غصنٌa bough نضيرٌverdant مِنfrom among بَنيthe children of حوآءَEve قدindeed
غصنٌ نضيرٌ مِن بَني حوآءَ قد
هَبَّتblew عليهِupon it رياحwinds ببنٍunclear; probably 'of parting' فاِلتَوىand so it bent
هَبَّت عليهِ رياح ببنٍ فاِلتَوى
A verdant bough from among Eve’s children—
A verdant bough among the children of Eve—
the winds of parting blew upon him, and he bent.
winds of parting blew upon it, and it bent.
شَهمٌa noble-hearted man تفجرَّتgushed forth العيونُthe eyes لفقدهِbecause of his loss
شَهمٌ تفجرَّت العيونُ لفقدهِ
حزناًin sorrow وكمand how many a قَلبٍheart عليهِfor him قدindeed اِكتوىwas seared
حزناً وكم قَلبٍ عليهِ قد اِكتوى
A noble man—eyes streamed at his loss
A noble-hearted man—eyes gushed with tears at his loss,
in grief; and how many a heart was seared for him.
in sorrow—and how many a heart was seared for him!
وَلّىhe departed الىto مَولاهُhis Lord جرجسُJirjis لابساًclothed in
وَلّى الى مَولاهُ جرجسُ لابساً
ظفراًvictory لدىat عرشٍa throne بجانبهِbeside it اِستوىhe took his place
ظفراً لدى عرشٍ بجانبهِ اِستوى
Jurjis departed to his Lord, clad
Jirjis departed to his Lord, clothed
in triumph; near a throne, he took his place beside it.
in victory, at a throne beside which he took his place.
فَسَقىso may he water المهيمنthe Protector تربةًsoil قدindeed ضُمِّنَتwas made to contain
فَسَقى المهيمن تربةً قد ضُمِّنَت
فيماas نؤَرّخُwe mark the date طيَّهاwithin its folds غصناًa bough ذويwithered
فيما نؤَرّخُ طيَّها غصناً ذوي
May the All-Preserving One water the soil made to contain,
So may the Protector water the soil that has enclosed
within its fold—as we chronogram it—a bough that withered.
within its folds—as we mark the date—a withered bough.
Sol 6.1