ياO مُلحِماًMulhim جرحتwounded سهامarrows مصابهِhis loss
يا مُلحِماً جرحت سهام مصابهِ
منّاamong us القلوبthe hearts جراحةًa wound لاnot تُلحَمُis healed
منّا القلوب جراحةً لا تُلحَمُ
O Mulhim, the arrows of your loss have wounded
O hero who wounded hearts with arrows of affliction
our hearts with a wound that will not heal.
Our hearts suffered wounds beyond healing
اسكرتَyou intoxicated عندat البينparting آلthe family of شُمَيِّلٍShumayyil
اسكرتَ عند البين آل شُمَيِّلٍ
بشَمولwith wine حزنٍsorrow ليسdoes not يرشفهاsip it الفمُthe mouth
بشَمول حزنٍ ليس يرشفها الفمُ
At parting, you intoxicated the family of Shumayyil
You were intoxicated at the separation from the family of Shumayyil
with a wine of sorrow that the mouth does not sip.
With overwhelming sorrow that no mouth can describe
لِلمَجدِfor glory والعلياand eminence عليكَover you مناحةa lament
لِلمَجدِ والعليا عليكَ مناحة
ولكلِّand for every فنٍّbranch فيin المعارفِlearning مأتمُa mourning assembly
ولكلِّ فنٍّ في المعارفِ مأتمُ
Glory and eminence lament you,
For glory and highness you yearned
and every branch of learning holds a mourning assembly.
And for every art there is now mourning
تسقيwater السحائبthe clouds تربةًsoil لكfor you طبّهاits healer
تسقي السحائب تربةً لك طبّها
طودٌa mountain عَظيمٌmighty فيin الثرىthe dust متهدّمُcrumbled
طودٌ عَظيمٌ في الثرى متهدّمُ
May the clouds water your soil, whose healer is
The clouds water for you a soothing grave
a mighty mountain, crumbled in the dust.
A great dune in the earth demolished
غادرتyou left behind مجدكyour glory واِستويتand you took your place منfrom العلىthe heights
غادرت مجدك واِستويت من العلى
ارّخrecord the date لدىbeside المجدglory الَّذيwhich هوit أَعظمُgreater
ارّخ لدى المجد الَّذي هو أَعظمُ
You left your glory and, from the heights, took your place—
You left your glory and dropped from the heights
mark the date—beside the glory that is greater.
To rest in the greatest glory of all
Sol 6.1