيّامُ بِالصادِقِ النُط
قِcompletion of 'speech' فَتىa youth of المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَالآدابِand refinement
قِ فَتى المَكرُماتِ وَالآدابِ
The days bereaved me of one truthful in
The days distressed me for the truthful, well-mannered one
speech, a youth of noble deeds and refinement;
The noble darling of etiquette and morals
بِخَليلٍof an intimate friend دونَto the exclusion of الأَخِلّاءِother friends لاno بَلrather
بِخَليلٍ دونَ الأَخِلّاءِ لا بَل
صاحِبيmy companion المُصطَفىthe chosen one عَلىabove أَصحابيmy companions
صاحِبي المُصطَفى عَلى أَصحابي
of an intimate beyond all other intimates—no, rather,
Unlike other friends, my companion was al-Mustafa
my companion, chosen above all my companions.
The finest of my companions
شَمَّرِيٍّa resolute man يَحتَلُّtakes his place مِنamong سَلَفيthe two forebears of مَرMar- (begins Marwan)
شَمَّرِيٍّ يَحتَلُّ مِن سَلَفي مَر
وانَ-wan (completes Marwan) فيamong الأَكرَمينَthe noblest وَالصُيّابِand those of pure stock
وانَ في الأَكرَمينَ وَالصُيّابِ
A man of resolve, who ranks with the two forebears of
Shammari who assumes excellence from my ancestors
Marwan among the noblest and those of pure stock.
Among the most generous and youthful
أَفَلَمّاwas it then when تَسَربَلَhe clothed himself in المَجدَglory وَاِجand donned (continued next line)
أَفَلَمّا تَسَربَلَ المَجدَ وَاِج
تابَcompletion of 'donned' مِنَof الحَمدِpraise أَيَّماthe finest مُجتَابِdonning
تابَ مِنَ الحَمدِ أَيَّما مُجتَابِ
Was it, then, when he clothed himself in glory and
When he wore the cloak of glory and sought
donned praise most splendidly,
Praise, was any prayer left unfulfilled?
وَتَراءَتهُand saw him أَعيُنُthe eyes of الناظِريهِthose beholding him
وَتَراءَتهُ أَعيُنُ الناظِريهِ
قَمَراًas a moon باهِراًdazzling وَرِئبالَand a fierce lion of غابِthe forest
قَمَراً باهِراً وَرِئبالَ غابِ
and the eyes of those beholding him saw him
Eyes saw him as a radiant full moon
as a dazzling moon and a lion of the forest,
A lofty and brilliant celestial body
وَعَلىand on عارِضَيهِhis two cheeks ماءُthe water of النَدىgenerosity الجاflowing (continued next line)
وَعَلى عارِضَيهِ ماءُ النَدى الجا
ريcompletion of 'flowing' وَماءُand the water of الحِجىwisdom وَماءُand the water of الشَبابِyouth
ري وَماءُ الحِجى وَماءُ الشَبابِ
and on his cheeks flowed the water of generosity,
On his cheeks, the flowing waters of dew
the water of wisdom and the water of youth,
Dew of life, and dew of youth
أرَسَلَتsent نَحوَهُtoward him المَنِيَّةُDeath عَيناًan eye
أرَسَلَت نَحوَهُ المَنِيَّةُ عَيناً
قَطَعَتsevered مِنهُfrom him أَوثَقَthe firmest of الأَسبابِbonds
قَطَعَت مِنهُ أَوثَقَ الأَسبابِ
that Death sent an eye toward him
Death sent an eye toward him
that severed the firmest of his bonds?
That severed the strongest of ties
Sol 6.1