للتلاقيfor reunion بعدafter الفراقseparation سرورjoy
للتلاقي بعد الفراق سرور
كسرورlike the joy of المفيقone regaining consciousness حانتwas due وفاتهhis death
كسرور المفيق حانت وفاته
There is joy in reunion after separation,
The joy of reunion after parting
There is joy in meeting after separation,
like the joy of one regaining consciousness when death was at hand.
Is like the delight of one waking from sleep.
Like the joy of one briefly reviving just as his death arrives;
فرحةٌa joy تبهجdelights النفوسthe souls وتحييand revives
فرحةٌ تبهج النفوس وتحيي
منone who دناdrew near منهto him بالفراقthrough separation مماتهhis death
من دنا منه بالفراق مماته
A joy that delights souls and revives
It brings gladness to the soul and gives life
A delight that gladdens souls and breathes life into
one whose death drew near through separation.
To one brought near death by separation.
One whose demise had drawn near through separation.
ربماsometimes قدmay تكونbe داهيةa calamity الموdeath (first part)
ربما قد تكون داهية المو
تcompletion of 'death' وتؤديand bring بأهلهلupon its people (unclear ending) هجماتهits assaults
ت وتؤدي بأهلهل هجماته
Sometimes it may be the calamity of death,
Perhaps fickle fortune
Yet it may well be the calamity of death,
and its assaults bring ruin upon its people [wording unclear].
May attack people with its blows.
Whose sudden onslaughts bring ruin upon its people.
كمhow often رأيناwe have seen منsomeone who غبunclear as written فيin الماءthe water عطشاthirsty (first part)
كم رأينا من غب في الماء عطشا
نcompletion of 'thirsty' فرازso tested الحمامdeath وهوthough it is حياتهhis life
ن فراز الحمام وهو حياته
How often we have seen someone [unclear verb] in the water, thirsty,
How many a thirsty one have we seen
How often have we seen a man gulping water in desperate thirst,
then experience death, though the water was his life.
In water, yet wasting away his life!
Only to meet his doom in what was meant to be his life.
Sol 6.1