أرسليlet flow الدمعَthe tears ياO عيونيmy eyes انسجاماin a flowing stream
أرسلي الدمعَ يا عيوني انسجاما
وانظميand string الدرّthe pearls والعقيقَand agate انتظاماin orderly strands
وانظمي الدرّ والعقيقَ انتظاما
Pour forth tears, O my eyes, in a flowing stream.
Send forth your tears, O my eyes, in harmony
And string pearls and agate in ordered strands.
And string together the pearls and carnelians in order
واهجريand forsake النومَsleep والسّهاand Suha (a star) راقبيهِkeep watch on it
واهجري النومَ والسّها راقبيهِ
ياO جفونيmy eyelids فالنومُfor sleep أمسىَhas become حراماforbidden
يا جفوني فالنومُ أمسىَ حراما
And forsake sleep, and keep watch on Suha,
And abandon sleep and restlessness, watch over it
O my eyelids, for sleep has become forbidden.
O my eyelids, for sleep has become forbidden
ولتْذوُبيand melt away تحسراًin grief ياO عظاميmy bones
ولتْذوُبي تحسراً يا عظامي
فالرازياfor calamities (probable reading) أضحتhave become لديّfor me عظاماimmense
فالرازيا أضحت لديّ عظاما
And melt away in grief, O my bones,
And melt away in regret, O my bones
For the calamities have grown immense for me.
For comfort has become bones to me
أيّwhat خطبcalamity فيin الكونthe universe أعظمُgreater مماthan what
أيّ خطب في الكون أعظمُ مما
تركleft الناسthe people ذاهلينَbewildered هيامىdistraught
ترك الناس ذاهلينَ هيامى
What calamity in the universe is greater than that which
What calamity in existence is greater than what
Has left the people bewildered and distraught?
Has left people confused and delirious
ربةmistress البرّof charity كمhow many لهاshe has منof أيادbenefactions
ربة البرّ كم لها من أياد
عمتencompassed المعْوزِينَthe needy والأيتاماand the orphans
عمت المعْوزِينَ والأيتاما
Lady of charity—how many were her benefactions
The lady of righteousness, how many hands she has
That embraced the needy and the orphans!
That have spread over the poor and orphans
وانحيازand devotion إلىtoward التُقيpiety وارتياحand joyful eagerness
وانحياز إلى التُقي وارتياح
أتعبتshe wearied منهthrough it كاتِبينrecorders (angels) كراماnoble
أتعبت منه كاتِبين كراما
And devotion to piety, and joyful eagerness,
And devotion to piety and tranquility
Through which she wearied the noble recording angels.
My writers have been wearied by it
لزمتshe held fast to طولthroughout عمرهاher life المجدglory والسؤand eminence (first part)
لزمت طول عمرها المجد والسؤ
ددeminence (word ending) والفخرand pride والوفارَand dignity (probable reading) والتزاماand commitment
دد والفخر والوفارَ والتزاما
All her life she held fast to glory and eminence,
She kept to glory, ill fortune, pride and fulfillment all her life
And pride, dignity, and steadfast commitment.
She pleased God and all creatures when
أرضتshe pleased اللهَGod والخلائقَand all creation لمّاwhen
أرضت اللهَ والخلائقَ لمّا
أغضبتshe angered مِنbecause of ندّىdew-like bounty يديهاher two hands الغماماthe clouds
أغضبت مِن ندّى يديها الغماما
She pleased God and all creation when
The clouds of her hands' dew angered
She angered the clouds with the dew of her hands.
She left the adornments of life and went forth
تركتshe left behind زخرفthe finery الحياةِof life وسارتand departed
تركت زخرف الحياةِ وسارت
وشذاand the fragrance ذكرِهاof her memory يعمُّpervades الأناماhumankind
وشذا ذكرِها يعمُّ الأناما
She left the finery of life and departed,
And the fragrance of her mention spreads among all people
And the fragrance of her memory pervades humankind.
She knew that life is fleeting
علمتshe knew أنthat ذلكthat العيشlife فانٍfleeting
علمت أن ذلك العيش فانٍ
فأرادتso she desired دارthe abode البقاءof eternity مُقاماas a dwelling
فأرادت دار البقاء مُقاما
She knew that this life was fleeting,
So she wanted the everlasting abode as a dwelling
So she desired the abode of eternity as her home.
She came to her Lord smiling
أقبلتshe approached نحوtoward ربهاher Lord بمحياًwith a countenance
أقبلت نحو ربها بمحياً
يبسمsmiles البشرjoy منfrom سناهُits radiance ابتساماa smile
يبسم البشر من سناهُ ابتساما
She approached her Lord with a countenance
The mortals smile from her radiant teeth
From whose radiance joy itself breaks into a smile.
As the angels of goodness surrounded her
إذas أحاطتsurrounded بهاaround her ملائكةangels الخيof goodness (first part)
إذ أحاطت بها ملائكة الخي
رِgoodness (word ending) يميناًon the right ويَسرةًand on the left وأماماand in front
رِ يميناً ويَسرةً وأماما
As the angels of goodness surrounded her,
On the right, on the left, and in front
On her right, on her left, and before her.
Honored ones carried her to her grave
حملتهاcarried her إلىto الضريحِthe tomb كرامٌnoble ones
حملتها إلى الضريحِ كرامٌ
فأقلّتso they bore aloft منهاin her (literally, from her) الغمامُthe clouds ركاماin heaps
فأقلّت منها الغمامُ ركاما
Noble ones carried her to the tomb,
And the clouds unloaded their burden from her
And in her they bore clouds piled high.
They buried her, so which planet of glory
دفنوهاthey buried her فأيّso what a كوكبٍstar مَجدof glory
دفنوها فأيّ كوكبٍ مَجد
غيبّوهthey hid it away حتىso that ينيرit might illuminate الظلاماthe darkness
غيبّوه حتى ينير الظلاما
They buried her—what a star of glory
Did they conceal until it illuminates the darkness?
They hid away, that it might illumine the darkness!
Such is the way of time and the habit
هذهthis سُنةthe custom الزمانِof time وعاداand customs (first part)
هذه سُنة الزمانِ وعادا
تُcustoms (word ending) اللياليof the nights ودأبهنّand their habitual course دواماforever
تُ الليالي ودأبهنّ دواما
Such is the way of time, and the customs
Of the nights in their permanence
Of the nights, and their unceasing practice.
And the armies of souls must meet
وجيوشand the armies الأرواحِof souls لاno بدّescape تلقىmeet
وجيوش الأرواحِ لا بدّ تلقى
فيin وغىthe battle الموتِof death والمناياand mortal fates انهزاماdefeat
في وغى الموتِ والمنايا انهزاما
And the armies of souls must meet
Defeat amidst the tumult of death and mortality
Defeat in the battle of death and doom.
And the dissolution of forms is a destiny
وانحلالand the dissolution المركّباتِof composite things قضاءٌa decree
وانحلال المركّباتِ قضاءٌ
فهوso it لاno شكَdoubt يلحقُovertakes الأجساماbodies
فهو لا شكَ يلحقُ الأجساما
And the dissolution of composite things is decreed,
So without doubt it will befall bodies
So it undoubtedly overtakes bodies.
Wailing in grief is of no use, so be patient
ليسdoes not يُجديavail الأسىsorrow تعَزًّtake consolation اصطباراًwith steadfast patience
ليس يُجدي الأسى تعَزًّ اصطباراً
والقَand greet بالبشرِwith cheerfulness بعدafter ذاthis الأيّاماthe days
والقَ بالبشرِ بعد ذا الأيّاما
Sorrow is of no avail; take comfort in patient endurance,
And tie the camel, the people, after these days
And henceforth greet the days with cheerfulness.
Partial English translation: 35 of 36 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1