أغرىdrove; impelled سراةَthe nobles of الحيّthe clan بالإطراقِto bowing their heads
أغرى سراةَ الحيّ بالإطراقِ
نَبَأًtidings أصمَّdeafened مسامعَthe ears of الآفاقِthe horizons
نَبَأً أصمَّ مسامعَ الآفاقِ
The clan's nobles were driven to bow their heads
He allured the travelers with his radiance,
by tidings that deafened the ears of the horizons.
News that deafened the horizons' hearing.
أمسىgrew by evening بهthrough it ليلُthe night of الحوادثcalamities داجياًpitch-dark
أمسى به ليلُ الحوادث داجياً
والصبحُand dawn أصبحbecame كاسفَdimmed in الإشراقِradiance
والصبحُ أصبح كاسفَ الإشراقِ
Through them, the night of calamities grew pitch-dark,
The night of events became dark through him,
and morning dawned with its radiance dimmed.
And the dawn ceased its illumination.
فُجعwas bereaved الجميعeveryone بواحدٍof one man جمعتwere gathered لهfor him
فُجع الجميع بواحدٍ جمعت له
شتَّىdiverse kinds of العُلاeminence ومكارمand noble qualities of الأخلاقِcharacter
شتَّى العُلا ومكارم الأخلاقِ
All were bereaved of one in whom were gathered
Everyone grieved for the one who gathered
every kind of eminence and the noblest virtues.
The heights of glory and ethics.
هبواrise up لحكمِكُمُto your judgment الرصينsound; steadfast فإِنّهfor it
هبوا لحكمِكُمُ الرصين فإِنّه
صرفa stroke of القضاءfate فماso there is no لهagainst it منany واقِprotector
صرف القضاء فما له من واقِ
Rally to your sound judgment, for this is
Make haste to your solid judgment, for it
fate's stroke, with none to ward it off.
Turns fate - nothing can stop it.
نقشengraved الزمانtime بصرفهthrough its vicissitudes فيon صفحةa page
نقش الزمان بصرفه في صفحة
كلُّevery اجتماعgathering مؤذنٌheralding بفراقِa parting
كلُّ اجتماع مؤذنٌ بفراقِ
Time engraved, through its vicissitudes, upon a page:
Time etched in its pages
'Every gathering heralds a parting.'
Each gathering warns of parting.
ماذاwhat ترجيdo you hope for منfrom زمانكyour time بعدماnow that
ماذا ترجي من زمانك بعدما
عَلِقَfastened الفناءُannihilation بأنفسupon the most precious الأعلاَقِtreasures
عَلِقَ الفناءُ بأنفس الأعلاَقِ
What do you hope for from your time, now that
What do you hope for from your time
annihilation has fastened upon the most precious treasures?
After attachment to mortality?
منthe one whom تحسدُenvies السّبعُthe seven heavens الطباقُlayered علاءهُhis loftiness
من تحسدُ السّبعُ الطباقُ علاءهُ
عَالَوْاthey heaped up عليهover him منof الثَّرىearth بطباقِin layers
عَالَوْا عليه من الثَّرى بطباقِ
He whose loftiness the seven layered heavens envied—
He envied the layers of graves over him,
they heaped layers of earth over him.
They climbed over him with layers of soil.
إنّindeed المناياdeaths للبراياfor created beings غايةa finish line
إنّ المنايا للبرايا غاية
سبقhe outstripped الكرامthe noble لخصهاhe epitomized it بسباقِby racing ahead
سبق الكرام لخصها بسباقِ
Death is a finish line for all creatures;
Death is the goal of all creation,
he outstripped the noble, epitomizing it by racing ahead.
The generous raced to meet it.
لمّاwhen حسبناwe thought أَنْthat تُحَوَّلَbe turned aside أَبْؤُساًhardships
لمّا حسبنا أَنْ تُحَوَّلَ أَبْؤُساً
كشفتbared عوانthe seasoned battle of حروبهاits wars عنfrom; exposing ساقِa shin
كشفت عوان حروبها عن ساقِ
When we thought hardships would be turned aside,
When we thought hardship would turn to joy,
the seasoned battle among its wars bared its shin.
The troops of war bared their arms.
ماnot كانhe was إلاexcept; only البدرَthe full moon طالَgrew long سِرارُهُits concealment
ما كان إلا البدرَ طالَ سِرارُهُ
حتىuntil رمتهُstruck it يدُthe hand of الردىdeath بمحَاقِwith total lunar darkening
حتى رمتهُ يدُ الردى بمحَاقِ
He was nothing but a full moon whose concealment grew long,
It was nothing but the full moon whose brightness lasted
until death's hand struck it with total darkening.
Until the hand of fate pelted it with meteors.
أَنفَhe disdained المُقامَdwelling معwith الفناءtransience نزاهةًout of purity
أَنفَ المُقامَ مع الفناء نزاهةً
فنوىso he resolved الرحيلَdeparture إلىto مَقامan abode باقِeverlasting
فنوى الرحيلَ إلى مَقام باقِ
In his purity, he disdained dwelling with transience,
He scorned remaining with mortality,
so he resolved to depart for an everlasting abode.
And set out to the eternal abode.
عدِمَhe lacked الموافقa congenial companion فيin مرافقةkeeping company with الدناworldly realms
عدِمَ الموافق في مرافقة الدنا
فنضىso he wore thin الركابthe riding camels إلىtoward الرفيقthe Companion الباقيeverlasting
فنضى الركاب إلى الرفيق الباقي
He found no congenial companion in this world's company,
The fleeting ones lacked accompaniment,
so he wore his riding camels thin, bound for the everlasting Companion.
So the riders embarked to the Everlasting Companion.
أسفاًalas علىfor ذاكthat الجلالِmajesty تقلَّصَتshrank back
أسفاً على ذاك الجلالِ تقلَّصَت
أفياؤهits shades وعهدْنَand were once known as خيرَthe finest رواقِcanopy
أفياؤه وعهدْنَ خيرَ رواقِ
Alas for that majesty! Withdrawn are
For that majesty, shoulders slumped in sorrow,
its shades, once known as the finest canopy.
And we lost the best of rafters.
ياO آمريyou who command me بالصبرto be patient عيلَwas exhausted تَصَبُّريmy effort at patience
يا آمري بالصبر عيلَ تَصَبُّري
دعْنيleave me فدَتْكَmay they ransom you لواعجُthe burning pangs of الأشواقِlonging
دعْني فدَتْكَ لواعجُ الأشواقِ
You who bid me be patient, my forbearance is exhausted;
O you who commanded patience - your patience is gone -
leave me—may the burning pangs of longing ransom you.
Let my tears speak of burning passions!
وذَرand leave اليراعَthe reed pen تشيto embroider بدمعwith the tears of مدادِهاits ink
وذَر اليراعَ تشي بدمع مدادِها
وشيَthe embroidery of القريضpoetry يروقdelights فيon الأوراقِthe pages
وشيَ القريض يروق في الأوراقِ
And let the reed pen embroider, with the tears of its ink,
Leave the pens to lament in their ink,
the brocade of poetry that delights upon the pages.
And let elegy soothe on pages.
واO حسرتاmy sorrow للعلمfor learning أقفرbecame deserted ربعُهits dwelling
وا حسرتا للعلم أقفر ربعُه
والعدلُand justice جُرِّدَwas stripped of أجملthe fairest الأطواقِnecklaces
والعدلُ جُرِّدَ أجمل الأطواقِ
Alas for learning, whose dwelling lies deserted,
Woe to knowledge whose land lies barren,
and justice, stripped of its fairest necklaces.
Justice is stripped of its cloak.
ركدتfell still رياحthe winds of المعلواتlofty achievements لفقدهاat their loss
ركدت رياح المعلوات لفقدها
كسَدَتْlost demand بهbecause of it الآدابletters; learning بعدafter نَفاقِflourishing demand
كسَدَتْ به الآداب بعد نَفاقِ
The winds of lofty achievement fell still at their loss;
The winds of virtues calmed in his absence -
letters lost their currency through it, after flourishing.
Refinement waned after sincerity.
كمhow many منof غوامضَobscure matters قدindeed صَدّعْتَyou laid bare بفهمهاby understanding them
كم من غوامضَ قد صَدّعْتَ بفهمها
خَفِيَتْwere hidden مداركُهاtheir avenues of comprehension علىfrom الحذّاقِthe experts
خَفِيَتْ مداركُها على الحذّاقِ
How many obscure matters you laid bare by understanding them,
How many ambiguities your understanding unraveled -
whose avenues of comprehension eluded the experts!
Minds were baffled though experts tried their best.
كمhow many قاعدٍa sitting man فيin البيدthe deserts بعدafter قعودهhis sitting down
كم قاعدٍ في البيد بعد قعوده
قعدتfailed; held back بهhim الآمالhopes دونshort of لحاقِcatching up
قعدت به الآمال دون لحاقِ
How many a man sits in the wastes after halting,
How many principles in the wilderness after he sat
his hopes having failed him, short of catching up!
Hopes squatted, failing to reach him.
لمنfor whom الركائبthe riding camels بعدafter بعدكyour departure تُنتضىare urged forth
لمن الركائب بعد بعدك تُنتضى
ماwhat lies بينbetween شامٍSyria ترتميthey hurtle وعراقِand Iraq
ما بين شامٍ ترتمي وعراقِ
For whom, after your departure, are the riding camels urged forth,
To whom shall we look when mounts travel
racing between Syria and Iraq?
Between a Levant that fades and Iraq?
تفليscour الفلاthe wilderness بمناسمwith hoofpads مغلولةfettered
تفلي الفلا بمناسم مغلولة
تسمmark الحصىthe pebbles بنجيعهاwith their fresh blood الرقراقِglistening
تسم الحصى بنجيعها الرقراقِ
They scour the wilderness with fettered hoofpads,
Blossoms wilt with fettered stems,
marking the pebbles with their glistening blood.
Pebbles trill their song of sorrow.
كانتthey used to إذاwhenever اشْتَكَتِcomplain of الوجىsore feet وتوقفتand stop
كانت إذا اشْتَكَتِ الوجى وتوقفت
يهفوwafts نسيمthe breeze of ثنائكyour praise الخفاقِfluttering
يهفو نسيم ثنائك الخفاقِ
Whenever they complained of sore feet and stopped,
When griefs complained and halted,
the fluttering breeze of your praise would stir.
The breeze of your praise would breathe life.
فإذاand when تنسمتِthey scented الثناءَthe praise أمامهاahead of them
فإذا تنسمتِ الثناءَ أمامها
مدّتstretched لهاtoward it الأعناقthe necks فيin الإعناقِswift travel
مدّت لها الأعناق في الإعناقِ
And when they scented the praise ahead of them,
When praise was inhaled before them,
they stretched their necks toward it, speeding onward.
Necks would crane in intimacy.
ياO مُزْجيَdriver of البُدنthe stout camels القلاصthe young she-camels خوافقاًbounding along
يا مُزْجيَ البُدن القلاص خوافقاً
رفقاًgently بهاwith them فالسعيُfor the striving فيin إخفاقِfailure
رفقاً بها فالسعيُ في إخفاقِ
O driver of stout young she-camels, bounding along,
O you who gently mixed bodies in harmony -
be gentle with them: this striving ends in failure.
Tread gently, for striving leads to failure!
ماتdied الذيthe one who ورثinherited العلاeminence عنfrom معشرa people
مات الذي ورث العلا عن معشر
ورثواthey inherited تراثthe legacy of المجدglory باستحقاقِby right
ورثوا تراث المجد باستحقاقِ
He has died, who inherited eminence from a people
The heir of glory from a people who inherited
who inherited glory's legacy by right.
The legacy of honor deservedly perished.
رُفعتwere raised لهمfor them راياتُthe banners of كلevery جلالةmajesty
رُفعت لهم راياتُ كل جلالة
فتميَّزواso they distinguished themselves فيin حلبةthe racecourse of السُّبَّاقِthe front-runners
فتميَّزوا في حلبة السُّبَّاقِ
The banners of every majesty were raised for them,
For them, banners of majesty were raised,
and they distinguished themselves in the racecourse of the front-runners.
They shone in the field of racers.
عَلَمُthe standard of الهداةthe guides وقطبand the pivot of أعلامthe leading lights of النهىreason
عَلَمُ الهداة وقطب أعلام النهى
حَرَمُthe sanctuary of العفاةseekers of bounty المجتنىfrom which are gathered الأرزاقِprovisions
حَرَمُ العفاة المجتنى الأرزاقِ
The guides' standard, the pivot of reason's leading lights,
Beacon of guidance, pillar of abstinence,
the sanctuary of those seeking bounty, where provisions were gathered.
Sanctum of the chaste, sought of provisions.
رقّتwere gentle سجاياهhis qualities وراقتand were lovely مجتلّىto behold
رقّت سجاياه وراقت مجتلّى
كالشمسlike the sun فيin بعدremoteness وفيand in إشراقِradiance
كالشمس في بعد وفي إشراقِ
His qualities were gentle and lovely to behold,
His nature was gentle, his assembly serene -
like the sun in remoteness and radiance;
Like the sun in its distance and rising,
كالزَهرlike flowers فيin لألائهhis gleam والبدرand the full moon فيin
كالزَهر في لألائه والبدر في
عليائهhis loftiness والزُّهرand the bright stars فيin الإِبْراقِflashing brilliance
عليائه والزُّهر في الإِبْراقِ
like flowers in his gleam, and the full moon in
Like a blossom in its beauty, the full moon in
his loftiness, and the bright stars in brilliance.
Its loftiness, flowers in bloom.
مهماwhenever مدحتُI praised سواهُanyone besides him قَيَّدَrestricted وصفَهhis description
مهما مدحتُ سواهُ قَيَّدَ وصفَه
وصفاتهِand his qualities حمدٌpraise علىin الإطلاقِunqualified terms
وصفاتهِ حمدٌ على الإطلاقِ
Whenever I praise another, his description is bounded;
However much I praise another, his traits
while this man's qualities merit praise without limit.
Confined it - praise of him is absolute.
ياO وارثاًheir to نسبthe lineage of النبوةprophethood جامعاًall-encompassing
يا وارثاً نسب النبوة جامعاً
فيin العلمknowledge والأخلاقand character والأعراقِand ancestry
في العلم والأخلاق والأعراقِ
O heir to prophetic lineage, all-encompassing
O heir of the Prophet's lineage, combining
in knowledge, character, and ancestry!
Knowledge, morals, and pedigrees.
ياO ابنson of الرسولthe Messenger وإنّهاand indeed it لوسيلةis surely a means
يا ابن الرسول وإنّها لوسيلة
يرقىascends بهاby it أوجَthe summit of المصاعدthe paths of ascent راقيone who climbs
يرقى بها أوجَ المصاعد راقي
O son of the Messenger! That is indeed a means
O son of the Messenger - it is a means
by which a climber scales the peak of all ascents.
To ascend to the highest place, O exalter!
وردcame الكتابthe Book بفضلكمwith your excellence وكمالكمand your perfection
ورد الكتاب بفضلكم وكمالكم
فكفىso sufficient is ثناءthe praise of الواحدthe One الخلاّقِthe Creator
فكفى ثناء الواحد الخلاّقِ
The Book came proclaiming your excellence and perfection;
The Book's grapes flourished by your merit
the praise of the One, the Creator, is enough.
God's praise suffices as your eulogy.
مولايmy lord إنّيindeed I فيin عُلاكyour eminence مقصِّرfalling short
مولاي إنّي في عُلاك مقصِّر
قدindeed ضاقwas too narrow عنfor حصرencompassing النجومthe stars نطاقيmy compass
قد ضاق عن حصر النجوم نطاقي
My lord, I fall short in speaking of your eminence;
My master - I fell short in praising your merits,
my compass is too narrow to encompass the stars.
The range of stars cannot bound them.
ومنand who الذيis the one who يحصيenumerates مناقبَthe merits of مجدكمyour glory
ومن الذي يحصي مناقبَ مجدكم
عدُّcounting الحصىthe pebbles والرملand sand غيرnot مُطاقِbearable
عدُّ الحصى والرمل غير مُطاقِ
Who could enumerate the merits of your glory?
And who can enumerate your glorious qualities?
Counting pebbles and sand is beyond endurance.
Counting pebbles and sand is inadequate.
يهنيmay gladden قبوراًgraves زرتهاyou visited them فلقدfor indeed ثوتْlay; dwelt
يهني قبوراً زرتها فلقد ثوتْ
مناof ours مصونَwhat is cherished جوانحٍhearts وحِداقِand eyes
منا مصونَ جوانحٍ وحِداقِ
Happy are the graves you visited, for there lay
It grieved the graves I visited - in them
what we guarded within our hearts and eyes.
A protected soul from our side lies.
خطwrote الردىdeath منهاfrom them سطوراًlines نصهاtheir wording
خط الردى منها سطوراً نصها
لاno بدّescape أنكthat you للفَناءwith annihilation مُلاقِare bound to meet
لا بدّ أنك للفَناء مُلاقِ
Death traced from them lines whose wording was:
Fate inscribed lines on them which state:
'You must surely meet annihilation.'
“You must meet mortality”.
ولحقتand you joined ترجمةthe heading of الكتابthe book وصدرَهand its opening
ولحقت ترجمة الكتاب وصدرَه
وفوائدand the lessons of المكتوبthe written text فيin الإلحاقِthe appendix
وفوائد المكتوب في الإلحاقِ
And you joined the book's heading and its opening,
The book's translation and its crux disappeared
and the written wisdom in the appendix.
Among beneficial writings in the appendices.
كمhow many منof سَراةٍnobles فيin القبورthe graves كأنهمas though they
كم من سَراةٍ في القبور كأنهم
فيin بطنهاtheir depths دُرٌّpearls ثوىrested بحقاقِin caskets
في بطنها دُرٌّ ثوى بحقاقِ
How many nobles lie in graves, as though they were
How many elite rest in their graves as if
pearls resting in caskets within their depths!
Pearls lying safely in their depths!
قلsay للسحابto the clouds اسحبtrail ذيولكyour skirts نحوهtoward him
قل للسحاب اسحب ذيولك نحوه
والعبْand play بصارمwith the sword of برقكyour lightning الخفَّاقِflashing
والعبْ بصارم برقك الخفَّاقِ
Tell the clouds: 'Trail your skirts toward him,
Tell the clouds: trail your hems toward him
and play with the flashing sword of your lightning.'
And play with your flashing bolts.
أودىperished الذيhe whose غيثthe rain for العبادthe people بكفهin his palm
أودى الذي غيث العباد بكفه
يُزريputs to shame بواكفthe streaming downpour of غيثكyour rain الغيداقِabundant
يُزري بواكف غيثك الغيداقِ
Gone is he whose hand's rain for the people
He who rain down on people with his palm departed -
put the streaming downpour of your abundant rain to shame.
Sprinkle his resting abode with your dripping rain.
إنif كانwas صوتكyour voice بالمياهwith the waters فدرُّهاthen their flow
إن كان صوتك بالمياه فدرُّها
دَرٌّan outpouring يُروْضtames ماwherever حلsettled الإملاقِdestitution
دَرٌّ يُروْض ما حل الإملاقِ
If your voice comes with the waters, then their flow
If your voice is in the waters - pour them,
is an outpouring that tames poverty wherever it settles.
A downpour to wet the thirsty ground.
بشرٌpeople كثيرmany قدindeed نُعواwere mourned as dead لمَّاwhen نُعِيthe death was announced
بشرٌ كثير قد نُعوا لمَّا نُعِي
قاضيّthe judge of القضاةjudges وغابand he vanished فيbeneath الأطباقِthe layers
قاضيّ القضاة وغاب في الأطباقِ
Many people were mourned when the death was announced
Many were grieved when the Judge of Judges
of the chief judge, who vanished beneath the layers of earth.
Died and vanished into the earth.
ألبستهمyou clothed them ثوبthe robe of الكرامةdignity ضافياًample
ألبستهم ثوب الكرامة ضافياً
وأرحتَand you relieved منfrom كدِّtoil ومنand from إرهاقِexhaustion
وأرحتَ من كدِّ ومن إرهاقِ
You clothed them in an ample robe of dignity,
You clothed them in the garment of dignity, relieving
and gave them relief from toil and exhaustion.
Their struggle and strain.
يتفيّأونthey seek shade in ظلالَthe shadows of جاهكyour standing كلماwhenever
يتفيّأون ظلالَ جاهك كلما
لفحتscorched سَمومthe scorching wind of الخطبcalamity بالإحراقِwith burning
لفحت سَموم الخطب بالإحراقِ
They sought shelter in the shade of your standing whenever
They enjoy the shade of your glory whenever
the scorching wind of calamity seared them.
The heat of misfortunes flare up.
عدمواthey lost المرافقthe companion فيin فراقكparting from you وانطوىand was folded up
عدموا المرافق في فراقك وانطوى
عنهمfrom them بساطthe carpet of الرفقgentleness والإرفاقِand assistance
عنهم بساط الرفق والإرفاقِ
They lost their companion at your parting, and folded up
When you parted, companions lost direction -
from them was the carpet of kindness and aid.
The carpet of sympathy and care folded.
رفعواthey lifted سريركyour bier خافضينlowering رؤوسَهمtheir heads
رفعوا سريرك خافضين رؤوسَهم
ماnot one منهُمُamong them إلاexcept حليفa companion of سياقِdeath throes
ما منهُمُ إلا حليف سياقِ
They lifted your bier with bowed heads,
They lifted your bier, heads bowed down -
each of them gripped by the throes of death.
Each a friend of fate's decree.
لكنْyet مصيرُكyour passage للنعيمto bliss مخلّداًdwelling forever
لكنْ مصيرُك للنعيم مخلّداً
كانwas الذيwhat أبقىpreserved علىon; upon الأَرْماقِthe last breaths of life
كان الذي أبقى على الأَرْماقِ
Yet your passage into bliss, to dwell there forever,
Yet your destiny is eternal bliss
was what spared their last breaths of life.
That preserved bodies from decay.
ومنand among العجائبthe wonders أنthat يُرىis seen بحرُthe sea of الندىgenerosity
ومن العجائب أن يُرى بحرُ الندى
طودُthe mountain of الهدىguidance يسريtravels علىon الأعناقِnecks
طودُ الهدى يسري على الأعناقِ
Among the wonders is that the sea of generosity should be seen,
Strange that the sea of generosity,
the mountain of guidance, traveling upon necks.
The mountain of guidance flowed over necks!
إنif يحملوكthey carry you علىon الكواهلshoulders طالماhow often
إن يحملوك على الكواهل طالما
قدindeed كنتyou were محمولاًcarried علىon الأحداقِthe eyes
قد كنت محمولاً على الأحداقِ
If they carry you upon their shoulders, how often
If they carry you on shoulders - for long
you had been carried upon their eyes!
You were carried in hearts.
أوor يرفعوكthey raise you علىon العواتقshoulder tops طالماhow often
أو يرفعوك على العواتق طالما
رُفِّعْتَyou were raised high ظهرatop منابرpulpits وعِتاقِand noble steeds
رُفِّعْتَ ظهر منابر وعِتاقِ
Or if they lift you upon their shoulder tops, how often
Or lift you on platforms - for long
you were raised high atop pulpits and noble steeds!
You were raised on pulpits and litters.
ولئنand though رحلتyou departed إلىto الجنانParadise فإنناyet we indeed
ولئن رحلت إلى الجنان فإننا
نصلىwe burn بنارin the fire of الوجدgrief والأشواقِand longing
نصلى بنار الوجد والأشواقِ
Though you have departed for Paradise, we
Though you traveled to Paradise, we pray
burn in the fire of grief and longing.
With burning passion and yearning.
لوif كنتyou were تشهدwitnessing حزنَthe sorrow of منthe one whom خلّفتهyou left him behind
لو كنت تشهد حزنَ من خلّفته
لثنىwould surely turn back عِنانكyour reins كثرةthe abundance of الإشفاقِcompassion
لثنى عِنانك كثرة الإشفاقِ
If you could witness the sorrow of the one you left behind,
If you witnessed the sorrow of those left behind
the abundance of your compassion would turn back your reins.
You would rein in your departure, so compassionate!
إنwhen جَنَّgrew dark ليلa night جُنَّhe was driven mad منfrom فرطexcess of الأسىgrief
إن جَنَّ ليل جُنَّ من فرط الأسى
وسوىand apart from كلامكyour words ماnot لهfor him منany راقِhealer by incantation
وسوى كلامك ما له من راقِ
When night darkens, he is driven mad by overwhelming grief,
If the night of sorrow darkens,
and apart from your words, he has no healer.
May your words light it, so eloquent!
فابعثso send خيالكyour apparition فيinto الكرىsleep يُبعثْmay be revived بهthrough it
فابعث خيالك في الكرى يُبعثْ به
ميْتُdead السّرورjoy لثاكلٍfor a bereaved man مشتاقِyearning
ميْتُ السّرور لثاكلٍ مشتاقِ
So send your apparition into sleep, that through it may be revived
Send your specter in visions to revive
the dead joy of a bereaved man who yearns.
The dead joy of one who longs.
أغليتَyou made costly ياO رُزْءُcalamity التصبُّرَforbearance مثلماjust as
أغليتَ يا رُزْءُ التصبُّرَ مثلما
أَرْخصْتَyou cheapened دُرَّthe pearls of الدمعِtears فيin الآماقِthe corners of the eyes
أَرْخصْتَ دُرَّ الدمعِ في الآماقِ
You have made forbearance costly, O calamity, just as
You made patience costly, just as
you made the pearls of tears cheap in the corners of the eyes.
You made tears cheap in depths.
إنif يخلُفِfails الأرضَthe earth الغمامُthe clouds فإِنّنيthen I indeed
إن يخلُفِ الأرضَ الغمامُ فإِنّني
أَسقيI water الضريحَthe tomb بدمعيَwith my tears المُهَراقِpoured out
أَسقي الضريحَ بدمعيَ المُهَراقِ
If the clouds fail the earth, I shall
If clouds leave the land, I will water
water the tomb with my poured-out tears.
Your tomb with my pouring tears.
Sol 6.1