تصبَّرbe patient وَإِنand if لَمnot تَملكِyou possess الصَبرَpatience فَاِجزَعِthen yield to anguish
تصبَّر وَإِن لَم تَملكِ الصَبرَ فَاِجزَعِ
فَماfor how أَغفلheedless الأَقدارthe fates عَنof صَوبِa downpour مَدمعِa weeping eye
فَما أَغفل الأَقدار عَن صَوبِ مَدمعِ
Be patient; and if you cannot command patience, then yield to anguish.
For how heedless the fates are of a weeping eye's downpour!
يَهمُّconcerns اللَياليthe nights ماwhat تَثيرُthey stir up وَقَلَّماand seldom
يَهمُّ اللَيالي ما تَثيرُ وَقَلَّما
تَهمُّconcerns اللَياليthe nights لَوعةَthe anguish المتفجِّعِof the bereaved
تَهمُّ اللَيالي لَوعةَ المتفجِّعِ
What they wreak concerns the nights, and seldom
Does the bereaved one's anguish concern the nights.
تَضيعُperishes لَدَيهاwith them كُلِّevery نَفسٍsoul فَهَلso do تَرىyou think
تَضيعُ لَدَيها كُلِّ نَفسٍ فَهَل تَرى
يَبيتُspends the night لَدَيهاwith them الدَمعُtears غَيرَnot مَضيَّعِwasted
يَبيتُ لَدَيها الدَمعُ غَيرَ مَضيَّعِ
Every soul is lost with them; do you think
Tears pass the night with them without being wasted?
شَجانيَgrieved me إِنَّthat الدَهرَtime لَيسَis not بِراحمٍmerciful
شَجانيَ إِنَّ الدَهرَ لَيسَ بِراحمٍ
وَأَنيَand that I ذُوpossessor of قَلبٍa heart شَديدٍintense in التَوَجُّعِsuffering
وَأَنيَ ذُو قَلبٍ شَديدٍ التَوَجُّعِ
It grieves me that time has no mercy,
And that I have a heart sorely wracked with pain,
وَإِنand that الَّذيthat which أَشكوهُI complain of it لاno لُبَّunderstanding عِندَهُwith it
وَإِن الَّذي أَشكوهُ لا لُبَّ عِندَهُ
يَقلّبُtosses about أَهلpeople of اللُبِّunderstanding فيin كُلِّevery مَصرَعِplace of death
يَقلّبُ أَهل اللُبِّ في كُلِّ مَصرَعِ
And that what I complain of has no understanding,
Yet tosses the wise into every place of death.
فَواso, oh حَرَباًwoe مِنfrom حُكمِهِits rule وَهوَwhile it is جائرٌunjust
فَوا حَرَباً مِن حُكمِهِ وَهوَ جائرٌ
وَصَبريand my patience وَماand not صَبريmy patience لَدَيَّin my keeping بِطيّعِobedient
وَصَبري وَما صَبري لَدَيَّ بِطيّعِ
Alas for its rule, unjust as it is,
And for my patience—my patience will not obey me!
وَليand for me كُلّevery يَومday ماwhat يَروعُterrifies فَكَيفَso how لاnot
وَلي كُلّ يَوم ما يَروعُ فَكَيفَ لا
يَذوبُmelts فُؤاديmy heart لَهفَةًin anguish بَينَbetween أَضلُعيmy ribs
يَذوبُ فُؤادي لَهفَةً بَينَ أَضلُعي
Each day brings me something dreadful; how, then, should not
My heart melt in anguish between my ribs?
نَعىannounced the death of البَدرَthe full moon ناعيهِhis death-herald عَشيةَon an evening فَجعَةٍof calamity
نَعى البَدرَ ناعيهِ عَشيةَ فَجعَةٍ
فَياthen, oh لَهْفَanguish of اَجفانٍeyelids وَياand, oh لَهفَanguish of مَسمَعِan ear
فَيا لَهْفَ اَجفانٍ وَيا لَهفَ مَسمَعِ
The full moon's death was announced by his herald on an evening of calamity;
Oh, the anguish of eyelids, and the anguish of the ear!
وَياand, oh ذوبَmelting of أَكبادٍlivers; hearts تَسيلُflow كآبةًwith sorrow
وَيا ذوبَ أَكبادٍ تَسيلُ كآبةً
عَلىupon جَمرِembers of حُزنٍgrief حَيثُماwherever مسَّit touches يَلذَعِit scorches
عَلى جَمرِ حُزنٍ حَيثُما مسَّ يَلذَعِ
And oh, the melting hearts that flow with sorrow
Over grief's embers, scorching wherever they touch!
تَدارَكَهُovertook him قَبلَbefore التَمامِfullness مَحاقُهُhis waning into darkness
تَدارَكَهُ قَبلَ التَمامِ مَحاقُهُ
مُبادرةًhastening مِنfrom حَيثُwhere لَمnot يَتَوقَّعِhe expected
مُبادرةً مِن حَيثُ لَم يَتَوقَّعِ
His waning overtook him before he reached fullness,
Hastening upon him from where he did not expect.
فَقَطَّعَso it tore apart أَحشاءًentrails وَواصلَand kept flowing أَدمُعَاًtears
فَقَطَّعَ أَحشاءً وَواصلَ أَدمُعَاً
وَضيََّعand ruined مِنof آمالِناour hopes كُلَّevery مَطمَعِaspiration
وَضيََّع مِن آمالِنا كُلَّ مَطمَعِ
It tore entrails apart and kept tears flowing,
And shattered every aspiration in our hopes.
وَساءَand grieved أَباًa father ماas ساءَgrieved قَلباًa heart فَأَصبَحَتso there came to be
وَساءَ أَباً ما ساءَ قَلباً فَأَصبَحَت
لَهُfor him اليَومَtoday فيin الأَكبادِthe livers; hearts لَوعَةَanguish مُوجَعِof one afflicted
لَهُ اليَومَ في الأَكبادِ لَوعَةَ مُوجَعِ
It grieved a father as it grieved a heart; now
For him today, hearts hold the anguish of one afflicted.
وَفارقَand he left أَوجَthe pinnacle of العَزِّhonor وَالمَجدِand glory وَالعُلىand eminence
وَفارقَ أَوجَ العَزِّ وَالمَجدِ وَالعُلى
إِلىto أَوجِa summit of مَجدٍglory مِنهُthan it أَعلىhigher وَأَرفَعِand loftier
إِلى أَوجِ مَجدٍ مِنهُ أَعلى وَأَرفَعِ
He left the pinnacle of honor, glory, and eminence
For a summit of glory higher and loftier still.
أَياO كَنَفَshelter of الرَحمانِthe All-Merciful أَودَعَتyou were entrusted with دُرّةًa pearl
أَيا كَنَفَ الرَحمانِ أَودَعَت دُرّةً
مكرّمةًhonored مِنfrom عِندthe keeping of أَكرَمِthe noblest مودِعِone who entrusts
مكرّمةً مِن عِند أَكرَمِ مودِعِ
O shelter of the All-Merciful, you have been entrusted with a pearl,
An honored one, from the noblest of those who entrust.
وَياand O قَبرُgrave فيكَwithin you اليَومَtoday أَنضرُthe freshest زَهرَةٍflower
وَيا قَبرُ فيكَ اليَومَ أَنضرُ زَهرَةٍ
غَنيتَyou have no need بِهاbecause of it عَنof زَهرِكَyour flowers المتضَوِّعِfragrant
غَنيتَ بِها عَن زَهرِكَ المتضَوِّعِ
O grave, within you today lies the freshest flower;
With it, you have no need of your fragrant flowers.
وَياand O أَيُّهاyou الغُصنُbough الَّذيwhich هَصَّرَbent and crushed الرَدىdeath
وَيا أَيُّها الغُصنُ الَّذي هَصَّرَ الرَدى
مَعاطفَthe curves of قَدٍّa stature مِنهُof it رَيَّانَlush مُمرِعِflourishing
مَعاطفَ قَدٍّ مِنهُ رَيَّانَ مُمرِعِ
And O bough, death has bent and crushed
The curves of your lush, flourishing form.
تَرَكتَyou left مَغانيناour dwellings وَقَدand already بِتَّyou have become مِثلَماjust as
تَرَكتَ مَغانينا وَقَد بِتَّ مِثلَما
دُعيتَyou were called فَريداًFarid; alone ضِمنَwithin صَحراءَa desert بِلقعِbarren
دُعيتَ فَريداً ضِمنَ صَحراءَ بِلقعِ
You left our dwellings, and have come to lie, just as
You were named, Farid—alone—within a barren desert.
فَماso not بَرِحَتْceased فيin كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart كَآبةٌsorrow
فَما بَرِحَتْ في كُلِّ قَلبٍ كَآبةٌ
مِنَfrom الحُزنِgrief تَغشىcovers كُلَّevery وَجهٍface بِبُرقُعِwith a veil
مِنَ الحُزنِ تَغشى كُلَّ وَجهٍ بِبُرقُعِ
Sorrow has never ceased to dwell in every heart,
From grief, covering every face with a veil.
وَطالَتَand lengthened مَناحاتُlamentations of النَوادبِmourning women فيin الحِمىthe precincts
وَطالَتَ مَناحاتُ النَوادبِ في الحِمى
عَلَيكَfor you فَأَشجىand saddened نَوحُهاtheir wailing كُلَّevery مَربعِdwelling
عَلَيكَ فَأَشجى نَوحُها كُلَّ مَربعِ
The lamentations of mourning women have lingered in the precincts
For you, and their wailing has saddened every dwelling.
رُويدَكَlinger a little إِنَّindeed العَينَthe eye لَمnot تُوفِreceived fully حَظَّهاits share
رُويدَكَ إِنَّ العَينَ لَم تُوفِ حَظَّها
بِمَرأىwith a sight of جَمالٍbeauty مِنكَin you بِاللطفِin grace مُبدِعِwondrously fashioned
بِمَرأى جَمالٍ مِنكَ بِاللطفِ مُبدِعِ
Linger a little: the eye has not yet had its fill
Of seeing your beauty, wondrous in its grace.
وَلاnor رَوِيتْdrank their fill مِنكَof you الصَدورُthe bosoms فَإِنَّهاfor they
وَلا رَوِيتْ مِنكَ الصَدورُ فَإِنَّها
مُشَوقةُlonging for أنسٍcompanionship ظَلَّremained أَعذَبَthe sweetest منقعِwatering-place
مُشَوقةُ أنسٍ ظَلَّ أَعذَبَ منقعِ
Nor have our bosoms drunk their fill of you, for they
Long for companionship that remained the sweetest watering-place.
لَئنif indeed صَدَقَتْwere truthful فيكَabout you العُيونُthe eyes بِدَمعِهاwith their tears
لَئن صَدَقَتْ فيكَ العُيونُ بِدَمعِها
فَإِنَّthen indeed قُلوبَhearts of القَومِthe people بِالجَرحِthrough wounds تَدَّعِيmake their claim
فَإِنَّ قُلوبَ القَومِ بِالجَرحِ تَدَّعِي
If eyes have been true to you with their tears,
Then the people's hearts make their claim through wounds.
وَإِنand if تَكُyou are قَدalready أَمسَيتَyou have become فيin القَفرِthe wilderness موحِشاًlonely
وَإِن تَكُ قَد أَمسَيتَ في القَفرِ موحِشاً
فَوحشَتُناyet our loneliness فيin الحَيِّthe settlement لَمnot تَتَقَشَّعِhas lifted
فَوحشَتُنا في الحَيِّ لَم تَتَقَشَّعِ
And though you now lie lonely in the wilderness,
Our loneliness in the settlement has not lifted.
هُوَit is البَينُparting يَغشىovertakes كُلَّall خَلقٍcreation فَأَنْفُسٌso souls
هُوَ البَينُ يَغشى كُلَّ خَلقٍ فَأَنْفُسٌ
تَفانَتْhave perished وَدَمعٌand tears سالَflowed فيin كُلِّevery مَضجَعِbed
تَفانَتْ وَدَمعٌ سالَ في كُلِّ مَضجَعِ
It is parting that overtakes all creation: souls
Have perished, and tears have flowed upon every bed.
وَماand not الناسُpeople إِلاexcept نازِلٌa sojourner غَيرَnot قادمٍan arrival
وَما الناسُ إِلا نازِلٌ غَيرَ قادمٍ
وَمُرتَحَلٌand a departing traveler وَلَّىhas gone عَلىwith غَيرِno مرجعِreturn
وَمُرتَحَلٌ وَلَّى عَلى غَيرِ مرجعِ
People are only sojourners, not arrivals,
And travelers who have gone, with no return.
بِماذاwith what نُعزِّيwe console عَنهُfor his loss مُهجَةَthe soul of والدٍa father
بِماذا نُعزِّي عَنهُ مُهجَةَ والدٍ
رَؤوفِtender in فُؤادٍheart بِالشُجونِby sorrows مُرَوَّعِstricken with terror
رَؤوفِ فُؤادٍ بِالشُجونِ مُرَوَّعِ
With what can we console a father's soul for his loss—
Tender of heart and terror-stricken by sorrows?
لَقَدindeed هاجَمتُهُassailed him الحادِثاتُcalamities مَغيرَةًraiding
لَقَد هاجَمتُهُ الحادِثاتُ مَغيرَةً
بِأَذلقَwith something sharper حَدّاًin edge مِنthan ظُباهُhis blades وَأَقطَعِand more cutting
بِأَذلقَ حَدّاً مِن ظُباهُ وَأَقطَعِ
Indeed, calamities have assailed him in a raid,
With an edge sharper and more cutting than his own blades.
عَلىdespite أَنناthat we مِنهُfrom him عَرَفناhave known لَدىduring البَلاaffliction
عَلى أَننا مِنهُ عَرَفنا لَدى البَلا
تَقلُّدَthe donning of صَبرٍpatience لَيسَnot بِالمُتَزَعزِعِshaken
تَقلُّدَ صَبرٍ لَيسَ بِالمُتَزَعزِعِ
Yet we have known in him, at times of trial,
The donning of a patience that is never shaken.
وَقَدand already خَبِرَhe has experienced الدُنياthe world فَلمso it has not تَأتِcome عِندَهُto him
وَقَد خَبِرَ الدُنيا فَلم تَأتِ عِندَهُ
غَريباًas a stranger وَلَمnor تَبدوappear بِوَجهwith a face مُقنَّعِveiled
غَريباً وَلَم تَبدو بِوَجه مُقنَّعِ
He has known the world; it has not come to him
As a stranger, nor appeared with a veiled face.
وَعَرّفهُand taught him الماضيthe past حَقيقةَthe truth of قادِمٍwhat is coming
وَعَرّفهُ الماضي حَقيقةَ قادِمٍ
كَقافيةٍlike a rhyme فيin صَدرِthe opening half of بَيتٍa verse مَصرَّعِrhymed in both halves
كَقافيةٍ في صَدرِ بَيتٍ مَصرَّعِ
The past has taught him the truth of what is coming,
Like a rhyme in the first half of a verse whose halves rhyme.
تَعوَّدhe grew accustomed to أَخذَchoosing الرفقِgentleness فيin كُلِّevery حالَةٍcircumstance
تَعوَّد أَخذَ الرفقِ في كُلِّ حالَةٍ
فَماso not وَقَعَتْit befell إِلاexcept عَلىupon قَلبa heart أَروَعِnoble
فَما وَقَعَتْ إِلا عَلى قَلب أَروَعِ
He has grown accustomed to choosing gentleness in every circumstance,
So each fell only upon a noble heart.
وَقابلَand he met هَذاthis الدَهرَage بِالحِلمwith forbearance فَاِنثَنىthen it turned
وَقابلَ هَذا الدَهرَ بِالحِلم فَاِنثَنى
عَلَيهِupon him بِطَبعٍwith a nature بِالسَفاهةِwith folly مُولَعِenamored
عَلَيهِ بِطَبعٍ بِالسَفاهةِ مُولَعِ
He met this age with forbearance, and it turned
Upon him with a nature enamored of folly.
أَمَولايَO my lord رِفقاًbe gentle انَّindeed رزءَكَyour bereavement فيamong المَلاthe people
أَمَولايَ رِفقاً انَّ رزءَكَ في المَلا
تَقاسَمَهُhave shared it الأَكبادُthe livers; hearts فيin كُلِevery مَوضِعِplace
تَقاسَمَهُ الأَكبادُ في كُلِ مَوضِعِ
O my lord, be gentle: your bereavement among the people
Has been shared by hearts in every place.
تَعِزُّyou draw strength بِأَنجالٍfrom sons كِرامٍnoble أَعِزَةٍhonored
تَعِزُّ بِأَنجالٍ كِرامٍ أَعِزَةٍ
لَهُمtheirs is فيin سَماthe sky of عَلياكَyour eminence أَشرفُthe noblest مَطلَعِrising-place
لَهُم في سَما عَلياكَ أَشرفُ مَطلَعِ
You draw strength from noble, honored sons,
Theirs is the noblest rising in the sky of your eminence.
تَناولَreceived كُلٌّeach مِنهُمُof them المَجدَglory تالِداًinherited
تَناولَ كُلٌّ مِنهُمُ المَجدَ تالِداً
وَحازَand attained كَمالَthe fullness of الفَخرِhonor قَبلَbefore التَرَعرُعِgrowing up
وَحازَ كَمالَ الفَخرِ قَبلَ التَرَعرُعِ
Each of them received glory as an inheritance,
And attained the fullness of honor before growing up.
فَلاso may not ساءَتِgrieve الدُنياthe world بِهِمthrough them لَكَfor you مُهجَةًa heart
فَلا ساءَتِ الدُنيا بِهِم لَكَ مُهجَةً
وَلاnor كَدّرَتcloud أَحداَثُهاits calamities طيبَthe pleasantness of مَنجعِa nourishing pasture
وَلا كَدّرَت أَحداَثُها طيبَ مَنجعِ
May the world never grieve your heart through them,
Nor may its calamities cloud your pleasant pasture.
ودُمْand remain بَعدَafter مَنthe one whom فارَقتyou parted from بِاللَهِin God's care سالِماًsafe
ودُمْ بَعدَ مَن فارَقت بِاللَهِ سالِماً
عَزيزاًhonored وَمَنand the one whom فارَقتَyou parted from فيin خَيرِthe best of مَرتَعِpastures
عَزيزاً وَمَن فارَقتَ في خَيرِ مَرتَعِ
Live on after the one you parted from, safe in God's care,
Honored, while the one you parted from is in the best of pastures.
Sol 6.1