ماذاwhat رُزِئناwe suffered loss بِهِin him مِنof حَيَّةٍa serpent ذَكَرٍmale
ماذا رُزِئنا بِهِ مِن حَيَّةٍ ذَكَرٍ
نَضناضَةٍever flicking its tongue بِالرَذاياamid calamities صِلِّa viper أَصلالِvipers
نَضناضَةٍ بِالرَذايا صِلِّ أَصلالِ
What a loss we suffered in him—a male serpent,
ever flicking his tongue amid calamities, a viper among vipers!
لاmay not يَهنَأِbring pleasure to الناسَthe people ماwhat يَرعَونَthey graze مِنof كَلَإٍpasture
لا يَهنَأِ الناسَ ما يَرعَونَ مِن كَلَإٍ
وَماand what يَسوقونَthey drive along مِنof أَهلٍkin وَمِنand of مالِlivestock
وَما يَسوقونَ مِن أَهلٍ وَمِن مالِ
May people find no pleasure in the pasture they graze,
nor in the kin and livestock they drive along,
بَعدَafter اِبنِthe son of عاتِكَةَAtika الثاويresting عَلىat أَبَوىAbwa
بَعدَ اِبنِ عاتِكَةَ الثاوي عَلى أَبَوى
أَضحىhe has come to be بِبَلدَةِin a land لاno عَمٍّpaternal uncle وَلاnor خالِmaternal uncle
أَضحى بِبَلدَةِ لا عَمٍّ وَلا خالِ
after the son of Atika, resting at Abwa.
He now lies in a land with neither paternal nor maternal uncle:
سَهلِgentle الخَليقَةِin disposition مَشّاءٍever walking بِأَقدُمِهِon his feet
سَهلِ الخَليقَةِ مَشّاءٍ بِأَقدُمِهِ
إِلىto ذَواتِthose possessing الذَرىthe humps حَمّالِa constant bearer of أَثقالِheavy burdens
إِلى ذَواتِ الذَرى حَمّالِ أَثقالِ
gentle in nature, ever walking on his own feet
to the high-humped she-camels, a bearer of heavy burdens.
حَسبُenough for الخَليلَينِthe two friends نَأيُseparation الأَرضِthe earth بَينَهُماbetween the two of them
حَسبُ الخَليلَينِ نَأيُ الأَرضِ بَينَهُما
هَذاthis one عَلَيهاupon it وَهَذاand this one تَحتَهاbeneath it باليdecaying
هَذا عَلَيها وَهَذا تَحتَها بالي
For two friends, the earth between them is distance enough:
this one upon it, and that one beneath it, decaying.
Sol 6.1