أبكىmade weep عُيونَthe eyes of بنيthe sons of الدَّهَّانِal-Dahhan دَمعَtears of دمٍblood
أبكى عُيونَ بني الدَّهَّانِ دَمعَ دمٍ
غُصنٌa branch يَحِقُّis fitting عليهِfor him الحُزنُgrief والكَمَدُand anguish
غُصنٌ يَحِقُّ عليهِ الحُزنُ والكَمَدُ
The eyes of the sons of al-Dahhan were made to weep tears of blood
The eyes of the painters' sons weep blood tears
by a branch for whom grief and anguish are fitting.
A branch that grief and despair rightly afflict
قدindeed عاجَلَتهُsuddenly overtook him بأمرِby the command of اللهِGod خاطِفةًsnatching away
قد عاجَلَتهُ بأمرِ اللهِ خاطِفةً
أيديthe hands of المَناياdeath التيwhich فيin قلبهاits heart الحَسدُenvy
أيدي المَنايا التي في قلبها الحَسدُ
By God's command, he was suddenly snatched away
Destiny hastened to take him by God's command
by the hands of death, whose heart holds envy.
The hands of fate that harbor envy in their hearts
بكَتwept عليهِfor him جميعُall of النَّاسِthe people مِنout of أسفٍsorrow
بكَت عليهِ جميعُ النَّاسِ مِن أسفٍ
فيin ثَغرِthe port of بيروتَBeirut حتَّىuntil ارتجَّتِshook البَلَدُthe city
في ثَغرِ بيروتَ حتَّى ارتجَّتِ البَلَدُ
All the people wept for him in sorrow
All the people wept for him in sorrow
in the port of Beirut, until the city shook.
In the mouth of Beirut, the city shook
هُناكَthere أحرُفُletters of تاريخٍa chronogram لقدindeed رُسِمَتْwere inscribed
هُناكَ أحرُفُ تاريخٍ لقد رُسِمَتْ
مِنfrom بَعدِafter أيوبَAyyub ماتَdied الصَّبرُpatience والجَلَدُand fortitude
مِن بَعدِ أيوبَ ماتَ الصَّبرُ والجَلَدُ
There, the letters of a chronogram have indeed been inscribed:
There the letters of history were inscribed
After Ayyub, patience and fortitude died.
After Job died, so did patience and steadfastness
Sol 6.1