سَمُجَgrew ugly الزَّمانُtime وأوحشand became desolate البلدُthe town
سَمُجَ الزَّمانُ وأوحش البلدُ
فكأنّماso it is as though هوit ماnot بهin it أَحدُanyone
فكأنّما هو ما به أَحدُ
Time has grown grim, and the town desolate.
The times have become bleak and the country desolate
It is as though no one were there.
As if no one lives in it
والنّاسُand the people فيin ضيقstraits المصُيبةthe calamity ماnot
والنّاسُ في ضيق المصُيبة ما
وسِعتهمcontained them نَزْوىNizwa ولاnor سَمَدُSamad
وسِعتهم نَزْوى ولا سَمَدُ
The people are so straitened by calamity
And people are distressed by calamity
that neither Nizwa nor Samad can contain them.
Neither refuge nor pillars avail them
فقَدواthey lost العزيزةَthe cherished lady منfrom بنيthe sons of حسنHasan
فقَدوا العزيزةَ من بني حسن
فتبّلدواso they were stunned بمصابِby the loss of منthe one whom فقدواthey lost
فتبّلدوا بمصابِ من فقدوا
They lost the cherished lady of Banu Hasan
They have lost the precious one from the clan of Hasan
and were numbed by the loss of the one they lost.
So they are afflicted by the loss of her they lost
وعليهمand upon them الأحزانُsorrows ظاهرةplainly visible
وعليهم الأحزانُ ظاهرة
والوَجْدُand anguish والحسراتand regrets والكمَدُand inward grief
والوَجْدُ والحسرات والكمَدُ
Sorrow is plainly visible upon them,
Sorrows are manifest upon them
with anguish, regrets, and inward grief.
As well as anguish, regrets and suppressions
وعيونهمand their eyes بالدمعwith tears جاريةٌstreaming
وعيونهم بالدمع جاريةٌ
فكأَنهاso they are as though العُوّارُsore eyes والرَّمَدُand eye inflammation
فكأَنها العُوّارُ والرَّمَدُ
Their eyes are streaming with tears,
Their eyes flow with tears
as though beset by soreness and inflammation.
As if they are diseased and afflicted
وتقطّعتand have failed منof مشفِقٍan anxious mourner حيلٌresources
وتقطّعت من مشفِقٍ حيلٌ
وتصدّعتand has split منof مُحرقِone scorched by grief كَبدُa liver
وتصدّعت من مُحرقِ كَبدُ
The anxious mourner's resources have failed,
The means of the compassionate are severed
and the grief-scorched one's liver has split.
And the livers of those in anguish are cracked
ماnot جفَّdried جفنan eyelid منof أَقاربهاher relatives
ما جفَّ جفن من أَقاربها
والأجنبيينand strangers ولاnor خلاwas untouched جَلَدُfortitude
والأجنبيين ولا خلا جَلَدُ
No eyelid of her relatives has dried,
No eyelid of her kin has dried
or of strangers, nor has any fortitude escaped sorrow.
Nor of strangers, every skin is torn
بصبَابةwith yearning عَبراتُهاits tears دِررٌpearls
بصبَابة عَبراتُها دِررٌ
وكآبةٍand sorrow زفراتُهاits sighs تَقِدُburn
وكآبةٍ زفراتُها تَقِدُ
With yearning whose tears are pearls,
With the pearls of her tears
and sorrow whose sighs burn,
And the sighs of her anguish, fires are kindled
وبكاand weeping إِذاwhen جرتblew الصّباthe east wind سَحراًbefore dawn
وبكا إِذا جرت الصّبا سَحراً
وإذاand when تغنىsang الطائرُthe bird الغَرِدُtuneful
وإذا تغنى الطائرُ الغَرِدُ
and weeping when the east wind blows before dawn,
They weep when the morning breeze blows
and when the tuneful bird sings.
And when the singing bird chirps
فمنso among الرّجالthe men غطارفٌnoble lords نجبٌhighborn
فمن الرّجال غطارفٌ نجبٌ
ومنand among النساءthe women كواعبٌfull-bosomed maidens خردُmodest maidens
ومن النساء كواعبٌ خردُ
Among the men are noble, highborn lords,
Among the men are noble horsemen
and among the women, full-bosomed, modest maidens.
And of the women, delicate maidens
فُجعواthey were bereaved بسيدةof the foremost lady of الأَنامhumankind نَدًىin generosity
فُجعوا بسيدة الأَنام نَدًى
وتُقىand piety وفيهاand in her الحلمُforbearance والرّشدُand sound judgment
وتُقى وفيها الحلمُ والرّشدُ
They were bereaved of humankind's foremost lady in generosity
They have been bereaved of the leader of all women, a wet nurse
and piety, endowed with forbearance and sound judgment.
Chaste, wise, forbearing
ويمينُهاand her right hand بالفضلwith bounty جاريةflowing
ويمينُها بالفضل جارية
للجارfor the neighbor والقربىand kindred ومنand whoever يَفِدُcomes visiting
للجار والقربى ومن يَفِدُ
Her right hand flowed with bounty
Her right hand flows with virtue
for neighbor, kindred, and every visitor.
To the neighbor, the kin, and the aspiring
والجودُand generosity عادتُهاher habit وشيمَتُهاand her nature
والجودُ عادتُها وشيمَتُها
والبرُّand kindness والحَسناتand good deeds والرّفدُand aid
والبرُّ والحَسنات والرّفدُ
Generosity was her habit and her nature,
Charity is her habit and nature
and kindness, good deeds, and aid.
As well as righteousness, good deeds and help
زالتdeparted عنfrom الضُّعفاءِthe weak رحمتُهاher mercy
زالت عن الضُّعفاءِ رحمتُها
فَرأواso they saw وذاقواand tasted غيرother than ماwhat عَهدواthey had known
فَرأوا وذاقوا غير ما عَهدوا
Her mercy has departed from the weak,
Her mercy to the weak has gone
who have seen and tasted what they never knew.
And they saw and tasted other than what they were accustomed to
ويَحalas for اليتامىthe orphans والأراملِand the widows ماnot
ويَح اليتامى والأراملِ ما
أبقىleft لهمfor them سَبَدhair ولاnor لبدُwool
أبقى لهم سَبَد ولا لبدُ
Alas for the orphans and widows! Not
The cry of the orphans and widows, after
a hair or a shred of wool has been left to them.
No dinner or clothes were left for them
ذهبَdeparted الرّجاءُhope وغابand vanished بشرهُمtheir cheerfulness
ذهبَ الرّجاءُ وغاب بشرهُم
وعلاهُمand overwhelmed them البأساءُhardship والثكدُand deep grief
وعلاهُم البأساءُ والثكدُ
Hope has departed and their cheerfulness vanished,
Hope has departed and their good tidings have disappeared
and hardship and deep grief have overwhelmed them.
And misery and barrenness have afflicted them
عَدمواthey lost العزيزةَthe cherished lady ثمthen لوif طلَبواthey sought
عَدموا العزيزةَ ثم لو طلَبوا
مثلاan equal لهاto her فيon الأرضthe earth ماnot وجدواthey found
مثلا لها في الأرض ما وجدوا
They have lost the cherished lady; even if they sought
They lost the precious one, but even if they sought
her equal on earth, they would not find one.
The likes of her on earth, they would not find
بقيتremained فضائلهاher virtues وسيرتُهاand her conduct
بقيت فضائلها وسيرتُها
منwho غابhas gone إلاّexcept الرّوحthe soul والجسدُand the body
من غاب إلاّ الرّوح والجسدُ
Her virtues and her way of life remain;
Her merits and conduct remain
who has gone, save the soul and the body?
Except for the soul and body that have passed
لهفيmy grief تلكthose المحاسنbeauties فيin
لهفي تلك المحاسن في
بطنthe belly of الصّعيدthe earth يضمهاencloses her اللّحدُthe grave
بطن الصّعيد يضمها اللّحدُ
How I grieve for those beauties, now in
Yearning for those virtues in
the belly of the earth, enfolded by the grave!
The belly of the ground that the coffin embraces
منfrom تحتهاbeneath her للتربfor the dust مفترشa spread-out bed
من تحتها للترب مفترش
ومنand of الجنادلgreat stones فوقهاabove her نضدُa pile
ومن الجنادل فوقها نضدُ
Beneath her, dust is spread as bedding,
Beneath her the dust is spread
and above her, great stones are piled.
And above her the wooden planks are stacked
هذاthis سبيلُthe path of بنيthe children of الزّمانtime وقدand indeed
هذا سبيلُ بني الزّمان وقد
يبلىwear away الورىmortals وصروفهand its vicissitudes جُدُدever new
يبلى الورى وصروفه جُدُد
This is the path of the children of time; though
Such is the way of the people of times
mortals wear away, its vicissitudes are ever new.
And the world wears out as its conditions change
والدَّهرand time فيin حِدثانهits happenings عِبَرٌlessons
والدَّهر في حِدثانه عِبَرٌ
تمضيpass السنونَthe years وتنفَدُand run out الُمدَدُallotted spans
تمضي السنونَ وتنفَدُ الُمدَدُ
Time holds lessons in its happenings;
In its renewal, fate gives lessons
the years pass, and allotted spans run out.
Years pass and periods expire
ولكلand for every حيliving being ينقضيexpires أَجلٌan appointed term
ولكل حي ينقضي أَجلٌ
ولكلِّand for every أَمرmatter ينتهيends أَمدُa duration
ولكلِّ أَمر ينتهي أَمدُ
Every living being has a term that expires,
Every living being has a destined term
and every matter a duration that ends.
And every matter has an ending
أينwhere are الجبابرةُthe tyrants الذينwho طَغواtransgressed
أين الجبابرةُ الذين طَغوا
فيin ملكهمtheir dominion وبعزهمand through their might مَرَدُواrebelled
في ملكهم وبعزهم مَرَدُوا
Where are the tyrants who transgressed
Where are the tyrants who were insolent
in their rule and rebelled in their might?
In their reign, and in their glory, defiant
لهمthey had القصورُthe palaces الشُّمّlofty شامخةًtowering
لهم القصورُ الشُّمّ شامخةً
والخيلُand horses والأنصارُand supporters والعَدَدُand great numbers
والخيلُ والأنصارُ والعَدَدُ
The lofty palaces stood towering for them,
For them lofty palaces reaching the sky
with horses, supporters, and great numbers.
And horses, supporters and troops
منamong كلِّevery منone who فيin خدّهhis cheek صَعرٌa haughty twist
من كلِّ من في خدّه صَعرٌ
لعُتوfrom arrogance وبأنفهand in his nose صَيَدُa proud tilt
لعُتو وبأنفه صَيَدُ
Every one whose cheek was twisted
All those with a dazzling and an arrogant forehead
by arrogance, whose nose was haughtily raised,
And a prowling, hunting nose
بطَشواthey struck savagely وعاثواand wreaked havoc فيin البلادthe lands وهمand they
بطَشوا وعاثوا في البلاد وهم
سامُواimposed upon الرّجالmen الخسفَabasement واضطَهدواand oppressed
سامُوا الرّجال الخسفَ واضطَهدوا
struck savagely and ravaged the lands, and
They pillaged and corrupted the lands
subjected men to abasement and oppression.
They poisoned men, oppressed and persecuted
حتىuntil إذاwhen بلغَreached المدىthe limit بهمُwith them
حتى إذا بلغَ المدى بهمُ
ورَدواthey came to drink جمامbrimming waters of حياضهits pools ورَدُواthey came to drink
ورَدوا جمام حياضه ورَدُوا
Until, when their appointed limit overtook them,
Until, when they reached the end of their term
they came to the brimming waters of its pools—they came.
They arrived at the stables of their ruin
هلكتperished ثمودُThamud وعادٌand 'Ad انقرِضتbecame extinct
هلكت ثمودُ وعادٌ انقرِضت
وأَبادand destroyed قومthe people of تبّعTubba' الأَبدُeternity
وأَباد قوم تبّع الأَبدُ
Thamud perished, and 'Ad became extinct,
Thamud perished and Aad was eradicated
and eternity destroyed the people of Tubba'.
And the people of Tubba only ruin remained
وكذلكand likewise لقمانُLuqman الذيwho فنيتperished
وكذلك لقمانُ الذي فنيت
عنهaway from him النّسورthe vultures وخانهand betrayed him لُبَدُLubad
عنه النّسور وخانه لُبَدُ
Likewise Luqman, who outlived
And so was Luqman who was carried off
the vultures, and whom Lubad betrayed.
By the eagles as snakes betrayed him
ثمthen الأَكاسرةthe Khosrows الأولىwho كثرتhad abundance
ثم الأَكاسرة الأولى كثرت
لهمfor them الكنوزtreasures فماyet not بهاthrough them خلدواlived forever
لهم الكنوز فما بها خلدوا
Then the Khosrows, for whom there abounded
Then the early Caesars amassed
treasures, yet these did not make them immortal.
Treasures but were not immortalized by them
كلevery امرءٍperson لاقىmet منيّتهhis death
كل امرءٍ لاقى منيّته
ماnot لامرئfor any person عنfrom وردهاcoming to its waters حَيَدُescape
ما لامرئ عن وردها حَيَدُ
Every person met his death;
Every man met his death
no one can evade coming to its waters.
None can evade its appointed time
لكنbut شجانَاgrieved us فقدُthe loss of سادتناour lords
لكن شجانَا فقدُ سادتنا
فانهدّso collapsed منّاin us الصّبْرُpatience والجَلدُand endurance
فانهدّ منّا الصّبْرُ والجَلدُ
But the loss of our lords has grieved us,
But our wounds! For we have lost our masters
and our patience and endurance have collapsed.
Patience and composure collapsed within us
أودتdied منamong الكرماءthe generous سيدَةٌa lady
أودت من الكرماء سيدَةٌ
وكانتand she was يلاذُrefuge was sought بهاin her ويُعتَمَدُand relied upon
وكانت يلاذُ بها ويُعتَمَدُ
A lady among the generous has died,
A generous lady was lost
in whom refuge was sought and reliance placed.
Our place of refuge and pillar
وهيand she العزيزةthe cherished one فيamong عشيرتهاher clan
وهي العزيزة في عشيرتها
لمnot يخذْلواthey failed in support عنهاof her ولاnor بعُدُواkept far away
لم يخذْلوا عنها ولا بعُدُوا
She was cherished among her clan;
She was precious among her clan
they neither deserted her nor held aloof.
They did not abandon or distance themselves from her
وهمand they الأَعزةthe mighty كلهمall of them نُجبٌhighborn
وهم الأَعزة كلهم نُجبٌ
صبرُsteadfast شدادٌstrong فيin الوغىbattle نُجُدُvaliant
صبرُ شدادٌ في الوغى نُجُدُ
They are the mighty, all highborn,
They are all honorable nobles
steadfast and strong, valiant in battle.
The loyalty of Shaddad in battle, helpers
رَكبواmounted متونَthe backs of الخيلhorses عاديةًcharging
رَكبوا متونَ الخيل عاديةً
عادتُهاtheir habit الغاراتُraids والطّردُand pursuit
عادتُها الغاراتُ والطّردُ
They mounted the backs of charging horses,
They rode the steeds straight
accustomed to raids and pursuit.
Their habit is raids and repulsion
والبيضُand bright swords والسّمرُand dusky spears اللّذانthe two that لهمthey possess
والبيضُ والسّمرُ اللّذان لهم
منصوبةٌarrayed والبيضand helmets والزّرَدُand chain mail
منصوبةٌ والبيض والزّرَدُ
Their bright swords and dusky spears
The white and the brown horses they own
stand arrayed, with helmets and chain mail.
Saddled, the white and the green
وبنواand the sons of زيادZiyad الأَكرمونthe most noble لهاto her
وبنوا زياد الأَكرمون لها
أهلkin ومنand from مضرMudar لهاshe has عددُstrength in numbers
أهل ومن مضر لها عددُ
The most noble Banu Ziyad are her
And the most generous tribe of Ziyad built for her
kin, and in Mudar she has strength in numbers.
Family, and of Mudar she had many
أبوfather of سعيدSa'id النّافعيّal-Nafi'i أبٌa father
أبو سعيد النّافعيّ أبٌ
ومحمّدand Muhammad بنُson of معمّرMu'ammar وَلدُa son
ومحمّد بنُ معمّر وَلدُ
Abu Sa'id al-Nafi'i is her father,
Her father Abu Saeed the Benefactor
and Muhammad ibn Mu'ammar her son.
And Muhammad the son of Muammer
السّيدthe lord الحاميthe protector of الذّمارhonor and dependents كماjust as
السّيد الحامي الذّمار كما
يحنوis tender علىtoward أشبالهhis cubs الأُّسدُthe lions
يحنو على أشباله الأُّسدُ
The lord who guards his honor and his own, as
The Master, protector of the poor
lions are tender toward their cubs.
As a lion shows tenderness over his cubs
وهوand he المبرَزّthe foremost فيin سماحتهhis generosity
وهو المبرَزّ في سماحته
يهبgives اللّهىrich gifts ويفيand fulfills بماwhat يَعِدُhe promises
يهب اللّهى ويفي بما يَعِدُ
He excels in his generosity,
He is the distinguished one in his generosity
giving rich gifts and keeping his promises.
He bestows lavishly and fulfills his promise
وذَراهand his shelter للوفادِfor visitors منتجعَa resort
وذَراه للوفادِ منتجعَ
وحماهand his protected domain للخَوافfor the fearful مُستندُa refuge
وحماه للخَواف مُستندُ
His shelter is a resort for visitors,
He made it a place of refuge for visitors
and his protected domain a refuge for the fearful.
And a guardian for the fearful, a pillar
ونراهand we see him بينamong النّاسthe people وهوand he بماby what
ونراه بين النّاس وهو بما
فيهin him منof الأَخلاقqualities of character مُنفَردُwithout peer
فيه من الأَخلاق مُنفَردُ
We see him among people, yet for
We see him among the people with his
the qualities within him he is without peer.
Unique traits of character
وبمجدِهand of his glory وبجودهand of his generosity اعترفواthey acknowledged
وبمجدِه وبجوده اعترفوا
ولهand for him بكلto every فضيلةvirtue شَهدواthey testified
وله بكل فضيلة شَهدوا
They have acknowledged his glory and generosity,
They acknowledged his glory and generosity
and testified to every virtue of his.
And testified for him every virtue
وإذاand when هُمthey قصدواcame seeking لعائدَةِfor a benefit
وإذا هُم قصدوا لعائدَةِ
وجَدواthey found النجاحsuccess لماfor what بهthrough him قصدواthey sought
وجَدوا النجاح لما به قصدوا
When they seek him for a benefit,
And when they set out to the place of return
they find success in what they sought through him.
They found success in what they intended
لمحمدfor Muhammad بنson of معمرMu'ammar قدمٌa foot
لمحمد بن معمر قدمٌ
تَعلوrises above العُلىthe heights وعلىand over المُلوكthe kings يَدُa hand
تَعلو العُلى وعلى المُلوك يَدُ
Muhammad ibn Mu'ammar has a foot
Muhammad bin Muammer has a foot
that rises above the heights, and a hand above kings.
That rises above the heights, and over kings, a hand
أبقىleft أبوfather of عمَرUmar لهfor him حسباًan honored lineage
أبقى أبو عمَر له حسباً
فلصونهِso to preserve it يسعىhe strives ويجتهدُand labors
فلصونهِ يسعى ويجتهدُ
Abu Umar left him an honored lineage,
His father Abu Umar left him a lineage
which he strives and labors to preserve.
For which he strives and exerts himself
فيin كلevery يومday يستفيدgains عُلىًheights
في كل يوم يستفيد عُلىً
ولجَدّهِand for his striving فيin مَجدِهhis glory صَعَدُascent
ولجَدّهِ في مَجدِه صَعَدُ
Each day he gains new heights,
Every day he attains high merits
and his striving in glory keeps ascending.
And for his endeavor in his glory, he ascends
أبداًalways لهfor him يومa day يزيدُsurpasses علىbeyond
أبداً له يوم يزيدُ على
أمسyesterday ويعدوand hastens بالمزيدwith more غَدُtomorrow
أمس ويعدو بالمزيد غَدُ
Ever his present day surpasses
His day never ceases to increase over
yesterday, and tomorrow comes running with more.
Yesterday, and tomorrow he will leap forward
صبراًbe patient أباO father of عبدthe servant of الإلهGod عَلىthrough
صبراً أبا عبد الإله عَلى
مكروهthe hardship of ماwhat تلقىyou encounter وماand what تجدُyou feel
مكروه ما تلقى وما تجدُ
Be patient, Abu Abd al-Ilah, through
Have patience Abu Abdel Ilah over
the hardship you encounter and feel.
The adversity you encounter and find
إنْif تبكِyou weep أوor تجزْعْlose heart لسّيدةfor a lady
إنْ تبكِ أو تجزْعْ لسّيدة
فقدتyou have lost فلاthen no عجبٌsurprise ولاnor فَنَدُfolly
فقدت فلا عجبٌ ولا فَنَدُ
If you weep or grieve for a lady
If you cry or despair for the lady
you have lost, there is no wonder and no folly.
You have lost, no wonder and no shame
أوor تصطبرْyou endure patiently فالصّبرُthen patience مكرمةٌa noble virtue
أو تصطبرْ فالصّبرُ مكرمةٌ
وعبادةٌand worship of اللهِGod تعتمدُyou undertake
وعبادةٌ اللهِ تعتمدُ
Or if you endure, patience is a noble virtue,
Or if you are patient, patience is an honor
and worship of God that you undertake.
And worship of God on which one relies
لوhad شاءَwilled ربُّكَyour Lord لمnot يُصبكbefall you أَذىharm
لو شاءَ ربُّكَ لم يُصبك أَذى
وشجاًand sorrow عداكmay pass you by الهَمُّworry والشَّهَدُand honey (as written)
وشجاً عداك الهَمُّ والشَّهَدُ
Had your Lord willed, no harm would have befallen you,
If your Lord willed, no harm would have afflicted you
nor sorrow; may worry and 'honey' pass you by.
And sorrow, care and agony would have missed you
واسلمand remain safe أَباO father of عبدthe servant of الإلهGod وعِشْand live
واسلم أَبا عبد الإله وعِشْ
عيشاًa life بهin which السّرآءُhappiness والرَّغدُand ease
عيشاً به السّرآءُ والرَّغدُ
Remain safe, Abu Abd al-Ilah, and live
Surrender Abu Abdel Ilah and live
a life of happiness and ease.
A life in which is serenity and comfort
واعْذُرْand excuse حسودَكyour envier فيin عَداوتهِhis hostility
واعْذُرْ حسودَك في عَداوتهِ
لولاwere it not for الفضيلةُvirtue لمnot يكنwould exist حَسَدُenvy
لولا الفضيلةُ لم يكن حَسَدُ
Excuse your envier in his hostility;
Excuse those who envy you for their enmity
were it not for virtue, there would be no envy.
If not for virtue, there would have been no envy
حَسدوكthey envied you إذbecause وَجدوكthey found you افضَلهمthe best of them
حَسدوك إذ وَجدوك افضَلهم
لاnot انكرواthey denied شرَفاًnobility ولاnor جحَدواthey disavowed
لا انكروا شرَفاً ولا جحَدوا
They envied you because they found you their best;
They envied you when they found you better than them
they did not deny your nobility or disavow it.
Not denying nobility or rejecting it
مَنْwho منكرٌdenies شرفَthe honor of العتيكal-'Atik ومَنand who
مَنْ منكرٌ شرفَ العتيك ومَن
مُخفٍconceals فضائلvirtues ماwhat بهfor it حُمِدواthey were praised
مُخفٍ فضائل ما به حُمِدوا
Who denies the honor of al-'Atik, and who
Who denies the nobility of Ateeq? And who
conceals the virtues for which they were praised?
Conceals the merits for which he is praised?
عيدانُstems وعلىand heights of مجدٍglory ماnot بهاin them خورٌweakness
عيدانُ وعلى مجدٍ ما بها خورٌ
وقناةُand a spear of عزّmight ماnot بهاin it أَوَدُcrookedness
وقناةُ عزّ ما بها أَوَدُ
Stems and heights of glory, with no weakness in them,
Aydaan, no shame in the glory they possess
and a spear of might with no bend.
And Qanaah, pillar of might they lean on
وعلىand upon دعائمهاits pillars سوابقهمtheir past achievements
وعلى دعائمها سوابقهم
ولهاand for it العواسلswaying spears والظّباand sword edges عَمَدُpillars
ولها العواسل والظّبا عَمَدُ
Upon its pillars stand their past achievements,
And their predecessors are their pillars
and swaying spears and sword edges are its supports.
For them are the steeds and the mountain goats
غَمرتهمhave engulfed them أَيديthe hands of بنيthe sons of عمرٍUmar
غَمرتهم أَيدي بني عمرٍ
كلٌeach لكلٍfor every other منهمof them عَضُدُa supporting arm
كلٌ لكلٍ منهم عَضُدُ
The hands of Banu Umar have showered them with bounty;
The clan of Omar inundated them
each of them is a supporting arm to every other.
Each of them to each a pillar
وعلىand upon عزيزتكyour cherished lady السّلامُpeace لهاfor her
وعلى عزيزتك السّلامُ لها
منهfrom it علىthroughout طولthe length of المدىtime مَدَدثa continuing flow (text uncertain)
منه على طول المدى مَدَدث
Peace be upon your cherished lady; may she have
And peace be upon your precious one, for her
a continuing flow of it throughout all time.
From Him an extended lifetime
وسَقىand may water الغمائمُthe clouds ترابهاher dust وعفىand may pardon
وسَقى الغمائمُ ترابها وعفى
عنهاher المليكthe Sovereign الواحدُthe One الصّمدُthe Eternal Refuge
عنها المليك الواحدُ الصّمدُ
May clouds water her dust, and may He pardon
The clouds have watered her soil and the King
her—the Sovereign, the One, the Eternal Refuge.
The One, the Eternal has pardoned her
وبقيتand may you remain تحبوُbestowing upon الناسthe people سألواthey asked
وبقيت تحبوُ الناس سألوا
براًkindness وتصلحهمand set them right إذاwhen فسدواthey became corrupt
براً وتصلحهم إذا فسدوا
May you live on, granting the people, when they ask,
She will continue to love people, they sought
kindness, and setting them right when they go astray.
Righteousness and she reformed them when corrupt
وإليكمand to you all مثلَlike العَروسِthe bride فَقدfor indeed
وإليكم مثلَ العَروسِ فَقد
زُفَّتhave been escorted as a bride إليكto you أَوابدٌuntamed verses شُرُدُfar-wandering
زُفَّت إليك أَوابدٌ شُرُدُ
And to you all, like a bride, there have indeed
And to you the likes of the bride have been lost
been escorted to you untamed, far-wandering verses.
Many warning examples have been set
Sol 6.1