كِلانَاboth of us فَاقِدٌbereft of أُمَّاa mother
كِلانَا فَاقِدٌ أُمَّا
وَمَفْطُورُand torn apart الحَشَىthe heart غَمَّاwith grief
وَمَفْطُورُ الحَشَى غَمَّا
Both of us are bereft of a mother,
We both lost a mother,
and our hearts are torn apart by grief.
And one whose heart is broken with sorrow.
أَرَأَفَتْhas it shown compassion? هَذِهِthis الدُّنْيَاworld
أَرَأَفَتْ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا
لَنَاto us فِيin رَاحِهَاits palm سُمَّاpoison
لَنَا فِي رَاحِهَا سُمَّا
Has this world shown mercy
Has this world shown mercy,
to us, with poison in its palm?
To us in its comforts at all?
وَهَلْand has it? أَبْقَتْleft لِذِيfor one with حُلُمٍreason
وَهَلْ أَبْقَتْ لِذِي حُلُمٍ
بِهَاin it مِنْfrom قَبْلِنَاbefore us حِلْمَاcomposure
بِهَا مِنْ قَبْلِنَا حِلْمَا
And has it left anyone with reason
And did it, to one who is forbearing,
any composure in this world before us?
Leave before us any forbearance?
أَشَدَّthe cruelest القَتْلِkilling لِلْمَنْطِيقِfor the eloquent speaker
أَشَدَّ القَتْلِ لِلْمَنْطِيقِ
فِيهَاin it قَتْلُهَاits killing غِلْمَاyoung men (uncertain as written)
فِيهَا قَتْلُهَا غِلْمَا
The cruelest killing for the eloquent
The harshest killing for the weaned one
within it is its slaying of young men [uncertain reading].
Is its killing of a boy.
أَخِيmy brother وِدّاًin affection وَكُنْتُand I was أَوَدُّwishing
أَخِي وِدّاً وَكُنْتُ أَوَدُّ
لَوْif لَمْnot تَغْدُهُyou become so (my brother) يُتْمَاin orphanhood
لَوْ لَمْ تَغْدُهُ يُتْمَا
My brother in affection, I wished
My brother, loving and I wished,
you had not become so in orphanhood.
If only it did not make you an orphan.
لَقَدْindeed كَشَفَتْrevealed لَكْto you الأَيَّاthe days (word continues)
لَقَدْ كَشَفَتْ لَكْ الأَيَّا
مُending of 'the days' عَنْabout أَسْرَارِهَاtheir secrets قِدْمَاlong ago
مُ عَنْ أَسْرَارِهَا قِدْمَا
Indeed, the days revealed to you
Indeed, the days have uncovered for you,
their secrets long ago.
From their secrets, a step.
فَهَلْso have they? بِجَدِيدِهَاthrough their new turns زَادَتْكَgiven you more
فَهَلْ بِجَدِيدِهَا زَادَتْكَ
لِلجَارِيof what happens بِهَاin them فَهْمَاunderstanding
لِلجَارِي بِهَا فَهْمَا
So have their new turns increased
So, with their newness, have they increased you,
your understanding of what happens in them?
In understanding what goes on in them?
وَيَاand O مَنْone who أَطْلَعَتْraised أَنْطُوAntoun (name continues)
وَيَا مَنْ أَطْلَعَتْ أَنْطُو
نَending of 'Antoun' فِيat أَوْجِthe zenith العُلَىof glory نَجْمَاas a star
نَ فِي أَوْجِ العُلَى نَجْمَا
And O you who raised Antoun
And O you, whom the stars inclined,
as a star at the zenith of glory,
At the zenith of the highest ascent,
وَآتَتْهُand gave him فَضَائِلَvirtues أَنْزَلَplaced (verb continues)
وَآتَتْهُ فَضَائِلَ أَنْزَلَ
تْهُhim (feminine verb ending) المَنْزِلَthe station الأَسْمَىloftiest
تْهُ المَنْزِلَ الأَسْمَى
and gave him virtues that placed him
And gave virtues it lowered him,
in the loftiest station,
To the most high position.
فَعَمَّso spread throughout الشَّرْقُthe East مِنْof آيَاwonders (word continues)
فَعَمَّ الشَّرْقُ مِنْ آيَا
تِهَاher (ending of 'her wonders') الحَسْنَاءِbeautiful مَاwhat عَمَّاspread
تِهَا الحَسْنَاءِ مَا عَمَّا
so the East was filled with
So the Orient spread from the signs,
her beautiful wonders, spreading far and wide.
Of its beautiful one whatever it spread.
لَقَدْindeed كَانَتْwas لَكَyours الحُسْنَىthe finest reward
لَقَدْ كَانَتْ لَكَ الحُسْنَى
وَقَدْand indeed جُوزِيتَyou were rewarded بِالنعْمَىwith blessings
وَقَدْ جُوزِيتَ بِالنعْمَى
Indeed, the finest reward was yours,
Indeed, you had the best,
and you were recompensed with blessings.
And you were rewarded with blessings.
وَلَنْand will not تَنْسَىforget لَكَfor you الأَوْطَاthe homelands (word continues)
وَلَنْ تَنْسَى لَكَ الأَوْطَا
نَending of 'the homelands' تِلْكَthat المِنَّةَfavor العُظْمَىgreatest
نَ تِلْكَ المِنَّةَ العُظْمَى
And the homelands will never forget
And the homelands will not forget for you,
that immense favor of yours.
That great favour.
Sol 6.1