جزعتwas distressed أمامةUmamah أنthat مشيتI walked علىon العصاthe staff
جزعت أمامة أن مشيت على العصا
وتذكّرتand she remembered إذwhen نحنالفتيانwe were the young men
وتذكّرت إذ نحنالفتيان
Umamah was distressed that I walked leaning on a staff,
And remembered when we were young men.
فلقبلُfor long before ماindeed (emphatic particle) رامassailed الألهGod بكيدهِwith His stratagem
فلقبلُ ما رام الأله بكيدهِ
إرَماًIram وهذاand this الحيّclan منof عدوانAdwan
إرَماً وهذا الحيّ من عدوان
For long before, God had assailed with His stratagem
Iram and this clan of Adwan.
بعدafter الحكومةauthority والفضيلةand distinction والنهىand wisdom
بعد الحكومة والفضيلة والنهى
طافpassed الزمانtime عليهمover them بأوانٍin due season
طاف الزمان عليهم بأوانٍ
After authority, distinction, and wisdom,
Time passed over them in due season.
وتفرّقواand they scattered وتقطّعتand were torn apart أشلاؤهُمtheir limbs
وتفرّقوا وتقطّعت أشلاؤهُم
وتبدّدواand they dispersed فرَقاًin bands بكلّin every مكانplace
وتبدّدوا فرَقاً بكلّ مكان
They scattered, and their limbs were torn apart,
And they dispersed in bands in every place.
جدَبَgrew barren البلادthe lands واعقمتand became sterile أرحامهُمtheir wombs
جدَبَ البلاد واعقمت أرحامهُم
والدهرand time غيّرهمchanged them معwith الحدثانcalamities
والدهر غيّرهم مع الحدثان
The lands grew barren, and their wombs became sterile,
And time changed them amid calamities,
حتىuntil أبادهمُit annihilated them علىupon أحزاهمُtheir … (unclear as written)
حتى أبادهمُ على أحزاهمُ
صرعىlying slain بكلّin every نقيرةٍhollow ومَكانِand place
صرعى بكلّ نقيرةٍ ومَكانِ
Until it annihilated them upon their [unclear word in the supplied text],
Lying slain in every hollow and place.
لاdo not تعجبنّmarvel (emphatic) أمامُO Umamah منat حدَثٍa calamity عراbefell
لا تعجبنّ أمامُ من حدَثٍ عرا
فالدهرfor time غيرناchanged us معwith الأزمانthe ages
فالدهر غيرنا مع الأزمان
Do not marvel, Umamah, at a calamity that has struck;
For time has changed us through the ages.
Sol 6.1