رمتْit struck وَلمand did not ترمstrike غيرَother than العلمknowledge والعملِand work
رمتْ وَلم ترم غيرَ العلم والعملِ
يدُthe hand of الزمانِtime رماهاmay He strike it اللهُGod بالشللِwith paralysis
يدُ الزمانِ رماها اللهُ بالشللِ
It struck, and struck nothing but knowledge and work—
She threw, but threw naught but knowledge and deed,
The hand of Time—may God strike it with paralysis!
The hand of time threw her with paralysis.
محتْit erased بودقِwith a downpour of الرزاياcalamities والفجائعand tragedies مِنْfrom
محتْ بودقِ الرزايا والفجائع مِنْ
صحفِthe pages of الكمالِperfection سوادَthe dark core of القلبِthe heart والمقلand the eyes
صحفِ الكمالِ سوادَ القلبِ والمقل
With a downpour of calamities and tragedies, it erased from
She erased with sheets of tragedies and calamities,
The pages of perfection the heart’s dark core and the eyes’ pupils.
From the books of perfection, the darkness of the heart and mind.
للهfor God (exclamation) أيّwhat مصابa calamity جلَّwas grievous إِذْwhen قصدتْit struck
لله أيّ مصاب جلَّ إِذْ قصدتْ
فتىa young man إباءِproud dignity وَفضلاًand virtue نادرrare المثلthe equal
فتى إباءِ وَفضلاً نادر المثل
God! What a grievous calamity, when it struck
What great affliction, when she sought,
A youth of proud dignity and virtue, rarely equaled.
A young man of refusal and rare excellence.
وَأيand what خطبٍa calamity دهاناbefell us يومَon the day of مصرعِهِhis death
وَأي خطبٍ دهانا يومَ مصرعِهِ
فحسبناso, sufficient for us اللهُGod فيin ذاthis الحادثِthe event الجللgrievous
فحسبنا اللهُ في ذا الحادثِ الجلل
And what a calamity befell us on the day of his death!
And what misfortunes we were afflicted with the day of his death,
So God is enough for us in this grievous calamity.
God suffices us in this tremendous calamity.
ياO مَنْthe one whom قصدتُI directed عليهupon him فيin الإِخاbrotherhood أَمليmy hope
يا مَنْ قصدتُ عليه في الإِخا أَملي
أَصبحتُI have become بعدكafter you فيin الدنياthe world بلاwithout أَملhope
أَصبحتُ بعدك في الدنيا بلا أَمل
O you on whom I pinned my hope of brotherhood,
O you whom I sought brotherhood from and hoped for,
After you, I am left in this world without hope.
After you I live in the world without hope.
فكيفso how حالكyour condition منfrom بعديafter me فإِنيَfor I قَدْindeed
فكيف حالك من بعدي فإِنيَ قَدْ
أصبحتُI have become عماfrom what سوىother than ذكراكthe memory of you فيin شغلpreoccupation
أصبحتُ عما سوى ذكراك في شغل
So how do you fare without me? For I have indeed
So what is your state after me, as I
Become absorbed in the memory of you, distracted from all else.
Have become busy with naught but your memory?
واهاًalas! لغضِّfor tender شبابٍyouth باتhas become منعفراcovered in dust
واهاً لغضِّ شبابٍ بات منعفرا
تحتbeneath الترابِthe earth وقدٌّand a figure منكof yours معتدلwell-proportioned
تحت الترابِ وقدٌّ منك معتدل
Alas for tender youth, now lying covered in dust
Alas for the loss of youth that lies dust-smeared
Beneath the earth, and for your well-proportioned form!
Under the earth while moderation from you is upheld.
فاذهبْso depart حميداًpraiseworthy حباكmay He grant you اللهُGod مغفرةًforgiveness
فاذهبْ حميداً حباك اللهُ مغفرةً
منهfrom Him وَعظَّمَand may He magnify أجرَthe reward of العلمِknowledge والعملand work
منه وَعظَّمَ أجرَ العلمِ والعمل
Depart, then, honored; may God grant you forgiveness
Go rewarded, may God forgive you,
From Him, and magnify the reward of knowledge and work.
And magnify the reward of knowledge and deed.
Sol 6.1