عزاءًtake comfort وأنتَand you عَزَاءُthe solace الجَمِيعِof all
عزاءً وأنتَ عَزَاءُ الجَمِيعِ
ومنand who ذاis there سِواكَbesides you لِجَبْرِto mend الصُّدوعِthe rifts
ومن ذا سِواكَ لِجَبْرِ الصُّدوعِ
Take comfort—you who are the solace of all.
And who but you can mend the rifts?
ومَنْand who ذاis there سواكbesides you لرُزْءٍfor a loss جليلٍgrievous
ومَنْ ذا سواك لرُزْءٍ جليلٍ
تُسَلِّيهِyou assuage it أوor لمقامٍfor an ordeal فَظيعِdreadful
تُسَلِّيهِ أو لمقامٍ فَظيعِ
And who but you can face a grievous loss,
assuage it, or confront a dreadful ordeal?
ولولاكَand were it not for you مَاnot كانَwould be بالمستَطاعِwithin one's power
ولولاكَ مَا كانَ بالمستَطاعِ
جَوىًanguish مَاthere is not لأدناهُfor its slightest part منany مُسْتَطِيعِone able to endure
جَوىً مَا لأدناهُ من مُسْتَطِيعِ
But for you, none could have endured
an anguish whose slightest pang no one can bear.
لَهَبَّwould have risen العويلُwailing هبوبَthe blowing الرِّياحِof winds
لَهَبَّ العويلُ هبوبَ الرِّياحِ
فَعفَّىthen effaced السُّلُوَّsolace عَفاءَthe effacement الرُّبوعِof dwellings
فَعفَّى السُّلُوَّ عَفاءَ الرُّبوعِ
Wailing would have risen like the winds,
wiping out solace as dwellings are effaced;
وفُلَّتْand were blunted ظُبىthe edges كُلِّof every عَضْبٍkeen sword صقيلٍpolished
وفُلَّتْ ظُبى كُلِّ عَضْبٍ صقيلٍ
وَهُبَّتْand were torn down ذُرىthe crests كلِّof every سُورٍwall مَنيعِimpregnable
وَهُبَّتْ ذُرى كلِّ سُورٍ مَنيعِ
the edges of every keen, polished sword would have been blunted,
and the crests of every impregnable wall torn down;
وأقبَلَتِand came الخيلُthe horses منfrom كلِّevery أوْبٍquarter
وأقبَلَتِ الخيلُ من كلِّ أوْبٍ
تَجُرُّdragging أعِنَّةَthe reins ذُلِّabasement الخضوعِsubmission
تَجُرُّ أعِنَّةَ ذُلِّ الخضوعِ
and the horses would have come from every quarter,
dragging the reins of abject submission,
لِنَجْمٍfor a star تَلألأَshone للآمِلينَfor the hopeful
لِنَجْمٍ تَلألأَ للآمِلينَ
فَغُوِّرَthen was made to set عنَّاfrom us بُعَيْدَsoon after الطُلوعِrising
فَغُوِّرَ عنَّا بُعَيْدَ الطُلوعِ
for a star that shone for those who hoped,
then was made to set beyond our sight soon after rising;
وغيْمٍand a cloud تَدَفَّقَpoured forth لِلرَّاغِبينَfor those who yearned
وغيْمٍ تَدَفَّقَ لِلرَّاغِبينَ
فأقشَعَthen dispersed عندَat أوانِthe time الهُمُوعِof downpour
فأقشَعَ عندَ أوانِ الهُمُوعِ
and a cloud that poured forth for those who yearned,
then dispersed when the time for downpour came.
فياso O صَدْرُbreast هاتِgive forth زفيرَthe sighing الضُّلوعِof the ribs
فيا صَدْرُ هاتِ زفيرَ الضُّلوعِ
وياand O عَيْنُeye هاتيgive forth غَزيرَabundant الدُّموعِtears
ويا عَيْنُ هاتي غَزيرَ الدُّموعِ
So, O breast, give forth the ribs' deep sighs,
and, O eye, give forth abundant tears,
لأُسْعِدَthat I may join in mourning فيهِfor him بُكاءَthe weeping السماءِof the heavens
لأُسْعِدَ فيهِ بُكاءَ السماءِ
بِذَوْبِwith the molten flow الهجيرِof noonday heat وَصوبِand the downpour الرَّبيعِof spring
بِذَوْبِ الهجيرِ وَصوبِ الرَّبيعِ
that I may join the heavens' weeping for him,
with noon's molten heat and spring's downpour,
كَصَوْبِlike the sweep خوافِقِهِhis fluttering banners فِيin الحَبيكِthe woven sky
كَصَوْبِ خوافِقِهِ فِي الحَبيكِ
وصَوتِand the sound مَغافِرِهِhis mail helmets فِيamong الدُّروعِcoats of mail
وصَوتِ مَغافِرِهِ فِي الدُّروعِ
like the sweep of his fluttering banners across the woven sky,
and the sound of his helmets among coats of mail,
وأجنادِهِand of his troops فِيin فضاءِthe expanse الثُّغورِof the frontiers
وأجنادِهِ فِي فضاءِ الثُّغورِ
تَرُوعُterrify الأعادِيَthe enemies مِنْfrom كُلِّevery ريعِheight
تَرُوعُ الأعادِيَ مِنْ كُلِّ ريعِ
and of his troops in the open borderlands,
terrifying enemies from every height,
بسُمْرٍwith brown lances تُفَجِّرُburst open منfrom كُلِّevery صَدْرٍbreast
بسُمْرٍ تُفَجِّرُ من كُلِّ صَدْرٍ
مَقَرَّthe abode النفوسِof souls ودَرَّand the flow النَّجيعِof blood
مَقَرَّ النفوسِ ودَرَّ النَّجيعِ
with brown lances that burst open, in every breast,
the soul's abode and set the blood flowing;
وبِيضٍand bright swords تفيضُpour forth عَلَىupon المُلْحِدِينَthe impious
وبِيضٍ تفيضُ عَلَى المُلْحِدِينَ
بموتٍwith death ذُعافٍswift وسُمٍّand poison نَقيعِpotent
بموتٍ ذُعافٍ وسُمٍّ نَقيعِ
and bright blades that flood the impious
with swift death and potent poison;
وجُرْدٍand sleek steeds يُنَفِّضْنَshake out أعرَافَهُنَّtheir manes
وجُرْدٍ يُنَفِّضْنَ أعرَافَهُنَّ
عَلَىover كُلِّevery مَصْرَعِplace of death غاوٍmisguided man صَريعِstruck down
عَلَى كُلِّ مَصْرَعِ غاوٍ صَريعِ
and sleek steeds that shake out their manes
over each spot where a misguided man lies slain.
فَفُزْso gain يَاO مُظَفَّرُMuzaffar مِمَّنْfrom him who شَجاكَgrieved you
فَفُزْ يَا مُظَفَّرُ مِمَّنْ شَجاكَ
بِأَكْرَمِwith the noblest ذُخْرٍtreasure وأزكىand the purest شَفِيعِintercessor
بِأَكْرَمِ ذُخْرٍ وأزكى شَفِيعِ
So gain, O Muzaffar, from him whose loss has grieved you,
the noblest treasure and purest intercessor.
تُصافِحُهُyou clasp his hand عندَat بابِthe gate الجِنانِof Paradise
تُصافِحُهُ عندَ بابِ الجِنانِ
وتعلُوand you rise بِهِthrough him فِيin المَحَلِّthe abode الرَّفيعِexalted
وتعلُو بِهِ فِي المَحَلِّ الرَّفيعِ
You will clasp his hand at the gate of Paradise,
and through him rise to the exalted abode.
وفيand in ذِمَّةِthe protection اللهِof God أصْلٌa root كريمٌnoble
وفي ذِمَّةِ اللهِ أصْلٌ كريمٌ
يُسكِّنُbrings solace منfor فقدِthe loss of بعضِsome الفُرُوعِbranches
يُسكِّنُ من فقدِ بعضِ الفُرُوعِ
And in God's keeping is a noble root,
which brings solace for the loss of some branches,
بِطْولِthrough length بقاءٍof life يَفيkeeps pace بالزَّمانِwith time
بِطْولِ بقاءٍ يَفي بالزَّمانِ
وصَفْوِand the serenity حياةٍof a life تَفيsuffices بالجَميعِfor all
وصَفْوِ حياةٍ تَفي بالجَميعِ
through a long life that keeps pace with time,
and the serenity of a life that suffices for all.
Sol 6.1