قلتI said والليلwhile the night لهupon it الthe
قلت والليل له ال
ويلwoe مقيمlingering غيرnot ساريjourneying by night
ويل مقيم غير ساري
I said, while the night—upon it be
I said, and the night whose woe
woe!—lingered, not moving on:
Lingers on, unending grief,
أعظمmay He magnify الخالقthe Creator أجرthe reward of الthe
أعظم الخالق أجر ال
خلقcreatures فيfor شمسsun النهارthe day
خلق في شمس النهار
May the Creator magnify the reward of the
God, the Greatest, rewards those
creatures for the sun of day;
Who at bright day's sun believe
فلقدfor indeed ماتتshe died كماjust as ماfirst part of 'died'
فلقد ماتت كما ما
تfinal part of 'died' غزائيmy campaigning واصطباريand my endurance
ت غزائي واصطباري
for she has died, just as
For my war spoils and patience
my campaigning and my endurance have died.
Perished as did I naïve
Sol 6.1