قَرَّبَتْهُshe drew him close فَمَاyet he did not ارْتَوَىquench his thirst
قَرَّبَتْهُ فَمَا ارْتَوَى
وَجَفَتْهُand she shunned him فَمَاyet he did not ارْعوىdesist
وَجَفَتْهُ فَمَا ارْعوى
She drew him close, yet his thirst was not quenched.
He drew near, but was not sated,
And she shunned him, yet he did not desist.
And departed still thirsty.
غادَةٌa lovely maiden مَنْwhoever سعىstrove إِلَىtoward
غادَةٌ مَنْ سعى إِلَى
غَايَةٍa goal عِندَهَاwith her غَوَىwent astray
غَايَةٍ عِندَهَا غَوَى
A maiden—whoever strove toward
A fool is he who strives towards
A goal with her went astray.
An end where madness lies.
جُنhe went mad فِيهَاover her وَقَبْلَهُand before him
جُن فِيهَا وَقَبْلَهُ
جُنَّwent mad قَيسٌQays مِنَfrom الهَوَىpassionate love
جُنَّ قَيسٌ مِنَ الهَوَى
He went mad over her, and before him
There was madness in him before,
Qays went mad from love.
And Qays was mad with love.
وَقَضَىand died خَالِدُeverlasting النَّوَىresolve
وَقَضَى خَالِدُ النَّوَى
يَتَدَاوَىseeking a cure مِنfor النَّوَىseparation
يَتَدَاوَى مِن النَّوَى
And he of undying resolve died,
And Khaled fulfilled his purpose,
Seeking a cure for separation.
Seeking cure from the sickness of passion.
فَدَفَناهُso we buried him بَرَّدَcooled الthe (article continued next line)
فَدَفَناهُ بَرَّدَ ال
غَيثُrain قَبْراًa grave بِهِin it ثَوَىhe lay at rest
غَيثُ قَبْراً بِهِ ثَوَى
So we buried him; the rain cooled
So we buried him when the rain poured down,
A grave in which he lay.
The grave now houses his remains.
مَنْwhoever قَضَىdied هكَذَاthus شَهِيmartyr (first part)
مَنْ قَضَى هكَذَا شَهِي
داًmartyr (ending) فَمِنْthen among أَهْلِنَاour people هُوَاhe
داً فَمِنْ أَهْلِنَا هُوَا
Whoever died thus, a martyr,
He who dies thus gloriously
Is one of our own.
Is one of our own kin.
كلُّevery نَاجٍsurvivor إِلَىup to مَدىa span of time
كلُّ نَاجٍ إِلَى مَدى
لاحِقٌwill catch up بِالَّذِيwith the one who ثوىlay at rest
لاحِقٌ بِالَّذِي ثوى
Everyone who survives for a time
Every soul yearning towards an appointed time
Will join the one who lies at rest.
Will follow those already gone.
فَالشُّجَاعُso the brave one الَّذِيwho مضَىwent on
فَالشُّجَاعُ الَّذِي مضَى
قَبْلَنَاbefore us يحْمِلُcarries اللِّوَاthe banner
قَبْلَنَا يحْمِلُ اللِّوَا
For the brave one is he who went on
So the valiant one who went before us
Before us, carrying the banner;
Bears our banner aloft.
وَالجِرِيءُand the daring one الَّذِيwho اقْتَفَىfollowed in the footsteps
وَالجِرِيءُ الَّذِي اقْتَفَى
وَالبطِيءُand the slow one الَّذِيwho نَوىintended
وَالبطِيءُ الَّذِي نَوى
And the daring one is he who followed,
And the daring soul who followed after,
And the slow one is he who meant to.
And the hesitant one with purpose.
Sol 6.1