قَدalready هَراقَhe poured الماءَthe water فيinto أَجوافِهاtheir hollows
قَد هَراقَ الماءَ في أَجوافِها
وتَطَايَرنَand they flew apart بأَشتاتٍin scattered pieces شِقَقfragments
وتَطَايَرنَ بأَشتاتٍ شِقَق
He has poured water into their hollows,
The water has drained from its channels,
and they flew apart in scattered fragments.
And cracks have scattered apart.
لَيسَis not شَيءٌanything عَلَىagainst المنُونِdeath بِباقِlasting
لَيسَ شَيءٌ عَلَى المنُونِ بِباقِ
غَيرُexcept وَجِهthe face of الُمسَبِّحِthe glorified One الخَلاَّقِthe Creator
غَيرُ وَجِه الُمسَبِّحِ الخَلاَّقِ
Nothing endures in the face of death,
Nothing remains of the departed,
save the face of the glorified Creator.
Except the face of the Creator.
إنif نَكُنwe are آمنينَsafe فاجَأَناtakes us unawares شَevil (first part)
إن نَكُن آمنينَ فاجَأَنا شَ
رٌّevil (completion) مُصيبٌstriking ذاone possessing الودِّaffection والإِشفاقِand compassion
رٌّ مُصيبٌ ذا الودِّ والإِشفاقِ
If we are safe, evil takes us unawares,
If we felt secure, misfortune struck us -
striking the loving and compassionate.
A tragedy, affectionate and merciful.
فبَرئٌso innocent صَدريmy breast مِنَof الظُّلمِwrongdoing لِلرَّtoward the Lord (first part)
فبَرئٌ صَدري مِنَ الظُّلمِ لِلرَّ
بِّLord (completion) وحَنثٍand oath-breaking بِمَعقَدِagainst the binding bond of الميِثاقِthe covenant
بِّ وحَنثٍ بِمَعقَدِ الميِثاقِ
For my breast is innocent of wrong against the Lord,
So my chest is cleared of injustice towards the Lord,
and of violating the covenant's solemn bond.
Or breaking the covenant.
ولَقَدand indeed ساءَنيgrieved me زِيارَةُthe visit of ذيone possessing قُرkinship (first part)
ولَقَد ساءَني زِيارَةُ ذي قُر
بَىkinship (completion) حَبيبٍbeloved لِوِدِّناfor our affection مُشتاقِyearning
بَى حَبيبٍ لِوِدِّنا مُشتاقِ
And indeed, a kinsman's visit has grieved me—
I was saddened by the visit of a dear one,
a beloved man, yearning for our affection.
Yearning for our love.
ساءَهُgrieved him ماwhat بِناafflicts us تَبَيَّنَbecame evident فيin الأَيthe hands (first part)
ساءَهُ ما بِنا تَبَيَّنَ في الأَي
ديhands (completion) وإشناقُهاand their being drawn up إلَىto الأَعناقِthe necks
دي وإشناقُها إلَى الأَعناقِ
Our plight grieved him, plain in our hands
What was revealed between our hands saddened him,
and their being drawn up to our necks.
And his neck straining toward the necks.
فاذهَبيso go ياO أُمَيمَUmaym غيرَnot بَعيدٍfar away
فاذهَبي يا أُمَيمَ غيرَ بَعيدٍ
لاnot يُؤَاتيis possible for العِنَاقُembracing مَنone who فيin الوِثَاقِbonds
لا يُؤَاتي العِنَاقُ مَن في الوِثَاقِ
So go, Umaym, but not far away;
So go, O Umayma, not far off,
no embrace is possible for one in bonds.
The neck cannot be reached by one in shackles.
واذهَبيand go ياO أُمَيمَUmaym إنif يَشَأwills اللَّGod (first part)
واذهَبي يا أُمَيمَ إن يَشَأ اللَّ
هُGod (completion) يُنَفِّسHe eases مِنsome of أَزمِthe tightening of هَذاthis الخِناقِnoose
هُ يُنَفِّس مِن أَزمِ هَذا الخِناقِ
And go, Umaym; if God wills,
And go, O Umayma, if God wills,
He will ease the tightening of this noose.
He will relieve us from the grip of this suffocation.
أَوor تَكُنit be وِجهَةقa departure (unclear spelling) فتِلكَthen that سَبيway (first part)
أَو تَكُن وِجهَةق فتِلكَ سَبي
لُway (completion) النَّاسِhumankind لاnot تَمنَعُward off الُحتُوفَfated deaths الرَّواقيthose who chant charms
لُ النَّاسِ لا تَمنَعُ الُحتُوفَ الرَّواقي
Or if it be a departure, that is the way
Or it could be your destiny, which is the way of people -
of humankind; those who chant charms cannot avert death.
Misfortunes do not spare the corridors.
وتقولُand say العُداةُthe enemies أَودَىhas perished عَدِيٌّʿAdi
وتقولُ العُداةُ أَودَى عَدِيٌّ
وبَنُوهُand his sons قَدindeed أَيقَنُواhave become certain بِغلاقِof irrevocable loss
وبَنُوهُ قَد أَيقَنُوا بِغلاقِ
And the enemies say, “ʿAdi has perished,”
And the enemies say: an enemy has perished,
and his sons are certain of his doom.
And his sons have despaired of deliverance.
ياO أَبَاfather of مُسهِرٍMus'hir فأَبلِغso convey رَسُولاًa message
يا أَبَا مُسهِرٍ فأَبلِغ رَسُولاً
إخوَتيmy brothers إنif أَتَيتَyou reach صَحنَthe heart of العِراقِIraq
إخوَتي إن أَتَيتَ صَحنَ العِراقِ
O Abu Mus'hir, convey a message
O Abu Musahir, send a messenger
to my brothers, if you reach the heart of Iraq.
To my brothers if you reach Iraq’s plain.
أَبلِغَاyou two, tell عامِراًʿAmir وأَبلِغand tell أَخَاهُhis brother
أَبلِغَا عامِراً وأَبلِغ أَخَاهُ
أَنَّنيthat I am مُوثَقٌfettered شَديدٌtight وثَاقِيmy bonds
أَنَّني مُوثَقٌ شَديدٌ وثَاقِي
You two, tell ʿAmir, and tell his brother
Inform Amer and inform his brother
that I am fettered, my bonds tight.
That I am firmly shackled in chains.
فيin حَديدِthe iron of القِسطاسِthe balance يَرقُبُنيwatches me الَحاthe guard (first part)
في حَديدِ القِسطاسِ يَرقُبُني الَحا
رِسُguard (completion) والَمرءُand a man كُلَّevery شَيءٍthing يُلاقيencounters
رِسُ والَمرءُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ يُلاقي
In the iron of the balance, the guard watches me,
With iron fetters the guards watch me,
and a man encounters everything.
And man meets everything that he encounters,
فيin حَديدiron مُضاعَفٍdoubled وغُلُولٍand shackles
في حَديد مُضاعَفٍ وغُلُولٍ
وثِيابٍand garments مُنَضَّحاتٍspattered خِلاَقِthreadbare
وثِيابٍ مُنَضَّحاتٍ خِلاَقِ
In doubled iron and shackles,
With doubled iron, shackles
and spattered, threadbare garments.
And ripped clothes.
فاركَبُواso ride out فيduring الَحرامِthe sacred month فُكُّواfree أَخاكُمyour brother
فاركَبُوا في الَحرامِ فُكُّوا أَخاكُم
إنَّindeed عِيراًa caravan قَدalready جُهِّزَتhas been readied لاِنطلاقِfor departure
إنَّ عِيراً قَد جُهِّزَت لاِنطلاقِ
So ride out in the sacred month; free your brother:
So ride, unlawfully, and free your brother,
a caravan has indeed been readied for departure.
For a caravan has been equipped for departure.
Sol 6.1