أَلاah! ياO غُرابَraven البَينِparting فيin الطَيَرانِflight
أَلا يا غُرابَ البَينِ في الطَيَرانِ
أَعِرنيlend me جَناحاًa wing قَدindeed عَدِمتُI have lost بَنانيmy fingers
أَعِرني جَناحاً قَد عَدِمتُ بَناني
Ah, raven of parting, as you fly,
Oh messenger of distance through the sky
lend me a wing; I have lost my fingers.
Lend me your wings, for I have lost my family
تُرىI wonder هَلwhether عَلِمتَyou have learned اليَومَtoday مَقتَلَthe killing of مالِكٍMalik
تُرى هَل عَلِمتَ اليَومَ مَقتَلَ مالِكٍ
وَمَصرَعَهُand his fall فيin ذِلَّةٍhumiliation وَهَوانِand disgrace
وَمَصرَعَهُ في ذِلَّةٍ وَهَوانِ
I wonder, have you learned today of Malik's killing
Tell me, did you know of Malik's death today
and his fall in humiliation and disgrace?
And his fall into disgrace and dishonor?
فَإِنso if كانَit is حَقّاًtrue فَالنُجومُthen the stars لِفَقدِهِbecause of his loss
فَإِن كانَ حَقّاً فَالنُجومُ لِفَقدِهِ
تَغيبُvanish وَيَهويand plunge down بَعدَهُafter him القَمَرانِthe sun and moon
تَغيبُ وَيَهوي بَعدَهُ القَمَرانِ
If it is true, then the stars, for his loss,
If this be true, then for his loss, the stars
vanish, and the sun and moon plunge down after him.
Will fade and the twin moons will lose their luster
لَقَدindeed كانَit was يَوماًa day أَسوَدَblack اللَيلِthe night عابِساًgrim
لَقَد كانَ يَوماً أَسوَدَ اللَيلِ عابِساً
يَخافُfears بَلاهُits affliction طارِقُthe night-visitor of الحَدَثانِcalamity
يَخافُ بَلاهُ طارِقُ الحَدَثانِ
It was indeed a day, black as night and grim,
That was a day as black as darkest night
whose affliction the night-visitor of calamity fears.
Fearing its harm, grey dawn stayed hidden
فَلِلَّهِso, to God belong عَيناthe two eyes of مَنwhoever رَأىsaw مِثلَthe like of مالِكٍMalik
فَلِلَّهِ عَينا مَن رَأى مِثلَ مالِكٍ
عَقيرَةَa slaughtered victim of قَومٍa people أَنbecause جَرىraced فَرَسانِtwo horses
عَقيرَةَ قَومٍ أَن جَرى فَرَسانِ
To God belong the eyes of whoever saw one like Malik,
God bless the eyes that saw the likes of Malik
a people's slaughtered victim, because two horses raced!
Pillar of his tribe, foremost among horsemen
فَلَيتَهُماso, if only they both لَمnot يَجرِياthey both had run نِصفَhalf of غَلوَةٍa bowshot
فَلَيتَهُما لَم يَجرِيا نِصفَ غَلوَةٍ
وَلَيتَهُماand if only they both لَمnot يُرسِلاthey had been released لِرَهانِfor a wager
وَلَيتَهُما لَم يُرسِلا لِرَهانِ
So would that they had not run half a bowshot,
Would that they had not raced halfway
and would that they had not been released for a wager!
Would that they had not sent to place their bets
وَلَيتَهُماand if only they both ماتاthey had both died جَميعاًtogether بِبَلدَةٍin a town
وَلَيتَهُما ماتا جَميعاً بِبَلدَةٍ
وَأَخطاهُماand had missed them both قَيسٌQays فَلاso not يُرَيانِthey both would be seen
وَأَخطاهُما قَيسٌ فَلا يُرَيانِ
And would that they had both died together in some town,
Would that both had died in a single town
and Qays had missed them, so neither would be seen!
While Qays missed them, and they went unseen
لَقَدindeed جَلَباthey both brought حَيناًdoom وَحَرباًand a war عَظيمَةًmighty
لَقَد جَلَبا حَيناً وَحَرباً عَظيمَةً
تَبيدُwipes out سَراةَthe chiefs of القَومِthe people مِنof غَطَفانِGhatafan
تَبيدُ سَراةَ القَومِ مِن غَطَفانِ
Indeed, they brought doom and a mighty war
They brought much war and great calamity
that wipes out the chiefs of Ghatafan's people.
To waste away the chiefs of Ghatfan's clan
وَقَدand indeed جَلَباthey both brought حَيناًdoom لِمَصرَعِfor the death of مالِكٍMalik
وَقَد جَلَبا حَيناً لِمَصرَعِ مالِكٍ
وَكانَand he was كَريماًgenerous ماجِداًnoble لِهِجانِto the high-born
وَكانَ كَريماً ماجِداً لِهِجانِ
And indeed they brought doom that led to Malik's death,
They brought the day of Malik's death, that prince
and he was generous and noble toward the high-born.
Proud and glorious midst warriors' ranks
وَكانَand he would لَدىamid الهَيجاءِbattle يَحميdefend ذِمارَهاits honor
وَكانَ لَدى الهَيجاءِ يَحمي ذِمارَها
وَيَطعَنُand thrust with his spear عِندَduring الكَرِّthe charge كُلِّevery kind of طِعانِspear-thrusting
وَيَطعَنُ عِندَ الكَرِّ كُلِّ طِعانِ
And in battle he defended its honor,
To Hijaz tribes he brought protecting wings
and in the charge he struck with every kind of spear-thrust.
Spearing all challengers in times of war
بِهِwith his aid كُنتُI used to أَسطوstrike fiercely حينَماwhen جَدَّتِadvanced in earnest العِداthe foes
بِهِ كُنتُ أَسطو حينَما جَدَّتِ العِدا
غَداةَon the morning of اللَقاbattle نَحويtoward me بِكُلِّwith every يَمانيYemeni blade
غَداةَ اللَقا نَحوي بِكُلِّ يَماني
With his aid I would strike when the foes advanced in earnest,
With him I stood when pressing foes drew near
on the morning of battle, toward me with every Yemeni blade.
Facing their onslaught with all my clan
فَقَدso indeed هَدَّshattered رُكنيmy pillar فَقدُهُhis loss وَمُصابُهُand his tragic fate
فَقَد هَدَّ رُكني فَقدُهُ وَمُصابُهُ
وَخَلّىand left فُؤاديmy heart دائِمَunceasing in الخَفَقانِthrobbing
وَخَلّى فُؤادي دائِمَ الخَفَقانِ
His loss and his tragic fate have indeed shattered my pillar,
Now his loss has toppled my pillar of strength
and left my heart throbbing without cease.
Leaving my heart in constant trembling
فَواso, oh! أَسَفاmy grief! كَيفَhow اِنثَنىhe slumped away عَنfrom جَوادِهِhis steed
فَوا أَسَفا كَيفَ اِنثَنى عَن جَوادِهِ
وَماand not كانَwas سَيفيmy sword عِندَهُat his side وَسِنانيand my spear-point
وَما كانَ سَيفي عِندَهُ وَسِناني
Oh, my grief! How did he slump from his steed,
Alas how he fell from his noble steed
while neither my sword nor my spear-point was beside him?
While my sword and spear were far from his hands
رَماهُshot him بِسَهمِwith the arrow of المَوتِdeath رامٍan archer مُصَمِّمٌresolute
رَماهُ بِسَهمِ المَوتِ رامٍ مُصَمِّمٌ
فَياso, oh! لَيتَهُif only he لَمّاwhen رَماهُhe shot him رَمانيhe shot me
فَيا لَيتَهُ لَمّا رَماهُ رَماني
A resolute archer shot him with death's arrow;
An insistent archer struck the shaft of death
oh, would that he had shot me when he shot him!
Would that he had struck me down instead!
فَسَوفَthen will تَرىyou see إِنif كُنتُI am بَعدَكَafter you باقِياًstill alive
فَسَوفَ تَرى إِن كُنتُ بَعدَكَ باقِياً
وَأَمكَنَنيand gave me the chance دَهرٌfate وَطَولُand a long span of زَمانِtime
وَأَمكَنَني دَهرٌ وَطَولُ زَمانِ
Then you will see, if I live on after you,
For you will see, if I survive this loss,
and fate and a long stretch of time give me the chance.
If time and age allow me living days
وَأُقسِمُand I swear حَقّاًtruly لَوif بَقيتَyou had lived on لَنَظرَةٍfor one glance
وَأُقسِمُ حَقّاً لَو بَقيتَ لَنَظرَةٍ
لَقَرَّتwould surely have rejoiced بِهاin it عَيناكَyour two eyes حينَwhen تَرانيyou see me
لَقَرَّت بِها عَيناكَ حينَ تَراني
And I swear in truth: had you lived for one glance,
I swear if but a moment's glance remained
your eyes would surely have rejoiced in it when you saw me.
Your eyes would fill at the sight of me
Sol 6.1