للهto God عيناthe two eyes of منwhoever رأىhas seen
لله عينا من رأى
هلكاًdeath كهلكlike the death of رجاليهmy men
هلكاً كهلك رجاليه
What eyes were those that witnessed
To God belong the eyes of whoever has seen
ruin like the ruin of my men!
death like the death of my men!
ياO ربmany a باكweeping man ليfor me غداtomorrow
يا رب باك لي غدا
فيamid النائباتcalamities وباكيهand a weeping woman
في النائبات وباكيه
Ah, many a man will weep for me tomorrow
Oh, many a man will weep for me tomorrow
amid calamities—and many a woman too.
amid calamities—and many a woman too.
كمhow many غادرواthey left behind يومon the day of القليبthe well
كم غادروا يوم القليب
غداةon the morning of تلكthat الواعيهthe wailing cry
غداة تلك الواعيه
How many they left behind on the Day of the Well,
How many they left behind on the day of the well,
on the morning of that calamity—
on the morning of that wailing cry,
منof كلevery غيثrelieving rain فيin السنينyears of drought
من كل غيث في السنين
إذاwhen الكواكبthe stars خاويهsetting without rain
إذا الكواكب خاويه
each one like rain in the lean years,
each like rain in years of drought,
when the stars lay fallen.
when the stars set without rain!
قدindeed كنتI had been أحذرfearing ماwhat أرىI see
قد كنت أحذر ما أرى
فاليومso today حقhas come true حذاريهmy fear
فاليوم حق حذاريه
I had dreaded what I now behold;
I had indeed feared what I now see;
today my dread has proved true.
so today my fear has come true.
قدindeed كنتI had been أحذرfearing ماwhat أرىI see
قد كنت أحذر ما أرى
فأناso I الغداةthis morning مواميهwailing
فأنا الغداة مواميه
I had dreaded what I now behold;
I had indeed feared what I now see;
this morning I stand bereft.
so this morning I am wailing.
ياO ربmany a قائلةwoman saying غداًtomorrow
يا رب قائلة غداً
ياO ويحwoe to أمthe mother of معاويهMuawiya
يا ويح أم معاويه
Ah, many a woman will say tomorrow,
Oh, many a woman will say tomorrow:
“Alas for Mu‘awiya’s mother!”
“Alas for Muawiya’s mother!”
Sol 6.1