رَاعterrified الكِنانَةَKinana (Egypt) رُزْءُthe loss of عَبْدِAbd القَادِرِal-Qadir
رَاع الكِنانَةَ رُزْءُ عَبْدِ القَادِرِ
وَجَرَىand proceeded القَضَاءُfate بِأَيِّwith what a حُكْمٍjudgment قاهِرِoverpowering
وَجَرَى القَضَاءُ بِأَيِّ حُكْمٍ قاهِرِ
The loss of Abd al-Qadir has appalled Kinana,
The shepherd of al-Kinanah was struck down - the decree of the Almighty was carried out
and what a crushing judgment fate has passed!
Have you seen the procession of mourners and their sorrow?
أَرأَيْتَhave you seen سَيْرَthe procession of مشَيِّعيهِhis funeral mourners وَالأَسَىand grief
أَرأَيْتَ سَيْرَ مشَيِّعيهِ وَالأَسَى
بَادٍvisible عَلىupon بَادٍa nomad يَسِيرُwalking وحاضِرِand a townsman
بَادٍ عَلى بَادٍ يَسِيرُ وحاضِرِ
Have you seen his mourners' procession, with grief
Traveler after traveler proceeds and resident after resident attends
plain on nomad and townsman as they walked?
Though they differ in status, in grieving for him aristocrats and commoners are the same
إِنْeven if تَخْتَلِفْdiffer طَبَقَاتهُمْtheir social ranks لمْdid not تخْتَلِفْdiffer
إِنْ تَخْتَلِفْ طَبَقَاتهُمْ لمْ تخْتَلِفْ
فِيهover him شُجُونُthe sorrows of أَكَابِرِthe great وَأَصَاغِرِand the humble
فِيه شُجُونُ أَكَابِرِ وَأَصَاغِرِ
Though their social ranks differ, they did not differ
The scribe of prose was the pride of his time
in their grief for him, great and humble alike.
And he passed away as a rare gem
أَلكَاتِبُthe writer النِّحرِيرُmasterly فخْرُthe pride of زَمَانهِhis age
أَلكَاتِبُ النِّحرِيرُ فخْرُ زَمَانهِ
ولَّىdeparted وَكَانَand he was مِنَof الطِّرَازِthe kind النادِرِrare
ولَّى وَكَانَ مِنَ الطِّرَازِ النادِرِ
The masterly writer, the pride of his age,
Now orphan follows orphan from that precious jewelry
has departed; he was of the rarest kind.
Who can cast eloquence as if it were the inspiration of spontaneity, not the craft of a skilled artisan?
أَيَتِيمَةٌdoes a peerless pearl تَهْويfall وَرَاءَafter يَتيمَةٍa peerless pearl
أَيَتِيمَةٌ تَهْوي وَرَاءَ يَتيمَةٍ
منْfrom ذلكَthat العقْدِnecklace الكَريمnoble الفاخِرِsplendid
منْ ذلكَ العقْدِ الكَريم الفاخِرِ
Does one peerless pearl fall after another
Refined in speech, not pretentious
from that noble, splendid necklace?
He did not utter it carelessly
مَنْwho لِلبَيَانِfor eloquence يَصُوغُهُfashions it وَكَأَنَّهُand as though it were
مَنْ لِلبَيَانِ يَصُوغُهُ وَكَأَنَّهُ
وَحْيُthe inspiration of البَدَاهَةِintuition لاnot صِياغَةthe crafting of مَاهِرِa skilled craftsman
وَحْيُ البَدَاهَةِ لا صِياغَة مَاهِرِ
Who will fashion eloquence as though it were
Choosing the ripest meanings to clothe appropriately in a flowering garment
the inspiration of intuition, not a craftsman's art?
His emotions permeate souls as though they share the temperament of secrets with secrets
مُتَأَنِّقrefined فِيin القَوْلِspeech لاnot مُتَصنِّعٌaffected
مُتَأَنِّق فِي القَوْلِ لا مُتَصنِّعٌ
فِيهِin it ولاnor يُلْقِيهِutters it عَفْوَon the impulse of الخَاطِرِthought
فِيهِ ولا يُلْقِيهِ عَفْوَ الخَاطِرِ
Refined in speech, not affected
The journalism profession in Egypt was weakened by the loss of that tireless polisher of rough terrain
in it, nor uttering it offhand,
Over decades he persevered day after day through prominent struggle
مُتخيّرٌdiscerning in selection مِنْfrom كلevery مَعْنىًmeaning يَانِعٍripe
مُتخيّرٌ مِنْ كل مَعْنىً يَانِعٍ
يُكْسَىis clothed عَلىin قدَرٍdue measure بِثَوْبٍin a garment زَاهِرِradiant
يُكْسَى عَلى قدَرٍ بِثَوْبٍ زَاهِرِ
selecting from every ripened meaning,
He gave his treasures without hoarding them for the benefit of his nation, for the treasuries of the generous are inexhaustible
each clothed, to measure, in a radiant garment.
The days have not been darkened, though they were bright as life among shining moons
تَغْشَىenter سَوَانِحُهُhis inspirations النُّفوسَsouls كَأَنَّهاas though they were
تَغْشَى سَوَانِحُهُ النُّفوسَ كَأَنَّها
فِيهَاwithin them مِزاجُa mingling of سرَائِرٍinner secrets بِسَرَائِرِwith inner secrets
فِيهَا مِزاجُ سرَائِرٍ بِسَرَائِرِ
His inspirations enter souls, as though they were
The hardship of effort is the hardship of a free man beset by concerns and sleeplessness
a mingling, within them, of inner secrets with inner secrets.
Each earns according to his share and the journalist's wage is small
رُزِئَتْwas bereaved of صِحَافَةُthe press of مِصْرَEgypt رَافِعَthe one who raised شَأْنِهَاits standing
رُزِئَتْ صِحَافَةُ مِصْرَ رَافِعَ شَأْنِهَا
بِبَلاءِthrough the efforts of رَوَّاضِa tamer of الصِّعابِhardships مُثَابِرِpersevering
بِبَلاءِ رَوَّاضِ الصِّعابِ مُثَابِرِ
Egypt's press has lost the man who raised its standing
If he does not sell his conscience, the journalist trader is the noblest of traders
through the efforts of a persevering tamer of hardships.
A lifetime in which Hamzah never wearied of his flock and was never neglectful of the bridle
عشرَاتُtens of أَحْوَالٍyears طَوَىhe folded away أَيَّامَهَاtheir days
عشرَاتُ أَحْوَالٍ طَوَى أَيَّامَهَا
يَوْماًa day فَيَوْماًthen another day فِيin كِفَاحٍstruggle بَاهِرِbrilliant
يَوْماً فَيَوْماً فِي كِفَاحٍ بَاهِرِ
For decades he folded away the days,
Had the drops his pens scattered been gathered, they would flow like a roaring, tumultuous sea
day after day, in brilliant struggle.
A sea which gives its divers precious jewels and pearls
يُعْطِيhe gives ذخائِرَهُhis treasures وَلَمْand did not يَكْرُثْهُtrouble him فِيin
يُعْطِي ذخائِرَهُ وَلَمْ يَكْرُثْهُ فِي
نَفْعٍservice لأُمَّتهِto his nation نفَادُthe depletion of ذخَائِرِtreasures
نَفْعٍ لأُمَّتهِ نفَادُ ذخَائِرِ
He gave his treasures, untroubled, in
The elders have lost an honest, truth-seeking orator whose goal is to establish truth, not shake pulpits
service to his nation, by the depletion of his stores.
He presents proofs - his only weapon - in the face of every adversary and denier
مَاnothing سودَblackened الأَيَّامَthe days وَهْيَthough they are بَهِيجَةٌbright
مَا سودَ الأَيَّامَ وَهْيَ بَهِيجَةٌ
بِبَيَاضِهاin their whiteness كالعَيْشِlike life بَيْنَamong مَحَابِرِinkwells
بِبَيَاضِها كالعَيْشِ بَيْنَ مَحَابِرِ
Nothing blackened the days, though radiant
No idle prattle inserted to pad his speech, no heated missiles launched
in their whiteness, like life amid inkwells.
The truth needs no embellishment or ostentatious trappings
جُهْدُthe utmost strain of العَنَاءِtoil عناءُthe toil of حُرٍa free man مُبْتَلىًafflicted
جُهْدُ العَنَاءِ عناءُ حُرٍ مُبْتَلىً
بِمُبَاكِرٍby an early visitor مِنْfrom هَمهِhis worries وَمُسَاهِرِand a night-long companion
بِمُبَاكِرٍ مِنْ هَمهِ وَمُسَاهِرِ
The harshest toil is the toil of a free man afflicted
In the Arabic Language Academy, he strove mightily to pay his share of erudition, knowledge, and excellence
by cares that visit at dawn and keep him company at night.
Previously it had achievements in serving eloquent Arabic, and through it the pillars of bygone glory were fortified, and the pillars of present glory anchored
كلٌّeveryone عَلىaccording to قَدَرٍa measure يَكِدُّtoils لِرِزْقِهِfor his livelihood
كلٌّ عَلى قَدَرٍ يَكِدُّ لِرِزْقِهِ
وَيَقِلُّand is meager لِلصَّحفِيِّfor the journalist أَجْرُthe pay of الآجِرِthe employer
وَيَقِلُّ لِلصَّحفِيِّ أَجْرُ الآجِرِ
Each, according to his lot, toils for his livelihood,
Arabic poetry laments one who eulogized its misfortunes and grieved for its scattered structure
while the journalist receives little pay from his employer.
He was its highest beacon, and his people needed the likes of him to man the minarets
إِنْif لمْdoes not يَبِعْsell فِيمَاamong what يَبِيعُhe sells ضَمِيرَهُhis conscience
إِنْ لمْ يَبِعْ فِيمَا يَبِيعُ ضَمِيرَهُ
فَالتاجِرُthen the trader الصَّحفِيwho is a journalist أَشْرَفُthe noblest تاجِرِtrader
فَالتاجِرُ الصَّحفِي أَشْرَفُ تاجِرِ
If, among the things he sells, he does not sell his conscience,
He never wearied of supporting its good course, for the time of nations is the time of destinies
then the journalist as trader is the noblest trader.
A man who outweighed his peers in qualities that disdained resemblance to equals
عُمْرٌa lifetime بِهِduring it لمْdid not يَأْلُfall short in حَمْزَةُHamza عَهْدَهhis pledge
عُمْرٌ بِهِ لمْ يَأْلُ حَمْزَةُ عَهْدَه
رَعْياًobservance وَلمْand did not يَكُbe لِلذِّمَامِof a bond of trust بِخَافِرِa betrayer
رَعْياً وَلمْ يَكُ لِلذِّمَامِ بِخَافِرِ
A lifetime in which Hamza never failed his pledge
In him are manliness and dew which his tolerance and broad-mindedness clarify
in its observance, nor ever betrayed a bond of trust.
Whatever deprived person you speak of that he helped, or fallen one he lifted up
لوْif ضمwere gathered مَاwhat قَطَرَتْdripped بِهِwith it أَقْلامُهُhis pens
لوْ ضم مَا قَطَرَتْ بِهِ أَقْلامُهُ
لامْتَدَّit would stretch كَالبَحْرِlike the sea الخِضَمvast الزَّاخِرِsurging
لامْتَدَّ كَالبَحْرِ الخِضَم الزَّاخِرِ
Were all that dripped from his pens gathered,
You will not see him except composed, and what is beyond the visible escapes your glance
it would stretch like the vast, surging sea.
A soul he manages with sound mind, controlling its impulses with the guidance of one who commands
بَحْرٌa sea إِلىto رُوَّادِthe seekers of مَكْنُونَاتِهِits hidden riches
بَحْرٌ إِلى رُوَّادِ مَكْنُونَاتِهِ
يُهْدِيgives النَّفائِسَprecious things مِنْof حِلىًornaments وَجَوَاهِرِand jewels
يُهْدِي النَّفائِسَ مِنْ حِلىً وَجَوَاهِرِ
A sea that, to seekers of its hidden riches,
He is angered by opinion, but if it collides with him, the shepherding of ideas by ideas does not fail him
offers precious ornaments and jewels.
You can see he is frankest in reproach, and if rancor arises, he returns gentlest in pardon
فقدlost الشُّيوخُthe senators خَطِيبَan orator of صِدْقٍtruthfulness هَمُّهُhis concern
فقد الشُّيوخُ خَطِيبَ صِدْقٍ هَمُّهُ
تَمْكِينُupholding حَقٍّwhat is right لاnot اهْتِزَازُthe shaking of مَنَابِرِrostrums
تَمْكِينُ حَقٍّ لا اهْتِزَازُ مَنَابِرِ
The senators have lost an honest orator whose concern was
However worldly events batter him, ebbing and flowing, he withstands with steadfast patience
to uphold what is right, not set rostrums trembling.
With his judiciousness and resolve he gains supporters, if he cannot find them in a band of supporters,
يَلقيhe presents الأَدِلةَthe proofs وَهْيَand they are كلُّall سِلاحِهِhis weaponry
يَلقي الأَدِلةَ وَهْيَ كلُّ سِلاحِهِ
فيin وَجْهِthe face of كلِّevery مُنَاهضٍopponent ومُكَابرِand obstinate disputant
في وَجْهِ كلِّ مُنَاهضٍ ومُكَابرِ
He presented proofs, his only weapons,
For the hero may be the first victor, but truth is the final victor
in the face of every opponent and obstinate disputant.
Oh you who travel, weep for his praiseworthy qualities which gush with tears from my eyelids
لاno لَفْظَةٌword تَنْبُوjars وَلاnor لَغْوٌidle talk بِهِwith it
لا لَفْظَةٌ تَنْبُو وَلا لَغْوٌ بِهِ
يَحشُوhe stuffs الكَلامspeech وَلاnor قَذِيفَةُthe missile of ثَائرِan angry man
يَحشُو الكَلام وَلا قَذِيفَةُ ثَائرِ
No word jarred, nor was there idle talk with which
In harmony and discord we entwined in the immaculate sanctuary of affection
he padded his speech, nor an angry man's projectile.
You harbored injustice beyond your capacity, though you were the enemy of every unjust decree
مَاnot بالصَّوَابfor what is right إِلىfor الإِفَاضَةِverbosity حَاجَةٌany need
مَا بالصَّوَاب إِلى الإِفَاضَةِ حَاجَةٌ
كَلاَّcertainly not وَلاnor يُعْليهِraises it رَفْعُthe raising of عَقَائرِvoices
كَلاَّ وَلا يُعْليهِ رَفْعُ عَقَائرِ
What is right has no need of verbosity;
So he folded his wings, recoiled, and shed what remnants of that relationship remained
no, nor is it elevated by raised voices.
Oh House of Hamzah, if consolation for you is difficult, who can offer solace in the light of the All-Seeing?
فيin المَجْمَعِthe academy اللُّغويِّlinguistic وَفَّىcontributed in full جَاهداًstriving diligently
في المَجْمَعِ اللُّغويِّ وَفَّى جَاهداً
قِسْطيْهِhis two shares مِنْof أَدَبٍliterature وَعِلمٍand learning وَافرِabundant
قِسْطيْهِ مِنْ أَدَبٍ وَعِلمٍ وَافرِ
In the Language Academy he diligently contributed
For your wound, hearts were wounded as if before the tragedy they shared your inner bonds
his two shares: literature and abundant learning.
Or have you not seen amongst the people, O his sons, the many sincere sympathizers and helpers?
كانَتْthere were لَهْto his credit فيهِwithin it وَكَانَتْand there were قَبْلَهُbefore it
كانَتْ لَهْ فيهِ وَكَانَتْ قَبْلَهُ
فيin خِدْمَةِthe service of الفُصْحَىclassical Arabic ضُرُوبُkinds of مَآثرِdistinguished deeds
في خِدْمَةِ الفُصْحَى ضُرُوبُ مَآثرِ
He had within it, as he had before it,
Show them the extent of your gratitude in proportion to his kindness and loyalty to you
many achievements in the service of classical Arabic.
And add to the renown of his mention glories equivalent to the glories with which you extolled him
وَشَجَتْintertwined بهَاthrough them أَعْرَاقُthe roots of مَجدٍglory غَابرٍpast
وَشَجَتْ بهَا أَعْرَاقُ مَجدٍ غَابرٍ
وَتَوَثَّقتْand were strengthened أَعْرَاقُthe roots of مَجْدٍglory حاضرِpresent
وَتَوَثَّقتْ أَعْرَاقُ مَجْدٍ حاضرِ
Through them the roots of past glory intertwined,
and the roots of present glory were strengthened.
تَرْثيmourns العُرُوبَةُArab nationhood مَنْthe one who رَثىpitied لِشَقَائِهَاfor its suffering
تَرْثي العُرُوبَةُ مَنْ رَثى لِشَقَائِهَا
وَعَنَاهُand concerned him ضَمُّgathering نظامِهَاits ordered strands المُتَنَاثرِscattered
وَعَنَاهُ ضَمُّ نظامِهَا المُتَنَاثرِ
The Arab world mourns the man who pitied its suffering
and cared to gather its scattered strands.
أَعْلىhe raised مَنارَتَهَاits beacon وَحَاجةُand the need of قوْمِهَاits people
أَعْلى مَنارَتَهَا وَحَاجةُ قوْمِهَا
أَمْثَالهاothers like it مِنْamong عَاليَاتِlofty مَنَائرِbeacons
أَمْثَالها مِنْ عَاليَاتِ مَنَائرِ
He raised its beacon; what its people need
are others like it, lofty beacons.
لَمْdid not يَأْلُهاwithhold from it مَدَداًsupport لحُسْنِtoward a favorable مَصيرِهَاits destiny
لَمْ يَأْلُها مَدَداً لحُسْنِ مَصيرِهَا
وَالوَقْتُand the time للأَقْوَامِfor nations وَقْتُa time of مَصَايرِdestinies
وَالوَقْتُ للأَقْوَامِ وَقْتُ مَصَايرِ
He denied it no support toward a fair destiny,
and for nations, this is a time of destiny.
رَجُلٌa man بهِin him رَجَحَتْoutweighed عَلىover نُظَرَائهِhis peers
رَجُلٌ بهِ رَجَحَتْ عَلى نُظَرَائهِ
شِيَمٌvirtues أَبَيْنَthey refused تَشَبُّهاًresemblance بنَظَائرِto counterparts
شِيَمٌ أَبَيْنَ تَشَبُّهاً بنَظَائرِ
A man whose superiority over his peers lay in
virtues that spurned likeness to any others.
فيهِin him المُرُوءَةchivalry وَالنَّدَىand generosity يَجْلُوهُمَاhe displays them both
فيهِ المُرُوءَة وَالنَّدَى يَجْلُوهُمَا
بتَطَوُّلِthrough the largesse of الكَافيone able to provide وَصَفْحِand the pardon of القَادرِone with power
بتَطَوُّلِ الكَافي وَصَفْحِ القَادرِ
In him were chivalry and generosity, which he revealed
through the bounty of one with means and the pardon of one with power.
ماas much as شِئْتَyou wish حَدِّثْtell عَنْabout إِغَاثَةِthe rescue of لاجيءٍone seeking refuge
ما شِئْتَ حَدِّثْ عَنْ إِغَاثَةِ لاجيءٍ
مِنْamong قَاصِدِيهِthose who came to him وَعَنْand about إِقَالَةِhelping up عَاثرِone who stumbled
مِنْ قَاصِدِيهِ وَعَنْ إِقَالَةِ عَاثرِ
Tell all you wish of his rescue of one seeking refuge
among those who sought him, and of his helping up one who stumbled.
لاnot تلْتَقيهِmeets him العَيْنُthe eye إلاَّexcept سَاكناًcalm
لا تلْتَقيهِ العَيْنُ إلاَّ سَاكناً
وَيَفُوتُand escapes لَحْظَكَyour glance مَاwhat وَرَاءَbehind الظاهرِthe outward appearance
وَيَفُوتُ لَحْظَكَ مَا وَرَاءَ الظاهرِ
The eye never met him except in calm,
and what lay behind appearances escaped your glance.
نَفُسٌa soul يُصَرِّفهاhe governs it بعقْلٍwith a mind مَالكٍmastering
نَفُسٌ يُصَرِّفها بعقْلٍ مَالكٍ
نَزَعَاتِهَاits impulses تَصْريفَwith the governance of نَاهٍone who forbids آمرِone who commands
نَزَعَاتِهَا تَصْريفَ نَاهٍ آمرِ
A soul he governed with a mind that mastered
its impulses, ruling as one who forbids and commands.
لِلرَّأْيfor a conviction غَضْبَتُهُhis anger فإِنْand if صَدمَتْهُit struck him لمْdid not
لِلرَّأْي غَضْبَتُهُ فإِنْ صَدمَتْهُ لمْ
يُخطئْهُelude him رَعْيُthe regard of مُنَاظرٍone disputant لِمُنَاظرِfor another disputant
يُخطئْهُ رَعْيُ مُنَاظرٍ لِمُنَاظرِ
His anger was for a conviction; if it struck him, he never
lost the regard one disputant owes another.
وَلَقَدْand indeed تَرَاهُyou see him وَهْوَwhile he is أَصْرَحُthe frankest عَاذِلٍreprover
وَلَقَدْ تَرَاهُ وَهْوَ أَصْرَحُ عَاذِلٍ
إِنْif قَامَarose غُذْرٌan excuse (apparently عُذْرٌ) عَادَhe became أَسْمَحَthe most generous عَاذِرِpardoner
إِنْ قَامَ غُذْرٌ عَادَ أَسْمَحَ عَاذِرِ
And indeed, you might see him as the frankest reprover;
if an excuse arose, he became the most generous pardoner.
مهْمَاhowever much تُصَادِمْهُassail him الحَوَادِثُevents تَصْطدِمْthey collide
مهْمَا تُصَادِمْهُ الحَوَادِثُ تَصْطدِمْ
مَدَّاًin flood وجَزْراًand ebb بِالدؤُوبِwith the tireless man الصَّابِرِthe patient
مَدَّاً وجَزْراً بِالدؤُوبِ الصَّابِرِ
However events assail him, they collide,
in flood and ebb, with a tireless, patient man.
مِنْfrom حَزْمِهِhis prudence وَالعَزْمِand determination يُلْفِيhe finds نَاصِراًa helper
مِنْ حَزْمِهِ وَالعَزْمِ يُلْفِي نَاصِراً
إنْif لَمْdoes not يَجِدْfind فِيin لَزْبَةٍa crisis مِنْany نَاصِرِhelper
إنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فِي لَزْبَةٍ مِنْ نَاصِرِ
From his prudence and resolve he finds a helper,
if in a crisis he can find no helper.
فَلَقدْfor indeed يَكُونُmay be البُطْلُfalsehood أَوَّلَthe first ظَافِرٍvictor
فَلَقدْ يَكُونُ البُطْلُ أَوَّلَ ظَافِرٍ
لَكِنْbut يَكُونwill be الحَقّtruth آخِرَthe last ظَافِرِvictor
لَكِنْ يَكُون الحَقّ آخِرَ ظَافِرِ
Falsehood may indeed be the first to triumph,
but truth will be the last to triumph.
ياO رَاحِلاًdeparted one أَبْكِيI weep for شَمَائِلَهُhis qualities الَّتِيwhich
يا رَاحِلاً أَبْكِي شَمَائِلَهُ الَّتِي
عَذُبَتْwere sweet فتَشْرَقُso brim بِالدُّمُوعِwith tears مَحَاجِرِيmy eye sockets
عَذُبَتْ فتَشْرَقُ بِالدُّمُوعِ مَحَاجِرِي
O departed one, I weep for your qualities, which
were sweet, so that my eyes brim with tears.
كُنَّاwe used to ائْتِلافاًin agreement وَاختِلافاًand in disagreement نَلتفِيwe meet (apparently نلتقي)
كُنَّا ائْتِلافاً وَاختِلافاً نَلتفِي
فِيat مَشْرَعٍa watering place لِلوُدِّof affection صَفْوٍclear طَاهِرِpure
فِي مَشْرَعٍ لِلوُدِّ صَفْوٍ طَاهِرِ
In agreement and disagreement alike, we would meet
at a clear, pure watering place of affection.
حَمَّلتَyou burdened قَلْبَكَyour heart جَائِراًunjustly مَاwhat لمdid not يُطِقْhave strength to bear
حَمَّلتَ قَلْبَكَ جَائِراً مَا لم يُطِقْ
وَهْوَthough it was العَدُوُّthe enemy لِكُلِّof every حُكْمٍrule جَائِرِunjust
وَهْوَ العَدُوُّ لِكُلِّ حُكْمٍ جَائِرِ
You unjustly burdened your heart with more than it could bear,
though it was the enemy of every unjust rule.
فَطَوَىso it folded جَنَاحَيْهِits two wings مَهِيضاًbroken-winged وَانْقَضَىand ended
فَطَوَى جَنَاحَيْهِ مَهِيضاً وَانْقَضَى
ماwhat كانْhad been مِنْof تَدْوِيمِthe circling flight of ذاكthat الطَّائِرِbird
ما كانْ مِنْ تَدْوِيمِ ذاك الطَّائِرِ
So, broken-winged, it folded its wings, and there ended
all the circling flight of that bird.
يَاO آلَhousehold of حَمْزَةHamza إِنْif يَعِزَّis hard to find عَزَاؤُكُمْyour consolation
يَا آلَ حَمْزَة إِنْ يَعِزَّ عَزَاؤُكُمْ
مَنْwho لِلمُعَزِّيfor the consoler فِيfor ضِيَاءِthe light of النَّاظِرِthe eye
مَنْ لِلمُعَزِّي فِي ضِيَاءِ النَّاظِرِ
O house of Hamza, if consolation is hard for you,
who will console the consoler for the light of his eyes?
جُرِحَتْwere wounded لِجُرْحِكُمُby your wound القُلُوبُhearts كَأَنَّهاas though they were
جُرِحَتْ لِجُرْحِكُمُ القُلُوبُ كَأَنَّها
قَبْلَbefore الرزِيئةِthe calamity فِيهِthrough him ذَاتُhaving أَوَاصِرِbonds of kinship
قَبْلَ الرزِيئةِ فِيهِ ذَاتُ أَوَاصِرِ
Hearts were wounded by your wound, as though
before the calamity, they had bonds of kinship with him.
أَوَand ...? لَمْnot ترَوْاyou have seen فِيamong القَوْمِthe people يَاO أَبْنَاءَهُhis sons
أَوَ لَمْ ترَوْا فِي القَوْمِ يَا أَبْنَاءَهُ
كَمْhow many مِنْof مُوَاسٍa consoler صَادِقٍsincere وَمُؤازِرِand a supporter
كَمْ مِنْ مُوَاسٍ صَادِقٍ وَمُؤازِرِ
And have you not seen among the people, O sons of his,
how many sincere consolers and supporters there are?
مَاhow كانَhe was أَرْفَقَهُhow gentle he was بِكمْwith you وَأَبَرَّهُand how devoted he was
مَا كانَ أَرْفَقَهُ بِكمْ وَأَبَرَّهُ
فَأَرُوهُthen show him كَيْفَhow يَكونُis شكْرُthe gratitude of الشَّاكِرِthe grateful person
فَأَرُوهُ كَيْفَ يَكونُ شكْرُ الشَّاكِرِ
How gentle he was with you, and how devoted!
Then show him how a grateful person gives thanks.
وَبِقدْرِand in proportion to مَاwhat أَصْفَيْتُمُوهُyou sincerely gave him حُبَّكمْyour love
وَبِقدْرِ مَا أَصْفَيْتُمُوهُ حُبَّكمْ
زِيدُواincrease مَفاخِرَthe glories of ذِكْرِهِhis memory بِمَفَاخِرِwith glorious deeds
زِيدُوا مَفاخِرَ ذِكْرِهِ بِمَفَاخِرِ
And in proportion to the sincere love you gave him,
enrich the glories of his memory with glorious deeds.
Partial English translation: 50 of 96 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1