أَأَترُكُshall I abandon? الغُرَّthe illustrious ones مِنamong لِداتيmy age-mates
أَأَترُكُ الغُرَّ مِن لِداتي
خَوالِيَbereft of البيضِhelmets وَالدُروعِand armor
خَوالِيَ البيضِ وَالدُروعِ
Shall I abandon the illustrious among my peers,
bereft of helmets and armor?
تَحَدوdrives onward اللَياليthe nights بِهِمwith them رِفاقاًin companies
تَحَدو اللَيالي بِهِم رِفاقاً
ماtheir departed one (first fragment) ضيهِمُtheir departed one (second fragment) مُعوَزُunable to الرُجوعِreturn
ما ضيهِمُ مُعوَزُ الرُجوعِ
The nights drive them onward in companies;
the departed among them cannot return.
تَفَرَّقواthey scattered لاnot عَنِby اِختِيارٍchoice
تَفَرَّقوا لا عَنِ اِختِيارٍ
وَاِنتَقَلواand they moved on لاnot إِلىto رُبوعِhomesteads
وَاِنتَقَلوا لا إِلى رُبوعِ
They scattered, not by choice,
and moved on, not to homesteads.
رَجَعتُI turned back فيin إِثرِهِمtheir wake بِرُغميagainst my will
رَجَعتُ في إِثرِهِم بِرُغمي
بَعدَafter نِزاعٍstruggle إِلىinto نُزوعِwithdrawal
بَعدَ نِزاعٍ إِلى نُزوعِ
I turned back in their wake against my will,
after struggle, into resignation.
أَبقىleft behind الجَوىheartache جَرحَةًa wound بِقَلبيin my heart
أَبقى الجَوى جَرحَةً بِقَلبي
ماعِشتُas long as I live مَكتومَةَconcealed النَجيعِthe blood
ماعِشتُ مَكتومَةَ النَجيعِ
Heartache left a wound within my heart,
its blood concealed for as long as I live.
كَمhow often غَبَنَcheated المَوتُdeath عَنof كَريمٍa noble man
كَم غَبَنَ المَوتُ عَن كَريمٍ
وَقارَعَand contended الخَطبُcalamity عَنfor قَريعِa champion
وَقارَعَ الخَطبُ عَن قَريعِ
How often death has cheated us of a noble man,
and calamity contended for a champion!
بانواthey departed فَلَمyet I did not أَنتَزِحdrain عَليهِمfor them
بانوا فَلَم أَنتَزِح عَليهِم
دَمعيmy tears وَلَمand I did not أَستَذِبmelt ضُلوعيmy ribs
دَمعي وَلَم أَستَذِب ضُلوعي
They departed, yet I did not drain for them
my tears, nor melt my ribs.
وَأَسفَحُand I pour out الدَمعَthe tears لِلأَعاديfor the enemies
وَأَسفَحُ الدَمعَ لِلأَعادي
إِنّيindeed I إِذاًthen فارِغُidle; unoccupied الدُموعِthe tears
إِنّي إِذاً فارِغُ الدُموعِ
And shall I pour out tears for enemies?
Then indeed I have tears to spare.
Sol 6.1