ياO عَينِeye جوديgive freely بِالدُموعِwith tears
يا عَينِ جودي بِالدُموعِ
المُستَهِلّاتِgushing forth السَواجِمstreaming down
المُستَهِلّاتِ السَواجِم
O eye, give freely of tears,
O eye, be generous with tears
Gushing forth and streaming down,
Like torrents rushing forth uncontrolled
فَيضاًin a flood كَماjust as اِنخَرَقَbroke loose الجُمانُpearls
فَيضاً كَما اِنخَرَقَ الجُمانُ
وَجالَand rolled about فيalong سِلكِthe thread of النَواظِمpearl-stringers
وَجالَ في سِلكِ النَواظِم
In a flood, like pearls breaking loose
And weep for Mu'awiyah the youth
And rolling along their stringers’ thread.
And Ibn Khazrami the resolute
وَاِبكيand weep for مُعاوِيَةَMuʿāwiyah الفَتىthe young man
وَاِبكي مُعاوِيَةَ الفَتى
وَاِبنَand son of الخَضارِمَةِmunificent chiefs القُماقِمmighty lords
وَاِبنَ الخَضارِمَةِ القُماقِم
And weep for Muʿāwiyah, the young man,
And Al-Hazim the erector of lofty structures
And son of munificent, mighty chiefs,
With pillars reaching up to the sky
وَالحازِمَand the resolute man البانيthe builder of العُلىlofty glory
وَالحازِمَ الباني العُلى
فيamid الشاهِقاتِthe towering ones مِنَof الدَعائِمthe pillars
في الشاهِقاتِ مِنَ الدَعائِم
And the resolute builder of lofty glory
His abundant generosity encounters
Amid towering pillars.
No regrets when facing realities
تَلقىyou find الجَزيلَbountiful عَطاؤُهُhis giving
تَلقى الجَزيلَ عَطاؤُهُ
عِندَat الحَقائِقِtimes of trial غَيرَnot نادِمregretful
عِندَ الحَقائِقِ غَيرَ نادِم
You find him lavish in his giving,
May God water his tomb
In times of trial, without regret.
With constant downpour from the clouds
أَسقىmay water الإِلَهُGod ضَريحَهُhis grave
أَسقى الإِلَهُ ضَريحَهُ
مِنfrom صَوبِfalling rain دائِمَةِunceasing الرَهائِمgentle showers
مِن صَوبِ دائِمَةِ الرَهائِم
May God water his grave
With the fall of ceaseless gentle showers.
Partial English translation: 10 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1