أُمَيمَO Umayma أَجِدّيrenew عافِيَthe faded traces of الرُزءِthe bereavement وَاِجشَميand bear the hardship
أُمَيمَ أَجِدّي عافِيَ الرُزءِ وَاِجشَمي
وَشُدّيand brace عَلىagainst رُزءٍa loss ضُلوعَكِyour ribs وَاِبأَسيand grieve
وَشُدّي عَلى رُزءٍ ضُلوعَكِ وَاِبأَسي
O Umayma, renew the faded grief, and bear its hardship.
My friend, give comfort to one in distress and embrace me,
Brace your ribs against loss, and grieve.
And hold fast to the ribs of one whose ribs are broken.
حَرامٌforbidden عَلَيهاto her أَنto تَرىshe see فيin حَياتِهاher lifetime
حَرامٌ عَلَيها أَن تَرى في حَياتِها
كَمِثلِthe like of أَبيthe father of جَعدٍJaʿd فَعوديso return أَوِor اِجلِسيsit
كَمِثلِ أَبي جَعدٍ فَعودي أَوِ اِجلِسي
Never in her lifetime shall she see
It is forbidden that she should see in her life
The like of Abu Jaʿd—so return, or sit—
One like my father generous and sedentary.
أَعَفَّmore chaste وَأَجدىand more generous نائِلاًin gifts لِعَشيرَةٍto a clan
أَعَفَّ وَأَجدى نائِلاً لِعَشيرَةٍ
وَأَكرَمِand nobler مَخلودٍa long-lived man لَدىat كُلِّevery مَجلِسِgathering
وَأَكرَمِ مَخلودٍ لَدى كُلِّ مَجلِسِ
One more chaste and more generous in gifts to a clan,
He brought aid and comfort to his tribe,
Or a nobler long-lived man at any gathering,
And was generous to each honored assembly.
وَأَليَنَand gentler مِنهُthan he صَفحَةًin countenance لِعَشيرَةٍtoward a clan
وَأَليَنَ مِنهُ صَفحَةً لِعَشيرَةٍ
وَخَيراًand better أَباa father to ضَيفٍa guest وَخَيراًand better لِمَجلِسِfor a gathering
وَخَيراً أَبا ضَيفٍ وَخَيراً لِمَجلِسِ
Or gentler of countenance than he toward a clan,
His nature was kinder to his tribe,
Or a better father to a guest, or better for a gathering.
And he was good to the guest and good for the assembly.
تَقولُyou would say هِلالٌa crescent moon خارِجٌemerging مِنfrom غَمامَةٍa cloud
تَقولُ هِلالٌ خارِجٌ مِن غَمامَةٍ
إِذاwhen جاءَhe comes يَجريrunning فيin شَليلٍa tunic worn beneath mail وَقَونَسِand a helmet's crest
إِذا جاءَ يَجري في شَليلٍ وَقَونَسِ
You would say, “A crescent emerging from a cloud,”
The crescent moon comes out of a cloud, they say,
When he comes running in an under-mail tunic and a crested helm.
Running in a torrent with banners.
يَشُدُّstrengthens مُتونَthe backs of الأَقرَبينَthe close kin بَهاؤُهُhis splendor
يَشُدُّ مُتونَ الأَقرَبينَ بَهاؤُهُ
وَيُخبِثُand embitters نَفسَthe soul of الشانِئِthe hater المُتَعَبِّسِthe scowling one
وَيُخبِثُ نَفسَ الشانِئِ المُتَعَبِّسِ
His splendor braces the backs of his close kin,
Its splendor strengthens the bonds of kinship
And embitters the soul of the scowling hater.
And corrupts the soul of the spiteful frowning enemy.
وَلَيسَand he is not بِمِكبابٍone who habitually lies face-down إِذاwhen اللَيلُthe night جَنَّهُenfolds him
وَلَيسَ بِمِكبابٍ إِذا اللَيلُ جَنَّهُ
نَؤومٍa heavy sleeper إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أَدلَجواthey set out by night فيat المُعَرِّسِthe halting-place
نَؤومٍ إِذا ما أَدلَجوا في المُعَرِّسِ
He is not one to lie face-down when night enfolds him,
He is no fainthearted man when night hides him.
Nor a heavy sleeper at the halting-place when they set out by night;
Drowsy when they creep into the rugged area.
وَلَكِنَّهُbut he is مِدلاجُa habitual night-traveler لَيلٍnight إِذاwhen سَرىhe journeys by night
وَلَكِنَّهُ مِدلاجُ لَيلٍ إِذا سَرى
يُنِدُّputs to flight سُراهُhis night-travel كُلَّevery هادٍguide عَمَلَّسِswift and hardy
يُنِدُّ سُراهُ كُلَّ هادٍ عَمَلَّسِ
But he is a tireless night-traveler when he journeys,
Rather he is a lamp in the night when he travels,
His night march puts every swift, hardy guide to flight.
His light exposes each still and silent man.
Sol 6.1