سلاhe found solace أيَّwhat سلوانيmy consolation (as written) أرَىI see مَصْرَعَthe death of ابْنِهِhis son
سلا أيَّ سلواني أرَى مَصْرَعَ ابْنِهِ
وطالَand grew long لفقدover the loss of المالِwealth طولُthe duration of نياحهِhis lamentation
وطالَ لفقد المالِ طولُ نياحهِ
I see him consoled at his son's death—what consolation!
Ask me any solace, I see the death of his son
Yet long was his lamentation over the loss of wealth.
And the longing for the loss of money made his wailing longer
كذاكlikewise حَمَامُpigeons البُرْجِthe tower يُذْبَحُis slaughtered فَرْخُهُits chick
كذاك حَمَامُ البُرْجِ يُذْبَحُ فَرْخُهُ
فيسلوso it finds solace ويأسَىand it grieves عندَat قصّclipping جناحِهِits wing
فيسلو ويأسَى عندَ قصّ جناحِهِ
Likewise, the tower's pigeon has its chick slaughtered:
Thus is the pigeon of the tower, its chick is slaughtered
It finds solace, yet grieves when its wing is clipped.
It mourns and grieves when its wing is clipped
Sol 6.1