فِيin زهْرةِthe bloom of العُمْرِlife فتىًa youth نابِهٌdistinguished
فِي زهْرةِ العُمْرِ فتىً نابِهٌ
أَصْمَاهُstruck him dead سهْمٌan arrow لِلردىof death طاشَاwent astray
أَصْمَاهُ سهْمٌ لِلردى طاشَا
In the bloom of life, a distinguished youth
In the flower of youth a noble youth
was struck dead by a stray arrow of death.
Struck deaf by an arrow of misfortune
أَثْكلَbereaved أَهْلاًa family لاَno عَزاءٌconsolation لَهُمْfor them
أَثْكلَ أَهْلاً لاَ عَزاءٌ لَهُمْ
وَأَوْسَعَand filled الرُّفَقةَthe companions إِيحاشَاwith desolation
وَأَوْسَعَ الرُّفَقةَ إِيحاشَا
It left a family bereaved, with no consolation,
He left behind kin with no consolation
and filled his companions with desolation.
And spread amongst his friends only confusion
مَاnot إِنْemphasizes the negation جَنَىcommitted a wrong المَوْتُdeath عَليْهagainst him كمَاas
مَا إِنْ جَنَى المَوْتُ عَليْه كمَا
جَنىcommitted a wrong عَلَىagainst مَنْthose who بَعْدَهُafter him عَاشَاlived
جَنى عَلَى مَنْ بَعْدَهُ عَاشَا
Death did not wrong him as much as
When death took him as it takes
it wronged those who lived on after him.
All those who live after and have lived before
Sol 6.1