تَزْدَادُincreases فِيْكَover you مُصِيْبَتِيmy affliction
تَزْدَادُ فِيْكَ مُصِيْبَتِي
خَطَرَاًin gravity إَذَاwhenever نَهْنَهْتُI restrain نَفْسِيmyself
خَطَرَاً إَذَا نَهْنَهْتُ نَفْسِي
My affliction at your loss grows
My misfortune in you
graver whenever I restrain myself.
Grows perilous when I indulge myself,
وَأَرَىand I see الأَسْىsorrow مِنِّيfrom me عَلَيْover (continued next line)
وَأَرَى الأَسْى مِنِّي عَلَيْ
كَyou (suffix) اليَوْمَtoday أَعْظَمَgreater مِنْهُthan it أَمْسِyesterday
كَ اليَوْمَ أَعْظَمَ مِنْهُ أَمْسِ
And I see my sorrow for
And I see my pain for you
you greater today than it was yesterday.
Is greater today than yesterday.
فَأَظَلُّso I remain فِيْكَover you مُخَالِفَاًat odds with
فَأَظَلُّ فِيْكَ مُخَالِفَاً
أَهْلَpeople of التَّسَلِّيَsolace والتَّأَسِّيand comfort in others' example
أَهْلَ التَّسَلِّيَ والتَّأَسِّي
So, in grieving for you, I remain at odds with
So I remain, contradicting
those who seek solace and comfort in others' example.
Those given to consolation and sorrow.
لاdo not تَبْعَدَنَّever be far away أَبِيmy father الشَّفِيْthe compassionate (continued next line)
لا تَبْعَدَنَّ أَبِي الشَّفِيْ
قَending of 'compassionate' وَإِنْand even though عَذَوْتَyou became (likely intended as غَدَوْتَ) رَهِيْنَa captive of رَمْسِa grave
قَ وَإِنْ عَذَوْتَ رَهِيْنَ رَمْسِ
May you not be far away, my compassionate father,
Do not stay away, my remedy,
though you have become a captive of the grave.
If you have excused my being a hostage to spear points.
وَسَقَىand may water ضَرِيْحَكَyour tomb وَابِلٌa downpour
وَسَقَى ضَرِيْحَكَ وَابِلٌ
يُضْحِيspends the morning بِصَوْبَتِهِwith its rainfall وَيُمْسِيand spends the evening
يُضْحِي بِصَوْبَتِهِ وَيُمْسِي
And may a downpour water your tomb,
And a downpour has watered your tomb,
pouring its rain morning and evening.
Sacrificing its direction in the morning and evening.
وَلَقَدْand indeed عَلَتْrose over دُنْيَايَmy world بَعْدَafter
وَلَقَدْ عَلَتْ دُنْيَايَ بَعْدَ
كَyou (suffix) وَحْشَةٌloneliness مِنْfrom بَعْدِafter أُنْسِcompanionship
كَ وَحْشَةٌ مِنْ بَعْدِ أُنْسِ
And indeed, my world was overtaken, after
After you, my world has been filled
you, by loneliness in place of companionship.
With a loneliness after companionship.
وَعِشْتُand I lived فِيin ظُلْمِdarkness الخُطُوthe calamities (continued next line)
وَعِشْتُ فِي ظُلْمِ الخُطُو
بِending of 'calamities' وَكُنْتَand you were مِصْبَاحِيmy lamp وَشَمْسِيand my sun
بِ وَكُنْتَ مِصْبَاحِي وَشَمْسِي
And I lived in the darkness of calamities,
And I have lived in the darkness of grief,
and you had been my lamp and my sun.
While you were my lamp and sun.
وَتَرَكْتَنِيand you left me غَرَضاًa target لِنَبْfor arrows (continued next line)
وَتَرَكْتَنِي غَرَضاً لِنَبْ
لِending of 'arrows' الحَادِثَاتِcalamities وَكُنْتَand you were تُرْسِيmy shield
لِ الحَادِثَاتِ وَكُنْتَ تُرْسِي
And you left me a target for the arrows
You left me prey
of calamities, and you had been my shield.
To the blows of events, though you shielded me.
فَتَمَكَّنَتْso gained power أَنْيَابُfangs رَيْmisfortunes (continued next line)
فَتَمَكَّنَتْ أَنْيَابُ رَيْ
بِending of 'misfortunes' الدَّهْرِof time مِنْto عَضِّيbiting me وَنَهْسِيand gnawing at me
بِ الدَّهْرِ مِنْ عَضِّي وَنَهْسِي
So the fangs of the misfortunes
So the fangs of the days'
of time gained power to bite and gnaw at me.
Calamity have sunk into me and torn me apart.
Sol 6.1