حُسنُgoodness of العزاءconsolation لكمto you all كحسنlike the goodness of عزاءconsolation
حُسنُ العزاء لكم كحسن عزاء
فيconcerning الدرةthe pearl المكنونةwell-guarded الخدراءsecluded
في الدرة المكنونة الخدراء
May fine consolation be yours, like fine consolation
The consolation for you is as good as the consolation
for the well-guarded pearl, sheltered in seclusion.
In the precious pearl, the sleepy pearl
كانتshe was بقاياremnants نسوةwomen طائيةof Tayy
كانت بقايا نسوة طائية
أَحيتrevived مكارمهاher noble deeds الجوادthe generous man الطائيof Tayy
أَحيت مكارمها الجواد الطائي
She was a surviving remnant of the women of Tayy;
Remnants of nomadic women were
her noble deeds revived the generous man of Tayy.
Who revived their generosity, the generous nomad
أَمmother of المساكينthe poor التيwho منfrom مالهاher wealth
أَم المساكين التي من مالها
يتمولونthey acquire wealth صعالكpaupers الضعفاءthe weak
يتمولون صعالك الضعفاء
Mother of the poor, from whose wealth
Mother of the poor, who from her wealth
the paupers among the weak acquired wealth.
The helpless weaklings are given livelihood
داءmalady المنيةdeath ماno لهfor it لوeven if أَنهاthat it
داء المنية ما له لو أَنها
وقعتbefell بهرمسupon Hermes منof علاجtreatment دواءcure
وقعت بهرمس من علاج دواء
Death’s malady has no—even had it
The disease of death, if only it
befallen Hermes—medicinal cure.
Had befallen the ruins, it would have been cured
وإِذاand when الفتىthe young man لقيmet المنيةdeath وحدهby himself
وإِذا الفتى لقي المنية وحده
تركleft العويلwailing بجملةamong all الخلطاءthe companions
ترك العويل بجملة الخلطاء
And when a young man meets death alone,
And when the young man faces death alone
he leaves all his companions wailing.
He leaves the wailing to the mixed multitude
لاnot يرجعbrings back الميتthe dead man الدفينburied بقبرهin his grave
لا يرجع الميت الدفين بقبره
لهفgrief ولاnor يجديكbenefits you طولlength of بكاءweeping
لهف ولا يجديك طول بكاء
The dead man buried in his grave is not brought back
The buried dead does not come back to life
by grief, nor does prolonged weeping benefit you.
Yearning, nor does prolonged crying benefit you
سبحانglory to منHim who جعلmade البقاءeverlasting life لهfor Himself وقدand has indeed
سبحان من جعل البقاء له وقد
جعلmade الأَنامhumankind الخلقcreation كلall فناءperishing
جعل الأَنام الخلق كل فناء
Glory to Him who made everlasting life His, and has
Glory to Him who made eternity His own, and yet
made humankind—all creation—mortal.
Made all people subject to total annihilation
موتdeath of الغنيthe rich man أَخيbrother of الثراءwealth وإِنand even if علاhe rose high
موت الغني أَخي الثراء وإِن علا
إِلاnothing but وجدكby your fortune موتةa death الفقراءthe poor
إِلا وجدك موتة الفقراء
The death of the rich man, brother of wealth, however high he rises,
Death of the wealthy is loss of riches, even if exalted
is, by your fortune, nothing but the death of the poor.
Except you find the death of the poor
لاnot يرحمshows mercy الموتdeath الصغيرthe child لصغرهbecause of his youth
لا يرحم الموت الصغير لصغره
أَبداًever ولاnor يعفوgrants pardon عنto الزمناءthe chronically infirm
أَبداً ولا يعفو عن الزمناء
Death shows no mercy to the child for his youth,
Death does not pity the young for his youth
ever, nor does it spare the chronically infirm.
Never, nor forgives the elderly
كأسa cup بهfrom it شربdrank الهزبرthe lion منof الردىdeath
كأس به شرب الهزبر من الردى
تسقاهis made to drink it أَمmother of القشعمal-Qash'am الشعواءfierce
تسقاه أَم القشعم الشعواء
A cup from which the lion drank death
A cup, from which the old man drank destruction
is given to the fierce Umm al-Qash'am to drink.
Is made to drink by mother of the talkative lad
عجباًhow strange! يعزيconsoles ميتاًa dead man فيover ميتٍa dead man
عجباً يعزي ميتاً في ميتٍ
ميتa dead man فقيدbereft of الابنthe son والآباءand the forefathers
ميت فقيد الابن والآباء
How strange! A dead man is consoled over a dead man
Strange! One consoles the dead with a dead person
by a dead man bereft of son and forefathers.
The dead, bereft of son and forefathers
لاmay ... not زالَcease عمركyour life باقياًenduring ياO أحمدAhmad
لا زالَ عمرك باقياً يا أحمد
فيin عزةhonor وسعادةand happiness وعلاءand eminence
في عزة وسعادة وعلاء
May your life ever endure, O Ahmad,
May your life remain eternal, O Ahmed
in honor, happiness, and eminence.
In glory, happiness and loftiness
وبنوكand your sons عاشواmay they live عيشةa life بذراكunder your protection لاnot
وبنوك عاشوا عيشة بذراك لا
يخشونthey fear وقعimpact of حوادثcalamities الدنياءthe world
يخشون وقع حوادث الدنياء
And may your sons live a life in your shelter, never
And may your sons live a life, thanks to you, they
fearing the blows of this world’s calamities.
Fear not the occurrence of worldly misfortunes
Sol 6.1