أَبكيI weep عَلىfor البَطَلِthe hero الَّذيwhom
أَبكي عَلى البَطَلِ الَّذي
جَلَّلتُمُyou covered صَخراًrocks ثِقالاheavy
جَلَّلتُمُ صَخراً ثِقالا
I weep for the hero whom
I weep for the hero whom
you covered with heavy rocks.
you've enshrouded, a heavy boulder,
مُتَحَزِّماًgirded بِالسَيفِwith the sword يَركَبُhe bears down on
مُتَحَزِّماً بِالسَيفِ يَركَبُ
رُمحَهُhis spear حالاًone time فَحالاthen another time
رُمحَهُ حالاً فَحالا
Girded with his sword, he bears down
Girded with sword, riding his lance
on his spear, time after time.
Now and again, again and again
ياO صَخرُSakhr مَنwho لِلخَيلِfor the horses إِذwhen
يا صَخرُ مَن لِلخَيلِ إِذ
رُدَّتare driven back فَوارِسُهاtheir horsemen عِجالاin haste
رُدَّت فَوارِسُها عِجالا
O Sakhr, who is there for the horses when
O boulder, who will weep for the horses
their riders are driven back in haste,
When their horsemen return hastily
مُتَسَربِليclad in حَلَقِrings of الحَديدِiron
مُتَسَربِلي حَلَقِ الحَديدِ
تَخالُهُمyou would think them فيهِin it جِمالاcamels
تَخالُهُم فيهِ جِمالا
clad in rings of iron,
Clad in coats of mail, their imagination
so like camels would you think them in it?
Makes them graceful in it
وَيليwoe to me عَلَيكَfor you إِذاwhen تَهُبُّblows
وَيلي عَلَيكَ إِذا تَهُبُّ
الريحُthe wind بارِدَةًcold شَمالاa north wind
الريحُ بارِدَةً شَمالا
Woe is me for you when there blows
Woe unto you, when the wind blows
the wind, cold from the north,
Cold from the north
وَالحَيدَرُand the cloud-bank الصُرّادُbitterly cold لَمnot
وَالحَيدَرُ الصُرّادُ لَم
يَكُwas غَيمُهاits clouds إِلّاexcept طِلالاdrizzle
يَكُ غَيمُها إِلّا طِلالا
and the bitter-cold cloud-bank—
Al-Haydar the armor-maker's cloud
its clouds brought nothing but drizzle—
Was nothing but a mirage
لِيُرَوِّعَto terrify القَومَthe people الَّذينَwhom
لِيُرَوِّعَ القَومَ الَّذينَ
نَعُدُّهُمwe count them فيناamong us عِيالاdependents
نَعُدُّهُم فينا عِيالا
to terrify the people whom
To frighten the people whom
we count among us as dependents.
We count as our dependents
خَيرُthe best البَرِيَّةِof humankind فيin قِرىًhospitality
خَيرُ البَرِيَّةِ في قِرىً
صَخرٌSakhr وَأَكرَمُهُمand the noblest of them فِعالاin deeds
صَخرٌ وَأَكرَمُهُم فِعالا
The best of humankind in hospitality
The best of all people, in the dwellings
is Sakhr, and the noblest of them in deeds.
Is a boulder, and the most generous of them in deed
وَهُوَand he المُؤَمَّلُthe one hoped for وَالَّذيand the one who
وَهُوَ المُؤَمَّلُ وَالَّذي
يُرجىis looked to وَأَفضَلُهاand the best of them نَوالاin bounty
يُرجى وَأَفضَلُها نَوالا
And he is the one hoped for, and the one who
He is the hoped for, the one
is looked to, and the best of them in bounty.
Who is hoped for, and the most excellent of them in attainment
Sol 6.1