أكبرتI deemed grievous فيناupon us ضربةَthe blow الدهرof time
أكبرت فينا ضربةَ الدهر
لماwhen رُميناwe were struck منكِfrom you بالهجرwith abandonment
لما رُمينا منكِ بالهجر
I found time's blow upon us grievous
The strokes of fate have struck us hard
When we were struck by your abandonment.
Since you left us in abandonment
فرحلتso you departed عناfrom us غيرnot قاليةٍresentful
فرحلت عنا غير قاليةٍ
ميعادُthe appointed time لقيناof our reunion إلىuntil الحشرthe Resurrection
ميعادُ لقينا إلى الحشر
So you departed from us, not out of hatred;
You went away without even a farewell
Our appointed reunion is deferred until the Resurrection.
Our meeting again will be at the Resurrection
كيفhow ارتَحلتِyou departed وكنتِand you were نازلةًdwelling
كيف ارتَحلتِ وكنتِ نازلةً
مناwithin us نزولas the dwelling الروحof the soul فيin الصدرthe breast
منا نزول الروح في الصدر
How did you depart, when you had dwelt
How could you leave when you were settled among us
Within us as the soul dwells in the breast?
Like a soul dwelling in the heart
أفتهجرينdo you then forsake النورَthe light مارحةًrejoicing
أفتهجرين النورَ مارحةً
فيهin it إلىfor الظلماتِthe darkness والقبرand the grave
فيه إلى الظلماتِ والقبر
Do you forsake the light, though rejoicing
Will you abandon the light heedlessly
In it, for the darkness and the grave?
To the darkness and the grave?
غدرتacted treacherously بكtoward you الأيامُthe days وافيةًfaithful
غدرت بك الأيامُ وافيةً
والدهرand time مطبوعٌis innately disposed عَلىto الغدرtreachery
والدهر مطبوعٌ عَلى الغدر
The days betrayed you, faithful as you were,
The days betrayed you though faithful
And time is by nature given to treachery.
And time is inclined to betrayal
نزلتdescended بكupon you الحمىthe fever فذبتso you melted بهاbecause of it
نزلت بك الحمى فذبت بها
وكذاand likewise يذوبmelts التبرraw gold فيin الجمرthe embers
وكذا يذوب التبر في الجمر
Fever descended upon you, so you melted beneath it,
The fever overcame you and melted you away
Just as raw gold melts in the embers.
As camphor melts away in fire
لوif أنهاthat it تدريknew إذنthen لغدتit would have become
لو أنها تدري إذن لغدت
برداًcoolness عليكupon you لوif أنهاthat it تدريknew
برداً عليك لو أنها تدري
Had it known, then it would have become
If only it knew, it would have turned
Coolness upon you—had it known.
Into a coolness upon you, if only it knew
كيفhow استحرَّتburned fiercely فيكwithin you سالبةًstealing
كيف استحرَّت فيك سالبةً
مناfrom us جميعall صفاتِكyour qualities الغرradiant
منا جميع صفاتِك الغر
How did it burn so fiercely within you, stealing
How it blazed within you, taking away
From us all your radiant qualities?
All your beautiful qualities from us
لمdid not يدفعward off الحمىthe fever صباكِyour youth ولاnor
لم يدفع الحمى صباكِ ولا
طبٌّmedicine تناولhad reached منتهىthe utmost bounds الفكرof thought
طبٌّ تناول منتهى الفكر
Your youth did not fend off the fever, nor did
Neither your youth nor the best medicine
Medicine that had reached the utmost bounds of thought.
Could drive away the fever
والطبُّand medicine منamong حيلthe devices الحياةof life فإنfor if
والطبُّ من حيل الحياة فإن
حُمَّis decreed القضاءُfate قضىputs an end علىto الأمرthe matter
حُمَّ القضاءُ قضى على الأمر
And medicine is one of life's devices; for if
And medicine is but life's tricks, for
Fate is decreed, it puts an end to the matter.
Destiny's decree rules all matters
ماذاwhat استفدتِyou gained منfrom الحياةlife وماand not
ماذا استفدتِ من الحياة وما
خَلُصَتyou came away بغيرwith anything other than السقمsickness والضرand suffering
خَلُصَت بغير السقم والضر
What did you gain from life, when you did not
What did you gain from life? What
Come away with anything but sickness and suffering?
Remained except sickness and harm?
قلَّتare too scant لكfor you العبراتُthe tears جاريةًflowing
قلَّت لك العبراتُ جاريةً
لوeven if دونهاin their stead أرواحناour souls تجريwere to flow
لو دونها أرواحنا تجري
Too scant for you are the flowing tears,
Few are the tears flowing for you
Even if our souls were to flow in their stead.
If only our souls could flow instead
كنتyou were السماءَthe sky وكلَّand all زخرفهاits splendor
كنت السماءَ وكلَّ زخرفها
فاليومso today قدalready طويتyou are folded away بلاwithout نشرunfolding
فاليوم قد طويت بلا نشر
You were the sky and all its splendor;
You were the sky and all its adornment
So today you are folded away, with no unfolding.
Yet today you are folded away, unspread
ياO روضةgarden مضتswept السمومُthe scorching wind بهاthrough it
يا روضة مضت السمومُ بها
فتحولتso you were transformed منهاbecause of it إلىinto قفرa barren waste
فتحولت منها إلى قفر
O garden, the scorching wind swept through you,
O garden where poisons have passed
And turned you into a barren waste.
And turned you from a garden to desert
مالتbent غصونُthe branches الروضof the garden جازعةًin anguish
مالت غصونُ الروض جازعةً
منat هولthe horror مصرعof the fall غصنكof your branch النضرverdant
من هول مصرع غصنك النضر
The garden's branches bent in anguish
The boughs of the garden mourn
At the horror of your verdant branch's fall.
At the terrible death of your fresh branch
وتذابلتand withered زهرُthe flowers الرياضof the gardens علىat
وتذابلت زهرُ الرياض على
أنفاسbreaths ذابلةٍfading منfrom الزهرthe blossoms
أنفاس ذابلةٍ من الزهر
And the gardens' flowers withered at
And the garden's blossoms have withered
The fading breaths of the blossoms.
On the dying breaths from the flowers
أنتِyou الحياةُlife قضتended بلاwithout أملٍhope
أنتِ الحياةُ قضت بلا أملٍ
أنتyou الشبابُyouth مضىpassed away بلاwithout وزرsin
أنت الشبابُ مضى بلا وزر
You are life that ended without hope;
You were life itself, passed without hope
You are youth that passed away without sin.
You were youth itself, gone without heed
منwho كانwas أبهَجَmore joyful منكthan you حافلةًbrimming
من كان أبهَجَ منك حافلةً
ماemphatic particle بينناamong us بالأنسwith warmth والبشرand cheer
ما بيننا بالأنس والبشر
Who was more joyful than you, brimming
Who was more radiant than you, abundant
In our midst with warmth and cheer?
With joy and gladness between us?
منwho كانwas أَعقلَwiser منكthan you ناظرةًlooking
من كان أَعقلَ منك ناظرةً
نظرwith the gaze الحكيمof the sage لمبهمupon the mystery العمرof life
نظر الحكيم لمبهم العمر
Who was wiser than you, looking
Who was wiser than you, observing
With a sage's gaze upon the mystery of life?
The wise one's view of puzzling fate?
منwho كانwas لسنىmore radiant (likely intended) منكthan you طالعةًrising
من كان لسنى منك طالعةً
يزريcasts shame سناكyour radiance بطلعةupon the rising الفجرof dawn
يزري سناك بطلعة الفجر
Who was more radiant than you as you rose?
Who rose over my years like you did
Your radiance puts dawn's rising to shame.
Your dawn matching the dawn's rise?
منwho كانwas أطيبkinder منكthan you مخلصةًsincere
من كان أطيب منك مخلصةً
قلباًin heart طبعتyou were innately formed بهwith it علىin الطهرpurity
قلباً طبعت به على الطهر
Who was kinder than you, sincere
Who was purer at heart than you
Of heart, with purity ingrained in you?
Whose heart was steeped in pureness?
منwho كانwas أنقىpurer منكthan you ضاحكةًsmiling
من كان أنقى منك ضاحكةً
للعيشat life فيin سرٍprivate وفيand in جهرpublic
للعيش في سرٍ وفي جهر
Who was purer than you, smiling
Who laughed sweeter than you
At life, in private and in public?
Living in secret and openly?
إنindeed الوجيعةthe anguish فيكover you قدhas عظمتgrown immense
إن الوجيعة فيك قد عظمت
لماbecause أتتit came ذنباًas a wrong بلاwithout عذرexcuse
لما أتت ذنباً بلا عذر
The anguish over you has indeed grown immense,
Truly the loss in you was immense
For it came as a wrong without excuse.
When an undeserved sin came to you
لسناwe do not نريدwant الصبرpatience عنكin your absence وماnor
لسنا نريد الصبر عنك وما
كناwould we لنطمعever hope منهfrom it بالأجرfor reward
كنا لنطمع منه بالأجر
We do not want patience in your absence, nor
We do not desire patience from you
Would we ever hope for reward from it.
Nor hope for reward from it
اللَهGod فيناregarding us حينwhen رحتِyou departed ولمand did not
اللَه فينا حين رحتِ ولم
تبقيyou leave behind لناfor us شيئاًanything سوىexcept الذكرremembrance
تبقي لنا شيئاً سوى الذكر
God help us, now that you have gone and have not
God be with us when you left
Left us anything but remembrance.
And left us nothing but memories
Sol 6.1