بَشاشَةُcheerfulness أَيّامٍdays مَضَتpassed وَشَبيبَةٌand youth
بَشاشَةُ أَيّامٍ مَضَت وَشَبيبَةٌ
بِشاشَةَin Shasha خانَتbetrayed أَهلَهاits people وَبِشاشِand in Shash
بِشاشَةَ خانَت أَهلَها وَبِشاشِ
The cheer of bygone days, and youth,
have betrayed their people in Shasha and in Shash.
وَمازالَand still هَذاthis الدَهرُTime يَثنيreins in جَوامِحاًunruly steeds
وَمازالَ هَذا الدَهرُ يَثني جَوامِحاً
بِلُجمٍwith bridles وَيَثنيand reins in مُقرَماًa stud camel بِخِشاشِwith a nose-peg
بِلُجمٍ وَيَثني مُقرَماً بِخِشاشِ
And this Time still reins in unruly steeds
with bridles, and reins in a stud camel with a nose-peg.
وَيُرسِلُand sends صَقراًa falcon لِلمَنونِfor Death مُسَلَّطاًlet loose
وَيُرسِلُ صَقراً لِلمَنونِ مُسَلَّطاً
فَيظفَرُso it captures مِنfrom among أَبطالِناour heroes بِخِشاشِa nimble man as prey
فَيظفَرُ مِن أَبطالِنا بِخِشاشِ
And it sends a falcon, let loose for Death,
so it captures a nimble man from among our heroes.
يُصيبُstrikes أَخاthe wielder of النُبلِarrows الصِيابِunerring وَيَعتَديand attacks
يُصيبُ أَخا النُبلِ الصِيابِ وَيَعتَدي
لَدىduring الطَعنِspear-thrusting فيin الهَيجاbattle بِذاتِwith a blow producing رِشاشِspray of blood
لَدى الطَعنِ في الهَيجا بِذاتِ رِشاشِ
It strikes the wielder of unerring arrows, and attacks
amid spear-thrusts in battle, with a blood-spattering blow.
لَعُمريby my life لَقَدindeed نادىcalled out وَإِنthough كانَhe was صامِتاًsilent
لَعُمري لَقَد نادى وَإِن كانَ صامِتاً
مُكَثَّمMukaththam طَويلاًfor a long time فَاِظعَنواso depart بِغِشاشِin haste
مُكَثَّم طَويلاً فَاِظعَنوا بِغِشاشِ
By my life, though silent, he has indeed called out—
Mukaththam—for a long time: 'Depart in haste!'
Sol 6.1