ياO غَيمُcloud عَينيmy eye أَقوىstronger مِنكthan you تَهتاناin pouring forth
يا غَيمُ عَيني أَقوى مِنك تَهتانا
أَبكيI weep لِحُزنيfor my grief وَماand not حُمّلتَyou were burdened with أَحزاناsorrows
أَبكي لِحُزني وَما حُمّلتَ أَحزانا
O cloud, my eye surpasses you in its downpour.
O cloud, my eyes are stronger than you in shedding tears
I weep for my grief, yet you have not been burdened with sorrows.
I cry for my sorrow while you carry no sorrows
وَنارُand the fire بَرقِكَyour lightning تَخبوdies down إِثرَafter وَقدِتهاits flare
وَنارُ بَرقِكَ تَخبو إِثرَ وَقدِتها
وَنارُand the fire قَلبيmy heart تَبقىremains الدَهرَforever بُركاناa volcano
وَنارُ قَلبي تَبقى الدَهرَ بُركانا
And the fire of your lightning dies down after its flare,
The fire of your lightning subsides after it flares up
But the fire of my heart remains a volcano forever.
While the fire of my heart remains an eternal volcano
نارٌfire وَماءٌand water صَميمُinnermost core القَلبِthe heart أَصلُهُماthe source of both
نارٌ وَماءٌ صَميمُ القَلبِ أَصلُهُما
مَتىwhen حَوىheld القَلبُthe heart نيراناfires وَطوفاناand a flood
مَتى حَوى القَلبُ نيرانا وَطوفانا
Fire and water: the heart's core is the source of both.
Fire and water are the essence of the heart originally
When has the heart held fires and a flood?
Whenever the heart contains fires and floods
ضدّانtwo opposites أَلَّفَbrought together صَرفُthe vicissitudes الدَهرِof time بَينَهُماbetween them both
ضدّان أَلَّفَ صَرفُ الدَهرِ بَينَهُما
لَقَدindeed تَلَوّنit changed color فيin الدهرِtime أَلواناcolors
لَقَد تَلَوّن في الدهرِ أَلوانا
Two opposites, brought together by the vicissitudes of time;
Contrasts that the turns of fate brought together
Indeed, it has taken on many colors through time.
Indeed, it varied in lifetimes with different colors
بَكيتُI wept فَتحاًFath فَإِذthen, when رُمتُI sought سَلوَتهُsolace for his loss
بَكيتُ فَتحاً فَإِذ رُمتُ سَلوَتهُ
ثَوىdied يَزيدُYazid فَزادَand so increased القَلبَthe heart نيراناfires
ثَوى يَزيدُ فَزادَ القَلبَ نيرانا
I wept for Fath; then, when I sought solace for his loss,
I cried with joy, but when I gained solace from it
Yazid died, adding more flames to my heart.
It lodged deeper, so the heart's fire grew
ياO فلذتَيtwo pieces of كبِدِيmy liver يأبىrefuses تقطُّعهاits rending
يا فلذتَي كبِدِي يأبى تقطُّعها
مِنfrom وَجدِهاits anguish بِكُماfor you both ماas long as عِشتُI live سُلواناsolace
مِن وَجدِها بِكُما ما عِشتُ سُلوانا
O two pieces of my liver, its rending denies me
O my two beloved sons, my liver refuses to be torn apart
Solace, in its anguish for you both, for as long as I live.
As long as I live, I will never forget the joy you gave me
لَقَدindeed هَوىfell بِكُماwith you both نِجمانِtwo stars ماnot رَمياthey both cast
لَقَد هَوى بِكُما نِجمانِ ما رَميا
إِلّاexcept مِنfrom العُلوِّon high بِالأَلحاظِwith glances كيواناSaturn
إِلّا مِن العُلوِّ بِالأَلحاظِ كيوانا
Indeed, with you both fell two stars that never cast
You both fell like two stars, gazed at only
Their glances at Saturn except from above.
From high above pride, like two young camels
مُخَفَّفٌa relief عَنfrom فُؤاديmy heart أَنَّthat ثُكلَكُماthe loss of you both
مُخَفَّفٌ عَن فُؤادي أَنَّ ثُكلَكُما
مُثَقِّلٌmaking heavier ليَfor me يَومَon the Day الحَشرِof Gathering ميزاناa scale
مُثَقِّلٌ ليَ يَومَ الحَشرِ ميزانا
It eases my heart that the loss of you both
It comforts my heart that losing you both
Will make my scales heavier on the Day of Gathering.
Will weigh heavy on me on Judgment Day
ياO فَتحُFath قَدindeed فتحَتopened تِلكَthat الشهادَةُmartyrdom ليfor me
يا فَتحُ قَد فتحَت تِلكَ الشهادَةُ لي
بابَthe door الطَماعَةof eager hope فيin لُقياكَmeeting you جُذلاناrejoicing
بابَ الطَماعَة في لُقياكَ جُذلانا
O Fath, that martyrdom has indeed opened for me
O Fatah, your martyrdom opened for me
The door of hope that I may meet you joyfully.
The door of greed to meet you rushing eagerly
وَياand O زَيدُZayd لَقَدindeed زادَincreased الرَجاhope بِكُماthrough you both
وَيا زَيدُ لَقَد زادَ الرَجا بِكُما
أَنthat يَشفَعَmay add اللَهُGod بِالاحسانto favor إِحساناa further favor
أَن يَشفَعَ اللَهُ بِالاحسان إِحسانا
And O Zayd, through you both hope has indeed grown
And O Zaid, you increased my hope
That God may add favor to favor.
That Allah will reciprocate kindness with kindness
لمَّاwhen شفعتَyou joined أَخاكَyour brother الفَتحَFath تَتبعُهُfollowing him
لمَّا شفعتَ أَخاكَ الفَتحَ تَتبعُهُ
لقاكُماmay grant you both اللَهُGod غُفراناًforgiveness وَرِضواناand divine approval
لقاكُما اللَهُ غُفراناً وَرِضوانا
When you joined your brother Fath, following him,
When you intercede for your brother Fatah and follow him
May God grant you both forgiveness and His good pleasure.
May Allah meet you with forgiveness and pleasure
مِنّيfrom me السَلامُpeace ومنand from أمٍّa mother مُفجَّعةٍbereaved
مِنّي السَلامُ ومن أمٍّ مُفجَّعةٍ
عَلَيكُماupon you both أَبَداًforever مَثنىin pairs وَوحداناand singly
عَلَيكُما أَبَداً مَثنى وَوحدانا
Peace from me, and from a bereaved mother,
Greetings from me and from a grieving mother
Upon you both forever, together and singly.
Upon you forever, one and two together
أَبكيI weep وَنَبكيand we weep وَنُبكيand we make weep غَيرناothers besides us أَسَفاin sorrow
أَبكي وَنَبكي وَنُبكي غَيرنا أَسَفا
لدىat التَذَكُّرِremembrance نِسواناwomen وَوُلداناand children
لدى التَذَكُّرِ نِسوانا وَوُلدانا
I weep, and we weep, and we make others weep in sorrow,
I cry and make others cry in sorrow
At the remembrance—women and children.
When remembering our women and children
Sol 6.1