أَلاBehold! إِنَّindeed خَيرَthe best of الناسِpeople حَيّاًalive وَمَيِّتاًand dead
أَلا إِنَّ خَيرَ الناسِ حَيّاً وَمَيِّتاً
بِواديin the valley of أَشِيٍّAshiyy غَيَّبَتهُhid him المَقابِرُthe graves
بِوادي أَشِيٍّ غَيَّبَتهُ المَقابِرُ
Behold, indeed the best of people, in life and in death,
Behold! The best of men alive or dead
The graves have hidden him in the valley of Ashiyy.
Lies in the valley of Ashiyy, the graves obscure him.
تُبَكّيlaments أَباهاher father أُمُّUmm (mother of) وَهبٍWahb وَقَدwhile already نَأىhe has gone far away
تُبَكّي أَباها أُمُّ وَهبٍ وَقَد نَأى
وَرَيشانُand Rayshan أَضحىhas come to be دونَهُbetween her and him وَيحابِرُand Yahabir
وَرَيشانُ أَضحى دونَهُ وَيحابِرُ
Umm Wahb laments her father, who has gone far away,
The mother of Wahb weeps her father there
And Rayshan now lies between her and him, and Yahabir too.
While the tribe of Riyshan remain aloof.
تَوَلّواthey departed وَلاand no أَبوAbu (father of) أُمَيَّةUmayyah فيهمُamong them
تَوَلّوا وَلا أَبو أُمَيَّة فيهمُ
لَقَدindeed بَلَغَتhave reached كَظَّthe choking of النُفوسِsouls الحَناجِرُthe throats
لَقَد بَلَغَت كَظَّ النُفوسِ الحَناجِرُ
They departed, and Abu Umayyah was not among them;
They turned away, and none like Abu Umamah among them.
Indeed, their throats have reached the point of choking their souls.
Indeed the throats have reached the limit of grief.
تَرىyou see دارَهُhis house لاnot يَبرَحُleaves الدَهرever وَسطَهاits midst
تَرى دارَهُ لا يَبرَحُ الدَهر وَسطَها
مُجَعجِعَةٌbellowing أَدمٌwhite camels سِمانٌwell-fed وَباقِرُand cattle
مُجَعجِعَةٌ أَدمٌ سِمانٌ وَباقِرُ
You see his house: its midst is never without
You see his abode which time does not desert
Bellowing, well-fed white camels and cattle.
With bleating camels, cattle and sheep.
ضَروبٌfrequently striking بِنَصلِwith the blade of السَيفِthe sword سوقَthe shanks of سِمانهاtheir fat ones
ضَروبٌ بِنَصلِ السَيفِ سوقَ سِمانها
إِذاwhen أَرمَلواthey run out زاداًof provisions فَإِنَّكِthen indeed you are عاقِرُone who hamstrings for slaughter
إِذا أَرمَلوا زاداً فَإِنَّكِ عاقِرُ
He often strikes the fat beasts' shanks with the sword's blade;
They strike with the blades of swords the camels’ necks
When they run out of provisions, you are the slaughterer.
When widowed of provision you are barren.
وَإِنand if لَمnot يَكُنthere is لَحمٌmeat غَريضٌfresh فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it is the case that
وَإِن لَم يَكُن لَحمٌ غَريضٌ فَإِنَّهُ
تُمَرّىare stroked to draw milk لَهُمfor them أَخلافُهُنَّtheir teats الدَرائِرُflowing abundantly with milk
تُمَرّى لَهُم أَخلافُهُنَّ الدَرائِرُ
And if there is no fresh meat, then indeed
If there be no savory meat, still it is passed around,
Their teats, flowing with milk, are stroked to draw milk for them.
And their vessels filled with it are circulated.
فَيُصبِحُso wake آلُthe household of اللَهِGod بيضاًwhite; radiant كَأَنَّماas though
فَيُصبِحُ آلُ اللَهِ بيضاً كَأَنَّما
كَسَتهُمhad clothed them حَبيراًfine patterned cloth رَيدَةٌRaydah وَمَعافِرُand Ma'afir
كَسَتهُم حَبيراً رَيدَةٌ وَمَعافِرُ
So God's household wakes fair, as though
So the family of Allah become white as though
Raydah and Ma'afir had clothed them in fine patterned cloth.
Their outer wrappings were fine Yemeni textiles.
Sol 6.1