مَنwho لِعينٍfor an eye كَثيرَةِabundant in الهَمَلانِflowing tears
مَن لِعينٍ كَثيرَةِ الهَمَلانِ
وَالحُزنِand grief قَدindeed شَفَّنيhas wasted me وَبَرانيand worn me away
وَالحُزنِ قَد شَفَّني وَبَراني
Who will soothe an eye that sheds such copious tears,
and grief that has wasted me and worn me thin,
أَنbecause تَوَلّىdeparted أَخيmy brother وَعارِفُand one who knew حَقّيmy due
أَن تَوَلّى أَخي وَعارِفُ حَقّي
وَأَمينيand my confidant فيin السِرِّsecrecy وَالإِعلانِand openness
وَأَميني في السِرِّ وَالإِعلانِ
because my brother has departed—he who knew my due,
and my confidant in secret and in public?
عامِرٌAmir مَنwho كَعامِرٍlike Amir يَرقَعُmends الثّاthe breach (first part)
عامِرٌ مَن كَعامِرٍ يَرقَعُ الثّا
مَ(completes 'breach') وَيَكفيكَand suffices for you حَضرَةَthe presence of السُلطانِthe ruler
مَ وَيَكفيكَ حَضرَةَ السُلطانِ
Amir—who, like Amir, can mend the
breach and act for you in the ruler's presence,
حَيثُwhere لاnot يَنفَعُis of use الضَعيفُthe weak وَلاnor لِلـfor the
حَيثُ لا يَنفَعُ الضَعيفُ وَلا لِلـ
ـوَغلِinterloper فيin الجِدِّearnestness بِالفِئامِwith the throngs يَدانِtwo hands (strength)
ـوَغلِ في الجِدِّ بِالفِئامِ يَدانِ
where the weak are of no use, nor has the
interloper strength to face the throngs when matters turn grave?
فَثَوىso he lay بِالعِراقِin Iraq رَمساًa grave غَريباًfar from home
فَثَوى بِالعِراقِ رَمساً غَريباً
لاnot بِدارٍat home وَلاnor حَرىthe vicinity of أَوطانِhomelands
لا بِدارٍ وَلا حَرى أَوطانِ
So he lies in Iraq, in a grave far from home,
neither at home nor near his native lands,
نائِياًfar away عَنfrom بَنيthe sons of الزُبيرِal-Zubayr مُقيماًdwelling
نائِياً عَن بَني الزُبيرِ مُقيماً
بَينَamong أَنهارِthe rivers of واسِطٍWasit وَالجِنانِand the gardens
بَينَ أَنهارِ واسِطٍ وَالجِنانِ
far from the sons of al-Zubayr, dwelling
among Wasit's rivers and gardens,
سَيِّداًa lord وَاِبنُand son of سادَةٍlords يَشتَرونَthey purchase الـthe
سَيِّداً وَاِبنُ سادَةٍ يَشتَرونَ الـ
ـحَمدَpraise قِدماًfrom of old بِأَربُحِat the most rewarding الأَثمانِprices
ـحَمدَ قِدماً بِأَربُحِ الأَثمانِ
a lord, and son of lords who have purchased
praise from of old at the most rewarding prices.
قَدَّمواthey put forth أَفضَلَthe finest المَكارِمِnoble deeds مَجداًas glory
قَدَّموا أَفضَلَ المَكارِمِ مَجداً
وَلَهُمand theirs is سِرُّthe essence of كُلِّevery عِرقٍbloodline هِجانِpurebred
وَلَهُم سِرُّ كُلِّ عِرقٍ هِجانِ
They put forth the finest noble deeds as glory,
and theirs is the essence of every pure bloodline.
وَرَّثوهُthey bequeathed him مَجدَthe glory of الحَياةِlife فَثَبّىthen he amassed
وَرَّثوهُ مَجدَ الحَياةِ فَثَبّى
مَجدَthe glory of بانٍa builder أَشادَraised high فيin البُنيانِconstruction
مَجدَ بانٍ أَشادَ في البُنيانِ
They bequeathed him life's glory; then he amassed
the glory of a builder who raised his structure high,
بِقِيامٍby attending عَلىto الجَسيمِthe weighty مِنof الأَمـthe affair (first part)
بِقِيامٍ عَلى الجَسيمِ مِن الأَمـ
ـرِ(completes 'affair') وَضَغمٍand a crushing bite لِلمُترَفِfor the pampered man الحَيرانِthe bewildered
ـرِ وَضَغمٍ لِلمُترَفِ الحَيرانِ
by attending to weighty
affairs, and sinking his teeth into the pampered, bewildered man,
وَاِنصِرافٍand turning away عَنfrom جَهلِthe insolence of ذيone possessing الرَحمِkinship المفـthe transgressor (first part)
وَاِنصِرافٍ عَن جَهلِ ذي الرَحمِ المفـ
ـرِطِ(completes 'transgressor') لَوif شاءَhe wished نالَهُhe would have assailed him بَهوانِwith humiliation
ـرِطِ لَو شاءَ نالَهُ بَهوانِ
and turning from the insolence of a kinsman who
overstepped—whom he could have humbled, had he wished.
مَنwhoever يَلُمblames فيfor بُكائِهِweeping over him لاnot أُطِعهُI obey him
مَن يَلُم في بُكائِهِ لا أُطِعهُ
وَأَقُلand I say مِثلُone like عامِرٍAmir أَبكانيhas made me weep
وَأَقُل مِثلُ عامِرٍ أَبكاني
Whoever blames me for weeping over him, I will not obey him,
and I say: one like Amir has made me weep—
مَنone who يُصاديsoothes سُخطيmy anger وَيَحلُمُand shows forbearance عَنّيwith me
مَن يُصادي سُخطي وَيَحلُمُ عَنّي
وَإِذاand when قُلتُI said مَنwho لِأَمريfor my affairs كَفانيhe sufficed me
وَإِذا قُلتُ مَن لِأَمري كَفاني
one who soothed my anger and bore with me,
and, when I said, 'Who will tend my affairs?' met my need.
Sol 6.1