هَذاthis عَزيزُthe beloved of بَنيthe sons of الجَلادِal-Jallad قَدindeed فَتَكَتstruck down
هَذا عَزيزُ بَني الجَلادِ قَد فَتَكَت
بِهِupon him المَناياdeath بِيَومٍon a day غَيرِnot مَحسوبِforeseen
بِهِ المَنايا بِيَومٍ غَيرِ مَحسوبِ
This beloved of Banu al-Jallad has been struck down
by death on an unforeseen day.
عَنat the age of أَربَعٍfour وَثَلاثينَand thirty اِنقَضَتended أَسَفاًalas
عَن أَربَعٍ وَثَلاثينَ اِنقَضَت أَسَفاً
أَيامَهُhis days لَمdid not يَفُزgain مِنهاfrom them بِمَرغوبِanything desired
أَيامَهُ لَم يَفُز مِنها بِمَرغوبِ
At thirty-four, alas, they came to an end—
his days, from which he had gained nothing he desired.
وَغادرَand he left الأَهلَthe family بَعدafter العُرسِthe wedding نائِحُهُmourning him
وَغادرَ الأَهلَ بَعد العُرسِ نائِحُهُ
لِفَجعةٍbecause of a calamity قلَّfell short فيهاin it صَبرُthe patience of أَيُّوبِJob
لِفَجعةٍ قلَّ فيها صَبرُ أَيُّوبِ
And after the wedding he left his family mourning him,
at a calamity before which even Job's patience would falter.
وقدand indeed شَجاhe grieved أَكبُداًhearts (literally, livers) أَرِّخrecord the date بِحُرقَتِهاby their burning
وقد شَجا أَكبُداً أَرِّخ بِحُرقَتِها
مِنfrom بَعدِafter يَعقوبَYaqub قاستthey endured حُزنَthe grief of يَعقوبِJacob
مِن بَعدِ يَعقوبَ قاست حُزنَ يَعقوبِ
And he has grieved hearts—mark the date by their burning:
After Yaqub, they endured the grief of Jacob.
Sol 6.1