أَلاLo! أَيُّهاO القَومُthe people الَّذينَwho أَتاهُمُcame to them
أَلا أَيُّها القَومُ الَّذينَ أَتاهُمُ
غَداةَon the morning ثَوىlay dead الجَرّاحُal-Jarrah إِحدىone of العَظايِمِthe great calamities
غَداةَ ثَوى الجَرّاحُ إِحدى العَظايِمِ
O people upon whom there came,
Lo, O people to whom there came,
on the morning al-Jarrah died, one of the gravest calamities!
on the morning al-Jarrah lay dead, one of the great calamities:
إِلىto مَنwhom يُلَوّيturn بَعدَهُafter him الهامُthe heads إِذwhen ثَوىlay dead
إِلى مَن يُلَوّي بَعدَهُ الهامُ إِذ ثَوى
حَياlife-giving rain of الناسِthe people وَالقَرمِand the chieftain الَّذيwho لِلمَراجِمِfor fierce battles
حَيا الناسِ وَالقَرمِ الَّذي لِلمَراجِمِ
To whom will heads turn after him, now that there lies dead
to whom will heads turn after him, now that there lies dead
the people’s refuge, the mighty chief in battle?
the people's life-giving rain, the chieftain made for battles?
رَفيقُcompanion of نَبِيِّthe Prophet of اللَهِGod فيin الغُرفَةِthe lofty chamber الَّتيwhich
رَفيقُ نَبِيِّ اللَهِ في الغُرفَةِ الَّتي
إِلَيهاto it اِنتَهىcame ultimately مِنfrom عَيشِهِhis life كُلُّevery ناعِمِone enjoying bliss
إِلَيها اِنتَهى مِن عَيشِهِ كُلُّ ناعِمِ
Now companion to God’s Prophet in the lofty chamber
Companion of God's Prophet in the lofty chamber
to which, when his life is done, every man who lives at ease must come.
to which every blessed man comes at his life's end.
وَماتَand died مَعَwith الجَرّاحِal-Jarrah مَنthe one who يَحشُدُamasses القِرىfood for guests
وَماتَ مَعَ الجَرّاحِ مَن يَحشُدُ القِرى
وَمَنand the one who يَضرِبُstrikes الأَبطالَthe champions فَوقَupon الجَماجِمِthe skulls
وَمَن يَضرِبُ الأَبطالَ فَوقَ الجَماجِمِ
With al-Jarrah died the man who amassed guest-fare,
And with al-Jarrah died the man who amassed food for guests,
and he who struck champions upon their skulls.
and the man who struck champions upon their skulls.
فَماso not تَرَكَleft الجَرّاحُal-Jarrah إِذwhen ماتَhe died بَعدَهُafter him
فَما تَرَكَ الجَرّاحُ إِذ ماتَ بَعدَهُ
مُجيراًa protector عَلىagainst الأَيّامِthe days ذاتِmarked by الجَرائِمِcrimes
مُجيراً عَلى الأَيّامِ ذاتِ الجَرائِمِ
When al-Jarrah died, he left no one after him
So, when al-Jarrah died, he left behind him no
to grant refuge against days fraught with grievous wrongs,
protector against the days fraught with crimes,
إِذاwhen اِلتَقَتِclash الأَقرانُmatched adversaries وَالخَيلُand the horses وَاِلتَقَتand meet
إِذا اِلتَقَتِ الأَقرانُ وَالخَيلُ وَاِلتَقَت
أَسِنَّتُهاtheir spearpoints بَينَamong الذُكورِthe males الصَلادِمِsturdy and powerful
أَسِنَّتُها بَينَ الذُكورِ الصَلادِمِ
when peer-warriors and cavalry met, and when
when rival warriors and horses clash, and
their spearheads crossed among the stalwart fighting men.
their spearpoints meet amid the sturdy stallions.
وَمَنand whom بَعدَهُafter him تَدعوcall upon النِساءُthe women إِذاwhen سَعَتthey hasten
وَمَن بَعدَهُ تَدعو النِساءُ إِذا سَعَت
وَقَدand already رَفَعَتhave lifted عَنهُaway from him ذُيولَthe trailing hems of المَخادِمِanklet-bearing legs
وَقَد رَفَعَت عَنهُ ذُيولَ المَخادِمِ
Whom after him will women call upon when one flees,
Whom, after him, will the women call upon when they hasten,
lifting her trailing hems clear of her anklets?
having lifted their ankle-length hems away from him?
وَكانَand used to إِلىto الجَرّاحِal-Jarrah يَسعىhasten إِذاwhen رَأَتsaw
وَكانَ إِلى الجَرّاحِ يَسعى إِذا رَأَت
حِياضَthe pools of المَناياdeath عَينُهُhis eye كُلُّevery جارِمِoffender
حِياضَ المَنايا عَينُهُ كُلُّ جارِمِ
Every offender would hasten to al-Jarrah whenever
And to al-Jarrah would hurry, whenever his eye saw
his eye beheld the watering pools of death.
the pools of death, every offender.
وَقَدand indeed عَلِمَknew الساعيthe one hastening إِلَيهِto him لِيَعطِفَنhe would surely turn toward
وَقَد عَلِمَ الساعي إِلَيهِ لِيَعطِفَن
لَهُfor him حَبلَa rope of مَنّاعٍa strong protector مِنَfrom الخَوفِfear سالِمِsafe
لَهُ حَبلَ مَنّاعٍ مِنَ الخَوفِ سالِمِ
For anyone hastening to him knew that he would surely extend
And whoever sought him knew he would surely extend
to him an impregnable rope, safe from fear.
to him a fearless protector's rope.
لِتَبكِlet weep النِساءُthe women الساعِياتُthe hastening ones إِذاwhen دَعَتcalls
لِتَبكِ النِساءُ الساعِياتُ إِذا دَعَت
لَهاfor them حامِياًa protector يَوماًone day ذِمارَthe honor of المَحارِمِinviolable kin
لَها حامِياً يَوماً ذِمارَ المَحارِمِ
Let the women who sought his aid weep whenever
Let the hastening women weep, whenever
defending bands summon them on a day when sacred honor must be defended.
their inviolable family honor calls one day for a protector.
وَتَبكِand let weep عَلَيهِover him الشَمسُthe sun وَالقَمَرُand the moon الَّذيwhich
وَتَبكِ عَلَيهِ الشَمسُ وَالقَمَرُ الَّذي
بِهِby it يَدَعُleaves السارينَnight travelers ميلَtilted العَمائِمِthe turbans
بِهِ يَدَعُ السارينَ ميلَ العَمائِمِ
Let the sun weep for him, and the moon by whose light
And let the sun weep for him, and the moon
night travelers stave off the drooping of their turbans.
by whose light night travelers are left with turbans askew.
وَقَدand indeed كانَwas ضَرّاباًa frequent striker of عَراقيبِهاtheir hock tendons الَّتيwhich
وَقَد كانَ ضَرّاباً عَراقيبِها الَّتي
ذُراهاtheir humps قِرىًfood for guests تَحتَbeneath الرِياحِthe winds العَوارِمِraging
ذُراها قِرىً تَحتَ الرِياحِ العَوارِمِ
Indeed, he was forever cleaving the hocks of she-camels whose
And he would often strike their hocks—the camels whose
humps became guest-fare beneath the raging winds.
humps were food for guests beneath the raging winds.
Sol 6.1