أَلَمdid you not تَعلَمknow بِماabout what صَنَعَdid الفِراقُparting
أَلَم تَعلَم بِما صَنَعَ الفِراقُ
عَشِيَّةَon the evening جَدِّearnestness بِالحَيِّamong the tribe اِنطِلاقُdeparture
عَشِيَّةَ جَدِّ بِالحَيِّ اِنطِلاقُ
Did you not know what parting did
Did you not know what separation did
That evening when the tribe set out in earnest?
The evening it left in earnest from the tribe
بَلىyes indeed قَدindeed ماتَhe died مِنfrom جَزَعٍanguish وَخَلّىand left
بَلى قَد ماتَ مِن جَزَعٍ وَخَلّى
مَعَwith الأَظعانِthe departing camel litters مُهجَتَهُhis heart تُساقُbeing driven along
مَعَ الأَظعانِ مُهجَتَهُ تُساقُ
Yes, he died of anguish, and left
Indeed he died of anguish and left behind
His heart to be driven along with the departing camel litters.
His broken heart carried away in suffering
وَلَيسَand there is not عَلَيهِupon him شَيءٌanything غَيرَother than هَذاthis
وَلَيسَ عَلَيهِ شَيءٌ غَيرَ هَذا
كَذاكَthus يُميتُkills بِالخَوفِthrough fear الفُراقُparting
كَذاكَ يُميتُ بِالخَوفِ الفُراقُ
And nothing afflicts him except this;
And he had nothing but this upon him
Thus does parting kill through fear.
Thus does parting kill with fear
وَماand not أَدريI know وَقَدand already حَثّواthey urged onward المَطاياthe mounts
وَما أَدري وَقَد حَثّوا المَطايا
أَيَحمِلُdoes it bear? شُرَّShurr بَرقٌlightning أَمor بُراقُBuraq
أَيَحمِلُ شُرَّ بَرقٌ أَم بُراقُ
And I do not know, now that they have urged the mounts onward,
And I do not know, though they hastened the steeds
Whether lightning bears Shurr, or Buraq.
Whether lightning or al-Burāq would bring evil
فَكَمso how often رَدَّdrawing back الأَعِنَّةِthe reins مِنfrom جُموحٍbolting
فَكَم رَدَّ الأَعِنَّةِ مِن جُموحٍ
وَرَدَّand holding back دموعُtears حُزنٍgrief لاnot تُطاقُcan be borne
وَرَدَّ دموعُ حُزنٍ لا تُطاقُ
How often the reins were drawn back to check a wild gallop,
So many tears it held back from passionate eyes
And tears of unbearable grief were held back.
And so many tears of sorrow unbearable fell
Sol 6.1