أأرجوshould I hope مقاماًa lasting stay بعدafter ماthat رحلتdeparted تربيmy peers
أأرجو مقاماً بعد ما رحلت تربي
وأمستand became أساريcaptives فيamong الصفائحstone slabs والتربand earth
وأمست أساري في الصفائح والترب
Can I hope to linger after my peers have departed,
Should I hope to remain after my peers have departed,
when they have become captives beneath stone slabs and soil?
and become captives among stone slabs and earth?
همthey الركبthe caravan قدalready راحواthey departed حثاثاًswiftly مسائحاًjourneying
هم الركب قد راحوا حثاثاً مسائحاً
ونحنand we علىalong الآثارthe tracks فيin طلبpursuit of الركبthe caravan
ونحن على الآثار في طلب الركب
They are the caravan, gone swiftly, journeying on,
They are the caravan: they have hurried away, journeying onward,
while we follow their tracks, seeking the caravan.
and we follow their tracks in pursuit of the caravan.
متماهمwhenever they راحواdeparted at evening بكرناwe departed early وباكرواand they departed early
متماهم راحوا بكرنا وباكروا
فرحناso we departed at evening وتهديناand guide us الفعالdeeds إلىto الدربthe road
فرحنا وتهدينا الفعال إلى الدرب
Whenever they departed, we set out early, and they too went at dawn;
Whenever they depart at evening, we depart early; and when they depart early,
then we went on, our deeds guiding us to the road.
we depart at evening, and our deeds guide us to the road.
سيجمعناwill gather us داعيthe caller of المنونdeath ببلقعin a barren waste
سيجمعنا داعي المنون ببلقع
بعيدfar عنfrom الأهلينfamily والمالand wealth والصحبand companions
بعيد عن الأهلين والمال والصحب
The herald of death will gather us in a barren waste,
Death’s caller will gather us in a barren waste,
far from family, wealth, and companions.
far from family, wealth, and companions.
نجاوزwe pass among قوماًa people لاno تواصلcontact بينهمbetween them
نجاوز قوماً لا تواصل بينهم
ولاand not أحدanyone منهمamong them إلىto أحدanyone منبيbringing news
ولا أحد منهم إلى أحد منبي
We shall pass among a people with no communion between them,
We pass among a people with no contact between them,
and none among them bears tidings to another—
nor does anyone among them bring news to another,
بسكنىby dwelling in كفاتgraves عنinstead of كفاتhomes مشيدةloftily built
بسكنى كفات عن كفات مشيدة
وبالوحشand with loneliness عنinstead of إنسhuman company وبالبعدand with distance عنinstead of قربnearness
وبالوحش عن إنس وبالبعد عن قرب
dwelling in earth’s enclosures, away from lofty-built abodes,
dwelling in graves instead of lofty-built homes,
with desolation for fellowship, and distance for nearness.
with loneliness instead of human company, and distance instead of nearness.
رهائنhostages to ذنبsin مثقلcrushing أيhow مثقلcrushing
رهائن ذنب مثقل أي مثقل
وياand O ويلwoe منwhoever أمسيhas become المغلقheld fast بالذنبby sin
ويا ويل من أمسي المغلق بالذنب
Hostages to burdensome sin—oh, how burdensome!
Hostages to a crushing sin—how crushing!
Woe to the one whom sin has shut fast.
And woe to whoever has become held fast by sin!
أياO ربLord عفواًpardon إننيindeed I لكto You تائبam repentant
أيا رب عفواً إنني لك تائب
تجاوزbe forgiving عنيtoward me واغفرand forgive الذنبthe sin ياO ربيmy Lord
تجاوز عني واغفر الذنب يا ربي
O Lord, grant pardon; truly, I repent to You.
O Lord, pardon me; indeed, I turn to You in repentance.
Show me forbearance, and forgive my sin, O my Lord.
Pardon me and forgive my sin, O my Lord.
Sol 6.1