غُرابُthe crow البَينِof parting أسرَعَhastened فيat البُكورِdaybreak
غُرابُ البَينِ أسرَعَ في البُكورِ
فطارَand it flew off بمُهجةِwith the soul of الطِّفلِthe child الصَّغيرِlittle
فطارَ بمُهجةِ الطِّفلِ الصَّغيرِ
The crow of parting hastened at daybreak,
The raven of separation flew swiftly at dawn
and flew off with the little child's soul.
It fluttered with the joy of a little child
أتىit came يصطادُto hunt يوماًone day فاجتَناهُand it plucked him
أتى يصطادُ يوماً فاجتَناهُ
كفاكهةٍlike a fruit منfrom among الثَّمَرthe fruits النَّضِيرِfresh
كفاكهةٍ من الثَّمَر النَّضِيرِ
One day it came to hunt, and plucked him
It came to hunt one day and snatched you away
like a fruit from among the fresh fruits.
Like a fruit from the lush tree
أذابَmay melt اللهُGod قلبَكَyour heart منwhat a (exclamatory) غُرابٍcrow
أذابَ اللهُ قلبَكَ من غُرابٍ
تَناوَلَit seized حَبَّةَthe kernel of القلبِthe heart الكسيرِbroken
تَناوَلَ حَبَّةَ القلبِ الكسيرِ
May God melt your heart, you crow,
God melted your heart out of a raven
that seized the kernel of the broken heart.
That ate the seed of the broken heart
وَرَدْتَyou came to the water اليْومَtoday تَشرَبُyou drink ماءَwater of دمعٍtears
وَرَدْتَ اليْومَ تَشرَبُ ماءَ دمعٍ
بهِwith it استغنيتَyou had no need عنof ماءِthe water of الغديرِthe pool
بهِ استغنيتَ عن ماءِ الغديرِ
You came today to drink the water of tears,
You returned today to drink tears’ water
with which you had no need of the pool's water.
With it, you had no need for river water
عليكَbinding on you العهدُthe pledge لاnot تُبقيyou leave alive صغيراًa little one
عليكَ العهدُ لا تُبقي صغيراً
ولاand not تعفوyou show mercy عنto الشَّيخِthe old man الكبيرِaged
ولا تعفو عن الشَّيخِ الكبيرِ
You are pledged to leave no little one alive,
You made a pledge not to spare young or old
nor show mercy to the aged man.
Nor pardon the frail elder
بَسطتَyou spread علىover بنيthe children of الدُنياthe world جَناحاًa wing
بَسطتَ على بني الدُنيا جَناحاً
وآخرَand another فيin السَّماءِthe sky علىover النُّسورِthe eagles
وآخرَ في السَّماءِ على النُّسورِ
You spread a wing over the children of this world,
You spread your wings over the people of this world
and another in the sky over the eagles.
And another in the sky over the eagles
عليكَupon you سلامُthe peace of ربِّكَyour Lord ياO صغيراًlittle one
عليكَ سلامُ ربِّكَ يا صغيراً
رَحَلتَyou departed إلىto الضَّريحِthe tomb منfrom السَّريرِthe bed
رَحَلتَ إلى الضَّريحِ من السَّريرِ
Your Lord's peace be upon you, little one.
Upon you is your Lord’s peace, o little one
You journeyed from the bed to the tomb.
You traveled to the shrine from the bed
غفلناwe were heedless عنكَof you لمnot نُصحِبْكَwe furnished you with زاداًprovisions
غفلنا عنكَ لم نُصحِبْكَ زاداً
فكانَso became القلبُthe heart زادَكَyour provisions فيon المسيرِthe journey
فكانَ القلبُ زادَكَ في المسيرِ
We were heedless of you; we gave you no provisions,
We neglected you, did not give you provisions
so the heart became your provision on the journey.
So your heart was your provision on the journey
عليكَfor you الحزنُthe grief ليسَthere is not لهُfor it نظيرٌan equal
عليكَ الحزنُ ليسَ لهُ نظيرٌ
لأنَّكَbecause you لمnot يكنْthere was لكَfor you مِنany (emphatic) نظيرِequal
لأنَّكَ لم يكنْ لكَ مِن نظيرِ
Grief for you has no equal,
Sorrow for you has no equal
because you had no equal.
Because you had no equal
أصَبْتَyou attained بعيَشِكَthrough your living العامَينِthe two years رُشداًsound judgment
أصَبْتَ بعيَشِكَ العامَينِ رُشداً
كأنَّكَas though you عائشٌliving عَدَدَthe number of الشُّهورِthe months
كأنَّكَ عائشٌ عَدَدَ الشُّهورِ
You attained sound judgment in your two years of life,
In your two years of life you attained maturity
as though you had lived as many years as there are months.
As if you lived for years
حَرَصْناwe were eager أنthat تعيشَyou live لناfor us سليماًsafe and sound
حَرَصْنا أن تعيشَ لنا سليماً
فكانَand proved الحِرْصُthe eagerness منamong عَبَثِthe futility of الأُمورِaffairs
فكانَ الحِرْصُ من عَبَثِ الأُمورِ
We were eager for you to live for us, safe and sound,
We were keen for you to live healthy for us
yet that eagerness proved one of life's futile pursuits.
But keenness was futile
متىwhen يسلوكَwill forget you باكٍa mourner كلَّevery يومٍday
متى يسلوكَ باكٍ كلَّ يومٍ
تَجِدُّflares anew بقلبهِin his heart نارُthe fire of السَّعيرِthe inferno
تَجِدُّ بقلبهِ نارُ السَّعيرِ
When will a mourner forget you, while each day
When will a weeping one console you each day
the inferno's fire flares anew in his heart?
And find the hellfire of sa’eer in his heart
ستسلوكَwill forget you القلوبُthe hearts نَعَمْyes ولكنْbut
ستسلوكَ القلوبُ نَعَمْ ولكنْ
متىwhen صارَتْthey became تُرَاباًdust فيin القُبورِthe graves
متى صارَتْ تُرَاباً في القُبورِ
Hearts will forget you, yes—but
Hearts will console you, yes, but when
when they have turned to dust in the graves.
They become dust in graves
أفادَكَgave you نورُthe light of قلبِكَyour heart حُسْنَsoundness of رأيٍjudgment
أفادَكَ نورُ قلبِكَ حُسْنَ رأيٍ
فماso not استمسكتَyou clung بالدُّنياto the world الغَرُورِdeceitful
فما استمسكتَ بالدُّنيا الغَرُورِ
The light of your heart gave you sound judgment,
The light of your heart gave you good sense
so you did not cling to the deceitful world.
So you did not cling to the deceptive world
رأيتَyou saw النَّاسَthe people فيon سَفَرٍa journey طوِيلٍlong
رأيتَ النَّاسَ في سَفَرٍ طوِيلٍ
فقُلْتَso you said الرأيُwise judgment فيin السَّفَرِthe journey القصيرِshort
فقُلْتَ الرأيُ في السَّفَرِ القصيرِ
You saw people on a long journey,
You saw people on a long journey
so you said, "Wisdom lies in the short journey."
So you said the view is better on the short one
Sol 6.1