إِذاif لَمnot تَجِدْyou find إِلاexcept الأَسىsorrow لكَfor you صاحِباًa companion
إِذا لَم تَجِدْ إِلا الأَسى لكَ صاحِباً
فَلاthen do not تَمنَعنَّever hold back الدَّمعَthe tears يَنهلُّpours forth ساكِباflowing
فَلا تَمنَعنَّ الدَّمعَ يَنهلُّ ساكِبا
If you find none but sorrow as your companion,
When you find naught but grief to be your friend,
Then do not hold back the tears as they pour and flow.
Then let your tears flow freely without end.
هَوَتsank بِأَبيwith Abu العَباسِal-Abbas شَمسa sun منof التقىpiety
هَوَت بِأَبي العَباسِ شَمس من التقى
وأَمسَىand became at dusk شَهابُthe meteor الحَقِّof truth فيin الغَربِthe west غارِباsetting
وأَمسَى شَهابُ الحَقِّ في الغَربِ غارِبا
A sun of piety sank with Abu al-Abbas,
The sun that shone on Abul 'Abbas now sets,
And at dusk the meteor of truth was setting in the west.
And the star of truth declines into the west.
Sol 6.1