قضَىdied الْخَطِيبُthe orator الَّذِيwho كَانَتْwas فَصَاحَتُهُhis eloquence
قضَى الْخَطِيبُ الَّذِي كَانَتْ فَصَاحَتُهُ
حَالاًat one time فَحَالاًthen at another هِيَit الآلاَءُthe blessings وَالنقَمُand the punishments
حَالاً فَحَالاً هِيَ الآلاَءُ وَالنقَمُ
Dead is the orator whose eloquence
The orator whose eloquence
Was, by turns, blessing and retribution.
Was at times a blessing, at others a curse, has passed away.
حَدِّثْspeak عَنْabout الْبَلْسَمِthe balm الشَّافِيhealing يُمَرُّis passed بِهِwith it
حَدِّثْ عَنْ الْبَلْسَمِ الشَّافِي يُمَرُّ بِهِ
عَلَىover الْجِرَاحِthe wounds قَدْalready اسْتَشْرَتْgrew severe فَتَلتَئِمُso they heal
عَلَى الْجِرَاحِ قَدْ اسْتَشْرَتْ فَتَلتَئِمُ
Speak of the healing balm that is passed
Speak of the healing balm
Over wounds grown grievous, so they heal.
That is applied to wounds until they mend.
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout البُلْبُلِthe nightingale الْغِرِّيدِtuneful مُخْتَلِفاًvarying
حَدِّثْ عَنِ البُلْبُلِ الْغِرِّيدِ مُخْتَلِفاً
بَيْنَamong الأَفَانِينِthe boughs مِنْfrom تَطْرِيبِهِits melodious singing النَّغمُthe notes
بَيْنَ الأَفَانِينِ مِنْ تَطْرِيبِهِ النَّغمُ
Speak of the tuneful nightingale, with varying
Speak of the warbling bulbul,
Notes from its song among the boughs.
Trilling amongst the branches, its tunes so sweet.
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout الضَّيْغَمِthe lion السَّاجِيtranquil يَثُورُrises in fury بِهِin him
حَدِّثْ عَنِ الضَّيْغَمِ السَّاجِي يَثُورُ بِهِ
تَحَرُّشٌprovocation بِحِمَىagainst the sanctuary of الأَشْبَالِthe cubs لاnot الْقَرَمُthe craving for flesh
تَحَرُّشٌ بِحِمَى الأَشْبَالِ لا الْقَرَمُ
Speak of the tranquil lion, roused by
Speak of the raging flood,
Encroachment on its cubs' sanctuary, not a craving for flesh.
Not the fever of youth, but of mountain streams in spate.
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout السَّيْلِthe torrent يَجْرِيflows وَهْوَwhile it is مُصْطَخِبٌroaring
حَدِّثْ عَنِ السَّيْلِ يَجْرِي وَهْوَ مُصْطَخِبٌ
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout النَّارِthe fire تَعْلُوrises وَهْيَwhile it is تَحْتَدِمُblazes fiercely
حَدِّثْ عَنِ النَّارِ تَعْلُو وَهْيَ تَحْتَدِمُ
Speak of the torrent, flowing with a roar.
Speak of the torrent rushing, foaming in its course.
Speak of the fire, rising as it blazes fiercely.
Speak of the flames leaping, crackling as they spread.
حَدِّثْspeak عَنِabout الْبَحْرِthe sea وَالأَرْوَاحِand the winds عَاصِفَةٌraging
حَدِّثْ عَنِ الْبَحْرِ وَالأَرْوَاحِ عَاصِفَةٌ
وَالسُّحْبُand the clouds عَازِفَةٌresounding وَالْفُلْكِand the ships تَرْتَطِمُcrash
وَالسُّحْبُ عَازِفَةٌ وَالْفُلْكِ تَرْتَطِمُ
Speak of the sea, while the winds rage,
Speak of the ocean, the winds raging,
And the clouds resound, and the ships crash.
The clouds performing, the ship dashed apart.
Sol 6.1