لَمdid not يَبقremain فيamong كلّall القبائلِthe tribes مطمعhope
لَم يَبق في كلّ القبائلِ مطمع
ليfor me فيof الجوارِprotection فقتلso killing نفسيmyself أعودُmore beneficial
لي في الجوارِ فقتل نفسي أعودُ
Among all the tribes, no hope remains
No tribe remains for me to seek refuge
of protection for me; killing myself would be better.
So I roam, though it kills me, I must yet trudge on
ماnot كُنتI was أَحسبُthinking وَالحوادثُthough calamities جمّةٌmany
ما كُنت أَحسبُ وَالحوادثُ جمّةٌ
أنّيthat I أَموتُwould die وَلمand not يَعُدنيvisit me العوّدُthe sickbed visitors
أنّي أَموتُ وَلم يَعُدني العوّدُ
I had not thought, though calamities are many,
I'd not thought, with such griefs spread far and wide
that I would die without visitors calling at my sickbed,
That I would die, no safe return allowed
حتّىuntil رأيتُI saw عَلىin جرايةthe course مَولديmy birth
حتّى رأيتُ عَلى جراية مَولدي
ملكاًa kingdom يَزولvanishes وشملهand its unity يتبدّدُfalls apart
ملكاً يَزول وشمله يتبدّدُ
until I saw, as my life ran its course,
Until I saw, the day that I was born
a kingdom vanish and its unity fall apart.
A king, whose realm falls, unity come undone
فَدهيتُso I was stricken بِالنعمانِthrough al-Nu'man's loss أَعظمthe greatest دهيةٍcalamity
فَدهيتُ بِالنعمانِ أَعظم دهيةٍ
وَرجعتُand I returned مِنfrom بعدِafter السميذعthe noble lord أطردُI am driven away
وَرجعتُ مِن بعدِ السميذع أطردُ
So al-Nu'man's loss struck me with the greatest calamity,
So I escaped the Nu'man, sly and swift
and after the noble lord, I returned only to be driven away.
And from Semeiza's grip I now have won
ياO نَفسُsoul موتيdie حَسرةًof grief واِستَيقنيand be certain
يا نَفسُ موتي حَسرةً واِستَيقني
سَيضمّwill embrace جسمكyour body بعدafter ذاكthat الملحدُthe burial niche
سَيضمّ جسمك بعد ذاك الملحدُ
O my soul, die of grief, and know for certain:
Oh soul, die grieving, and convinced remain
the grave will embrace your body after that.
That after this, the atheist will confine your bones
خابَfailed الرجاhope ذَهبvanished العزاsolace قلَّdwindled الوفاloyalty
خابَ الرجا ذَهب العزا قلَّ الوفا
لاnot السهلُthe plain سَهلٌeasy لاnot نجودٌhighlands أنجدُheights
لا السهلُ سَهلٌ لا نجودٌ أنجدُ
Hope has failed, solace is gone, loyalty has dwindled.
Hope is lost, glory gone, loyalty scarce
The plain is no easy ground; the highlands are no heights.
No plain is smooth, no pillar stands, none I can depend
جَمَدتfroze عيونُeyes الناسِthe people مِنfrom عبراتهاtheir tears
جَمَدت عيونُ الناسِ مِن عبراتها
وَقُلوبهمand their hearts صمّdeaf صلادٌhard جلمدُsolid rock
وَقُلوبهم صمّ صلادٌ جلمدُ
People's eyes have frozen, their tears withheld,
Eyes of man, tearful, are now cold gems
and their hearts are deaf, hard, solid rock.
Their hearts, deafened, solid ice, emotions pend
لاnot يَرحَمونthey show mercy يتيمةًan orphan girl محزونةًgrief-stricken
لا يَرحَمون يتيمةً محزونةً
مَقتولةَbereaved through killing الآباءthe fathers نضواًemaciated تطردُshe is driven away
مَقتولةَ الآباء نضواً تطردُ
They show no mercy to a grief-stricken orphan girl,
No mercy for a grieving orphan girl
her fathers slain, herself emaciated and driven away.
Whose kin were slain, forced to wander and fend
تَبغيshe seeks الجوارَprotection فلاbut not تجارُshe is granted protection وقبلand before ذاthis
تَبغي الجوارَ فلا تجارُ وقبل ذا
كانَused to be المناديthe caller للجوارِfor protection يسوّدُhonored as a lord
كانَ المنادي للجوارِ يسوّدُ
She seeks protection, but none is granted; and before this,
Seeking refuge, finding none, though before
the caller for protection used to be honored as a lord.
Shelter was gladly offered, help extend
Sol 6.1