هاجتarose رياحwinds بالشمالin the north تجولroaming
هاجت رياح بالشمال تجول
وتقدمتand advanced ريحthe wind of الجنوبthe south تصولcharging
وتقدمت ريح الجنوب تصول
Winds arose, roaming through the north,
The northern winds blew wildly,
and the south wind advanced, charging.
While the gusts of the south wind raged furiously.
وتكافحتand clashed حتىuntil كأنas though هبوبهاtheir blowing
وتكافحت حتى كأن هبوبها
فرسانhorsemen of حربwar اقبلتadvanced وخيولand horses
فرسان حرب اقبلت وخيول
They clashed, until their blowing seemed
They clashed as though their raging
like advancing horsemen of war and steeds.
Were warring horsemen charging forth on steeds.
اهبتblew وقدand already جعلwas made الغمامthe cloud ظليلهاtheir canopy
اهبت وقد جعل الغمام ظليلها
فكانماso, as though هوit قسطلbattle-dust مسبولhanging down
فكانما هو قسطل مسبول
They blew, and the cloud was made their canopy,
The clouds rose up providing them with shade,
as though it were battle-dust hanging down.
As if it were an unfurled banner.
والبرقand the lightning فيin افقthe horizon of السماءthe sky كانهas though it were
والبرق في افق السماء كانه
بينamid الرياحthe winds اسنةspearheads ونصولand blades
بين الرياح اسنة ونصول
And lightning on the horizon of the sky seemed
And lightning in the skyline seemed
like spearheads and blades amid the winds.
Like drawn swords amidst the winds.
والغيمand the cloud فيat اوجthe height of الفضاءthe heavens كأنهas though it were
والغيم في اوج الفضاء كأنه
درعa coat of armor عليهupon it مزردring-linked مقفولfastened shut
درع عليه مزرد مقفول
And the cloud high in the heavens seemed
The clouds high in the sky appeared
like a coat of armor, its linked rings fastened shut.
As armored shields studded and latched.
ونماand grew الضبابthe mist علىover الهضابthe hills مغمماveiling
ونما الضباب على الهضاب مغمما
قممthe peaks of الجبالthe mountains كأنهas though it were اكليلa crown
قمم الجبال كأنه اكليل
And mist grew over the hills, veiling
Mist amassed over the hills obscuring
the mountain peaks, as though it were a crown.
The mountain peaks like crowns.
نحرتslit سيوفthe swords of البرقlightning اعناقthe necks of الغماthe clouds (continued)
نحرت سيوف البرق اعناق الغما
مcompletion of “clouds” فسالand so flowed منهfrom it دمعهits tears المهطولpouring down
م فسال منه دمعه المهطول
The swords of lightning slit the clouds' throats,
Lightning struck the necks of gloom
and their pouring tears flowed from them.
And from them poured ceaseless tears.
وتزاحمتand crowded together فرقbands of السحابthe clouds وقدand already بداarose
وتزاحمت فرق السحاب وقد بدا
للرعدof the thunder فيin وسطthe midst of الغيومthe clouds صهيلa neighing
للرعد في وسط الغيوم صهيل
And bands of clouds crowded together, while there arose
The ranks of clouds collided until
a neighing of thunder amid the clouds.
Thunder roared midst the clouds neighing.
ماnot زالتceased الأنواءthe storms يخبطpounded جيشهاtheir army
ما زالت الأنواء يخبط جيشها
حتىuntil علاovertook نورthe light of الضياءdaylight افولfading
حتى علا نور الضياء افول
The storms' army kept pounding,
The storms continued to clash
until fading overtook the light of day.
Until the light of dawn rose high.
والشمسand the sun قدindeed كسفتwas eclipsed بسلخon the last day of محرمMuharram
والشمس قد كسفت بسلخ محرم
وعقيبand after هذاthis الكسفeclipse جاءcame سيولfloods
وعقيب هذا الكسف جاء سيول
And the sun was eclipsed on the last day of Muharram,
The sun became eclipsed when Muharram passed
and after this eclipse came floods.
And after this eclipse came floods.
وتكاثفand thickened النوthe storm الشديدfierce وقدand already اتىcame
وتكاثف النو الشديد وقد اتى
صفرSafar بغرتهat its beginning الرياحthe winds تجولroamed
صفر بغرته الرياح تجول
And the fierce storm thickened, and there came
Intense clouds gathered and brought
Safar, with winds roaming at its outset.
Winds howling yellow with their rage.
وبجمعةand on a Friday فيon ثالثthe third منهof it أتىcame
وبجمعة في ثالث منه أتى
ثلجsnow يطوفroaming علىover البطاحthe plains مهولfearsome
ثلج يطوف على البطاح مهول
And on a Friday, the third of that month, there came
On its third Friday, there came
fearsome snow roaming over the plains.
Snow - fearful in its enormity.
ثلجsnow عجيبastonishing ماnot رأيناwe had seen مثلهits like
ثلج عجيب ما رأينا مثله
كلاno indeed ولمand had not يخبرtold بهof it منقولa transmitted account
كلا ولم يخبر به منقول
Astonishing snow, the like of which we had never seen—
Wondrous snow the likes of which we've never seen
no indeed, nor had any transmitted account told of it.
And no account of it passed down.
متدفقpouring down متزايدever increasing يومانtwo days معwith
متدفق متزايد يومان مع
ليلa night تواصلcontinued هطلهits fall الموصولunbroken
ليل تواصل هطله الموصول
Pouring down, ever increasing, for two days and
Incessant and increasing for two days
a night, its unbroken fall continued.
With nonstop nightly downpour.
عمcovered الجبالthe mountains كذاlikewise البطاحthe plains سويّةequally
عم الجبال كذا البطاح سويّة
وتعممتand donned turbans منهwith it الربىthe hills وسهولand plains
وتعممت منه الربى وسهول
It covered mountains and plains alike,
It covered mountains and lowlands alike
and hills and level lands wore turbans of it.
And spread over meadows and plains.
وبداand appeared بامصارin cities وحلand settled بهاin them ولمand had not
وبدا بامصار وحل بها ولم
يعرفbeen known لهfor it قبلاbefore بهنin them نزوالa fall
يعرف له قبلا بهن نزوال
It appeared in cities and settled there, though never
It pelted with rain then settled not
had it been known to fall in them before.
Known before to fall in this place.
وتراهand you see it فيin تلكthose البقاعregions مقدّراmeasured
وتراه في تلك البقاع مقدّرا
فوقabove الذراعa cubit وبعضهنand some of them يطولit rises higher
فوق الذراع وبعضهن يطول
And you see it in those regions, measured
You could see it measured in some parts
more than a cubit deep, and in some rising higher.
Above the arm's length while in others it rose higher.
واشتدand grew severe هذاthis الثلجsnow حتىuntil لمnot يكنthere was
واشتد هذا الثلج حتى لم يكن
منbecause of هولهits terror لابنfor the son of السبيلthe road دخولentry
من هوله لابن السبيل دخول
And this snow grew so severe that there was no
This snow was so intense that for travelers
entry for the wayfarer, so dreadful was it.
There was no way to pass through.
قدindeed لازمkept to الناسthe people البيوتthe houses مخافةfor fear of
قد لازم الناس البيوت مخافة
يومa day وكلand everyone بالدعاin prayer مشغولoccupied
يوم وكل بالدعا مشغول
The people kept to their homes in fear of
People confined themselves fearing
the day, each absorbed in prayer.
A day when all were consumed in prayer.
واستدتand became blocked الطرقاتthe roads حتىuntil ليسthere was no
واستدت الطرقات حتى ليس
بينbetween الجارthe neighbor والجارand the neighbor القريبnearby سبيلa way
بين الجار والجار القريب سبيل
And the roads were blocked, until there was no
The roads were lost so neither
way between a neighbor and a neighbor close by.
Neighbor nor kin could journey there.
كمhow many قريةa village أضحتbecame بهby it مغمورةburied
كم قرية أضحت به مغمورة
فكأنّso, as though ليسthere were not لهاfor it ربىhills وطاولand heights
فكأنّ ليس لها ربى وطاول
How many villages lay buried beneath it,
How many villages were completely submerged
as though they had no hills or heights!
As though they had no hills or dunes.
وبجلقand in Jilliq لماwhen اناخmade kneel ركابهits riding camels
وبجلق لما اناخ ركابه
ملئتwere filled صحاريهاits deserts بهwith it وتلولand hills
ملئت صحاريها به وتلول
And in Jilliq, when it made its camels kneel,
When it landed with its carriages in Julqa
its deserts and hills were filled with it.
Its plains were filled and chaotic.
للهto God! (exclamation) كمhow many منof انفسsouls هلكتperished وكمand how many
لله كم من انفس هلكت وكم
منof مخصبlush growth غضtender علاهovertook it ذبولwithering
من مخصب غض علاه ذبول
God! How many souls perished, and how many
My God! How many lives perished and how much
lush, tender growths were overtaken by withering!
Green fertility it destroyed and spoiled!
ولفرطand because of the excess of شدتهits severity وهولand the terror of مصابهits calamity
ولفرط شدته وهول مصابه
دهشتwere stunned بهby it ابصارناour eyes وعقولand minds
دهشت به ابصارنا وعقول
And from its extreme severity and the horror of its calamity,
Due to its sheer force and terrible strike
our eyes and minds were stunned by it.
Our eyes and minds were bewildered.
وعراand seized الأنامhumankind مهابةdread لمّاwhen دنىdrew near
وعرا الأنام مهابة لمّا دنى
خطبa calamity جسيمmassive بالثلوجwith the snows جليلmomentous
خطب جسيم بالثلوج جليل
And dread seized humankind when there drew near
Dread befell the people when there drew near
a mighty, momentous calamity of snow.
A grave event with great snowfalls.
فتصايحتso cried out together تلكthose الخلايقcreatures بالدعاin prayer
فتصايحت تلك الخلايق بالدعا
للَهto God فهوfor He is الحافظthe Guardian المسؤولthe one petitioned
للَه فهو الحافظ المسؤول
Then those creatures cried out together in prayer
Those souls cried out in prayer to Allah
to God, for He is the Guardian whom they petition,
For He is the Protector sought.
متشبثينclinging ملطفهto His kindness (likely intended) وبحلمهand to His forbearance
متشبثين ملطفه وبحلمه
فهوfor He is الرحيمthe Merciful المالكthe Sovereign المأمولthe one hoped in
فهو الرحيم المالك المأمول
clinging to His kindness and His forbearance,
Clinging to His kindness and forbearance
for He is the Merciful, the Sovereign in whom we hope.
For He is the Merciful, the Hoped.
قدindeed كادnearly انto يفنىperish الورىhumankind لوif لمnot يكنthere had been منfrom
قد كاد ان يفنى الورى لو لم يكن من
لطفهHis kindness جرتswept عليهover it ذيولtrailing hems
لطفه جرت عليه ذيول
Humankind would have all but perished, had not
The world was nearly destroyed had it not been
the trailing hems of His kindness swept over it.
For His grace which gave us security.
شملencompassed الأنامhumankind برأفةwith compassion نلناwe gained بهاthrough it
شمل الأنام برأفة نلنا بها
امناsafety وزالand departed الهمworry والتنكيلand torment
امنا وزال الهم والتنكيل
He encompassed humankind with compassion, through which we gained
The people were sheltered in the compassion we attained
safety, and worry and torment passed away.
Wherein fears and sorrows disappeared.
والشمسand the sun مذsince كسفتwas eclipsed فقلتso I said مؤرخاrecording the date
والشمس مذ كسفت فقلت مؤرخا
ثلجsnow اتىcame وبهand of it الكسوفthe eclipse دليلa sign
ثلج اتى وبه الكسوف دليل
And when the sun was eclipsed, I said, recording the date:
Since the sun became eclipsed I said dating it
“Snow came, and the eclipse was its sign.”
The snow came bearing witness to the eclipse.
Sol 6.1