ماتdied الثلاثةُthe three لماwhen ماتَdied مُطلبُMuttalib
مات الثلاثةُ لما ماتَ مُطلبُ
ماتdied الحياءُmodesty وماتَand died الرعبُterror والرهَبُand awe
مات الحياءُ وماتَ الرعبُ والرهَبُ
The three died when Muttalib died;
When Muttalib passed away, modesty died
Modesty died, and terror and awe died.
Fear and awe perished too.
للّهِto God (exclamatory) أربعةٌfour قدindeed ضمهُمenfolded them كَفَنٌa shroud
للّهِ أربعةٌ قد ضمهُم كَفَنٌ
أضحىhas come to be يُعزّىoffered condolences بهfor him الاسلامُIslam والعَرَبُand the Arabs
أضحى يُعزّى به الاسلامُ والعَرَبُ
By God, a single shroud has enfolded four;
For Allah, four were shrouded in one funeral cloth-
Islam and the Arabs are now offered condolences for him.
Now Islam and the Arabs mourn them.
ياO يومَday مُطّلِبٍof Muttalib أبكيتَyou made weep أعيُنِناour eyes
يا يومَ مُطّلِبٍ أبكيتَ أعيُنِنا
بعدَafter الدموعthe tears دَماًblood ماas long as دامَتendured الحقَبُthe ages
بعدَ الدموع دَماً ما دامَت الحقَبُ
O day of Muttalib, you made our eyes weep
O day of Muttalib, you made our eyes weep,
blood after tears, for as long as the ages endure.
Then bleed, for as long as eras continue.
فاذهبso depart ذهابَthe departure of غواديmorning clouds المزنِthe rainclouds ماas long as سَفَحَتthey poured
فاذهب ذهابَ غوادي المزنِ ما سَفَحَت
صَوباًrain علىupon الأرضthe earth أوماor as long as اخضرَّتgrew green العُشُبُthe grasses
صَوباً على الأرض أوما اخضرَّت العُشُبُ
So depart as morning rainclouds depart, as long as they pour
So pass away like the floods of rain-fed valleys that poured
rain upon the earth, or as long as the grasses grow green.
Onto the earth before the grass turned green.
Sol 6.1