دَعاhe called قابِضاًQabid والموتُand death يخْفُقُflutters ظِلُّهُits shadow
دَعا قابِضاً والموتُ يخْفُقُ ظِلُّهُ
وماand not قابضٌQabid إذْsince لَمْdid not يُجِبْanswer بِنَجيبِa noble man
وما قابضٌ إذْ لَمْ يُجِبْ بِنَجيبِ
He called Qabid as death's shadow fluttered.
He called, while death fluttered its wings,
And Qabid, since he did not answer, was no noble man.
But no answer came from the absent beloved.
وآسىand aided عُبَيْدُUbayd اللّهِAllah ثَمَّthere ابنَthe son of أُمِّهِhis mother
وآسى عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ ثَمَّ ابنَ أُمِّهِ
وَلَوْand if شاءَhe wished نجَّىhe saved يَوْمَon the day ذاكَthat حبيِيبيmy beloved
وَلَوْ شاءَ نجَّى يَوْمَ ذاكَ حبيِيبي
And Ubayd Allah there aided his mother's son.
Obaydullah despaired, and his mother's son,
And had he wished, he would have saved my beloved that day.
Though had He willed, He'd have saved my love that day.
Sol 6.1