أَيُّwhat a اِمرئٍman خَضَبَdyed الخَوارِجُthe Kharijites ثَوبَهُhis robe
أَيُّ اِمرئٍ خَضَبَ الخَوارِجُ ثَوبَهُ
بِدَمٍwith blood عَشِيَّةَon the evening راحَhe departed مِنfrom حُلوانِHulwan
بِدَمٍ عَشِيَّةَ راحَ مِن حُلوانِ
What a man he was, whose robe the Kharijites dyed
With blood, the evening he set out from Hulwan!
ياO حُفرَةًgrave ضَمَّتembraced مَحاسِنَthe virtues مالِكٍof Malik
يا حُفرَةً ضَمَّت مَحاسِنَ مالِكٍ
ماhow much فيكwithin you مِنof كَرَمٍgenerosity وَمِنand of إِحسانِkindness
ما فيك مِن كَرَمٍ وَمِن إِحسانِ
O grave that has embraced Malik's virtues,
How much generosity and kindness lie within you!
لَهفيmy anguish عَلىfor البَطلِthe hero المُعَرِّضِexposing خَدَّهُhis cheek
لَهفي عَلى البَطلِ المُعَرِّضِ خَدَّهُ
وَجَبينَهُand his brow لِأَسِنَّةِto the spearheads الفُرسانِof the horsemen
وَجَبينَهُ لِأَسِنَّةِ الفُرسانِ
Alas for the hero who exposed his cheek
And his brow to the horsemen's spearheads!
خَرَقَhe pierced الكَتيبَةَthe battalion معلماًmarked for battle مُتَنَكِّباًwith a weapon slung over his shoulder
خَرَقَ الكَتيبَةَ معلماً مُتَنَكِّباً
وَالمُرهَفاتُand the keen-edged swords عَلَيهِupon him كَالنيرانِlike flames
وَالمُرهَفاتُ عَلَيهِ كَالنيرانِ
He pierced the battalion, marked for battle, his weapon slung,
While keen-edged swords were upon him like flames.
ذَهَبَتdeparted بَشاشَةُthe gladness كُلِّof every شَيءٍthing بَعدَهُafter him
ذَهَبَت بَشاشَةُ كُلِّ شَيءٍ بَعدَهُ
فَالأَرضُso the earth موحِشَةٌdesolate بِلاwithout عمرانِhabitation
فَالأَرضُ موحِشَةٌ بِلا عمرانِ
The gladness of all things departed after him;
So the earth is desolate, without habitation.
هَدَمَdemolished الشراةُthe Shurat (Kharijites) غَداةَon the morning of مَصرَعِthe fall مالِكٍof Malik
هَدَمَ الشراةُ غَداةَ مَصرَعِ مالِكٍ
شَرَفَthe pinnacle العُلاof glory وَمَكارِمَand the splendors البُنيانِof the edifice
شَرَفَ العُلا وَمَكارِمَ البُنيانِ
On the morning Malik fell, the Shurat demolished
The pinnacle of glory and the splendors of the edifice.
قَتَلواthey killed فَتىthe champion العَرَبِof the Arabs الَّذيwho كانَتwas بِهِthrough him
قَتَلوا فَتى العَرَبِ الَّذي كانَت بِهِ
تَقوىgrew strong عَلىagainst اللَزِباتِcalamities فيin الأَزمانِthe ages
تَقوى عَلى اللَزِباتِ في الأَزمانِ
They killed the Arabs' champion, through whom they
Found strength against calamities throughout the ages.
حَرَمواthey deprived مَعَدّاًMaʿadd ماwhat لَدَيهِin his possession وَأَوقَعواand they aroused
حَرَموا مَعَدّاً ما لَدَيهِ وَأَوقَعوا
عَصَبِيَّةًtribal zeal فيin قَلبِthe heart كُلِّof every يَمانيYemeni
عَصَبِيَّةً في قَلبِ كُلِّ يَماني
They deprived Maʿadd of what he had, and aroused
Tribal zeal in every Yemeni heart.
تَرَكوهُthey left him فيin رَهَجِthe thick cloud العَجاجِof dust كَأَنَّهُas though he were
تَرَكوهُ في رَهَجِ العَجاجِ كَأَنَّهُ
أَسَدٌa lion يَصولُcharging بِساعِدٍwith a forearm وَبَنانِand fingers
أَسَدٌ يَصولُ بِساعِدٍ وَبَنانِ
They left him in the thick dust-cloud, as though he were
A lion charging with forearm and fingers.
هَوَتِfell الجُدودُfortunes عَنِaway from السُعودِthe auspicious stars لِفَقدِهِbecause of his loss
هَوَتِ الجُدودُ عَنِ السُعودِ لِفَقدِهِ
وَتَمَسَّكَتand clung بِالنَحسِto ill fortune وَالدَبَرانِand Aldebaran
وَتَمَسَّكَت بِالنَحسِ وَالدَبَرانِ
At his loss, fortunes fell away from auspicious stars
And clung to ill fortune and Aldebaran.
لاmay ... not يَبعُدَنَّhe ever be far away أَخوthe brother خُزاعَةَof Khuzaʿa إِذas ثَوىhe lay at rest
لا يَبعُدَنَّ أَخو خُزاعَةَ إِذ ثَوى
مُستَشهِداًmartyred فيin طاعَةِobedience to الرَحمَنِthe Most Merciful
مُستَشهِداً في طاعَةِ الرَحمَنِ
May Khuzaʿa's brother never be far away, as he lies
Martyred in obedience to the Most Merciful.
عَزَّgrew mighty الغُواةُthe misguided بِهِthrough him وَذَلَّتand was humbled أُمَّةٌa community
عَزَّ الغُواةُ بِهِ وَذَلَّت أُمَّةٌ
مَحبُوَّةٌendowed بِحَقائِقِwith the truths الإيمانِof faith
مَحبُوَّةٌ بِحَقائِقِ الإيمانِ
The misguided gained might through his loss, and a community was humbled,
Endowed with the truths of faith.
وَبَكاهُand wept for him مُصحَفُهُhis copy of the Qur'an وَصَدرُand the head قَناتِهِof his spear
وَبَكاهُ مُصحَفُهُ وَصَدرُ قَناتِهِ
وَالمُسلِمونَand the Muslims وَدَولَةُand the realm السُلطانِof the sovereign
وَالمُسلِمونَ وَدَولَةُ السُلطانِ
And his Qur'an wept for him, and the head of his spear,
And the Muslims, and the sovereign's realm.
وَغَدَتand became تعقرُhamstrung خَيلهhis horses وَتقسّمَتand were shared out
وَغَدَت تعقرُ خَيله وَتقسّمَت
أَدراعُهُhis coats of mail وَسَوابِغُand full-length الأَبدانِbody armor
أَدراعُهُ وَسَوابِغُ الأَبدانِ
And his horses were hamstrung, and shared out were
His coats of mail and full-length body armor.
أَفَتُحمَدُcan ... then be praised? الدُنياthe world وَقَدwhen indeed ذَهَبَتit went away بِمَنwith the one who
أَفَتُحمَدُ الدُنيا وَقَد ذَهَبَت بِمَن
كانَwas المُجيرthe protector لَناfor us مِنَfrom الحَدَثانِtime's calamities
كانَ المُجير لَنا مِنَ الحَدَثانِ
Can the world then be praised, when it has carried off the one
Who sheltered us from the calamities of time?
Sol 6.1