قامَrose مِنfrom عِلَّتِهِhis illness الشاكيthe sufferer الوَصِبthe ailing one
قامَ مِن عِلَّتِهِ الشاكي الوَصِب
وَتَلَقّىand received راحَةَrest الدَهرِof eternity التَعِبthe weary one
وَتَلَقّى راحَةَ الدَهرِ التَعِب
The ailing sufferer rose from his illness;
And the weary one received eternal rest.
أَيُّهاO النَفسُsoul اِصبِريbe patient وَاِستَرجِعيand recite 'To God we belong and return'
أَيُّها النَفسُ اِصبِري وَاِستَرجِعي
هَتفَcried out الناعيthe death-herald بِعَبدِconcerning ‘Abd المُطَّلِبal-Muttalib
هَتفَ الناعي بِعَبدِ المُطَّلِب
O soul, be patient and say, 'We belong to God, and to Him we return.'
The death-herald proclaimed the death of ‘Abd al-Muttalib.
نَزَلَdescended into التُربَthe earth عَلىamong مَنthose who قَبلَهُpreceded him
نَزَلَ التُربَ عَلى مَن قَبلَهُ
كُلُّevery حَيٍّliving being مُنتَهاهُits end فيin التُرُبthe dust
كُلُّ حَيٍّ مُنتَهاهُ في التُرُب
He descended into the earth among those who went before him;
Every living being ends in the dust.
ذَهَبَdeparted اللينُthe gentle one فيin إِرشادِهِhis guidance
ذَهَبَ اللينُ في إِرشادِهِ
كَالأَبِlike the father المُشفِقِcompassionate وَالحَدِّand the boundary (apparently intended: 'and the grandfather') الحَدِبsolicitous
كَالأَبِ المُشفِقِ وَالحَدِّ الحَدِب
Gone is the man gentle in his guidance,
Like a compassionate father and a tender grandfather [apparently intended; the text reads 'boundary'].
القَريبُclose العَتبِin reproach مِنto مَعنىthe sense of الرِضاapproval
القَريبُ العَتبِ مِن مَعنى الرِضا
وَالقَريبُand close الجِدِّin earnestness مِنto مَعنىthe sense of اللَعِبplay
وَالقَريبُ الجِدِّ مِن مَعنى اللَعِب
Whose reproach came close to approval,
And whose earnestness came close to play;
وَالأَخُand the brother الصادِقُtrue فيin الوُدِّaffection إِذاwhen
وَالأَخُ الصادِقُ في الوُدِّ إِذا
ظَهَرَappeared الإِخوانُthe brethren بِالوُدِّwith affection الكَذِبfalse
ظَهَرَ الإِخوانُ بِالوُدِّ الكَذِب
And the brother true in affection when
His fellows showed false affection.
خاشِعٌreverent فيin دَرسِهِhis teaching مُحتَشِمٌdignified
خاشِعٌ في دَرسِهِ مُحتَشِمٌ
فَكِهٌwitty فيin مَجلِسِa gathering of الصَفوِserenity طَرِبmerry
فَكِهٌ في مَجلِسِ الصَفوِ طَرِب
Reverent in his teaching, dignified,
Witty in pleasant company, full of joy.
قَلَّدَadorned الأَوطانَthe homelands نَشءًa rising generation صالِحاًvirtuous
قَلَّدَ الأَوطانَ نَشءً صالِحاً
وَشَباباًand young men أَهلَpossessed of دينٍfaith وَحَسَبand honor
وَشَباباً أَهلَ دينٍ وَحَسَب
He adorned the homelands with a virtuous rising generation,
And young men possessed of faith and honor.
رُبَّماperhaps صالَتcharged بِهِمwith them فيin غَدِهاits tomorrow
رُبَّما صالَت بِهِم في غَدِها
صَولَةَthe onslaught of الدَولَةِthe state بِالجَيشِwith the army اللَجِبclamorous
صَولَةَ الدَولَةِ بِالجَيشِ اللَجِب
Perhaps in their future the homelands will charge with them,
As a state charges with a clamorous army.
جَعَلواthey made الأَقلامَthe pens أَرماحَهُمُtheir spears
جَعَلوا الأَقلامَ أَرماحَهُمُ
وَأَقاموهاand they set them مَقاماتِin the places of القُضُبswords
وَأَقاموها مَقاماتِ القُضُب
They made their pens their spears,
And set them in the places of swords.
لاnot يَميلونَthey incline إِلىtoward البَغيِinjustice بِهاwith them
لا يَميلونَ إِلى البَغيِ بِها
كَيفَhow يَبغيdoes wrong مَنone who إِلىto العِلمِlearning اِنتَسَبaffiliated himself
كَيفَ يَبغي مَن إِلى العِلمِ اِنتَسَب
With them, they do not incline to injustice;
How can one who belongs to learning do wrong?
شاعِرَO poet of البَدوِthe Bedouins وَمِنهُمand from them جاءَناcame to us
شاعِرَ البَدوِ وَمِنهُم جاءَنا
كُلُّevery مَعنىًmeaning رَقَّgrew tender أَوor لَفظٍword عَذُبgrew sweet
كُلُّ مَعنىً رَقَّ أَو لَفظٍ عَذُب
O poet of the Bedouins—and from them came to us
Every tender meaning or sweet word.
قَدindeed جَرَتflowed أَلسُنُهُمtheir tongues صافِيَةًclear
قَد جَرَت أَلسُنُهُم صافِيَةً
جَرَيانَthe flow of الماءِwater فيat أَصلِthe root of العُشُبgrass
جَرَيانَ الماءِ في أَصلِ العُشُب
Their tongues flowed clear,
As water flows at the roots of grass.
سَلِمَتwere free مِنfrom عَنَتِthe strain of الطَبعِpoetic instinct وَمِنand from
سَلِمَت مِن عَنَتِ الطَبعِ وَمِن
كُلفَةِthe labor of الأَقلامِpens أَوor حَشوِthe padding of الكُتُبbooks
كُلفَةِ الأَقلامِ أَو حَشوِ الكُتُب
They were free of the strain of composition, and of
The labor of pens or the padding of books.
قَدindeed نَزَلتَyou have alighted اليَومَtoday فيin باديَةٍa desert
قَد نَزَلتَ اليَومَ في باديَةٍ
عَمَرَتhave kept alive فيهاin it اِمرَأَImru’ القَيسِal-Qays الحِقَبthe ages
عَمَرَت فيها اِمرَأَ القَيسِ الحِقَب
Today you have alighted in a desert
Where the ages have kept Imru’ al-Qays alive;
وَمَشىand walked المَجنونُMajnun فيهاin it سالِياًfree of sorrow
وَمَشى المَجنونُ فيها سالِياً
نَفَضَshook off اللَوعَةَburning anguish عَنهُfrom himself وَالوَصَبand sickness
نَفَضَ اللَوعَةَ عَنهُ وَالوَصَب
And Majnun walked there, free of sorrow,
Having shaken off his burning anguish and sickness.
أَعِرِlend الناسَpeople لِساناًa tongue يَنظُمواthey may compose
أَعِرِ الناسَ لِساناً يَنظُموا
لَكَfor you فيهِwith it الشِعرَpoetry أَوor يُنشواthey may compose الخُطَبspeeches
لَكَ فيهِ الشِعرَ أَو يُنشوا الخُطَب
Lend people a tongue, that they may compose
Poetry for you with it, or fashion speeches.
قُمrise صِفِdescribe الخُلدَParadise لَناto us فيin مُلكِهِits kingdom
قُم صِفِ الخُلدَ لَنا في مُلكِهِ
مِنof جَلالِthe majesty of الخُلقِcharacter وَالصُنعِand workmanship العَجَبwondrous
مِن جَلالِ الخُلقِ وَالصُنعِ العَجَب
Rise; describe Paradise to us in its kingdom:
The majesty of its nature and its wondrous workmanship,
وَثِمارٍand fruits فيamid يَواقيتِthe rubies of الرُبىthe hills
وَثِمارٍ في يَواقيتِ الرُبى
وَسُلافٍand choice wine فيin أَباريقِpitchers of الذَهَبgold
وَسُلافٍ في أَباريقِ الذَهَب
And fruits amid the rubies of the hills,
And choice wine in pitchers of gold.
وَاِنثُرِand scatter الشِعرَpoetry عَلىover الأَبرارِthe righteous فيin
وَاِنثُرِ الشِعرَ عَلى الأَبرارِ في
قُدُسِthe sanctity of الساحِthe courts وَعُلوِيِّand the heights of الرَحِبthe expanse
قُدُسِ الساحِ وَعُلوِيِّ الرَحِب
And scatter poetry among the righteous in
The sacred courts and the lofty expanse.
وَاِستَعِرand borrow رُضوانَRidwan عودَيtwo stalks of قَصَبٍreed
وَاِستَعِر رُضوانَ عودَي قَصَبٍ
وَتَرَنَّمand sing بِالقَوافيwith rhymes فيthrough القَصَبthe reeds
وَتَرَنَّم بِالقَوافي في القَصَب
And borrow two reed stalks from Ridwan,
And sing your rhymes through the reeds.
وَاِسقِand give to drink بِالمَعنىwith meaning إِلَهِيّاًdivine كَماjust as
وَاِسقِ بِالمَعنى إِلَهِيّاً كَما
تَتَساقَونَyou give one another to drink الرَحيقَthe nectar المُنسَكِبpouring forth
تَتَساقَونَ الرَحيقَ المُنسَكِب
And give them divine meaning to drink, just as
You give one another the nectar pouring forth.
كُلَّماwhenever سَبَّحتَyou sang praises لِلعَرشِto the Throne بِهِwith it
كُلَّما سَبَّحتَ لِلعَرشِ بِهِ
رَفَعَraised الرَحمَنُthe All-Merciful وَالرُسُلُand the messengers الحُجُبthe veils
رَفَعَ الرَحمَنُ وَالرُسُلُ الحُجُب
Whenever with it you sing praises to the Throne,
The All-Merciful and the messengers lift the veils.
قُمrise تَأَمَّلcontemplate هَذِهِthis الدارُhouse وَفىwas faithful
قُم تَأَمَّل هَذِهِ الدارُ وَفى
لَكَto you مِنfrom among طُلّابِهاits students الجَمعُthe company الأَرِبthe discerning
لَكَ مِن طُلّابِها الجَمعُ الأَرِب
Rise and behold this house: loyalty has been shown
To you by the discerning company of its students.
وَفَتِwas faithful الدارُthe house لِبانيto the builder of رُكنِهاits pillar
وَفَتِ الدارُ لِباني رُكنِها
وَقَضىand fulfilled الحَقَّwhat was owed بَنوthe sons of الدارِthe house النُجُبthe noble ones
وَقَضى الحَقَّ بَنو الدارِ النُجُب
The house was loyal to the builder of its pillar,
And the house's noble sons paid what was due.
طَلَبواthey sought العِلمَlearning عَلىunder شَيخِهِمُtheir master
طَلَبوا العِلمَ عَلى شَيخِهِمُ
زَمَناًfor a time ثُمَّthen إِذاbehold الشَيخُthe master طُلِبwas summoned
زَمَناً ثُمَّ إِذا الشَيخُ طُلِب
They sought learning under their master
For a time; then, behold, the master was summoned.
غابَvanished عَنfrom أَعيُنِهِمtheir eyes لَكِنَّهُyet he
غابَ عَن أَعيُنِهِم لَكِنَّهُ
ماثِلٌpresent فيin كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart لَمdid not يَغِبvanish
ماثِلٌ في كُلِّ قَلبٍ لَم يَغِب
He vanished from their eyes, yet he
Remains present in every heart; he has not gone.
صورَةٌan image مُحسَنَةٌbeautifully fashioned ماnever تَختَفيdisappears
صورَةٌ مُحسَنَةٌ ما تَختَفي
وَمِثالٌand an example طَيِّبٌgood ماnever يَحتَجِبis veiled
وَمِثالٌ طَيِّبٌ ما يَحتَجِب
A finely fashioned image that never disappears,
And a good example that is never veiled.
رَجُلُthe man of الواجِبِduty فيin الدُنياthis world مَضىhas departed
رَجُلُ الواجِبِ في الدُنيا مَضى
يُنصِفُdoes justice to الأُخرىthe next world وَيَقضيand fulfills ماwhat وَجَبwas due
يُنصِفُ الأُخرى وَيَقضي ما وَجَب
The man of duty in this world has departed
To do the next world justice and fulfill what is due.
عاشَlived عَيشَthe life of الناسِpeople فيin دُنياهُمُtheir world
عاشَ عَيشَ الناسِ في دُنياهُمُ
وَكَماand just as قَدindeed ذَهَبَdeparted الناسُpeople ذَهَبhe departed
وَكَما قَد ذَهَبَ الناسُ ذَهَب
He lived as people live in their world,
And as people have departed, he departed.
أَخَذَlearned الدَرسَthe lesson الَّذيthat لُقِّنَهُhad been taught it
أَخَذَ الدَرسَ الَّذي لُقِّنَهُ
عَجَمُthe non-Arabs among الناسِhumankind قَديماًlong ago وَالعَرَبand the Arabs
عَجَمُ الناسِ قَديماً وَالعَرَب
He learned the lesson that had been taught
Long ago to non-Arabs and Arabs.
Sol 6.1