تَذَكَّرتُI remembered صَخراًSakhr إِذwhen تَغَنَّتsang حَمامَةٌa dove
تَذَكَّرتُ صَخراً إِذ تَغَنَّت حَمامَةٌ
هَتوفٌloud-voiced عَلىon غُصنٍa branch مِنَof الأَيكِthe thicket تَسجَعُcooing
هَتوفٌ عَلى غُصنٍ مِنَ الأَيكِ تَسجَعُ
I remembered Sakhr when a dove sang,
Loud-voiced, cooing on a branch in the thicket.
فَظَلتُso I continued لَهاin response to her أَبكيI weep بِدَمعِwith the tears of حَزينَةٍa grieving woman
فَظَلتُ لَها أَبكي بِدَمعِ حَزينَةٍ
وَقَلبِيَand my heart مِمّاfrom what ذَكَّرَتنيshe reminded me of مُوَجَّعُdeeply pained
وَقَلبِيَ مِمّا ذَكَّرَتني مُوَجَّعُ
So I kept weeping in response to her, with a grieving woman's tears,
And my heart ached at what she made me remember.
تُذَكِّرُنيshe reminds me صَخراًSakhr وَقَدand already حالَhas intervened دونَهُbetween me and him
تُذَكِّرُني صَخراً وَقَد حالَ دونَهُ
صَفيحٌstone slabs وَأَحجارٌand rocks وَبَيداءُand a wilderness بَلقَعُbarren
صَفيحٌ وَأَحجارٌ وَبَيداءُ بَلقَعُ
She reminds me of Sakhr, though between me and him lie
Stone slabs and rocks and a barren wilderness.
أَرىI see الدَهرَTime يَرميshooting ماnot تَطيشُmiss the mark سِهامُهُits arrows
أَرى الدَهرَ يَرمي ما تَطيشُ سِهامُهُ
وَلَيسَand there is no لِمَنfor one whom قَدalready غالَهُhas slain him الدَهرُTime مَرجِعُreturn
وَلَيسَ لِمَن قَد غالَهُ الدَهرُ مَرجِعُ
I see Time shooting—its arrows never miss.
And none whom Time has slain can return.
فَإِنfor if كانَwas صَخرُSakhr الجودِgenerosity أَصبَحَhas become ثاوِياًlying buried
فَإِن كانَ صَخرُ الجودِ أَصبَحَ ثاوِياً
فَقَدthen indeed كانَhe was فيin الدُنياthis world يَضُرُّhe harms وَيَنفَعُand he benefits
فَقَد كانَ في الدُنيا يَضُرُّ وَيَنفَعُ
For if Sakhr the generous now lies buried,
He did once bring harm and benefit in this world.
Sol 6.1