راحdeparted ابنson إبراهيمIbrahim فرعa branch العلىlofty glory
راح ابن إبراهيم فرع العلى
فعطلتso were left unadorned منهwithout him عيونthe choicest pieces الحُلىthe ornaments
فعطلت منه عيون الحُلى
Ibrahim's son has departed, a branch of glory;
Ibn Ibrahim's son went away,
so the finest jewels were left unadorned without him.
And thereby dimmed the eyes of beauty.
ماتhe died وأيامand the days الصباyouth غضةٌtender
مات وأيام الصبا غضةٌ
والعمرُand life رخصٌtender ناغمٌmelodious أقبلاwas advancing
والعمرُ رخصٌ ناغمٌ أقبلا
He died while the days of youth were still tender,
He died while his youth still fresh,
and life, tender and melodious, was advancing.
His life but newly begun.
ماتhe died وفيand in الدوحthe spreading trees حماماتُهhis doves
مات وفي الدوح حماماتُه
سواجعcooing قدalready فقدتlost بلبلاa nightingale
سواجع قد فقدت بلبلا
He died, and in the spreading trees his doves
He died while his doves in the orchard
coo, having lost a nightingale.
Still grieved for the loss of his melody.
تبكيweep وتستبكيand make weep عليهfor him الندىthe dew
تبكي وتستبكي عليه الندى
دمعاًtears رخيصاًfreely spent لسواهfor anyone other than him غلاgrew costly
دمعاً رخيصاً لسواه غلا
They weep and make the dew weep for him,
The dew weeps and laments for him,
tears freely spent, though costly for anyone else.
With easy tears none else could stir.
الغصنthe branch فيin روضتهhis garden ذابلٌwithered
الغصن في روضته ذابلٌ
لموتِat the death of غصنٍa branch عزَّwas hard to bear أنto يذبلاwither
لموتِ غصنٍ عزَّ أن يذبلا
The branch in his garden is withered,
The branch in the garden withered
at the death of a branch whose withering was hard to bear.
At the death of the branch it loved.
والأفقand the horizon مربدُّdarkened الضياthe light شاحبٌpale
والأفق مربدُّ الضيا شاحبٌ
والنجمُand the star موّارُquivering السناradiance أجفلاfled in fright
والنجمُ موّارُ السنا أجفلا
And the horizon is pale, its light darkened,
The horizon grew pale at his loss,
and the star, its radiance quivering, has fled in fright.
The stars and moon lost their sparkle.
والبدرand the full moon رحّالٌa wanderer بابراجهthrough its constellations
والبدر رحّالٌ بابراجه
يسألُasks عنabout بدرٍa full moon غداhas become فيin البلاdecay
يسألُ عن بدرٍ غدا في البلا
And the full moon wanders through its constellations,
The moon in its phases asks
asking after a full moon now lying in decay.
About a moon that set in the dark.
أنزلَwas lowered فيinto بطنthe belly الثرىthe earth بعدafter أنthat
أنزلَ في بطن الثرى بعد أن
كانتhad been لهfor him أرواحُناour souls منزلاa dwelling
كانت له أرواحُنا منزلا
He was lowered into the belly of the earth, after
He descended into the earth's embrace
our souls had been his dwelling.
After our hearts were his dwelling.
كانwas مزيلَa dispeller of الهمsorrow إيناسُهhis comforting company
كان مزيلَ الهم إيناسُه
واليومَand today مغنىthe abode الإنسfellowship منهof him خلاis empty
واليومَ مغنى الإنس منه خلا
His comforting company used to dispel sorrow,
His company once lifted care,
and today the abode of fellowship is empty of him.
But now humankind want his song.
قولواtell لساليto one forgetting ودناour love كارهاًunwillingly
قولوا لسالي ودنا كارهاً
واللَهby God ماnot مناamong us فؤادٌa heart سلاhas forgotten
واللَه ما منا فؤادٌ سلا
Tell him who unwillingly forgot our love:
Say to his friends, loving him still,
By God, no heart among us has forgotten.
By God, no heart is without sorrow!
ياO مطربَone who delights الرفقةthe companions فيin محفلٍa gathering
يا مطربَ الرفقة في محفلٍ
قدindeed كانused to يشجوstir with emotion صوتُكyour voice المحفلاthe assembly
قد كان يشجو صوتُك المحفلا
O singer who delighted the companions at a gathering,
O singer to his circle of friends,
your voice would move the assembly.
Your voice brought joy to the gathering.
صوتكyour voice للداءِfor illness دواءٌa remedy بهthrough it
صوتك للداءِ دواءٌ به
يشفىis healed ويشقىand suffers العاشقُthe lover المبتلىthe afflicted
يشفى ويشقى العاشقُ المبتلى
Your voice is a cure for illness; through it
Your voice was a cure for sickness
the afflicted lover is healed and suffers.
That healed the love-torn sufferer.
لهفيmy anguish علىfor ياO ليلnight منهfrom him وقدand indeed
لهفي على يا ليل منه وقد
كانتwere بهاthrough it الليلاتُthe nights بيضwhite الطلىthe necks
كانت بها الليلاتُ بيض الطلى
Alas for his 'O night!'—when
My longing for the nights with him!
through it, the nights were white-necked.
Once the brightest of dawns were dim.
لهفيmy anguish علىfor عمركyour life وهوand it الذيwhich
لهفي على عمرك وهو الذي
بداseemed غزيرَabundant in الخيرgoodness لوif أمهلاhad been granted time
بدا غزيرَ الخير لو أمهلا
Alas for your life, which
Longing for your life - if only
promised abundant goodness, had it been granted time.
It had been given more days to live!
لهفيmy anguish علىfor روحكَyour soul بنتِdaughter of الرجاhope
لهفي على روحكَ بنتِ الرجا
أوصافهاits qualities ساطعةٌemanating مندلاfragrant incense-wood
أوصافها ساطعةٌ مندلا
Alas for your soul, the daughter of hope,
Longing for your soul, daughter of hope!
whose qualities waft the fragrance of incense-wood.
Radiant virtues streamed from it.
علمٌknowledge بروضin the garden of الصدرthe breast دوحاتُهits spreading trees
علمٌ بروض الصدر دوحاتُه
تسقيwaters النهىreason أغراسهاtheir saplings سلسلاlimpid water
تسقي النهى أغراسها سلسلا
Knowledge's spreading trees stand in the garden of the breast;
Knowledge in the garden of your heart
reason waters their saplings with limpid water.
Watered wisdom's saplings endlessly.
كيفhow حواهاcontained it القبرthe grave فيin ضيقهits narrowness
كيف حواها القبر في ضيقه
والبحرُwhile the sea لاnot تحويهcontain it رُحبُthe vast expanses الفلاthe wilderness
والبحرُ لا تحويه رُحبُ الفلا
How did the grave contain it in its narrowness,
How can the narrow grave now contain
when the wilderness's vast expanses cannot contain the sea?
What the ocean's breadth failed to hold?
الفضلُvirtue والمعروفand kindness قدindeed يُتِّماwere both orphaned
الفضلُ والمعروف قد يُتِّما
واللطفُand gentleness والرقةand tenderness قدindeed عطلاwere both left bereft
واللطفُ والرقة قد عطلا
Virtue and kindness have been orphaned,
Merit and kindness have now waned;
and gentleness and tenderness have been left bereft.
Grace and gentleness are no more.
ياO أهلهhis family لاdo not تسبلواlet stream مدمعاًa tearful eye
يا أهله لا تسبلوا مدمعاً
فالفجرfor dawn عنكمon your behalf دمعَهits tears أسبلاhas shed
فالفجر عنكم دمعَه أسبلا
O his family, let no eye shed tears;
O people, do not weep,
for dawn has shed its tears on your behalf.
For dawn itself is in tears for him.
لاdo not تندبواlament فالطيرfor the birds ندّابةٌa wailing mourner
لا تندبوا فالطير ندّابةٌ
لاdo not تعلواraise your voices فالغيثfor the rain قدalready أعولاhas wailed
لا تعلوا فالغيث قد أعولا
Do not lament, for the birds are mourners;
Do not mourn excessively,
do not raise your voices, for the rain has already wailed.
For clouds and rain already wail.
Sol 6.1