أَبَعدَis it after قَتيلٍone slain بِالمَدينَةِin Medina أَظلَمَتgrew dark
أَبَعدَ قَتيلٍ بِالمَدينَةِ أَظلَمَت
لَهُfor him الأَرضُthe earth تَهتَزُّsway العَضاهُthe thorn trees بِأَسوُقِupon trunks
لَهُ الأَرضُ تَهتَزُّ العَضاهُ بِأَسوُقِ
After a man was slain in Medina and darkness fell
upon the earth for him, do thorn trees still sway upon their trunks?
عَلَيكَupon you سَلامٌpeace مِنas أَميرٍa commander وَبارَكَتand may bless
عَلَيكَ سَلامٌ مِن أَميرٍ وَبارَكَت
يَدُthe hand اللَهِof God فيin ذاكَthat الأَديمِskin المُمَزَّقِtorn apart
يَدُ اللَهِ في ذاكَ الأَديمِ المُمَزَّقِ
Peace be upon you, O commander; and may
God's hand bless that torn skin.
فَمَنso whoever يَجرِruns أَوor يَركَبrides جَناحَيthe two wings of نَعامَةٍan ostrich
فَمَن يَجرِ أَو يَركَب جَناحَي نَعامَةٍ
لِيُدرِكَto catch up with ماwhat قَدَّمتَyou accomplished بِالأَمسِyesterday يُسبَقُwill be outstripped
لِيُدرِكَ ما قَدَّمتَ بِالأَمسِ يُسبَقُ
Whoever runs, or rides an ostrich's two wings,
to catch up with what you accomplished yesterday will be outstripped.
قَضَيتَyou settled أُموراًaffairs ثُمَّthen غادَرتَyou left behind بَعدَهاafter them
قَضَيتَ أُموراً ثُمَّ غادَرتَ بَعدَها
نَوافِجَmusk pods فيin أَكمامِهاtheir sheaths لَمnot تُفَتَّقِsplit open
نَوافِجَ في أَكمامِها لَم تُفَتَّقِ
You settled affairs, then left in their wake
musk pods in their sheaths, not yet split open.
وَماand not كُنتُI was أَخشىfearing أَنthat تَكونَwould be وَفاتُهُhis death
وَما كُنتُ أَخشى أَن تَكونَ وَفاتُهُ
بِكَفَّيby the two hands of سَبَنتىa fierce brute أَزرَقِblue العَينِof eye مُطرِقِwith lowered gaze
بِكَفَّي سَبَنتى أَزرَقِ العَينِ مُطرِقِ
And I had not feared that his death would come
at the hands of a fierce, blue-eyed brute with lowered gaze.
Sol 6.1