أَبىrefused لَكَfor you أُبّاءٌproud men أَبىrefused لَكَfor you مَجدُهُمtheir glory
أَبى لَكَ أُبّاءٌ أَبى لَكَ مَجدُهُم
سِوىother than المَجدِglory فَاِنظُرso look صاغِراًhumbled مَنwhom تُنافِرُهyou challenge him in honor
سِوى المَجدِ فَاِنظُر صاغِراً مَن تُنافِرُه
Proud men have refused you—their glory has refused you—
They refused you their nobility, refused you their glory,
Anything but glory; so look, humbled, at whom you challenge in honor.
Apart from glory look down on whoever opposes you.
قُبُورٌgraves أَصابَتهاstruck them السيوفُthe swords ثَلاثَةٌthree
قُبُورٌ أَصابَتها السيوفُ ثَلاثَةٌ
نُجومٌstars هَوَتfell فيin كُلِّeach نَجمٍstar مَرائِرُهhis firm resolves
نُجومٌ هَوَت في كُلِّ نَجمٍ مَرائِرُه
Three graves, their dead struck down by swords,
Three graves struck by swords,
Stars that fell, each star with his steadfast resolve.
Three stars that fell, in each star its sparks.
فَقَبرٌso a grave بِأَجبالٍat Ajbal وَقَبرٌand a grave بِحاجِرٍat Hajir
فَقَبرٌ بِأَجبالٍ وَقَبرٌ بِحاجِرٍ
وَقَبرُand the grave القَليبِof the well أَسعَرَkindled الحَربَthe war ساعِرُهits kindler
وَقَبرُ القَليبِ أَسعَرَ الحَربَ ساعِرُه
So, a grave at Ajbal, and a grave at Hajir,
A grave amid mountains, a grave amid ruins,
And the grave at the well—its kindler set the war ablaze.
And the grave of Al-Qalib set war ablaze.
وَشَرُّand the worst المَناياdeaths حالِكٌpitch-dark وَسطَamid أَهلِهِhis kin
وَشَرُّ المَنايا حالِكٌ وَسطَ أَهلِهِ
كَهُلكِlike the death of الفَتاةِthe young woman أَيقَظَawakened الحَيَّthe clan حاضِرُهits witness
كَهُلكِ الفَتاةِ أَيقَظَ الحَيَّ حاضِرُه
And the worst of deaths is a dark one amid one's own kin,
The worst death is perishing amid your family,
Like the young woman's death, whose witness roused the clan.
Like the death of a maiden with her loved one present.
Sol 6.1