أَسبَلَتstreamed down عَبرَةٌa tear عَلىupon الوَجَناتِthe cheeks
أَسبَلَت عَبرَةٌ عَلى الوَجَناتِ
قَدalready مَرَتهاwrung it forth عَظيمَةgrievous الحَسَراتِthe sorrows
قَد مَرَتها عَظيمَة الحَسَراتِ
A tear streamed down the cheeks,
Wrung forth by grievous sorrows,
لِأَخِfor a brother سَيِّدٍa lord نَجيبٍhighborn لِقَرمٍfor a chieftain
لِأَخِ سَيِّدٍ نَجيبٍ لِقَرمٍ
سيّدٍa lord فيupon الذُرىthe heights مِنَamong الساداتِthe lords
سيّدٍ في الذُرى مِنَ الساداتِ
For a brother, a highborn lord, for a chieftain,
A lord upon the heights among lords.
سَيِّدٌa lord وَاِبنُand a son of سادَةٍlords أَحرَزواthey attained المَجglory (first part)
سَيِّدٌ وَاِبنُ سادَةٍ أَحرَزوا المَج
دَglory (completion) قَديماًlong ago وَشَيَّدواand they built up المَكرُماتِthe deeds of honor
دَ قَديماً وَشَيَّدوا المَكرُماتِ
A lord, and son of lords who attained glory
Long ago, and built up deeds of honor.
جَعَلَplaced اللَهُGod مَجدَهُhis glory وَعُلاهُand his eminence
جَعَلَ اللَهُ مَجدَهُ وَعُلاهُ
فيin بَنيهِhis sons نَجابَةًnobility وَالبَناتِand the daughters
في بَنيهِ نَجابَةً وَالبَناتِ
God placed his glory and his eminence
As nobility in his sons and daughters,
مِنof بَنيthe descendants of هاشِمٍHashim وَعَبدِand ʿAbd مَنافِManaf
مِن بَني هاشِمٍ وَعَبدِ مَنافِ
وَقُصَيٍّand Qusayy أَربابِlords of أَهلِthe people of الحَياةِlife
وَقُصَيٍّ أَربابِ أَهلِ الحَياةِ
Of the descendants of Hashim and ʿAbd Manaf,
And Qusayy, lords of the living.
حَيُّهُمtheir living member سَيِّدٌa lord لِأَحياءِover the living of ذاthis الخَلcreation (first part)
حَيُّهُم سَيِّدٌ لِأَحياءِ ذا الخَل
قِcreation (completion) وَمَنand whoever ماتَhas died سَيِّدُlord of الأَمواتِthe dead
قِ وَمَن ماتَ سَيِّدُ الأَمواتِ
He who lives among them is lord of the living of this creation;
And whoever has died is lord of the dead.
Sol 6.1