لَقَدindeed رُزِئَتwas bereft of حَزماًresolve وَحِلماًand forbearance وَنائِلاًand bounty
لَقَد رُزِئَت حَزماً وَحِلماً وَنائِلاً
تَميمُTamim بنُson of مُرٍّMurr يَومَthe day ماتَdied وَكيعُWakiʿ
تَميمُ بنُ مُرٍّ يَومَ ماتَ وَكيعُ
Bereft indeed of resolve, forbearance, and bounty was
Indeed, Tamim bin Murr's patience and forbearance were mocked
Tamim ibn Murr, the day Wakiʿ died.
The day Waqi' died though he was no weakling
وَماand not كانَwas وَقّافاًone who holds back وَكيعٌWakiʿ إِذاwhen بَدَتappeared
وَما كانَ وَقّافاً وَكيعٌ إِذا بَدَت
نَجائِبُnoble camels مَوتٍdeath وَبلُهُنَّtheir downpour نَجيعُfresh blood
نَجائِبُ مَوتٍ وَبلُهُنَّ نَجيعُ
Nor was Wakiʿ one to hold back when there appeared
And Waqi' was never one to waver when
Death’s noble camels, their downpour fresh blood.
The pangs of death appeared and fate was sealed
إِذاwhen اِلتَقَتِclashed الأَبطالُthe champions أَبصَرتَyou saw وَجهَهُhis face
إِذا اِلتَقَتِ الأَبطالُ أَبصَرتَ وَجهَهُ
مُضيئاًradiant وَأَعناقُand the necks الكُماةِthe armored warriors خُضوعُbowed
مُضيئاً وَأَعناقُ الكُماةِ خُضوعُ
When the champions clashed, you saw his face
When heroes clashed his face you'd see shine bright
Radiant, while the armored warriors’ necks were bowed.
While coward necks in lowly bows were peeled
فَصَبراًso be patient تَميمٌTamim إِنَّماonly المَوتُdeath مَنهَلٌa watering place
فَصَبراً تَميمٌ إِنَّما المَوتُ مَنهَلٌ
يَصيرُgoes إِلَيهِto it صابِرٌone who is patient وَجَزوعُand one who is distraught
يَصيرُ إِلَيهِ صابِرٌ وَجَزوعُ
So be patient, Tamim: death is but a watering place
So patience, Tamim, death's but a fount we drink
To which the patient and the distraught alike go.
Whether calm or weeping when our time's repealed
Sol 6.1