أمستhave become ديارdwellings بنيthe sons of بدرٍBadr معطلةًdeserted
أمست ديار بني بدرٍ معطلةً
منof طامعٍa hopeful seeker كانused to يغشاهاfrequent them وزوارand visitors
من طامعٍ كان يغشاها وزوار
The dwellings of the sons of Badr now stand empty,
The dwellings of the people of Badr have become desolate
of hopeful seekers who once frequented them, and of visitors.
Of a coveter who used to visit them and friends
ياO أيّهاyou الشامتone gloating at misfortune المبديrevealing عداوتهhis enmity
يا أيّها الشامت المبدي عداوته
ماthere is no بالمناياin the deaths التيwhich عيّرتَyou reproached منany عارdisgrace
ما بالمنايا التي عيّرتَ من عار
O you who gloat and reveal your enmity,
O you who gloat and show your enmity
there is no disgrace in the deaths you taunt us with.
What of the fates you have reviled with disgrace
تراكdo you imagine yourself تنجوescaping سليماًunharmed منfrom غوائِلهاtheir deadly perils
تراك تنجو سليماً من غوائِلها
هيهاتfar from it لاno بُدّescape أنthat يسريjourneys by night بكwith you الساريthe night traveler
هيهات لا بُدّ أن يسري بك الساري
Do you imagine you will escape their perils unharmed?
You see yourself safe from their calamities
Far from it! The night traveler must carry you away.
Never! The contagion must spread to you
أربعgo easy عليكon yourself فإنّاfor indeed we معشرٌa people صبرٌsteadfast
أربع عليك فإنّا معشرٌ صبرٌ
علىin the face of المصيباتcalamities قدماًfrom of old غيرnot أغمارinexperienced men
على المصيبات قدماً غير أغمار
Restrain yourself, for we are a people steadfast
We are patient in the face of tribulations
in calamities from of old, not inexperienced men.
Steadfast, not overwhelmed
Sol 6.1