أُختَsister of الكَواكِبِthe stars ماwhat رَماstruck
أُختَ الكَواكِبِ ما رَما
كِyou (feminine) وَأَنتِand you (feminine) رامِيَةُone who strikes down النُسورِthe eagles
كِ وَأَنتِ رامِيَةُ النُسورِ
Sister of the stars, what struck
you, who strike down the eagles?
ماذاwhat دَهاكَbefell you وَفَوقَand above ظَهـyour back (first part)
ماذا دَهاكَ وَفَوقَ ظَهـ
ـرِكِyour back (last part) مَربِضُlair of الأَسَدِthe lion الهَصورِthe mighty
ـرِكِ مَربِضُ الأَسَدِ الهَصورِ
What befell you, while upon your
back lies the lair of the mighty lion?
خَضَعَتsubmitted لِإِمرَتِهِto his command الرِياthe winds (first part)
خَضَعَت لِإِمرَتِهِ الرِيا
حُthe winds (last part) مِنَfrom الصَباthe east wind وَمِنَand from الدَبورِthe west wind
حُ مِنَ الصَبا وَمِنَ الدَبورِ
The winds submitted to his command,
from the east and from the west.
فَغَداso he came to يُصَرِّفُhe directs مِنof أَعِنtheir reins (first part)
فَغَدا يُصَرِّفُ مِن أَعِن
نَتِهاtheir reins (last part) تَصاريفَacts of control القَديرِthe Almighty
نَتِها تَصاريفَ القَديرِ
So he came to wield their reins
with the mastery of the Almighty.
فَتحيFathi وَهَلand is there ليfor me إِنif سَأَلـasked
فَتحي وَهَل لي إِن سَأَلـ
ـتُI (verb suffix) عَنِabout المُصيبَةِthe calamity مِنany مُحيرِone who answers
ـتُ عَنِ المُصيبَةِ مِن مُحيرِ
Fathi, is there anyone, if I ask
about the calamity, who can answer me?
وَيلاهُalas! هَلdid جُزتَyou cross الحُدوthe bounds (first part)
وَيلاهُ هَل جُزتَ الحُدو
دَthe bounds (last part) وَأَنتَand you مُختَرِقُpiercing السُتورِthe veils
دَ وَأَنتَ مُختَرِقُ السُتورِ
Alas! Did you cross the bounds,
as you pierced the veils,
فَرَماكَso they struck you حُرّاسُthe guardians of السَماheaven (first part)
فَرَماكَ حُرّاسُ السَما
ءِheaven (last part) وَتِلكَand that قاصِمَةُbreaker of الظُهورِbacks
ءِ وَتِلكَ قاصِمَةُ الظُهورِ
so that the guardians of heaven struck you down?
And that is a blow that breaks backs.
أَمor غارَgrew jealous مِنكَof you السابِحاthe swimmers (first part)
أَم غارَ مِنكَ السابِحا
تُthe swimmers (last part) وَأَنتَand you تَسبَحُswim فيin الأَثيرِthe ether
تُ وَأَنتَ تَسبَحُ في الأَثيرِ
Or did the swimmers grow jealous of you,
as you swam in the ether?
حَسَدَتكَthey envied you حينَwhen رَأَتكَthey saw you وَحـyou alone (first part)
حَسَدَتكَ حينَ رَأَتكَ وَحـ
ـدَكَyou alone (last part) ثُمَّthen كَالفَلَكِlike the celestial sphere المُنيرِthe radiant
ـدَكَ ثُمَّ كَالفَلَكِ المُنيرِ
They envied you when they saw you
alone then, like the radiant celestial sphere.
وَالعَينُand the evil eye مِثلُlike السَهمِthe arrow تَنـpierces (first part)
وَالعَينُ مِثلُ السَهمِ تَنـ
ـفُذُpierces (last part) فيthrough التَرائِبِthe breastbones وَالنُحورِand the throats
ـفُذُ في التَرائِبِ وَالنُحورِ
And the evil eye, like an arrow, pierces
the breastbones and the throats.
حاوَلتَyou tried أَنto تَرِدَreach المَجَرthe Milky Way (first part)
حاوَلتَ أَن تَرِدَ المَجَر
رَةَthe Milky Way (last part) وَالوُرودَand reaching مِنَamong العَسيرِdifficult things
رَةَ وَالوُرودَ مِنَ العَسيرِ
You tried to reach the Milky
Way, though reaching it is difficult.
فَوَرَدتَso you reached ياO فَتحيFathi الحِماdeath (first part)
فَوَرَدتَ يا فَتحي الحِما
مَdeath (last part) وَأَنتَand you مُنقَطِعُwithout النَظيرِan equal
مَ وَأَنتَ مُنقَطِعُ النَظيرِ
So you came, O Fathi, to
death, though you were without equal.
وَهَوَيتَand you fell مِنfrom كَبِدِthe heart of السَماheaven (first part)
وَهَوَيتَ مِن كَبِدِ السَما
ءِheaven (last part) وَهَكَذاand thus مَهوىthe fall of البُدورِthe full moons
ءِ وَهَكَذا مَهوى البُدورِ
And you fell from the heart of
heaven; thus do full moons fall.
إِنif كانَhad أَعياكَexhausted you الصُعوthe ascent (first part)
إِن كانَ أَعياكَ الصُعو
دُthe ascent (last part) بِذَلِكَwith that الجَسَدِthe body الطَهورِthe pure
دُ بِذَلِكَ الجَسَدِ الطَهورِ
If the ascent had exhausted you
in that pure body,
فَاِسبَحso swim بِروحِكَwith your soul وَحدَهاit alone
فَاِسبَح بِروحِكَ وَحدَها
وَاِصعَدand ascend إِلىto المَلِكِthe King الكَبيرِthe Great
وَاِصعَد إِلى المَلِكِ الكَبيرِ
then swim with your soul alone,
and ascend to the Great King.
إِنif راعَناalarmed us صَوتُthe sound of النَعِـthe death announcement (first part)
إِن راعَنا صَوتُ النَعِـ
ـيِthe death announcement (last part) وَفاتَناand eluded us نَبَأُthe tidings of البَشيرِthe bearer of good news
ـيِ وَفاتَنا نَبَأُ البَشيرِ
If the sound of the death announcement appalled us,
and the glad messenger's tidings passed us by,
فَلَعَلَّthen perhaps مَنthe one whose ضَنَّتwithheld يَداtwo hands
فَلَعَلَّ مَن ضَنَّت يَدا
هُhis عَلىfrom الكِنانَةِthe Quiver (Egypt) بِالسُرورِwith joy
هُ عَلى الكِنانَةِ بِالسُرورِ
then perhaps He whose hands withheld
joy from Egypt, the Quiver,
أَنthat يَستَجيبَhe answer دُعاءَهاher prayer
أَن يَستَجيبَ دُعاءَها
فيfor حِفظِprotecting صاحِبِكَyour companion الأَخيرِthe last
في حِفظِ صاحِبِكَ الأَخيرِ
will answer her prayer
for the protection of your last companion.
باتَتshe spent the night تُراقِبُwatching فيin المَشاthe eastern lands (first part)
باتَت تُراقِبُ في المَشا
رِقِthe eastern lands (last part) وَالمَغارِبِand the western lands وَجهَthe face of نوريNuri
رِقِ وَالمَغارِبِ وَجهَ نوري
She spent the night watching in the eastern lands
and the western lands for Nuri's face.
Sol 6.1