لاnot زالَcease كَعبٌKaʿb يَستَهِلُّpours forth دُموعَهُhis tears
لا زالَ كَعبٌ يَستَهِلُّ دُموعَهُ
لِلهالِكينَfor the dead مُجَدَّعاًmutilated لاnot يَسمَعُhe hears
لِلهالِكينَ مُجَدَّعاً لا يَسمَعُ
May Kaʿb never cease pouring forth his tears
Ka'b still sheds tears
for the dead, himself mutilated and unable to hear.
Mourning the slain, though he cannot hear.
فَلَقَدfor indeed رَأَيتُI saw بِبَطنِin the valley of بَدرٍBadr مِنهُمُamong them
فَلَقَد رَأَيتُ بِبَطنِ بَدرٍ مِنهُمُ
قَتلىslain men تَسِحُّstream لَهاfor them العُيونُthe eyes وَتَدمَعُand shed tears
قَتلى تَسِحُّ لَها العُيونُ وَتَدمَعُ
For I have seen in the valley of Badr, among them,
I saw in the valley of Badr among them
slain men for whom eyes stream and weep.
Corpses washed by tears that flow and fall.
فَاِبكِso weep فَقَدfor indeed أَبكَيتَyou made weep عَبداًa slave راضِعاًsuckling
فَاِبكِ فَقَد أَبكَيتَ عَبداً راضِعاً
شِبهَlike الكُلَيبِthe little dog إِلىtoward الكُلَيبَةِthe little bitch يَنزِعُhe is drawn
شِبهَ الكُلَيبِ إِلى الكُلَيبَةِ يَنزِعُ
So weep, for you have made a suckling slave weep,
Weep, for you wept over an infant
like a little dog drawn toward a little bitch.
Who clung to his wet nurse as one in thrall.
وَلَقَدand indeed شَفىbrought relief to الرَحمَنُthe Most Merciful مِنّاamong us سَيِّداًa chief
وَلَقَد شَفى الرَحمَنُ مِنّا سَيِّداً
وَأَهانَand humiliated قَوماًa people قاتَلوهُfought him وَصُرِّعواand were struck down
وَأَهانَ قَوماً قاتَلوهُ وَصُرِّعوا
And indeed the Most Merciful has brought relief to a chief among us,
The Merciful has healed for us a lord,
and humiliated a people who fought him and were struck down.
And shamed a people who attacked and slew.
وَنَجاand survived وَأَفلَتَand escaped مِنهُمُfrom among them مُتَسَرِّعاًin haste
وَنَجا وَأَفلَتَ مِنهُمُ مُتَسَرِّعاً
فَلُّa routed remnant قَليلٌsmall هارِبٌfleeing يُتَمَزَّعُis scattered
فَلُّ قَليلٌ هارِبٌ يُتَمَزَّعُ
And from among them survived and escaped in haste
He escaped, by speed outdistancing
a small routed remnant, fleeing and being scattered.
The few left scattered, turned in disarray.
وَنَجاand survived وَأَفلَتَand escaped مِنهُمُamong them مَنone who قَلبُهُhis heart
وَنَجا وَأَفلَتَ مِنهُمُ مَن قَلبُهُ
شَعفٌpanic-stricken يَظَلُّkeeps لِخَوفِهِfrom his fear يَتَصَدَّعُsplitting apart
شَعفٌ يَظَلُّ لِخَوفِهِ يَتَصَدَّعُ
And among them survived and escaped one whose heart
He escaped, whose heart in fear
is panic-stricken, ever splitting apart from fear.
Cleft, though courage it will not display.
Sol 6.1