هيthey are اللياليthe nights فلاso do not تغترbe deceived بالأملby hope
هي الليالي فلا تغتر بالأمل
وهلand have…? سمعتyou heard بظلof a shadow غيرnot منتقلshifting
وهل سمعت بظل غير منتقل
Such are the nights, so do not be deceived by hope.
These are nights, so don't be fooled by hope,
And have you ever heard of a shadow that does not shift?
Have you ever heard of a shadow that doesn't move?
إناindeed we لنفرحsurely rejoice بالأيامin the days نقطعهاwe pass through them
إنا لنفرح بالأيام نقطعها
وكلand every يومday مضىhas passed نقصa reduction منfrom الأجلthe allotted lifespan
وكل يوم مضى نقص من الأجل
We surely rejoice in the days as we pass through them,
We may rejoice cutting the days shorter,
And every day gone by shortens our allotted span.
But every day that passes shortens our lifespan.
أينwhere are المحافلthe gatherings والأيامwhile the days ناضرةflourishing
أين المحافل والأيام ناضرة
إذاwhen ماan emphatic particle أبوAbu (father of) سمرةSamra فيat ذروةthe height of الأملhope
إذا ما أبو سمرة في ذروة الأمل
Where are the gatherings, with the days in bloom,
Where are the gatherings and the blossoming days,
When Abu Samra was at the height of hope?
When Abu Samra was at the peak of hope?
محمدMuhammad صارhas become فوقupon النعشthe bier مرتحلاdeparting
محمد صار فوق النعش مرتحلا
فغيرso changed الدمعthe tears ماwhat قدalready كانhad been بالمقلin the eyes
فغير الدمع ما قد كان بالمقل
Muhammad has set out upon the bier,
Muhammad lay dead above the bier,
So tears changed what had once been in the eyes.
Nothing but tears fell from my eyes.
ياO دهرTime مالكwhat ails you والأحشاءand the entrails تقطعهاyou tear them apart
يا دهر مالك والأحشاء تقطعها
لموتbecause of the death of منone who كانwas كالوابلlike a downpour الهطلpouring abundantly
لموت من كان كالوابل الهطل
O Time, what ails you, that you rend our entrails,
O fate! Why do you torment my heart
At the death of one who was like a torrential downpour?
For the death of one who was like heavy rain?
Sol 6.1