ياO لَفظَةَutterance of البَغيoutrage; wrongdoing بِمَوتِat the death of الخَليلthe dear friend
يا لَفظَةَ البَغي بِمَوتِ الخَليل
ياO وَقفَةَthe halt of التَوديعِfarewell بَينamong الحُمولthe laden camels
يا وَقفَةَ التَوديعِ بَين الحُمول
O word of outrage at a dear friend's death!
O the farewell halt among the laden camels!
ياO شُربَةَa draught of البارجbārij; apparently a purgative ياO أجرةrent of الthe—continued next line
يا شُربَةَ البارج يا أجرة ال
مَنزِلِdwelling ياO وَجهَface of العَذولِthe reproacher الثَقيلthe tiresome
مَنزِلِ يا وَجهَ العَذولِ الثَقيل
O draught of bārij, O rent of the—
Dwelling, O face of the tiresome reproacher!
ياO طَلعَةَthe appearance of النَعشِthe bier وَياand O مَنزِلاًa dwelling
يا طَلعَةَ النَعشِ وَيا مَنزِلاً
أَقفَرَbecame desolate مِنfrom بَعدِafter الأُنيسِthe friendly company الحُلولdwelling there
أَقفَرَ مِن بَعدِ الأُنيسِ الحُلول
O sight of the bier, and O dwelling
Left desolate after its friendly lodgers departed!
ياO نَهضَةَthe rising of المَحبوبِthe beloved عَنout of غَضبَةٍa fit of anger
يا نَهضَةَ المَحبوبِ عَن غَضبَةٍ
ياO نِعمَةًa blessing قَدalready آذَنَتhas given notice بِالرَحيلof departure
يا نِعمَةً قَد آذَنَت بِالرَحيل
O the beloved's rising in a fit of anger!
O a blessing that has announced its departure!
وَياand O كِتاباًa letter جاءَcame منfrom مُخلِفٍone who breaks promises
وَيا كِتاباً جاءَ من مُخلِفٍ
لِلوَعدِof the promise مَملوءاًfilled بِعُذرٍwith an excuse طَويلlengthy
لِلوَعدِ مَملوءاً بِعُذرٍ طَويل
And O a letter that came from a breaker
Of promises, filled with a lengthy excuse!
ياO بُكرَةَthe early-morning journey of الثَكلىthe bereaved mother إِلىto حُفرَةٍa grave
يا بُكرَةَ الثَكلى إِلى حُفرَةٍ
مُستَودَعٍlaid to rest فيهاin it عَزيزٌdear; hard to lose الثُكولbereavement
مُستَودَعٍ فيها عَزيزٌ الثُكول
O the bereaved mother's dawn journey to a grave,
Where lies one whose loss is grievous!
ياO وَثبَةَthe leap of الحافِظِthe keeper مُستَعجِلاًin haste
يا وَثبَةَ الحافِظِ مُستَعجِلاً
لِصَرفِهِfor his sending away القَيناتِthe singing-girls عندَat الأَصيلlate afternoon
لِصَرفِهِ القَيناتِ عندَ الأَصيل
O the keeper's hurried leap
To send the singing-girls away in late afternoon!
وَياand O طَبيباًa physician قَدalready أَتىcame باكِراًearly in the morning
وَيا طَبيباً قَد أَتى باكِراً
عَلىto أَخيone afflicted with سُقمٍsickness بِماءِwith the water of البقولvegetables
عَلى أَخي سُقمٍ بِماءِ البقول
And O a physician who came early
To a sick man, bringing vegetable broth!
ياO شوكَةًa thorn فيin قَدَمٍa foot رَخصَةٍtender
يا شوكَةً في قَدَمٍ رَخصَةٍ
لَيسَthere is not إِلىto إِخراجِهاremoving it منany سَبيلway
لَيسَ إِلى إِخراجِها من سَبيل
O a thorn in a tender foot,
With no way to pull it out!
ياO عَثرَةَthe stumble of المَجذومthe leper فيin رِجلِهِhis foot
يا عَثرَةَ المَجذوم في رِجلِهِ
وَياand O صَعورَa rise; uncertain reading السِعرِprices عِندfor المَعيلthe man with dependants
وَيا صَعورَ السِعرِ عِند المَعيل
O the stumble of a leper's foot!
And O soaring prices [word uncertain] for a man with dependants!
ياO رَدَّةَthe rebuff of الحاجِبِthe doorkeeper عَنout of قَسوَةٍharshness
يا رَدَّةَ الحاجِبِ عَن قَسوَةٍ
وَنَكسَةًand a relapse مِنfrom بَعدِafter بُرءrecovery of العَليلthe sick person
وَنَكسَةً مِن بَعدِ بُرء العَليل
O the doorkeeper's rebuff out of harshness!
And a relapse after the sick man's recovery!
Sol 6.1