ياO عينُeye فِيضيpour forth بدَمْعٍwith tears منكِfrom you مِغْزارِprofuse
يا عينُ فِيضي بدَمْعٍ منكِ مِغْزارِ
وابكيand weep لصخرٍfor Sakhr بدمعٍwith tears منكِfrom you مدرارِflowing abundantly
وابكي لصخرٍ بدمعٍ منكِ مدرارِ
O eye, pour forth your copious tears,
and weep for Sakhr with tears streaming from you.
انّيindeed I ارقتُI lay sleepless فبتُّso I spent the night الَّليلَthe night ساهرةawake ً
انّي ارقتُ فبتُّ الَّليلَ ساهرة ً
كانَّماas though كحلتْwas lined with kohl عينيmy eye بعوَّارِwith painful grit
كانَّما كحلتْ عيني بعوَّارِ
I lay sleepless and spent the night awake,
as though my eye had been kohled with stinging grit.
ارعىI watch over النُّجومَthe stars وماthough not كلّفتُI was charged with رعيتهاtending them
ارعى النُّجومَ وما كلّفتُ رعيتها
وتارَةand sometimes ً أتَغَشّىI cover myself فضْلَthe loose folds of أطْمارِيmy ragged clothes
وتارَة ً أتَغَشّى فضْلَ أطْمارِي
I watch over the stars, though never charged with tending them,
and sometimes wrap myself in the loose folds of my rags.
وقَدْand indeed سَمِعْتُI heard فلمْbut did not أبْهَجْI rejoice بهat it خَبراًnews
وقَدْ سَمِعْتُ فلمْ أبْهَجْ به خَبراً
مخبّراًa messenger قامَhe stood up يَنْمِيhe relays رَجْعَthe echo of أخبارِtidings
مخبّراً قامَ يَنْمِي رَجْعَ أخبارِ
I heard—his news brought me no joy—
a messenger who rose to relay the echoes of tidings.
قالَhe said ابنُthe son of امّكِyour mother ثاوٍlying بالضَّريحِin the grave وقدْand already
قالَ ابنُ امّكِ ثاوٍ بالضَّريحِ وقدْ
سوَّواthey leveled it عليهِover him بالواحٍwith planks واحجارِand stones
سوَّوا عليهِ بالواحٍ واحجارِ
He said, “Your mother's son lies in the grave, and already
they have covered him over with planks and stones.”
فاذهبْso depart فلاand may not يبعدنكَbanish you اللهُGod منْof رجلٍa man
فاذهبْ فلا يبعدنكَ اللهُ منْ رجلٍ
منَّاعِa staunch repeller of ضيمٍinjustice وطلاُّبٍand a relentless seeker باوتارِfor blood-debts
منَّاعِ ضيمٍ وطلاُّبٍ باوتارِ
Depart, then—may God not cast you away, such a man,
who warded off injustice and sought vengeance for blood-debts.
قدْindeed كنتَyou were تحملُyou carried قلباًa heart غيرَnot مهتضمٍsubdued
قدْ كنتَ تحملُ قلباً غيرَ مهتضمٍ
مركَّباًset فيin نصابٍa haft غيرِnot خَوّارِfeeble
مركَّباً في نصابٍ غيرِ خَوّارِ
You bore a heart that would not be subdued,
set in a haft that was never weak,
مثلَlike السّنانِthe spearhead تُضِيءُlights up اللّيلَthe night صورَتُهُits form
مثلَ السّنانِ تُضِيءُ اللّيلَ صورَتُهُ
جلدُfirm المريرةin resolve ِ حرٌّfreeborn وابنُand the son of احرارِfreeborn men
جلدُ المريرة ِ حرٌّ وابنُ احرارِ
like a spearhead whose form lights up the night,
staunch in resolve, freeborn and the son of freeborn men.
ابكيweep فتىthe young man of الحيِّthe tribe نالتهُovertook him منيَّتهُhis appointed death
ابكي فتى الحيِّ نالتهُ منيَّتهُ
وكلُّand every نفسٍsoul الىtoward وقتٍan appointed time ومقدارِand an allotted fate
وكلُّ نفسٍ الى وقتٍ ومقدارِ
Weep for the tribe's young man, overtaken by his appointed death,
and every soul is bound for its appointed time and fate.
وسوْفَand shall أبكيكَI weep for you ماas long as ناحَتْcoos mournfully مُطَوَّقَةa collared dove ٌ
وسوْفَ أبكيكَ ما ناحَتْ مُطَوَّقَة ٌ
وماand as long as اضاءتْgive light نجومُthe stars of اللَّيلِnight للسَّاريfor the night traveler
وما اضاءتْ نجومُ اللَّيلِ للسَّاري
And I shall weep for you as long as a collared dove laments,
and as long as the stars of night give light to the night traveler.
ولاnor أُسالِمُI make peace with قوْماًa people كنتَyou were حَرْبَهُمُtheir foe
ولا أُسالِمُ قوْماً كنتَ حَرْبَهُمُ
حتىuntil تعودَturns into بياضاًwhiteness جؤنةthe blackness of ُ القارِpitch
حتى تعودَ بياضاً جؤنة ُ القارِ
Nor will I make peace with a people whose foe you were,
until the blackness of pitch turns white.
ابلغْtell سليماًSulaym وعوفاًand Awf انْif لقيتهمُyou meet them
ابلغْ سليماً وعوفاً انْ لقيتهمُ
عمِيمَةall-embracing ً منof نِداءٍa call غيرِnot إسرارِsecrecy
عمِيمَة ً من نِداءٍ غيرِ إسرارِ
Tell Sulaym and Awf, if you meet them,
in a call for all to hear, not uttered in secret:
أعنيI mean الذينَthose who إلَيْهِمْto them كانَwas منزلُهُhis lodging
أعني الذينَ إلَيْهِمْ كانَ منزلُهُ
هلdo تَعرِفونَyou know ذمامَthe duty of protection الضّيفِthe guest والجارِand the neighbor؟
هل تَعرِفونَ ذمامَ الضّيفِ والجارِ؟
I mean those with whom he lodged—
Do you know the duty of protection owed to guest and neighbor?
لوْif منكمُfrom among you كانَhad been فيناamong us لمْwould not ينلْbe harmed ابداًever
لوْ منكمُ كانَ فينا لمْ ينلْ ابداً
حتىuntil تُلاقَىwere faced أُمُورٌevents ذاتُbearing آثارِlasting marks
حتى تُلاقَى أُمُورٌ ذاتُ آثارِ
Had one of you been among us, he would never have been harmed
until encounters leaving lasting marks had been faced.
كأنّas though ابنَthe son of عَمّتِكُمْyour paternal aunt حقّاًtruly وضَيفَكُمُand your guest
كأنّ ابنَ عَمّتِكُمْ حقّاً وضَيفَكُمُ
فيكمْamong you فلَمْyet did not تَدفَعواyou ward off harm عَنْهُfrom him بإخْفارِin breach of protection
فيكمْ فلَمْ تَدفَعوا عَنْهُ بإخْفارِ
As though your paternal aunt's son, indeed, and your guest
were among you—yet you did not defend him, betraying his protection.
شُدّواtighten المَآزِرَthe waistcloths حَتّىuntil يُسْتَدَفّit is made ready لكُمْfor you
شُدّوا المَآزِرَ حَتّى يُسْتَدَفّ لكُمْ
وشَمّرُواand gird yourselves إنّهاindeed these are أيّامُdays تَشمارِstrenuous effort
وشَمّرُوا إنّها أيّامُ تَشمارِ
Tighten your waistcloths until all is ready for you,
and gird yourselves: these are days of strenuous effort.
وand ابكواweep فتىthe young man of البأسِvalor وافتهُreached him منيَّتهُhis appointed death
و ابكوا فتى البأسِ وافتهُ منيَّتهُ
فيin كلّevery نائِبَةcalamity ٍ نابَتْthat befell وأقدارِand decrees of fate
في كلّ نائِبَة ٍ نابَتْ وأقدارِ
And weep for the youth of valor—his appointed death has reached him—
in every calamity that befell and every decree of fate.
لاno نَوْمَsleep حتىuntil تَقودواyou lead الخَيلَthe horses عابِسَةgrim-faced ً
لا نَوْمَ حتى تَقودوا الخَيلَ عابِسَة ً
يَنْبُذْنَthey cast out طِرْحاًmiscarried offspring بمُهْراتٍwith fillies وأمْهارِand colts
يَنْبُذْنَ طِرْحاً بمُهْراتٍ وأمْهارِ
No sleep until you lead the grim-faced horses,
casting forth miscarried fillies and colts.
اوتحفرواor you dig حفرةa grave ً فالموتُfor death مكتنعٌclosing in
اوتحفروا حفرة ً فالموتُ مكتنعٌ
عِنْدَbeside البُيوتِthe houses حُصَيناًḤuṣayn وابنَand the son of سَيّارِSayyar
عِنْدَ البُيوتِ حُصَيناً وابنَ سَيّارِ
Or dig a grave, for death is closing in
beside the houses on Ḥuṣayn and Ibn Sayyar.
اوor ترحضواyou wash away عنكمُfrom yourselves عاراًshame تجلَّلكمْthat has cloaked you
او ترحضوا عنكمُ عاراً تجلَّلكمْ
رَحضَlike the washing of العَوارِكِmenstruating women حَيضاًmenstrual blood عندَat أطهارِtimes of purity
رَحضَ العَوارِكِ حَيضاً عندَ أطهارِ
Or wash from yourselves the shame that has cloaked you,
as women wash off menstrual blood when their periods end.
والحَرْبُand war قدalready رَكِبَتْhas mounted حَدْباءَa humpbacked she-camel نافِرَةskittish ً
والحَرْبُ قد رَكِبَتْ حَدْباءَ نافِرَة ً
حَلّتْshe settled علىupon طَبَقٍa flat stretch مِنْof ظَهرِهاher back عارِbare
حَلّتْ على طَبَقٍ مِنْ ظَهرِها عارِ
And war has mounted a humpbacked, skittish she-camel,
settling on a bare stretch of her back.
كأنّهُمْas though they يَوْمَon the day رامُوهُthey assailed him بأجمُعِهِمْall of them together
كأنّهُمْ يَوْمَ رامُوهُ بأجمُعِهِمْ
رَامواthey sought الشّكيمَةthe bridle-bit َ منfrom ذيone possessing لِبدَةa mane ٍ ضَارِravening
رَاموا الشّكيمَة َ من ذي لِبدَة ٍ ضَارِ
It was as though, the day they all assailed him,
they sought to bridle a ravening, maned lion,
حاميdefender of العَرينِthe lair لدىamid الهَيجاءِbattle مُضْطَلعٌmighty
حامي العَرينِ لدى الهَيجاءِ مُضْطَلعٌ
يفريhe rends الرّجالَmen بانيابٍwith fangs واظفارِand claws
يفري الرّجالَ بانيابٍ واظفارِ
guarding his lair, mighty amid battle,
rending men with fangs and claws,
يفريhe rends الرّجالَmen بانيابٍwith fangs واظفارِand claws
يفري الرّجالَ بانيابٍ واظفارِ
ماضٍpressing onward علىthrough الهَوْلِterror هادٍa guide غيرnot مِحيارِbewildered
ماضٍ على الهَوْلِ هادٍ غير مِحيارِ
rending men with fangs and claws,
pressing on through terror, a guide never at a loss.
تجيشُseethes منهُfrom him فويقَjust above الثَّديthe breast جائفةa wound reaching the body cavity ٌ
تجيشُ منهُ فويقَ الثَّدي جائفة ٌ
بمزبدٍwith foaming blood منْof نجيعِthick blood الجوفِthe body's depths فوَّارِgushing
بمزبدٍ منْ نجيعِ الجوفِ فوَّارِ
A deep wound just above his breast gushes
with foaming gore, gushing from deep within his body.
Sol 6.1