مُحْمُودُMahmoud أَنْتَyou العَزَاءُthe consolation بَعْدَهُمُafter them
مُحْمُودُ أَنْتَ العَزَاءُ بَعْدَهُمُ
حَفَظَتُyou preserved أَحْسَابَهُمْtheir ancestral honor وَعَهْدَهُمُand their covenant
حَفَظَتُ أَحْسَابَهُمْ وَعَهْدَهُمُ
Mahmoud, you are the consolation after them.
Mahmoud, you are the consolation after them
You have preserved their ancestral honor and their covenant.
I have kept their account and covenant
جَارَwas unjust عَلَيْكَto you الزَّمَانُtime وَاحَرَبَاتalas for the calamities!
جَارَ عَلَيْكَ الزَّمَانُ وَاحَرَبَات
فَكَانَso there was ثُكْلٌloss of a child وَقَبْلَهُand before it يُتَمُorphanhood
فَكَانَ ثُكْلٌ وَقَبْلَهُ يُتَمُ
Time wronged you—alas for the calamities!
Time has been harsh on you and wars
So came the loss of a child, and before it, orphanhood.
So it became bereavement, and before it, orphanhood
أبٌa father تَوَلَّىpassed away وَإِخْوَةٌand brothers دَرَجُواpassed on
أبٌ تَوَلَّى وَإِخْوَةٌ دَرَجُوا
لَوْhad شَفَّعَinterceded المَجْدُglory فِيهِمْon their behalf سَلِّمُواthey would have been spared
لَوْ شَفَّعَ المَجْدُ فِيهِمْ سَلِّمُوا
A father passed away, and brothers departed.
A father passed away, and brothers buried
Had glory interceded for them, they would have been spared.
If glory interceded for them, they would have been forgiven
وَمَاتَand died شَبْلٌa lion cub رَزْئَتُهُyou were bereaved of him أَعْلَىheightened
وَمَاتَ شَبْلٌ رَزْئَتُهُ أَعْلَى
قَدْرِthe worth of الهِبَاتِthe gifts الجَّلائِلِthe splendid النِّقِمُthe calamities
قَدْرِ الهِبَاتِ الجَّلائِلِ النِّقِمُ
And a lion cub died, whom you lost; heightened
And Shibl died, his dignity the highest
by calamities is the worth of splendid gifts.
Of the rank of great misfortunes and retributions
Sol 6.1