لاdo not تُمسِيَنَّever pass the evening عَلىover مَنone who ماتَdied مُلتَهِفاًgrief-stricken
لا تُمسِيَنَّ عَلى مَن ماتَ مُلتَهِفاً
فَالناشِئاتُfor young women إِذاwhen طالَgrows long المَدىthe span of time عُجُزُold women
فَالناشِئاتُ إِذا طالَ المَدى عُجُزُ
Do not pass the evening grieving over one who has died;
Do not grieve for one who died yearning,
for young women become old women when the span of time grows long.
For aspirations,if drawn out too long,are frustrated.
قَصَّرتَyou fell short أَنto تُدرِكَattain العَلياءَthe heights فيin شَرَفٍhonor
قَصَّرتَ أَن تُدرِكَ العَلياءَ في شَرَفٍ
إِنَّindeed القَصائِدَthe odes لَمnot يُلحَقhas been put on a par بِهاwith them الرَجَزُrajaz verse
إِنَّ القَصائِدَ لَم يُلحَق بِها الرَجَزُ
You have fallen short of attaining the heights of honor;
You fell short of reaching the heights in nobility,
indeed, rajaz verse has not been placed on a par with the odes.
Verily, no rajaz verse can match the ode.
أَمّاas for الحِجازُthe Hijaz فَماso not يُرجىis hoped for المَقامُresidence بِهِin it
أَمّا الحِجازُ فَما يُرجى المَقامُ بِهِ
لِأَنَّهُbecause it بِالحِرارِby the lava fields الخَمسِthe five مُحتَجِزُhemmed in
لِأَنَّهُ بِالحِرارِ الخَمسِ مُحتَجِزُ
As for the Hijaz, there is no hope of dwelling there,
As for Hijaz, there is no hope of staying there,
because it is hemmed in by the five lava fields.
For it is hemmed in by intense heat.
وَالشامُand al-Sham فيهِin it وَقودُfuel الحَربِof war مُشتَعِلٌablaze
وَالشامُ فيهِ وَقودُ الحَربِ مُشتَعِلٌ
يَشبُهُit seems القَومُthe people شُدَّتhave been tightened مِنهُمُof theirs الحُجُزُthe waistbands
يَشبُهُ القَومُ شُدَّت مِنهُمُ الحُجُزُ
And in al-Sham, the fuel of war is ablaze;
And Syria is aflame with the fuel of war,
it seems the people's waistbands have been drawn tight.
Its people hardened like impenetrable coats of mail.
وَبِالعِراقِand in Iraq وَميضٌa flash of lightning يَستَهِلُّrains down دَماًblood
وَبِالعِراقِ وَميضٌ يَستَهِلُّ دَماً
وَراعِدٌand a thunderer بِلِقاءِupon meeting الشَرِّevil يَرتَجَزchants rajaz
وَراعِدٌ بِلِقاءِ الشَرِّ يَرتَجَز
And in Iraq, a flash of lightning rains down blood,
And Iraq quivers with a flash that spills blood,
and a thunderer chants rajaz upon meeting evil.
Thundering at the encounter of evil, overhasty.
وَآخِرُand the end الدَهرِof time يُلفىis found مِثلَlike أَوَّلِهِits beginning
وَآخِرُ الدَهرِ يُلفى مِثلَ أَوَّلِهِ
وَالصَدرُand the first hemistich يَأتيcomes عَلىaccording to مِقدارِهِits measure العَجُزُthe second hemistich
وَالصَدرُ يَأتي عَلى مِقدارِهِ العَجُزُ
And time's end is found to be like its beginning;
The end of time will find the like of its beginning,
and a verse's second half follows the measure of its first.
And the present comes to its destined extent.
فَجَهِّزينيso make me ready لَحاكِmay He curse you اللَهُGod والِدَةًmother
فَجَهِّزيني لَحاكِ اللَهُ والِدَةً
عَلَيَّupon me أَتبَعُI follow أَصحابيmy companions فَأَنتَجِزand so finish
عَلَيَّ أَتبَعُ أَصحابي فَأَنتَجِز
So make me ready—may God curse you, mother—
So prepare me, may God be your guardian, a mother
it falls to me to follow my companions and be done.
To follow my companions, that I may gain resolve.
Sol 6.1