جارٍdealt unjustly صَرَفَthe vicissitudes of الرَدىdeath عَلىupon جيرونَJayrun
جارٍ صَرَفَ الرَدى عَلى جيرونَ
وَسَقىand gave to drink أَهلَهاits people كُؤوسَcups of المَنونِdeath
وَسَقى أَهلَها كُؤوسَ المَنونِ
Death's vicissitudes dealt harshly with Jayrun,
and gave its people cups of doom to drink.
أَصبَحَتit became at dawn جَنَّةًa paradise وَأَمسَتand became by evening جَحيماًa hell
أَصبَحَت جَنَّةً وَأَمسَت جَحيماً
تَتَلَظّىblazing بِكُلِّin every قَلبٍheart حَزينِgrieving
تَتَلَظّى بِكُلِّ قَلبٍ حَزينِ
It dawned a paradise and became a hell by evening,
blazing in every grieving heart.
كَيفَhow لاnot نَذرِفُwe shed الدُموعَtears عَلَيهاover it
كَيفَ لا نَذرِفُ الدُموعَ عَلَيها
وَهِيَwhile it is فيin الشامِal-Sham نُزهَةٌa delight لِلعُيونِto the eyes
وَهِيَ في الشامِ نُزهَةٌ لِلعُيونِ
How could we not shed tears for it,
when in al-Sham it is a delight to the eyes?
حَبَّذاhow splendid حِصنُهاits fortress الحَصينُimpregnable لَقَدindeed
حَبَّذا حِصنُها الحَصينُ لَقَد
كانَit was جَمالاًan adornment لِكُلِّto every حِصنٍfortress حَصينِimpregnable
كانَ جَمالاً لِكُلِّ حِصنٍ حَصينِ
How splendid its impregnable fortress! Indeed,
it was an adornment to every impregnable fortress.
أَيُّwhat سَيفٍsword سَطاassailed عَلىupon دارِthe house of سَيفٍSayf
أَيُّ سَيفٍ سَطا عَلى دارِ سَيفٍ
وَزُبونٍand a fierce assailant أَتىcame بِحَربِwith a war زُبونِfierce
وَزُبونٍ أَتى بِحَربِ زُبونِ
What sword assailed the house of Sayf,
and what fierce assailant brought a savage war!
خِلتُI imagined نيرانَهاits fires وَكُلَّand in every ظَلامٍdarkness
خِلتُ نيرانَها وَكُلَّ ظَلامٍ
نارَthe fire of لَيلىLayla تَلوحُgleaming لِلمَجنونِfor Majnun
نارَ لَيلى تَلوحُ لِلمَجنونِ
I thought its fires, through every darkness,
were Layla's fire, gleaming for Majnun.
كَمhow many a غَنِيِّrich man اليَمينِof right hand أَمسىbecame by evening فَقيراًpoor
كَم غَنِيِّ اليَمينِ أَمسى فَقيراً
وَفَقيرٍand a poor man أَمسىbecame by evening غَنِيَّrich اليَمينِof right hand
وَفَقيرٍ أَمسى غَنِيَّ اليَمينِ
How many a man rich of hand became poor,
and a poor man became rich of hand!
كُلَّevery حينٍmoment لَهاfor it حَريقٌa fire جَديدٌnew
كُلَّ حينٍ لَها حَريقٌ جَديدٌ
لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge ماذاwhat لَهاawaits it بَعدَafter حينِa while
لَيتَ شِعري ماذا لَها بَعدَ حينِ
At every moment it has a new fire;
would that I knew what awaits it after a while!
كُلُّall هَذاthis البَلاءِcalamity عاقِبَةُthe consequence of الthe
كُلُّ هَذا البَلاءِ عاقِبَةُ ال
فِسقِdebauchery وَشُربُand drinking الخُمورِwines وَالتَلحينِand singing
فِسقِ وَشُربُ الخُمورِ وَالتَلحينِ
All this calamity is the consequence of
debauchery, wine-drinking, and singing.
وَلَقَدand indeed رَدَّهاhe repelled it بِعَزمٍwith resolve وَحَزمٍand firmness
وَلَقَد رَدَّها بِعَزمٍ وَحَزمٍ
أَسَدُAsad (lion) الدينِal-Din (of the faith) غايَةُthe ultimate recourse of المِسكينِthe needy man
أَسَدُ الدينِ غايَةُ المِسكينِ
And indeed, it was repelled with resolve and firmness
by Asad al-Din, the refuge of the needy.
وَحَمىand he protected الجامِعَthe congregational mosque المُقَدَّسَsacred وَالمَشand the shrine (first part)
وَحَمى الجامِعَ المُقَدَّسَ وَالمَش
هَدَ(completion of 'shrine') مِنfrom جَمرِهاits embers بِماءٍwith water مَعينِflowing
هَدَ مِن جَمرِها بِماءٍ مَعينِ
And he shielded the sacred mosque and the shrine
from its embers with flowing water—
مَلَكَa king فِعلَهُhis deeds بِدَلجَةَat Dalja وَالبابِand al-Bab
مَلَكَ فِعلَهُ بِدَلجَةَ وَالبابِ
فَعالُthe deeds of الإِمامِthe Imam فيat صِفَّينِSiffin
فَعالُ الإِمامِ في صِفَّينِ
a king whose deeds at Dalja and al-Bab
were like the Imam's deeds at Siffin.
Sol 6.1