ياO مَنyou who أغارَassailed عليهِupon him ريحٌa wind أصفرٌyellow
يا مَن أغارَ عليهِ ريحٌ أصفرٌ
كمْhow many مِنof غُصونٍbranches بالرِّياحِby the winds تقصَّفتْwere shattered
كمْ مِن غُصونٍ بالرِّياحِ تقصَّفتْ
O you whom a yellow wind assailed,
O you whom a yellow wind assailed!
How many boughs the winds have shattered!
How many branches have been shattered by the winds!
حوَّلتَyou turned واO! أسفاmy sorrow! بنيthe sons of فرحٍFarah (literally, joy) إلىto
حوَّلتَ وا أسفا بني فرحٍ إلى
حُزنٍsorrow لهُfor it كلُّall القلوبِthe hearts تَلهَّفَتْgrieved
حُزنٍ لهُ كلُّ القلوبِ تَلهَّفَتْ
You turned—alas!—the children of joy into
You turned—alas!—the sons of Farah to
A sorrow for which every heart grieved.
sorrow, over which all hearts grieved.
ياO نخلةًa palm tree ذَهَبتْdeparted بلاwithout ثُمرٍfruit نَرىwe see
يا نخلةً ذَهَبتْ بلا ثُمرٍ نَرى
كلُّall العِبادِthe people علىover صِباكَyour youth تأسَّفَتْlamented
كلُّ العِبادِ على صِباكَ تأسَّفَتْ
O palm tree that departed without fruit, we see
O palm tree that departed without fruit, we see
All people grieving for your youth.
that all people have lamented your youth.
ونَراكَand we see you فيin اللحدِthe tomb المؤرَّخِdated شمعةًa candle
ونَراكَ في اللحدِ المؤرَّخِ شمعةً
وَرَدَcame الهَوَىthe breeze يوماًone day عليهاupon it فانطفَتْand so it went out
وَرَدَ الهَوَى يوماً عليها فانطفَتْ
And in the tomb that bears its date, we see you as a candle:
And we see you in the dated tomb as a candle:
One day love came upon it, and it went out.
the breeze came upon it one day, and it went out.
Sol 6.1