أصاحبةَO mistress of الحكمِthe rule الذيthat وسعembraced الورىhumankind
أصاحبةَ الحكمِ الذي وسع الورى
وناشرةَand spreader of العدلِjustice الذيthat هوit أوسعُbroader
وناشرةَ العدلِ الذي هو أوسعُ
O mistress of the rule that embraced all humankind,
O ruler whose wisdom encompassed the world,
and spreader of justice broader still;
And spreader of justice, which is most vast,
وحاملةand bearer of التاجthe crown المنيرradiant كأنهas though it were
وحاملة التاج المنير كأنه
بِزهرwith the bright ones of النجومthe stars النيراتshining مرصَّعُstudded
بِزهر النجوم النيرات مرصَّعُ
and bearer of the radiant crown, as though it were
And bearer of the shining crown, as if
studded with the bright, shining stars;
It were embellished with the flowers of bright stars,
وقاهرةand vanquisher of الأشرارthe wicked بالقوةthrough the might التيwhich
وقاهرة الأشرار بالقوة التي
إليهاto it يفرُّflees المستجيرthe refuge-seeker ويفزعand seeks aid
إليها يفرُّ المستجير ويفزع
and vanquisher of the wicked through the might
And subduer of evildoers with the power
to which the refuge-seeker flees and turns for aid;
To which the protected flees and takes refuge,
وسلطانةand sovereign of البحرthe sea الذيwhich ملءfilling لجِّهِits depths
وسلطانة البحر الذي ملء لجِّهِ
أساطيلfleets تحميprotect ماwhat ملكتِyou possessed وتمنعand defend
أساطيل تحمي ما ملكتِ وتمنع
and sovereign of the sea, whose depths are filled
And sovereign of the sea, whose surging waves
with fleets that guard and defend what you possessed;
Are fleets protecting what you ruled and guarded,
وفاتحةand conqueror of الأقطارlands شرقاًeastward ومغرباًand westward
وفاتحة الأقطار شرقاً ومغرباً
فلاso not يختفيis hidden عنهنfrom them للشمسof the sun مطلعa rising-place
فلا يختفي عنهن للشمس مطلع
and conqueror of lands in east and west,
And opener of lands, East and West,
so no rising-place of the sun is hidden from them;
So that no sunrise is hidden from them,
وأمand mother of الملوكkings السائرينadvancing إلىtoward العلىthe heights
وأم الملوك السائرين إلى العلى
فكلهمُfor each of them بالملكwith kingship والفتحand conquest مولعenamored
فكلهمُ بالملك والفتح مولع
and mother of kings advancing toward the heights,
And mother of kings striding toward glory,
for each is enamored of kingship and conquest:
For all are keen on kingship and conquest,
أتاكcame to you الردىdeath بعدafter الثمانينeighty مطفئاًextinguishing
أتاك الردى بعد الثمانين مطفئاً
ضياءthe radiance of حياةa life كانwas فيupon الأرضthe earth يسطعshining
ضياء حياة كان في الأرض يسطع
Death came to you past eighty, extinguishing
Did demise come to you after eighty, extinguishing
the radiance of a life that shone upon the earth.
The light of a life that shone upon the earth,
وماand not ردهrepelled it جمعٌa throng يحفُّكِsurrounds you حارساًon guard
وما رده جمعٌ يحفُّكِ حارساً
وآخرand another يدعوprays بالشفاءfor healing ويضرعand supplicates
وآخر يدعو بالشفاء ويضرع
No throng surrounding you on guard could turn it back,
And no band surrounding and guarding you,
nor another praying for healing and pleading.
Nor another pleading for your healing?
فأحزنتso you saddened شعباًa people مخلصاًsincerely devoting لكto you ودَّهits love
فأحزنت شعباً مخلصاً لك ودَّه
فأصبحso it became فيin آلامهits pains يتوجعagonizes
فأصبح في آلامه يتوجع
So you saddened a people whose love for you was sincere,
So you grieved a loyal people whose love for you
and so it began to writhe in its pain.
Made them ache in their sorrows,
وكادand nearly يذوبmelts البرthe land منfrom لهبthe flame of الجوىgrief
وكاد يذوب البر من لهب الجوى
ويلتهبand blazes البحرthe sea الذيwhich هوit أجزعmore anguished
ويلتهب البحر الذي هو أجزع
And the land almost melted from the flame of grief,
And benevolence nearly melted from the blaze of yearning,
and the sea, more anguished still, almost burst into flame.
And the sea, which is more tumultuous, grew turbulent,
وغادرتand you left جنداًan army ماnot سهامthe arrows of عداتهits enemies
وغادرت جنداً ما سهام عداته
بأكبادهin its vitals منthan سهمthe arrow of نعيِكِnews of your death أوقعmore devastating
بأكباده من سهم نعيِكِ أوقع
And you left an army whose enemies' arrows
And you left an army whose arrows of adversity
struck its vitals no harder than the arrow announcing your death.
With your death struck their livers,
لقدindeed كانwas يسعىstriving فيfor رضاكyour favor بغزوهthrough its campaigns
لقد كان يسعى في رضاك بغزوه
وباسمكand in your name يسطوassails فيamong الأعاديthe enemies ويقرعand strikes
وباسمك يسطو في الأعادي ويقرع
Indeed, it strove to please you through its campaigns,
They had been striving to please you with their raids
and in your name assailed its enemies and struck them.
And in your name ravaging enemies and crushing them,
فهلso, have...? ثبتتstood firm أقدامهits feet اليومtoday والأسىwhile sorrow
فهل ثبتت أقدامه اليوم والأسى
يُضيِّعُwastes منof إقدامهits courage ماwhat يضيعit wastes
يُضيِّعُ من إقدامه ما يضيع
So have its feet stood firm today, while sorrow
But are their feet steady today, while anguish
lays waste to so much of its courage?
Ruins the steadfastness it ruins?
لقدindeed صارhas become هذاthis المصرعdeath الآنnow عبرةa lesson
لقد صار هذا المصرع الآن عبرة
لمنfor whoever باتcontinues فيfor الدنياthe world الدنيةlowly يطمعto yearn
لمن بات في الدنيا الدنية يطمع
Indeed, this death has now become a lesson
This death has now become a lesson
for whoever still covets this lowly world.
For those greedy in this base, ephemeral world,
Sol 6.1