طالَgrew long لَيليmy night وَغَيَّرَand changed الدَهرُtime حاليmy condition
طالَ لَيلي وَغَيَّرَ الدَهرُ حالي
وَرَمانيand struck me بِصائِباتِwith unerring النُبالِthe arrows
وَرَماني بِصائِباتِ النُبالِ
My night has grown long, and time has changed my state,
My night grew long, and fate has changed my state,
and struck me with unerring arrows.
Assailing me with arrows of calamity.
أَفَرقَseparated الدَهرُfor all time بَينَناbetween us قَطَرِيٌّQatari
أَفَرقَ الدَهرُ بَينَنا قَطَرِيٌّ
وَرَماناand assailed us بَفِتنَةِwith the trial of الدُجالِthe Dajjal (Antichrist)
وَرَمانا بَفِتنَةِ الدُجالِ
Qatari has sundered us for all time,
Did fate divide us, O Qatari friend?
and assailed us with the Dajjal's trial.
Tempting us with the tribulation of the Antichrist.
وَأَرىand I see عَبدَʿAbd (servant) رَبِّهِRabbih (his Lord) تَركَabandoned الحَthe truth (first part)
وَأَرى عَبدَ رَبِّهِ تَركَ الحَ
قَّtruth (completion) فَهَذانِso these two فيin الرَدىruin وَالضَلالِand misguidance
قَّ فَهَذانِ في الرَدى وَالضَلالِ
And I see ʿAbd Rabbih has abandoned the
I see the servant of his Lord abandon truth,
truth; so these two are in ruin and error.
So these two are in ruin and misguidance.
أَوقَدوهاthey kindled it عَلىagainst الشُراةِthe Shurat (self-sacrificing fighters) وقالواand they said
أَوقَدوها عَلى الشُراةِ وقالوا
شَنَّlaunched هذاthis عُبَيدَةُʿUbayda بنُson of هِلالِHilal
شَنَّ هذا عُبَيدَةُ بنُ هِلالِ
They kindled it against the Shurat and said,
They kindled it against the wicked and said,
"ʿUbayda son of Hilal launched this."
“This is the doing of Ubaydah son of Hilal!”
وَلَعَمريand by my life ماnot إِنemphatic particle هُماthose two زُعَماهُthey both claimed it
وَلَعَمري ما إِن هُما زُعَماهُ
لَقَليلٌindeed few فيin جَمعِهِمtheir host أَمثاليthose like me
لَقَليلٌ في جَمعِهِم أَمثالي
And by my life, it is not as those two claimed;
By my life! They did not allege of him
indeed, few in their host are like me.
What he was, among their likes he is too few.
إِنَّنيindeed I لَلصَّبورُcertainly steadfast فيin حَمَسِthe heat of الحَرthe battle (first part)
إِنَّني لَلصَّبورُ في حَمَسِ الحَر
بِbattle (completion) بَصيرٌdiscerning بِماof what عَلَيَّis incumbent upon me وَماليand what is mine
بِ بَصيرٌ بِما عَلَيَّ وَمالي
Indeed, I am steadfast in the heat of
I am patient in the testing of war,
battle, discerning what I owe and what is mine.
Discerning what befell me and my state.
غَيرُexcept أَنّيthat I لَمdid not أَجنِهاI cause it عَلِمَknows اللَGod (first part)
غَيرُ أَنّي لَم أَجنِها عَلِمَ اللَ
هُGod (completion) وَلاnor حُلَّwas loosed فيin اللُجاجِstubborn contention عِقاليmy tether
هُ وَلا حُلَّ في اللُجاجِ عِقالي
Yet I did not cause it—God
Save that I did not contrive it through God’s will,
knows—nor was my tether loosed in stubborn contention.
Nor did my reason solve it in disputation.
قَرَّتِwas soothed العَينُthe eye بِالشَراةِby the Shurat وَأَمسىand there came to be
قَرَّتِ العَينُ بِالشَراةِ وَأَمسى
لِلمُحَلّينَfor the profaners غَيرُno mere ماemphatic particle زِلزالَquaking
لِلمُحَلّينَ غَيرُ ما زِلزالَ
The eye rejoiced in the Shurat, and there came
My eye was refreshed seeing the wicked destroyed,
upon the profaners no small quaking.
And the demolishers attained what they never had.
وَتَبارىand vied المُهَلَّبُal-Muhallab اِبنُson of أَبيAbu (father of) صَفSufra (first part)
وَتَبارى المُهَلَّبُ اِبنُ أَبي صَف
رَةَSufra (completion) لِلمَوتِfor death عِندَat هُلكِthe perishing of الرِجالِthe men
رَةَ لِلمَوتِ عِندَ هُلكِ الرِجالِ
And al-Muhallab vied—son of Abu
The warrior Ibn Abi Safrah vied
Sufra—for death when men perished.
With death when men were destroyed.
مَدَّstretched out رِجلَيهِhis two legs لِلقِراعِfor the clash مِنَof الحَرthe battle (first part)
مَدَّ رِجلَيهِ لِلقِراعِ مِنَ الحَر
بِbattle (completion) وَمَدَّand stretched out اليَدَينِboth hands لِلأَنفالِfor the spoils
بِ وَمَدَّ اليَدَينِ لِلأَنفالِ
He stretched out his legs for the clash of
He stretched his legs for the fight of war
battle, and stretched out both hands for the spoils.
And stretched his hands for the spoils.
وَعِياليand my dependents مُطَرَّحونَcast aside بِجيرَفin Jiruft (first part)
وَعِيالي مُطَرَّحونَ بِجيرَف
تَJiruft (completion) لَكَto you الخَيرُgoodness أَينَwhere مِنّيfrom me عِيالِmy dependents
تَ لَكَ الخَيرُ أَينَ مِنّي عِيالِ
And my dependents lie cast aside in
While my family lies discarded on the ground -
Jiruft—may good be yours! How far my dependents are from me!
Goodness, where are my family?
إِنif تَنَلهُمreaches them يَدُthe hand of المُهَلَّبِal-Muhallab فيin الحَرthe battle (first part)
إِن تَنَلهُم يَدُ المُهَلَّبِ في الحَر
بِbattle (completion) سَباياas captives فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I لاnot أُباليI care
بِ سَبايا فَإِنَّني لا أُبالي
If al-Muhallab's hand reaches them in
If the warrior’s hand seizes them in war
battle as captives, then I do not care.
Captives, I do not care.
يَمنَعُrestrains الشَيخَthe old man مِنهُمfrom them عَظمُthe gravity of الخَطthe matter (first part)
يَمنَعُ الشَيخَ مِنهُم عَظمُ الخَط
بِmatter (completion) وَأَنand the fact that لَيسَis not بَيعُهُمselling them بِحَلالِlawful
بِ وَأَن لَيسَ بَيعُهُم بِحَلالِ
The old man is restrained from them by the gravity of the
Old age prevents him from them
matter, and by the fact that selling them is unlawful.
And selling them is not lawful.
إِنَّindeed مَنwhoever خالُهُhis maternal uncle المُهَلَّبُal-Muhallab فيamong الناthe people (first part)
إِنَّ مَن خالُهُ المُهَلَّبُ في النا
سِpeople (completion) لَهُhe has هَيبَةٌawe وَعِزُّand might جَلالِmajesty
سِ لَهُ هَيبَةٌ وَعِزُّ جَلالِ
Indeed, one whose maternal uncle is al-Muhallab, among
Whosoever the warrior leaves among the people,
people, inspires awe and has majestic might.
Has reverence, glory and majesty.
Sol 6.1