وَارَحْمَتَاoh, pity! لِمُصَابٍfor an afflicted man
وَارَحْمَتَا لِمُصَابٍ
دَامِيbleeding الحَشَىthe heart مَقْرُوحِهْhis wounded heart
دَامِي الحَشَى مَقْرُوحِهْ
Oh, pity the afflicted man,
his heart bleeding and wounded.
بَاقٍremaining بِهِwithin him شَطْرُhalf of رُوحٍa soul
بَاقٍ بِهِ شَطْرُ رُوحٍ
يَبْكِيweeping عَلَىover شَطْرِhalf of رُوحِهْhis soul
يَبْكِي عَلَى شَطْرِ رُوحِهْ
Half a soul remains within him,
weeping for the other half of his soul.
الثُّكْلُbereavement مَوْتٌa death طَوِيلٌlong
الثُّكْلُ مَوْتٌ طَوِيلٌ
مَدَاهُits duration فِيin تَبْرِيحِهْits torment
مَدَاهُ فِي تَبْرِيحِهْ
Bereavement is a long death,
its duration measured in torment.
يَاO صَاحِبِيmy friend كيْفَhow رَيبَthe calamity of الزَّمَـTime (first part)
يَا صَاحِبِي كيْفَ رَيبَ الزَّمَـ
ـانُTime (completion) فِيin تَصْرِيحِهْits plain disclosure
ـانُ فِي تَصْرِيحِهْ
O my friend, how dreadful is the calamity of
Time in its plain disclosure!
إِنَّindeed الغُمُوضَmystery لَخَيْرٌsurely better
إِنَّ الغُمُوضَ لَخَيْرٌ
لِلنَّفْسِfor the soul مِنْthan تَوْضِيحِهْits clarification
لِلنَّفْسِ مِنْ تَوْضِيحِهْ
Indeed, mystery is better
for the soul than its clarification.
لَذُّseek refuge بِالقَرِيضِin poetry وَجَدْنَاand favor us
لَذُّ بِالقَرِيضِ وَجَدْنَا
بِجَزْلِهِwith its vigorous verse وَفَصِيحِهْand its eloquent verse
بِجَزْلِهِ وَفَصِيحِهْ
Seek refuge in poetry, and favor us
with its vigorous and eloquent verse.
وَصْفٌand describe لَنَاfor us الوَرْدُthe rose فِيin زَهْـsplendor (first part)
وَصْفٌ لَنَا الوَرْدُ فِي زَهْـ
ـوِهِits splendor (completion) وَفِيand in تَصْوِيحِهْits withering
ـوِهِ وَفِي تَصْوِيحِهْ
And describe for us the rose in its
splendor and in its withering.
وَصْفٌand describe مِنَamong الرَّكْبِthe caravan حَاليthe two conditions of
وَصْفٌ مِنَ الرَّكْبِ حَالي
طَلِيقَهِits unfettered traveler وَطَلِيحِهْand its weary one
طَلِيقَهِ وَطَلِيحِهْ
And describe the caravan's two conditions:
its unfettered traveler and its weary one.
وَصْفٌand describe مِنَamong الرَّكْبِthe caravan حاِلَيthe two conditions of
وَصْفٌ مِنَ الرَّكْبِ حاِلَي
طَلِيقَهِits unfettered traveler وَطَلِيحِهْand its weary one
طَلِيقَهِ وَطَلِيحِهْ
And describe the caravan's two conditions:
its unfettered traveler and its weary one.
رُزِئْتَyou were bereaved of أَيَّwhat a وَلِيدٍchild
رُزِئْتَ أَيَّ وَلِيدٍ
نَضْرِfresh المُحَيَّاthe countenance صَبِيحِهْhis handsome face
نَضْرِ المُحَيَّا صَبِيحِهْ
Of what a son you have been bereaved—
fresh-faced and handsome,
حُرُّnoble الفُؤَادِthe heart أَبِيٌّunbowed
حُرُّ الفُؤَادِ أَبِيٌّ
غَضَّtender الشَّبَابِyouth جَمُوحِهْimpetuous in his youth
غَضَّ الشَّبَابِ جَمُوحِهْ
noble-hearted and unbowed,
in youth's tender bloom, untamed!
خَدَاhe hastened فَأَدْرَكَand reached قَبْلَbefore الأَوَthe appointed time (first part)
خَدَا فَأَدْرَكَ قَبْلَ الأَوَ
انِtime (completion) شَأْوَthe utmost reach of طُمُوحِهْhis ambition
انِ شَأْوَ طُمُوحِهْ
He hastened and reached, before the appointed
time, the utmost goal of his ambition.
وَخَلَّفَand left الدَّارَthe house فِيin أَيِّwhat a
وَخَلَّفَ الدَّارَ فِي أَيِّ
وَحْشَةٍdesolation لِنُزُوحِهْbecause of his departure
وَحْشَةٍ لِنُزُوحِهْ
And he left the house in such
desolation through his departure!
فَبَعْضُso part of قَلْبِكَyour heart فِيهَاin it
فَبَعْضُ قَلْبِكَ فِيهَا
وَبَعْضُهُand part of it فِيin ضَرِيحِهْhis grave
وَبَعْضُهُ فِي ضَرِيحِهْ
So part of your heart is there,
and part of it is in his grave.
قَدْindeed أَكْرَمَhas honored اللهُGod مَثْوَاهُhis resting place
قَدْ أَكْرَمَ اللهُ مَثْوَاهُ
فِيin رِحَابِthe spacious courts of صرُوحِهْHis palaces
فِي رِحَابِ صرُوحِهْ
God has indeed honored his resting place
in the spacious courts of His palaces.
فَارْحَمْso have mercy on حَشَاكَyour inmost heart وَشَارِكْand join
فَارْحَمْ حَشَاكَ وَشَارِكْ
فَتَاكَyour young man فِيin تَسْبِيحِهْhis praise of God
فَتَاكَ فِي تَسْبِيحِهْ
So have mercy on your heart, and join
your son in his praise of God.
نِعْمَhow excellent العَزَاءُthe consolation لَمُسْتَكْمِلِfor one perfected in
نِعْمَ العَزَاءُ لَمُسْتَكْمِلِ
اليَقِينِcertainty صَحيحِهْits sound form
اليَقِينِ صَحيحِهْ
What fine consolation for one with complete
and sound certainty!
هَذَاhere is أَخٌa brother لَكَto you عَانَىhas endured
هَذَا أَخٌ لَكَ عَانَى
كَرَّthe onslaught of المَنَايَاdeaths بِسُوحِهْwithin his grounds
كَرَّ المَنَايَا بِسُوحِهْ
Here is a brother to you who has endured
death's onslaught within his own grounds.
إِلَىto جُرُوحِكَyour wounds يُهْدِيhe offers
إِلَى جُرُوحِكَ يُهْدِي
صُبَابَةًa few remaining drops مِنْfrom جُرُوحِهْhis wounds
صُبَابَةً مِنْ جُرُوحِهْ
To your wounds he offers
a few remaining drops from his own wounds.
Sol 6.1