ياO عينeye أذريshed الدمعthe tears منكfrom you الصبيبcopiously flowing
يا عين أذري الدمع منك الصبيب
ثمthen اندبيlament ياO عينeye فقدloss of الحبيبthe beloved
ثم اندبي يا عين فقد الحبيب
O eye, pour forth your streaming tears.
O eye, shed tears profusely
Then lament, O eye, the loss of the beloved.
Then lament, O eye, for the loss of the beloved
وانعيand mourn لمقتولٍfor a slain man غداbecame فيin الفلاthe wilderness
وانعي لمقتولٍ غدا في الفلا
مجندلاًfelled وسطamid الفيافيthe wastelands غريبfar from home
مجندلاً وسط الفيافي غريب
And mourn a slain man who lay in the wilderness,
And wail for one killed who tomorrow lies
felled amid the wastes, far from home.
Alone and a stranger amidst the grasses
وابكيand weep for سليمانَSulayman ولاand do not تغفليbe heedless
وابكي سليمانَ ولا تغفلي
فأمرهfor his fate واللَهby God أمرٌan affair عجيبstrange
فأمره واللَه أمرٌ عجيب
And weep for Sulayman, and do not grow heedless.
And cry for Sulayman, do not neglect him
For his fate, by God, is a strange affair.
For his matter, by Allah, is wondrous indeed
قدindeed كانhe used to لاnot يفكرُthink of كلall العدىthe foes
قد كان لا يفكرُ كل العدى
إنif سلَّhe drew منfrom غمدٍa sheath السيفَthe sword قضيبkeen-edged
إن سلَّ من غمدٍ السيفَ قضيب
He would give no thought to all his foes,
He who did not think of enemies
if he drew the keen-edged sword from a sheath.
When he drew his sword from its sheath
وتحذرُand fear الأعداءُthe enemies منof بأسهِhis might
وتحذرُ الأعداءُ من بأسهِ
لوeven if أنهمthat they أعدادُnumbers رملِthe sand of الكثيبthe dune
لو أنهم أعدادُ رملِ الكثيب
And the enemies feared his might,
And foes were wary of his might
even if they were as numerous as the dune’s grains of sand.
As if they were sand dunes in number
فياso, O حمامَdoves of الأيكthe grove نُوحيlament إذاًthen
فيا حمامَ الأيك نُوحي إذاً
علىover فتىًa youth قدindeed كانhe was غُصناًa branch رطيبfresh and tender
على فتىً قد كان غُصناً رطيب
So, O doves of the grove, lament then
So O dove of the vale, moan now
over a youth who had been a fresh, tender branch.
For one who was a fresh branch
وأعلميand inform بماof what جرىhappened خالداًKhalid
وأعلمي بما جرى خالداً
لعلهُperhaps he يبكيwill weep بدمعٍwith tears صبيبcopiously flowing
لعلهُ يبكي بدمعٍ صبيب
And inform Khalid of what has happened,
And inform Khaled of what transpired
perhaps he will weep with streaming tears.
That he may weep with pouring tears
وأخبريand tell المقدادَal-Miqdad منfrom بعدهِafter him
وأخبري المقدادَ من بعدهِ
بأنَّthat عبداللهِAbdullah أضحىhas become سليبdespoiled
بأنَّ عبداللهِ أضحى سليب
And tell al-Miqdad after him,
And tell Al-Miqdad afterwards
that Abdullah has become despoiled.
That Abdullah is now a captive
بلnay واندبيand lament الأخيارَthe good men منfrom بعدهمafter them
بل واندبي الأخيارَ من بعدهم
وكلand every قرمٍnoble champion للمعاليto lofty honors مُصيبattaining
وكل قرمٍ للمعالي مُصيب
Nay, mourn the good men after them,
Nay, eulogize the virtuous after them
and every champion who attained lofty honors.
And every troop afflicted by tribulation
لاnot يلتقيmeet البطليوسal-Batlyus خيراًgood ولاnor
لا يلتقي البطليوس خيراً ولا
أجنادهُhis troops أبناءُsons of أهلِthe people of الصليبthe cross
أجنادهُ أبناءُ أهلِ الصليب
May al-Batlyus meet no good, nor
The crusaders will not meet good
his troops, the sons of the people of the cross.
Nor their armies, sons of the cross
قدindeed كمنواthey lay in ambush جيشاًas an army لناfor us عامداًdeliberately
قد كمنوا جيشاً لنا عامداً
يومon the day of الوغىbattle منof كلِّevery كلبٍcur مُريبuntrustworthy
يوم الوغى من كلِّ كلبٍ مُريب
They deliberately lay in ambush for us as an army,
They lay in wait with an army against us
on the day of battle, made up of every untrustworthy cur.
On the day of battle, every cunning knave
وحقِّand by the sanctity of منthe One who أعطىgave لناto us نصرَهُHis aid
وحقِّ من أعطى لنا نصرَهُ
فيin كلِّevery وادٍvalley ثُمَّand then فتحاًa victory قريبnear at hand
في كلِّ وادٍ ثُمَّ فتحاً قريب
And by the sanctity of Him who granted us His aid,
And bless those who gave us victory
in every valley, and then a victory near at hand:
In every valley, then nearby conquests
لنأخذنَّwe shall surely take الثأرَvengeance منfrom جمعهمtheir host
لنأخذنَّ الثأرَ من جمعهم
جهراًopenly ونُطفيand we quench منfrom فؤادٍa heart لهيبa blaze
جهراً ونُطفي من فؤادٍ لهيب
we shall surely take vengeance on their host,
We will take revenge on their multitude
openly, and quench a heart’s blaze.
Openly and quench the flame of anguish
Sol 6.1