يريبunsettles عليناupon us الدهرtime فيسوءناand so grieves us
يريب علينا الدهر فيسوءنا
ويأبىand refuses to yield فماso not نأتيwe bring بشيءwith anything يغالبهovercomes it
ويأبى فما نأتي بشيء يغالبه
Time troubles us and brings us grief,
Time treats us badly and does us harm
and refuses to yield; we bring nothing that can overcome it.
And refuses, so we can do nothing to overcome it
أبعدis it after قتيلa slain man منof لؤيLu’ayy بنson of غالبGhalib
أبعد قتيل من لؤي بن غالب
يراعis alarmed أمرؤa man إنif ماتdies أوor ماتdies صاحبهhis companion
يراع أمرؤ إن مات أو مات صاحبه
After a man of Lu’ayy ibn Ghalib has been slain,
After the death of Lu'ay, son of Ghalib
is a man to be alarmed if he dies or his companion dies?
A man grieves if his friend dies or he himself dies
ألاah; behold ربmany a يومday قدindeed رزئتI have lost مرزأًa generous man often sought for gifts
ألا رب يوم قد رزئت مرزأً
تروحgo forth in the evening وتغدوand go forth in the morning بالجزيلwith abundance مواهبهhis gifts
تروح وتغدو بالجزيل مواهبه
Ah, many a day I have lost a generous man,
Oh Lord, you have now made me suffer greatly
whose gifts went forth evening and morning in abundance.
Going and coming with abundant gifts
فأبلغso convey أباAbu (father of) سفيانSufyan عنيfrom me مألكاًa message
فأبلغ أبا سفيان عني مألكاً
فإنfor if ألقهI meet him يوماًone day فسوفthen will أعاتبهI reproach him
فإن ألقه يوماً فسوف أعاتبه
So convey a message from me to Abu Sufyan,
So convey to Abu Sufyan for me
for if I meet him one day, I shall reproach him.
That if I meet him someday, I will reproach him
فقدfor indeed كانused to حربHarb يسعرkindles الحربwar إنهindeed, it is the case that
فقد كان حرب يسعر الحرب إنه
لكلfor every امرىءperson فيamong الناسthe people مولىa kinsman or ally يطالبهmakes demands of him
لكل امرىء في الناس مولى يطالبه
For Harb used to kindle war; indeed,
For he was a warrior who ignited wars, he
every man among the people has a kinsman who makes demands of him.
To each man among people, there is a master who seeks him
Sol 6.1