أحوازُAhwaz كمْhow often بَكَتwept الطُّلولُthe ruins حَوادِثاcalamities
أحوازُ كمْ بَكَت الطُّلولُ حَوادِثا
حتَّىuntil أماطَlifted لِثامَthe veil حُزْنيmy sorrow منْwhoever رَثىlamented!
حتَّى أماطَ لِثامَ حُزْني منْ رَثى!
O Ahwaz—how many calamities the deserted ruins have mourned,
O Ahwaz, how often the ruins have wept over calamities,
until the one who mourned you lifted the veil from my grief!
until the mourner lifted the veil from my sorrow!
صَمَتَfell silent الدُّعاةُthe advocates فَغافَلتْكِso it caught you unawares رَزيئةٌa calamity
صَمَتَ الدُّعاةُ فَغافَلتْكِ رَزيئةٌ
ومَضىand went «أزادُAzad» إلىto حِماكِyour sanctuary مُحَدِّثاspeaking
ومَضى «أزادُ» إلى حِماكِ مُحَدِّثا
The champions fell silent, and a calamity caught you unawares;
The advocates fell silent, so a calamity caught you unawares,
and Azad went into your sanctuary, recounting:
and Azad went to your sanctuary, speaking.
أوفىfulfilled وعودَthe promises النَّارthe fire مِلءَthe full measure of ضِرامهاits blaze
أوفى وعودَ النَّار مِلءَ ضِرامها
ولسانُand the tongue ضادٍḌād (the Arabic letter) عَنْfrom ثراكِyour soil تَنكَّثاwithdrew
ولسانُ ضادٍ عَنْ ثراكِ تَنكَّثا
He fulfilled the fire’s promises to the full measure of its blaze,
He fulfilled the fire's promises in the fullness of its blaze,
while the tongue of Ḍād—the Arabic language—broke faith with your soil.
and the tongue of Ḍād withdrew from your soil.
بَتَرواthey amputated العُروبةَArabness منْon خلافٍopposite sides، عندَماwhen
بَتَروا العُروبةَ منْ خلافٍ، عندَما
سَقَطَfell الذِراعُthe arm؛ القلبُthe heart مِنْكِof you تَشَبَّثاclung fast
سَقَطَ الذِراعُ؛ القلبُ مِنْكِ تَشَبَّثا
They severed Arabness crosswise, when
They amputated Arabness crosswise, when
the arm fell; the heart within you held fast.
the arm fell; your heart clung fast.
وand «دُجيلُDujayl» أسْرىtraveled by night فيthrough البلادِthe land مُناديًاcalling out:
و «دُجيلُ» أسْرى في البلادِ مُناديًا:
هبُّواrise, all of you لتبْعثَناso that they may revive us الوقائِعُthe events مَبْعَثاa resurrection
هبُّوا لتبْعثَنا الوقائِعُ مَبْعَثا
And Dujayl journeyed by night through the lands, crying out:
And Dujayl traveled by night through the land, calling:
Arise, that battles may resurrect us anew!
Rise, so that events may bring us back to life!
Sol 6.1