سَقىmay water اللَهُGod قَبراًa grave ياO سَعيدُSaʿīd تَضَمَّنَتenclosed
سَقى اللَهُ قَبراً يا سَعيدُ تَضَمَّنَت
نَواحيهِits confines أَكفاناًshrouds عَلَيكَupon you ثِيابُهاtheir cloths
نَواحيهِ أَكفاناً عَلَيكَ ثِيابُها
May God water a grave, O Saʿīd, that enfolds
O Sa'eed, may God water a grave that contains
within its bounds shrouds whose cloths lie upon you;
On its sides shrouds over you, their clothes,
وَحُفرَةُand a pit بَيتٍa dwelling أَنتَyou فيهاin it مُوَسَّدٌlaid on a pillow
وَحُفرَةُ بَيتٍ أَنتَ فيها مُوَسَّدٌ
وَقَدand already سُدَّwas barred مِنfrom دونِbefore العَوائِدِthe visiting women بابُهاits door
وَقَد سُدَّ مِن دونِ العَوائِدِ بابُها
and a dwelling’s pit, where you lie pillowed,
And a dug out home where you lie cushioned
its door already barred to the women who visit.
With its door shut against all return.
لَقَدindeed ضَمِنَتcontained أَرضٌearth بِإِصطَخرَat Istakhr مَيِّتاًa dead man
لَقَد ضَمِنَت أَرضٌ بِإِصطَخرَ مَيِّتاً
كَريماًgenerous إِذاwhen الأَنواءُthe rain seasons خَفَّgrew thin سَحابُهاtheir clouds
كَريماً إِذا الأَنواءُ خَفَّ سَحابُها
Indeed, the earth at Istakhr has enfolded a dead man,
A land at As'ikhr has held a noble corpse
generous when the rain seasons’ clouds grew thin,
When the clouds pour down their burdens.
شَديداًgrievous عَلىto الأَدنَينَthose nearest مِنكَto you إِذاwhen اِحتَوىenclosed
شَديداً عَلى الأَدنَينَ مِنكَ إِذا اِحتَوى
عَلَيكَaround you مِنَof التُربِthe earth الهَيامِloose and dry حِجابُهاits veil
عَلَيكَ مِنَ التُربِ الهَيامِ حِجابُها
a grievous loss to those nearest you, now that
Mighty over the lowly near you when the sands
its veil of loose earth has closed around you.
Of the waste enshroud you in their veil.
لِتَبكِlet her weep سَعيداًSaʿīd مُرضِعٌa nursing woman أُمُّa mother خَمسَةٍfive
لِتَبكِ سَعيداً مُرضِعٌ أُمُّ خَمسَةٍ
يَتامىorphans وَمِنand from صِرفِunmixed القَراحِpure water شَرابُهاher drink
يَتامى وَمِن صِرفِ القَراحِ شَرابُها
Let a nursing woman weep for Saʿīd, a mother of five
To weep for you, Sa'eed, a nursing mother
orphans, with pure water alone for her drink.
Of five orphans, her only drink their tears,
إِذاwhenever ذَكَرَتremembered عَينيmy eye سَعيداًSaʿīd تَحَدَّرَتstreamed down
إِذا ذَكَرَت عَيني سَعيداً تَحَدَّرَت
عَلىwith عَبَراتٍtears يَستَهِلُّgushes forth اِنسِكابُهاtheir outpouring
عَلى عَبَراتٍ يَستَهِلُّ اِنسِكابُها
Whenever my eye recalls Saʿīd, it streams
When my eyes remember Sa'eed they brim over
with tears that gush forth.
With streaming tears they begin to pour.
Sol 6.1