بانَdeparted العَزاءُsolace وَبانَand departed الصَبرُpatience إِذwhen بانواthey departed
بانَ العَزاءُ وَبانَ الصَبرُ إِذ بانوا
بانواthey departed وُهُمwhile they فيin سُوَيداthe innermost core القَلبِof the heart سُكّانُdwellers
بانوا وُهُم في سُوَيدا القَلبِ سُكّانُ
Solace departed, and patience departed, when they departed.
They departed, though they dwell in the heart's innermost core.
سَأَلتُهُمI asked them عَنabout مَقيلِthe noonday resting place الرَكبِof the caravan قيلَit was said لَناto us
سَأَلتُهُم عَن مَقيلِ الرَكبِ قيلَ لَنا
مَقيلُهُمtheir noonday resting place حَيثُwhere فاحَgave off fragrance الشيحُwormwood وَالبانُand moringa trees
مَقيلُهُم حَيثُ فاحَ الشيحُ وَالبانُ
I asked them about the caravan's noonday resting place; we were told:
Their noonday resting place is where wormwood and moringa trees gave off fragrance.
فَقُلتُso I said لِلريحِto the wind سيريgo وَالحَقيand catch up بِهِمُwith them
فَقُلتُ لِلريحِ سيري وَالحَقي بِهِمُ
فَإِنَّهُمfor indeed they عِندَat ظِلِّthe shade of الأَيكِthe thicket قُطّانُdwellers
فَإِنَّهُم عِندَ ظِلِّ الأَيكِ قُطّانُ
So I said to the wind: Go, and catch up with them,
For they dwell in the shade of the thicket;
وَبَلِّغيهِمand convey to them سَلاماًgreetings مِنfrom أَخيa brother of شَجَنٍsorrow
وَبَلِّغيهِم سَلاماً مِن أَخي شَجَنٍ
فيin قَلبِهِhis heart مِنfrom فِراقِparting with القَومِthe company أَشجانُsorrows
في قَلبِهِ مِن فِراقِ القَومِ أَشجانُ
And convey to them greetings from a brother of sorrow,
In whose heart lie sorrows from parting with the company.
Sol 6.1