فُجِعَwas bereaved القَرِيضُpoetry وَقَدْand now ثَوَىlay at rest حَسَّانُHassan
فُجِعَ القَرِيضُ وَقَدْ ثَوَى حَسَّانُ
وَخَلاand stood empty بِبَيْتِin the House of المَقْدِسِHoliness (Jerusalem) المَيْدَانُthe arena
وَخَلا بِبَيْتِ المَقْدِسِ المَيْدَانُ
Poetry is bereaved, now that Hassan lies at rest,
And in Jerusalem the arena stands empty.
جَزِعَتْgrieved فِلَسْطِينُPalestine وَقَبْلَand before رَدَاهُhis death لَمْdid not
جَزِعَتْ فِلَسْطِينُ وَقَبْلَ رَدَاهُ لَمْ
يَجْزِعْgrieve لِرُزْءٍat a calamity قَوْمُهَاher people الشُّجْعَانُthe brave
يَجْزِعْ لِرُزْءٍ قَوْمُهَا الشُّجْعَانُ
Palestine grieved; before his death, never
Had her valiant people quailed at calamity.
إِنْif بَانَdeparted شَاعِرُهُمْtheir poet فَغُرُّthen the radiant ones of فِعَالِهِمْtheir deeds
إِنْ بَانَ شَاعِرُهُمْ فَغُرُّ فِعَالِهِمْ
شِعْرٌpoetry وَمَاand what are الأَبْحَارُpoetic meters وَالأَوْزَانُand metrical patterns
شِعْرٌ وَمَا الأَبْحَارُ وَالأَوْزَانُ
Though their poet has departed, their radiant deeds
Are poetry—what are meters and measures?
أَبْطَالُheroes صِدْقٍtrue worth مَاnot بِهِمْin them مِنْany لُوثَةٍweakness
أَبْطَالُ صِدْقٍ مَا بِهِمْ مِنْ لُوثَةٍ
يَوْمَon the day of الحِفَاظِdefending honor وَمَاand not لَهُمْtheirs are أَقْرَانُpeers
يَوْمَ الحِفَاظِ وَمَا لَهُمْ أَقْرَانُ
True heroes, without a trace of weakness
On the day of defending honor; they have no peers.
إِنْif تُكْدِfall short مِنْin أَحْسَابِهِنَّtheir ancestral glories رُبُوعُهُمْtheir homelands
إِنْ تُكْدِ مِنْ أَحْسَابِهِنَّ رُبُوعُهُمْ
زَادُواthey added وَإِنْand if تُكْدِfall short المَحَاسِنِfine qualities زَانُواthey adorned
زَادُوا وَإِنْ تُكْدِ المَحَاسِنِ زَانُوا
If their lands fall short in ancestral glory,
They enrich them; if virtues fail, they lend adornment.
مَنْwho لاdoes not يُحَيِّيهِمْsalute them وَيَرْفَعُand raise ذِكْرَهُمْtheir renown
مَنْ لا يُحَيِّيهِمْ وَيَرْفَعُ ذِكْرَهُمْ
مِمَّنْamong those whom تُكَرِّمُhonor الأَوْطَانُhomelands
مِمَّنْ تُكَرِّمُ الأَوْطَانُ
Who would not salute them and exalt their renown,
Among those whom homelands honor?
أَمَمُnations of العُرُوبَةِthe Arab world شَاطَرَتْهُمْshared with them حُزْنَهُمْtheir grief
أَمَمُ العُرُوبَةِ شَاطَرَتْهُمْ حُزْنَهُمْ
أَوَand are مَاnot بَنُوهَاher sons كُلُّهُمْall of them إِخْوَانُbrothers
أَوَ مَا بَنُوهَا كُلُّهُمْ إِخْوَانُ
The nations of the Arab world shared their grief;
Are not all her sons brothers?
وَأَشَدُّand the strongest مَاthat which رَبَطَتْbound أَوَاصِرُbonds of رَحْمَةٍcompassion
وَأَشَدُّ مَا رَبَطَتْ أَوَاصِرُ رَحْمَةٍ
فِيamong الأَهْلِkindred أَنْthat تُتَقَاسَمَbe shared الأَحْزَانُsorrows
فِي الأَهْلِ أَنْ تُتَقَاسَمَ الأَحْزَانُ
And the strongest tie that bonds of compassion forge
Among kindred is the sharing of sorrows.
لاno بِدْعَwonder فِيin بَثِّthe outpouring of الكِنَانَةِKinana (Egypt) شَجْوَهَاher sorrow
لا بِدْعَ فِي بَثِّ الكِنَانَةِ شَجْوَهَا
وَكِرَامُand the noble among جِيرَتِهَاher neighbors بِهِمْwithin them أَشْجَانُsorrows
وَكِرَامُ جِيرَتِهَا بِهِمْ أَشْجَانُ
No wonder Kinana pours out her sorrow,
When the noble among her neighbors are grieving.
تَرْثِيshe mourns فَقِيدَهُمُtheir departed one رِثَاءُthe mourning of فَقِيدِهَاher departed one
تَرْثِي فَقِيدَهُمُ رِثَاءُ فَقِيدِهَا
وَيَشِفُّand reveals عَمَّاwhat تُضْمِرُshe holds within الإِعْلانُthe public declaration
وَيَشِفُّ عَمَّا تُضْمِرُ الإِعْلانُ
She mourns their departed as she mourns her own,
And her public words reveal what she holds within.
خَطْبُthe calamity of العُرُوبَةِthe Arab world فِيin أَبِيAbu (father of) إِقْبَالِهَاits Iqbal
خَطْبُ العُرُوبَةِ فِي أَبِي إِقْبَالِهَا
قَدْindeed عَزَّbecame difficult فِيهِin it الصَّبْرُpatience وَالسُّلْوَانُand consolation
قَدْ عَزَّ فِيهِ الصَّبْرُ وَالسُّلْوَانُ
The Arab world's calamity in losing its Abu Iqbal
Has made patience and consolation hard to find.
فَقِدَتْshe lost بِهِin him العَوْنَthe helper الدُّؤُوبَtireless وَرُبَّمَاand often
فَقِدَتْ بِهِ العَوْنَ الدُّؤُوبَ وَرُبَّمَا
أَغْنَىsufficed إِذَاwhen مَاemphatic particle فَاتَهاfailed her الأَعْوَانُhelpers
أَغْنَى إِذَا مَا فَاتَها الأَعْوَانُ
She lost in him her tireless helper, who often
Sufficed when helpers failed her.
مَنْwho يُحْكِمِwill master الإِفْنَاءَannihilation (likely 'issuing legal opinions') بَعْدَafter سَلِيمِهِits Salim
مَنْ يُحْكِمِ الإِفْنَاءَ بَعْدَ سَلِيمِهِ
وَبِهِand in him الرِّضَىcontentment وَإِلَيْهِand toward him الاِطْمِئْنَانُreassurance
وَبِهِ الرِّضَى وَإِلَيْهِ الاِطْمِئْنَانُ
Who will master issuing legal opinions [text uncertain] after its Salim,
In whom lay satisfaction, and in whom reassurance?
أَلعِلْمُknowledge يَجْلُوهُmakes it clear لأَرْبَابِto possessors of النُّهَىreason
أَلعِلْمُ يَجْلُوهُ لأَرْبَابِ النُّهَى
وَالحَقُّand truth يَسْطَعُshines فِيهِwithin it وَالبُرْهَانُand proof
وَالحَقُّ يَسْطَعُ فِيهِ وَالبُرْهَانُ
Learning makes it clear to those endowed with reason,
And truth and proof shine within it.
تَبْكِيweep القَوَافِيthe rhymes مَنْfor him who لَهُhas إِبْدَاعُهُhis inventiveness
تَبْكِي القَوَافِي مَنْ لَهُ إِبْدَاعُهُ
فِيهَاwithin them وَذَاكَand that الوَشْيُembroidery وَالإِتْقَانُand mastery
فِيهَا وَذَاكَ الوَشْيُ وَالإِتْقَانُ
The rhymes weep for him, for his inventiveness
Within them, and that embroidery and mastery.
نَظَمَhe strung together الفَوَائِدَuseful insights فِيin بَدِيعَاتِwondrous forms of الحِلَىadornments
نَظَمَ الفَوَائِدَ فِي بَدِيعَاتِ الحِلَى
لاnot الدُّرُّpearls يَعْدِلُهُequals it وَلاnor الْعِقْيَانُpure gold
لا الدُّرُّ يَعْدِلُهُ وَلا الْعِقْيَانُ
He strung insights into wondrous ornaments;
Neither pearls nor pure gold could equal it.
وَلَقَدْand indeed يَزُفُّhe presents إِلَىto المُلُوكِkings قَلائِداًnecklaces
وَلَقَدْ يَزُفُّ إِلَى المُلُوكِ قَلائِداً
فَتَغَارُso become jealous مِنْof إِشْرَاقِهَاtheir radiance التِّيجَانُcrowns
فَتَغَارُ مِنْ إِشْرَاقِهَا التِّيجَانُ
He would indeed bear necklaces to kings,
So crowns grew jealous of their radiance.
فِيin شِعْرِهِhis poetry نَفَحَاتُwafts of طِيبٍperfume خَالِدٍundying
فِي شِعْرِهِ نَفَحَاتُ طِيبٍ خَالِدٍ
لَمْdid not يُؤْتِهَاbestow them وَرْدٌroses وَلاnor رَيْحَانُsweet basil
لَمْ يُؤْتِهَا وَرْدٌ وَلا رَيْحَانُ
His verse holds wafts of an undying perfume
That neither rose nor sweet basil ever bestowed.
يَسْقِيhe gives drink to المُنَىhopes مِنْfrom جَفْنَةٍa bowl عُلْوِيَّةٍheavenly
يَسْقِي المُنَى مِنْ جَفْنَةٍ عُلْوِيَّةٍ
فَالقَلْبُso the heart صَاحٍsober وَالحِجَىand the intellect نَشْوَانُintoxicated
فَالقَلْبُ صَاحٍ وَالحِجَى نَشْوَانُ
He waters hopes from a heavenly bowl,
So the heart is sober, and the mind intoxicated.
أَمَّاas for تَرَسُّلُهُhis prose writing فَفِيهِthen in it are طَرَائِفٌrare delights
أَمَّا تَرَسُّلُهُ فَفِيهِ طَرَائِفٌ
رَاقَتْpleased مَعَانِيهَاtheir meanings وَشَاقَand captivated بَيَانُeloquence
رَاقَتْ مَعَانِيهَا وَشَاقَ بَيَانُ
As for his prose, it holds rare delights:
Their meanings charm, their eloquence enthralls.
أَبْكَارُvirgin creations of فَضْلٍexcellence تَسْتَبِيكَcaptivate you وَرُبَّمَاand often
أَبْكَارُ فَضْلٍ تَسْتَبِيكَ وَرُبَّمَا
وَقُرَis stately الجَمَالُbeauty وَفِعْلُهُand its effect فَتَّانُbewitching
وَقُرَ الجَمَالُ وَفِعْلُهُ فَتَّانُ
Virgin works of excellence that captivate you; often
Beauty is stately, yet its power bewitches.
للهِhow splendid مِقْوَلُهُhis tongue الفَصِيحُeloquent إِذَاwhen عَلاrose
للهِ مِقْوَلُهُ الفَصِيحُ إِذَا عَلا
بَيْنَamong المَحَافِلِassemblies صَوْتُهُhis voice الرَّنَّانُresounding
بَيْنَ المَحَافِلِ صَوْتُهُ الرَّنَّانُ
How splendid his eloquent tongue, when there rose
Amid the assemblies his resounding voice!
وَبَوَادِرٌand spontaneous sallies وَنَوَادِرٌand witticisms مِنْfrom قَوْلِهِhis speech
وَبَوَادِرٌ وَنَوَادِرٌ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ
لَيْسَتْnot تَمَلُّgrow weary of سَمَاعَهَاhearing them الآذَانُears
لَيْسَتْ تَمَلُّ سَمَاعَهَا الآذَانُ
And the swift sallies and rare gems of his speech—
Ears never tire of hearing them.
دَعْleave aside ذَلِكَthat الأَدَبَliterature الرَّفِيعَlofty وَمَاand what بِهِwithin it
دَعْ ذَلِكَ الأَدَبَ الرَّفِيعَ وَمَا بِهِ
مِنْof كُلِّevery لَوْنٍhue مُونِقٍdelightful يَزْدَانُit is adorned
مِنْ كُلِّ لَوْنٍ مُونِقٍ يَزْدَانُ
Leave aside that lofty literature and all it holds
Of every lovely hue with which it is adorned,
وَاذْكَرْand recall مَنَاقِبَvirtues حُرَّةًnoble عَرَبِيَّةًArab
وَاذْكَرْ مَنَاقِبَ حُرَّةً عَرَبِيَّةً
سَارَتْtraveled بِسِيبِwith the bounty of حَدِيثِهَاtheir telling الرُّكْبَانُthe riders
سَارَتْ بِسِيبِ حَدِيثِهَا الرُّكْبَانُ
And recall his noble Arab virtues,
Whose bounteous tales the riders carried far:
مِنْof عِفَّةٍchastity وَمُرُوءةٍand chivalry وَصَدَاقَةٍand friendship
مِنْ عِفَّةٍ وَمُرُوءةٍ وَصَدَاقَةٍ
لَمْdid not يَبْلُهَاexperience them فِيin غَيْرِهِanyone else الأَخْدَانُclose companions
لَمْ يَبْلُهَا فِي غَيْرِهِ الأَخْدَانُ
Chastity, chivalry, and friendship
That his companions found in no one else.
أَكْرِمْhow noble بِهِhe is بَيْنَamong الأُولَىthose who بَلَغُواattained العُلَىthe heights
أَكْرِمْ بِهِ بَيْنَ الأُولَى بَلَغُوا العُلَى
بِنُفُوسِهِمْthrough their own selves وَنَمَاهُمْand fathered them عَدْنَانُAdnan
بِنُفُوسِهِمْ وَنَمَاهُمْ عَدْنَانُ
How noble he was among those who reached the heights
Through their own souls, with Adnan as their forefather.
وَدَّعْتُهُI bade him farewell قَبْلَbefore الرَّحِيلِdeparture وَسَلوَتِيand my consolation
وَدَّعْتُهُ قَبْلَ الرَّحِيلِ وَسَلوَتِي
أَمَلُthe hope of الإِيَابِreturn فَخَانَهُbut betrayed it الحِدْثَانُthe turns of fate
أَمَلُ الإِيَابِ فَخَانَهُ الحِدْثَانُ
I bade him farewell before departure; my consolation
Was the hope of return, which fate betrayed.
مَاwhat is هَذِهِthis الدُّنْيَاworld وَمَاand what are أَوْطَارُنَاour desires
مَا هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا أَوْطَارُنَا
عِنْدَbefore الزَّمَانِTime وَإِنَّهُand indeed it is لَزَمَانُsurely Time
عِنْدَ الزَّمَانِ وَإِنَّهُ لَزَمَانُ
What is this world, and what are our desires
Before Time—and it is Time indeed!
وَسِعَencompassed الأَمَانِيَّhopes الَّتِيwhich تَلْهُوyou amuse yourself بِهَاwith them
وَسِعَ الأَمَانِيَّ الَّتِي تَلْهُو بِهَا
هَلْis there مِنْfrom تَجَارِيبِthe trials of الصُّرَوفِchanging fortune أَمَانُsafety
هَلْ مِنْ تَجَارِيبِ الصُّرَوفِ أَمَانُ
It encompasses the hopes with which you amuse yourself;
Is there safety from the trials of changing fortune?
أَدَّىled بِهِhim onward حَرَمٌa sanctuary وَلَمْand did not
أَدَّى بِهِ حَرَمٌ وَلَمْ
يُقْعِدْهُhold him back مَاwhat يَتَجَشَّمُendures with difficulty الجُثْمَانُthe body
يُقْعِدْهُ مَا يَتَجَشَّمُ الجُثْمَانُ
A sanctuary drew him onward, and he was not
Held back by what the body must endure.
فَقَضَىso he fulfilled قَرِيضَةَunclear; likely 'obligation' حَجِّهِhis pilgrimage يَحْتَثُّهُurging him on
فَقَضَى قَرِيضَةَ حَجِّهِ يَحْتَثُّهُ
شَوْقٌlonging وَيَحْدُوand drives onward with song رَكْبَهُhis caravan الإِيمَانُfaith
شَوْقٌ وَيَحْدُو رَكْبَهُ الإِيمَانُ
So he fulfilled his pilgrimage's obligation [text uncertain], urged on
By longing, while faith sang his caravan onward.
مُتَزَوِّداًtaking provisions بِالصَّالِحَاتِwith righteous deeds وَزَادُهُand his provision
مُتَزَوِّداً بِالصَّالِحَاتِ وَزَادُهُ
مِنْamong خَيْرِthe best of مَاwhat يَتَقَبَّلُaccepts الرَّحْمَنُthe All-Merciful
مِنْ خَيْرِ مَا يَتَقَبَّلُ الرَّحْمَنُ
Taking righteous deeds as provision, and his provision
Is among the best that the All-Merciful accepts.
فَأَقَرَّso he established فِيin البَيْتِthe House العَتِيقِAncient قَرَارَهُhis abiding rest
فَأَقَرَّ فِي البَيْتِ العَتِيقِ قَرَارَهُ
وَبِهِand in it تَجَلَّىwere revealed العَفْوُforgiveness وَالرِّضْوَانُand divine favor
وَبِهِ تَجَلَّى العَفْوُ وَالرِّضْوَانُ
So he fixed his resting place in the Ancient House,
Where forgiveness and divine favor were revealed.
هَذَاthis هُوَis الفَوْزُthe triumph العَظِيمُgreat وَهَكَذَاand thus
هَذَا هُوَ الفَوْزُ العَظِيمُ وَهَكَذَا
يَغْلُوrises in value الجَزَاءُthe reward إِذَاwhen غَلاrose in value الإِحْسَانُgoodness
يَغْلُو الجَزَاءُ إِذَا غَلا الإِحْسَانُ
This is the great triumph, and thus
The reward rises in worth when goodness rises.
لَطِّفْtemper أَسَاكَyour grief أَبَاAbu (father of) المَحَاسِنِal-Mahasin (virtues) مَاnot النَّوَىparting
لَطِّفْ أَسَاكَ أَبَا المَحَاسِنِ مَا النَّوَى
فِيin اللهِGod نَأْيٌestrangement إِنَّهَاindeed it is قُرْبَانُan offering
فِي اللهِ نَأْيٌ إِنَّهَا قُرْبَانُ
Temper your grief, Abu al-Mahasin: no parting
In God is estrangement; it is an offering.
Sol 6.1