ذَهَبَdeparted الحبيبُthe beloved فياso O حُشاشةُremnant of life ذُوبيmelt away
ذَهَبَ الحبيبُ فيا حُشاشةُ ذُوبي
أسَفاًin grief عليهِfor him وياand O دُموعُtears أَجيبيanswer
أسَفاً عليهِ ويا دُموعُ أَجيبي
The beloved is gone; so, O remnant of life, melt away
The beloved has departed, so melt away, O my sorrow!
In grief for him; and O tears, answer.
Alas for his loss! O tears, flow plentifully!
ربَّيتُهُI raised him للبينِfor parting حتَّىuntil جاءَهُit came to him
ربَّيتُهُ للبينِ حتَّى جاءَهُ
فيin جِنحthe darkness of ليلٍnight خاطفاًsnatching كالذيبِlike a wolf
في جِنح ليلٍ خاطفاً كالذيبِ
I raised him for parting, until it came to him
I nurtured him till we were parted,
In the dark of night, snatching him away like a wolf.
then one night he was snatched away stealthily like a wolf.
ياO أيُّهاO you الأُمُّthe mother الحزينةُthe grieving أجمِليshow grace
يا أيُّها الأُمُّ الحزينةُ أجمِلي
صبراًpatience فإنَّfor indeed الصَّبرَpatience خيرُthe best طبيبِphysician
صبراً فإنَّ الصَّبرَ خيرُ طبيبِ
O grieving mother, show grace
O grieving mother, be patient,
In patience, for patience is the best physician.
for patience is the best healer.
لاdo not تَخلَعيtake off ثوبَthe robe of الحِدادِmourning ولازِميand maintain
لا تَخلَعي ثوبَ الحِدادِ ولازِمي
ندباًa lament عليهِfor him يليقُis fitting بالمندوبِfor the one mourned
ندباً عليهِ يليقُ بالمندوبِ
Do not cast off the robe of mourning, and maintain
Do not cast off your mourning clothes -
A lament for him befitting the one mourned.
continue lamenting him as befits the bereaved.
هذاthis هُوَhe الغُصنُthe bough الرَّطيبُthe tender أصابهُstruck him
هذا هُوَ الغُصنُ الرَّطيبُ أصابهُ
سهمُthe arrow of القضاءِfate فماتَso he died غيرَnot رطيبِfresh
سهمُ القضاءِ فماتَ غيرَ رطيبِ
This is the tender bough that was struck
That delicate branch was struck
By fate's arrow and died, withered.
by the arrow of fate and died unripe.
مَنْwho للكِتابةِfor writing والحِسابةِand reckoning بعدَهُafter him
مَنْ للكِتابةِ والحِسابةِ بعدَهُ
ولصحِّةِand for the soundness of التَّدبيرِplanning والتدريبِand training
ولصحِّةِ التَّدبيرِ والتدريبِ
Who will attend to writing and reckoning after him,
Who now remains with his skill in writing and sums,
And to sound planning and training?
and ability to manage and train?
لاnot أستحيI am ashamed أنthat قُلتُI said قَلَّwas rare نظيرُهُhis equal
لا أستحي أن قُلتُ قَلَّ نظيرُهُ
بينَamong الرِّجالِmen فلستُfor I am not غيرَother than مُصِيبِcorrect
بينَ الرِّجالِ فلستُ غيرَ مُصِيبِ
I am not ashamed to have said: few were his equals
I am not ashamed to say none can match him
Among men, for I am not mistaken.
among men - I speak truly.
والمرءُand a man يُطلِقُlets loose فيin الكلامِspeech لسانَهُhis tongue
والمرءُ يُطلِقُ في الكلامِ لسانَهُ
أنif كانَhe was لاnot يَخشَىhe fears منof التكذيبِbeing contradicted
أن كانَ لا يَخشَى من التكذيبِ
And a man gives his tongue free rein in speech
A man gives his tongue free rein in speech
If he has no fear of being contradicted.
if he has no fear of lies.
إنّيindeed I وَقَفتُI stood علىat جَوانبِthe sides of قبرهِhis grave
إنّي وَقَفتُ على جَوانبِ قبرهِ
أسقيI water ثراهُits earth بمدمعيwith my tears المصبوبِpoured out
أسقي ثراهُ بمدمعي المصبوبِ
Indeed, I stood beside his grave,
I stood by the edge of his grave
Watering its earth with my poured-out tears.
to water his tomb with my streaming tears.
ولقدand indeed كتبتُI wrote لهُfor him علىupon صَفَحاتهِits sides
ولقد كتبتُ لهُ على صَفَحاتهِ
ياO لَوْعتيmy anguish مِنat ذلكَthat المكتوبِinscription
يا لَوْعتي مِن ذلكَ المكتوبِ
And indeed I wrote for him upon its sides:
And I wrote on his tablet,
Oh, my anguish at that inscription!
"Oh my anguish at what is written!"
لَكَfor you ياO ضريحُtomb كَرامةٌhonor ومحبَّةٌand love
لَكَ يا ضريحُ كَرامةٌ ومحبَّةٌ
عنديwith me لأنَّكَbecause you قدindeed حَوَيتَyou have enclosed حبيبيmy beloved
عندي لأنَّكَ قد حَوَيتَ حبيبي
Yours, O tomb, are reverence and love
Tomb, you have dignity and love from me
From me, for you have enclosed my beloved.
because you contain my beloved.
Sol 6.1