فَلِلَّهِso, to God (an exclamation) قومٌmen غادَرواthey left behind ابنson of حُمَيِّرٍHumayyir
فَلِلَّهِ قومٌ غادَروا ابن حُمَيِّرٍ
قتيلاًslain صريعاًstruck down للسُّيوفِby the swords البَواترِthe cleaving
قتيلاً صريعاً للسُّيوفِ البَواترِ
God! Those men left Ibn Humayyir
For God, a people abandoned the son of Humayr
slain, struck down by the cleaving swords.
A corpse, slain by sharp swords
لقدindeed غادرواthey left behind حزماًprudence وعزوماًand steadfast resolve ونائلاًand bounty
لقد غادروا حزماً وعزوماً ونائلاً
وصبراًand endurance علىon اليومِthe day العبوسِthe scowling القماطرِthe grim
وصبراً على اليومِ العبوسِ القماطرِ
Indeed, they left behind prudence, steadfast resolve, and bounty,
They abandoned resolve, determination, hopes
and endurance on the scowling, grim day.
And patience for the gloomy, violent day
إذاwhen هابَfeared وِرْدَwatering place ابلموتِdeath (apparent misspelling) كلُّevery غَضَنْفَرٍlion
إذا هابَ وِرْدَ ابلموتِ كلُّ غَضَنْفَرٍ
عَظيمِmassive الحَواياthe entrails لُبُّهُhis mind غَيْرُnot حاضرِpresent
عَظيمِ الحَوايا لُبُّهُ غَيْرُ حاضرِ
When every lion feared death's watering place,
When the rose of death makes the proud wither
massive of girth, his wits absent,
Empty inside though appearing intact
مَضىhe pressed on قُدُماًstraight ahead حتىuntil يُلاقيَhe meets وِرْدَهُhis watering place
مَضى قُدُماً حتى يُلاقيَ وِرْدَهُ
وجادَand he gave generously بسَيْبٍwith bounty فيin السنينِthe years الكواشرِbaring their teeth
وجادَ بسَيْبٍ في السنينِ الكواشرِ
he pressed straight ahead until he reached his own watering place,
He went willingly to meet his fate
and bestowed bounty in the years that bared their teeth.
And gave his gray hair in his declining years
Sol 6.1