وقكُلُّand every اِمرِئٍperson بِأَثافيby the hearthstones of الدَهرِTime مَرجومُpelted
وقكُلُّ اِمرِئٍ بِأَثافي الدَهرِ مَرجومُ
وَكُلُّand every بَيتٍhouse طَويلِlofty السَمكِroof-height مَهدومُdemolished
وَكُلُّ بَيتٍ طَويلِ السَمكِ مَهدومُ
And every mortal is pelted by Time's hearthstones.
Every mortal is fated by the vicissitudes of time,
And every house with a lofty roof is demolished.
And every towering mansion is destined to crumble.
لاno سوقَةٌcommoner مِنهُمُamong them يَبقىsurvives وَلاnor مَلِكٌking
لا سوقَةٌ مِنهُمُ يَبقى وَلا مَلِكٌ
مِمَّنfrom among those whom تَمَلَّكَهُtook him as king الأَحرارُthe freeborn وَالرومُand the Romans
مِمَّن تَمَلَّكَهُ الأَحرارُ وَالرومُ
No commoner among them survives, nor any king
No ruler remains of those who ruled, nor king
From among those the freeborn and the Romans have enthroned.
Of those who ruled the free and the Romans.
إِنَّindeed الحَوادِثَcalamities لاnot يَبقىendures لِنائِبِهاagainst their onslaught
إِنَّ الحَوادِثَ لا يَبقى لِنائِبِها
إِلّاexcept الإِلَهُGod وَراسيand firmly rooted الأَصلِthe foundation مَعلومُknown
إِلّا الإِلَهُ وَراسي الأَصلِ مَعلومُ
Indeed, nothing survives the onslaught of calamities
For time's events no substitute remains
Except God—and the well-known, firmly rooted one.
Except God, whose origin is known and firm.
وَقَدand indeed أَتانيreached me حَديثٌa report غَيرُnot ذيhaving طِيَلٍlength
وَقَد أَتاني حَديثٌ غَيرُ ذي طِيَلٍ
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people رَأيُهُمtheir thinking قِدماًfrom of old تَهاميمُempty babble
مِن مَعشَرٍ رَأيُهُم قِدماً تَهاميمُ
And a report has reached me, not a lengthy one,
And there came to me news not lightly told
From a people whose thinking has long been empty babble.
From a people whose minds hastily judge.
إِنَّindeed الشَجاةَthe choking bone الَّتيwhich حَدَّثتُمُyou told of اِعتَرَضَتlodged crosswise
إِنَّ الشَجاةَ الَّتي حَدَّثتُمُ اِعتَرَضَت
خَلفَbehind اللَهاthe uvulas لَمdid not تُسَوِّغهاswallow it البَلاعيمُthe throats
خَلفَ اللَها لَم تُسَوِّغها البَلاعيمُ
Indeed, the choking bone you spoke of has lodged crosswise
The branches they told of were crossed
Behind the uvulas; the throats could not swallow it.
Behind God - specious arguments swayed them not.
إِنif كانَwas صَخرٌSakhr تَوَلّىdeparted فَالشَماتُthen gloating بِكُمover you
إِن كانَ صَخرٌ تَوَلّى فَالشَماتُ بِكُم
وَلَيسَand not يَشمَتُgloats مَنwhoever كانَتwere لَهُhis طومُancestral roots
وَلَيسَ يَشمَتُ مَن كانَت لَهُ طومُ
If Sakhr has departed, may the gloating fall upon you;
If the rock has tumbled, do not gloat over us,
And no one of good lineage gloats.
He who has a shelter does not gloat.
مُرُّthe bitterness of الحَوادِثِcalamities يَنقادُsubmits الجَليدُthe hardy man لَهاto them
مُرُّ الحَوادِثِ يَنقادُ الجَليدُ لَها
وَيَستَقيمُand submits لَهاto them الهَيّابَةُthe timorous one البومُthe owl-like fool
وَيَستَقيمُ لَها الهَيّابَةُ البومُ
Bitter calamities—the hardy man bows to them,
The flow of events tames the untamed,
And the timid, owl-like fool submits to them.
And the grim of face obey it with awe.
قَدindeed كانَwas صَخراًSakhr جَليداًhardy كامِلاًaccomplished بَرِعاًoutstanding
قَد كانَ صَخراً جَليداً كامِلاً بَرِعاً
جَلدَstrong المَريرَةِin resolve تُنميهِtrace his lineage السَلاجيمُthe towering men
جَلدَ المَريرَةِ تُنميهِ السَلاجيمُ
Sakhr was indeed hardy, accomplished, outstanding,
He was rock and ice, fully competent and adept,
Firm in resolve, descended from towering men.
Whose rigor was heightened by calamities.
فَأَصبَحَso he came to be اليَومَtoday فيin رَمسٍa grave لَدىat جَدَثٍa tomb
فَأَصبَحَ اليَومَ في رَمسٍ لَدى جَدَثٍ
وَسطَin the middle of الضَريحِthe burial chamber عَلَيهِupon him التُربُthe earth مَركومُheaped
وَسطَ الضَريحِ عَلَيهِ التُربُ مَركومُ
So today he lies buried, there at a tomb,
Today he lies in a tomb by the gravesite,
In the midst of the burial chamber, with earth heaped upon him.
Dust heaped upon him, buried.
تَاللَهِby God أَنسىI shall [not] forget اِبنَthe son of عَمروِʿAmr الخَيرِthe Good ماso long as نَطَقَتcooed
تَاللَهِ أَنسى اِبنَ عَمروِ الخَيرِ ما نَطَقَت
حَمامَةٌa dove أَوor جَرىswam فيin الغَمرِthe deep water عُلجومُa frog
حَمامَةٌ أَو جَرى في الغَمرِ عُلجومُ
By God, I shall not forget the son of ʿAmr the Good, so long as there coos
By God! The son of 'Amr, may I forget the good he spoke
A dove, or a frog swims in the deep water.
Or what dove flew or fish swam in the deep.
أَقولُI say صَخرٌSakhr لَدىamong الأَجداثِthe graves مَرمومُmouldering
أَقولُ صَخرٌ لَدى الأَجداثِ مَرمومُ
وَكَيفَand how أَكتُمُهُI conceal it وَالدَمعُwhile the tears مَسجومُstreaming down
وَكَيفَ أَكتُمُهُ وَالدَمعُ مَسجومُ
I say: Sakhr lies mouldering among the graves.
I say: a rock by the graves, pelted!
And how can I conceal it, while tears stream down?
How can I conceal him, while my tears flow copiously?
Sol 6.1