أَتاناcame to us البَريدُthe courier التَغلُبِيُّthe Taghlibi فَراعَناand alarmed us
أَتانا البَريدُ التَغلُبِيُّ فَراعَنا
لَهُhe had خَبَرٌnews شَفَّwore away الفُؤادَthe heart فَأَنعَماand did so utterly
لَهُ خَبَرٌ شَفَّ الفُؤادَ فَأَنعَما
The Taghlibi courier came to us and struck us with dread.
The Taghlibi courier came to us and alarmed us.
He bore news that pierced the heart—and pierced it deep:
He bore news that utterly wore the heart away:
بِمَوتِof the death of أَبيAbu (father of) حَفصٍHafs فَلاso may no آبَreturn راكِبٌrider
بِمَوتِ أَبي حَفصٍ فَلا آبَ راكِبٌ
بِمَوتِwith news of the death of أَبيAbu (father of) حَفصٍHafs أَخَبَّrode at a trot وَأَرسَماand sped along
بِمَوتِ أَبي حَفصٍ أَخَبَّ وَأَرسَما
Of Abu Hafs’s death. May no rider ever return
Of Abu Hafs’s death—may no rider return
who, bearing news of Abu Hafs’s death, hurried at a trot and pressed on.
With news of Abu Hafs’s death, trotting and speeding along.
Sol 6.1