بَكِّlament عَلىfor الناسِthe people بِالمَزمومِin the Mazmum mode وَالرَملِand the Ramal mode
بَكِّ عَلى الناسِ بِالمَزمومِ وَالرَملِ
فَإِنَّfor indeed أَعمالَthe deeds of دُنياهُمtheir worldly life كَلاlike no عَمَلِdeed
فَإِنَّ أَعمالَ دُنياهُم كَلا عَمَلِ
Lament mankind in the Mazmum and Ramal modes,
Lament for the people with grief and sorrow
for their worldly deeds amount to no deed at all.
For their worldly deeds are all in vain
وَالحُكمُand judgment مِنfrom عالَمٍa world عالٍhigh تَنَزُّلُهُits descent
وَالحُكمُ مِن عالَمٍ عالٍ تَنَزُّلُهُ
فَماso why لِسُكّانِfor the dwellers of هَذيthis الأَرضِthe earth كَالهَمَلِlike untended livestock
فَما لِسُكّانِ هَذي الأَرضِ كَالهَمَلِ
And judgment descends from a world on high;
And the decree from the Most High descends
so why are this earth's dwellers like untended herds?
So what can the dwellers of this earth do but surrender
عاشواthey lived بِهاon it وَاِستَجاشواand raised armies ثُمَّthen ماnot حَصَلواthey obtained
عاشوا بِها وَاِستَجاشوا ثُمَّ ما حَصَلوا
إِلّاexcept عَلىupon المَوتِdeath فيin التَفصيلِdetail وَالجُمَلِand the aggregate
إِلّا عَلى المَوتِ في التَفصيلِ وَالجُمَلِ
They lived upon it and raised armies, then gained nothing
They lived in it, rejoiced, yet all they got
but death, in detail and in sum.
Was death, in parts or whole, their final lot
لاnot أَحمِلُI carry الهَمَّworry ليfor me يَومٌa day يُغَيِّبُنيwill hide me
لا أَحمِلُ الهَمَّ لي يَومٌ يُغَيِّبُني
وَلَوand even if حَلَلتُI dwelt مَعَwith الجَوزاءِGemini وَالحَمَلِand Aries
وَلَو حَلَلتُ مَعَ الجَوزاءِ وَالحَمَلِ
I bear no worry: a day awaits me that will hide me away,
I carry no worries for a day that will hide me away
even if I dwelt with Gemini and Aries.
Even if I lingered with Gemini or Aries
وَيبَwoe to الحَوادِثِcalamities كَمhow many أَخرَجنَthey have driven out مِنof مَلِكٍa king
وَيبَ الحَوادِثِ كَم أَخرَجنَ مِن مَلِكٍ
عَنِfrom الدِيارِthe dwellings وَكَمand how many قَصَّرنَthey have cut short مِنof أَمَلِa hope
عَنِ الدِيارِ وَكَم قَصَّرنَ مِن أَمَلِ
Woe to calamities! How many kings they have driven
Oh fate, how many you drove out of their kingdom
from their homes, and how many hopes they have cut short!
And how many hopes you cut short and made nil
يَسعىstrives الفَتىthe young man لِاِبتِغاءِto seek الرِزقِsustenance مُجتَهِداًdiligently
يَسعى الفَتى لِاِبتِغاءِ الرِزقِ مُجتَهِداً
بِالسَيفِwith the sword وَالرُمحِand the spear فَوقَatop الطَرفِthe steed وَالجَمَلِand the camel
بِالسَيفِ وَالرُمحِ فَوقَ الطَرفِ وَالجَمَلِ
The young man strives diligently in search of sustenance,
The youth strives to make a living, exerting effort
with sword and spear, astride steed and camel.
With sword and spear, atop horse and camel
وَلَوand if أَقامَhe stayed لَوافاهُwould have reached him الَّذيthat which سَمَحَتgranted
وَلَو أَقامَ لَوافاهُ الَّذي سَمَحَت
بِهِwith it المَقاديرُthe decrees of fate مِنof نَقصٍdeficiency وَمِنand of كَمَلِfullness
بِهِ المَقاديرُ مِن نَقصٍ وَمِن كَمَلِ
And had he stayed, he would have received what was granted
Had he waited, what was destined would have come to him
by fate's decrees, whether scant or full.
Of loss or gain, by the divine will
جَمعاًamassing لِمَحبوبِfor a beloved one قُربىkin أَوor بَغيضِa hated one عِدىًfoes
جَمعاً لِمَحبوبِ قُربى أَو بَغيضِ عِدىً
كَأَنَّهُas though he عَنfrom ذَراهُhis shelter غَيرُnot مُحتَمِلِdeparting
كَأَنَّهُ عَن ذَراهُ غَيرُ مُحتَمِلِ
Amassing it for beloved kin or hated foes,
Gathering loved ones or fending off hated foes
as though he were not to depart from his shelter.
As if unable to bear their sight
إِذاif مَلَكتَyou hold power فَاِسحَجthen be lenient غَيرَnot مُهتَضَمٍwronged
إِذا مَلَكتَ فَاِسحَج غَيرَ مُهتَضَمٍ
وَإِنand if حَكَمتَyou judge عَلىover قَومٍa people فَلاthen do not تَمِلِbe partial
وَإِن حَكَمتَ عَلى قَومٍ فَلا تَمِلِ
If you hold power, be lenient without being wronged;
When you have power, rule justly without being overbearing
and if you judge a people, do not be partial.
And if you judge people, never grow weary
Sol 6.1