أحقاًIs it true? هوىhas fallen البدرthe full moon المنيرthe radiant وطالماand for so long
أحقاً هوى البدر المنير وطالما
أضاءilluminated سناهits radiance الباهرthe dazzling الشرقthe East والغرباand the West
أضاء سناه الباهر الشرق والغربا
Is it true the radiant full moon has fallen, when for so long
Truly the bright full moon has set
its dazzling radiance illuminated the East and the West?
Its shining teeth illuminated east and west
أحقاًIs it true? فقدناwe have lost القدوةthe exemplar العلمthe eminent guide الذيwho
أحقاً فقدنا القدوة العلم الذي
غذّاناnourished us وربّاناand raised us بصيراًdiscerning بناabout us طبّاskilled
غذّانا وربّانا بصيراً بنا طبّا
Is it true we have lost the exemplar, the eminent guide who
Truly we've lost the exemplar, the knowledge that
nourished and raised us, knowing us well and skilled in our care?
Nourished and nurtured us, healing our every ill
أحقاًIs it true? فقدناwe have lost غوثناour succor وصريحناand our true-hearted one
أحقاً فقدنا غوثنا وصريحنا
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle دعوناهwe called upon him لحادثةin a crisis لبّىhe answered
إذا ما دعوناه لحادثة لبّى
Is it true we have lost our succor and our true-hearted one,
Truly we've lost our succor and confidant
who answered whenever we called upon him in a crisis?
Who answered when we called in time of need
أحقاًIs it true? فقدناwe have lost بحرa sea علمknowledge وحكمةand wisdom
أحقاً فقدنا بحر علم وحكمة
يفيضpours forth عليناupon us علمهhis knowledge لؤلؤاًpearls رطباmoist
يفيض علينا علمه لؤلؤاً رطبا
Is it true we have lost a sea of knowledge and wisdom,
Truly we've lost an ocean of wisdom
whose knowledge pours upon us as moist pearls?
That overflowed on us, moist pearls of knowledge
Sol 6.1