عمرUmar الخيرthe good ياO شبيهlikeness of أبيهhis father
عمر الخير يا شبيه أبيه
أنتyou لوif عشةyou had lived (apparent textual error) قدalready خلفتyou succeeded يزيداYazid
أنت لو عشة قد خلفت يزيدا
Umar the good, O likeness of his father,
May you live long, O son of his father,
you, had you lived, would have succeeded Yazid.
If you had lived, you would have begotten another Yazid,
سلَّطwas unleashed الحتفdeath فيin الغمامthe clouds عليهupon him
سلَّط الحتف في الغمام عليه
فتلقّىand so received الغمامthe clouds روحاًa spirit سعيداblessed
فتلقّى الغمام روحاً سعيدا
Death was unleashed upon him amid the clouds,
Death in the clouds had power over him,
and the clouds received a blessed spirit.
So the clouds received a blissful soul,
أيُّهاO you الراكبانthe two riders منof عبدAbd (servant) شمسٍShams (sun)
أيُّها الراكبان من عبد شمسٍ
بلِّغاinform, you two الشَّأمSyria أهلهاits people والجنوداand the soldiers
بلِّغا الشَّأم أهلها والجنودا
O two riders of Abd Shams,
O you two riders of the Abdishams tribe,
tell Syria—its people and its soldiers—
Convey to Syria its people and soldiers,
أنَّthat خيرthe finest of الفتيانthe young men أصبحwas by morning فيin لحدa grave
أنَّ خير الفتيان أصبح في لحد
دٍtextual fragment; no independent meaning وأمسىand was by evening منamong الكرامthe noble فقيداone lost
دٍ وأمسى من الكرام فقيدا
that the finest of young men was in a grave by morning,
That the best of young men lies in a grave,
and by evening was lost from among the noble.
And the most generous passed away.
Sol 6.1