ترفّعrise high أيّهاO القمرُthe moon المنيرُshining
ترفّع أيّها القمرُ المنيرُ
تبصّرlook closely هَلdo تَرىyou see حجراًHujr يسيرُtraveling
تبصّر هَل تَرى حجراً يسيرُ
Rise high, O shining moon.
Look closely: do you see Hujr traveling?
يَسيرُhe travels إِلىto مُعاويةMuawiya بنson of حربٍHarb
يَسيرُ إِلى مُعاوية بن حربٍ
لِيَقتلهُso he may kill him كَماas زعمَclaimed الأميرُthe emir
لِيَقتلهُ كَما زعمَ الأميرُ
He travels to Muawiya ibn Harb,
So he may kill him, as the emir claimed.
تَجبّرتgrew haughty الجبابرُthe tyrants بعدafter حجرٍHujr
تَجبّرت الجبابرُ بعد حجرٍ
وَطابَand became pleasant لَهاto them الخَوَرنقُal-Khawarnaq والسديرُand al-Sadir
وَطابَ لَها الخَوَرنقُ والسديرُ
The tyrants grew haughty after Hujr,
And al-Khawarnaq and al-Sadir became pleasant to them.
وَأَصبحتِand became البلادُthe lands لهاfor them محولاًbarren
وَأَصبحتِ البلادُ لها محولاً
كأنّas though لَمhad not يحيِهاrevived them برقٌlightning مطيرُrain-bearing
كأنّ لَم يحيِها برقٌ مطيرُ
And the lands became barren for them,
As though no rain-bearing lightning had revived them.
أَلاah ياO ليتَif only حجراًHujr ماتَhad died موتاًdeath
أَلا يا ليتَ حجراً ماتَ موتاً
وَلمand had not يُنحَرbeen slaughtered كَماas نحرwas slaughtered البعيرُthe camel
وَلم يُنحَر كَما نحر البعيرُ
Ah, if only Hujr had died a natural death,
And not been slaughtered as a camel is slaughtered.
أَخافI fear عليكَfor you ماwhat أردىkilled عديّاًAdi
أَخاف عليكَ ما أردى عديّاً
وَشَيخاًand an old man فيin دمشقَDamascus لهhe has زئيرُa roar
وَشَيخاً في دمشقَ له زئيرُ
I fear for you what killed Adi,
And an old man in Damascus who roars.
يَرىhe considers قتلَkilling الخيارِthe virtuous عليهِupon him حقّاًa duty
يَرى قتلَ الخيارِ عليهِ حقّاً
لَهhe has مِنfrom شرّthe worst of أمَّتهhis people وزيرُa minister
لَه مِن شرّ أمَّته وزيرُ
He deems it his duty to kill the virtuous;
He has a minister from the worst of his people.
فَإِنfor if يَهلكhe perishes فكلُّthen every زعيمleader قومٍof a people
فَإِن يَهلك فكلُّ زعيم قومٍ
مِنَfrom الدنياthis world إلىto هلكٍdeath يصيرُpasses
مِنَ الدنيا إلى هلكٍ يصيرُ
For if he perishes, every leader of a people
Passes from this world to death.
Sol 6.1