غَلَبَwas overcome (contextual passive reading) الصَبرُpatience فَاِعتَرَتنيso they beset me هُمومٌworries
غَلَبَ الصَبرُ فَاِعتَرَتني هُمومٌ
لِفِراقِbecause of parting from الثِقاتِthe trustworthy ones مِنamong إِخوانيmy brethren
لِفِراقِ الثِقاتِ مِن إِخواني
Patience was overcome, and worries beset me
Patience has prevailed, so sorrows have befallen me
At parting from the trusted among my brethren.
For the loss of trusted brothers and companions
ماتَdied هَذاthis one وَغابَand departed هَذاthis one وَهَذاand this one
ماتَ هَذا وَغابَ هَذا وَهَذا
دائِبٌtirelessly engaged فيin تِلاوَةِrecitation of القُرآنِthe Qur’an
دائِبٌ في تِلاوَةِ القُرآنِ
This one died, and this one departed, and this one
This one died, that one went away, and this other
Is tireless in reciting the Qur’an.
Is constantly reciting the Quran
وَلَقَدand indeed كانَhe was قَبلَbefore إِظهارِهِhis displaying النُسpiety (first part of a split word)
وَلَقَد كانَ قَبلَ إِظهارِهِ النُس
كَcompletion of “piety” from the preceding line قَديماًformerly مِنamong أَظرَفِthe wittiest الفِتيانِthe young men
كَ قَديماً مِن أَظرَفِ الفِتيانِ
And indeed, before he displayed his piety, he was
Yet before old age showed itself
Once among the wittiest young men.
He was among the finest young men
Sol 6.1