صالَcharged فيناamong us الرَدىdeath جَهاراًopenly نَهاراًby daylight
صالَ فينا الرَدى جَهاراً نَهاراً
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though المَنونَdeath تَطلُبُseeks ثاراvengeance
فَكَأَنَّ المَنونَ تَطلُبُ ثارا
Death charged among us, openly, in broad daylight,
Calamity struck openly, day after day,
as though death were seeking vengeance.
As if death is seeking revenge.
كُلَّماwhenever قُلتُI said يَستَتِمُّreaches fullness هِلالٌa crescent moon
كُلَّما قُلتُ يَستَتِمُّ هِلالٌ
سَلَبَتناrobbed us أَيديthe hands الرَدىdeath أَقماراmoons
سَلَبَتنا أَيدي الرَدى أَقمارا
Whenever I said, "A crescent is growing full,"
Whenever I say the crescent is complete,
the hands of death robbed us of moons.
The hands of calamity have robbed us of moons.
ياO لِقَوميto my people ماnot إِنemphatic particle وَجَدتُI found مِنَfrom الخَطthe calamity (word beginning)
يا لِقَومي ما إِن وَجَدتُ مِنَ الخَط
بِcompletion of 'calamity' مَحيداًan escape وَلاnor عَليهِover it اِنتِصاراa triumph
بِ مَحيداً وَلا عَليهِ اِنتِصارا
O my people! From calamity I have found no
O my people, I have not found in misfortune
escape, nor any triumph over it.
A person of praise or triumph over it.
كُلَّevery حينٍmoment أَلحىI blame الخُطوبَthe misfortunes عَلىfor فَقloss (word beginning)
كُلَّ حينٍ أَلحى الخُطوبَ عَلى فَق
دِcompletion of 'loss' حَبيبٍa loved one وَأَعتِبُand I reproach الأَقداراthe fates
دِ حَبيبٍ وَأَعتِبُ الأَقدارا
At every turn I blame misfortunes for the loss
Every time disasters befall the chest of a loved one,
of a loved one, and reproach the fates.
And I complain of fate.
ياO هِلالاًa crescent moon لَمّاwhen اِستَتَمَّbecame complete ضِياءًin radiance
يا هِلالاً لَمّا اِستَتَمَّ ضِياءً
قَدindeed أَغارَتraided فيهِinto it المَنونَdeath فَغاراso it sank from sight
قَد أَغارَت فيهِ المَنونَ فَغارا
O crescent, just as your radiance grew full,
O crescent, when your light was complete,
death raided you, and you sank from sight.
Death envied it, so it disappeared.
قَمَرٌa moon أَسرَعَتhastened لَهُfor him الأَرضُthe earth كَسفاًan eclipse
قَمَرٌ أَسرَعَت لَهُ الأَرضُ كَسفاً
وَكَذاand likewise الأَرضُthe earth تَكسِفُeclipses الأَقماراthe moons
وَكَذا الأَرضُ تَكسِفُ الأَقمارا
A moon whom the earth hastened to eclipse—
A moon, for which the earth hastened to eclipse it,
and so the earth eclipses moons.
And so the earth eclipses moons.
أَذهَلَbewildered العَقلَthe mind رُزؤُهُthe loss of him فَتَرىso you see الناthe people (word beginning)
أَذهَلَ العَقلَ رُزؤُهُ فَتَرى النا
سَcompletion of 'people' سَكارىdrunk وَماthough not هُمُthey بِسَكارىdrunk
سَ سَكارى وَما هُمُ بِسَكارى
His loss bewildered the mind, so you see the people
Its affliction has confused the mind, so you see people intoxicated,
drunk, though they are not drunk.
Yet they are not intoxicated.
ماnot رَأَيناwe saw مِنfrom قَبلِbefore رُزئِكَthe loss of you بَدراًa full moon
ما رَأَينا مِن قَبلِ رُزئِكَ بَدراً
جَعَلَmade المُكثَthe stay فيin التَرابِthe dust سِراراًa moon's dark phase
جَعَلَ المُكثَ في التَرابِ سِراراً
Before losing you, we had never seen a full moon
We have not seen before your affliction a full moon
make its dwelling in dust its dark phase.
That has made staying in dust a secret.
كُنتُI was أَدريaware أَنَّthat الزَمانَtime وَإِنeven if أَسgrants (word beginning)
كُنتُ أَدري أَنَّ الزَمانَ وَإِن أَس
عَفَcompletion of 'grants' بِالصَفوِwith serenity يُحدِثُbrings about الأَكداراthe troubles
عَفَ بِالصَفوِ يُحدِثُ الأَكدارا
I knew that time, even when it grants
I knew that time, even if unblemished,
serenity, brings forth troubles.
Would bring about misfortunes.
غَيرَbut أَنّيthat I غُرِرتُI was deceived أَنthat سَوفَwill تَبقىyou remain
غَيرَ أَنّي غُرِرتُ أَن سَوفَ تَبقى
فَلَقَدfor indeed كُنتَyou were كَوكَباًa star غَرّاراbeguiling
فَلَقَد كُنتَ كَوكَباً غَرّارا
Yet I was deceived into thinking you would remain,
Except I was deceived that you would remain,
for you were indeed a beguiling star.
For you were an elusive star.
ياO قَضيباًa shoot ذَوىwilted وَصَوَّحَand dried up لَمّاwhen
يا قَضيباً ذَوى وَصَوَّحَ لَمّا
أَظهَرَbrought forth الزَهرُthe blossoms غُصنَهُits bough وَالثِماراand the fruit
أَظهَرَ الزَهرُ غُصنَهُ وَالثِمارا
O shoot that wilted and dried up just when
O twig that bent and leaned when
its bough brought forth blossoms and fruit.
The flowers showed their buds and fruits.
قَدindeed فَقَدناwe have lost مِنfrom طيبِthe goodness خُلقِكَyour character أُنساًsolace
قَد فَقَدنا مِن طيبِ خُلقِكَ أُنساً
عَلَّمَtaught النَومَsleep عَنaway from جُفونيmy eyelids النِفاراflight
عَلَّمَ النَومَ عَن جُفوني النِفارا
We have lost the solace of your kindly nature,
We have missed from your good character intimacy
a loss that taught sleep to flee my eyelids;
That taught my eyelids to stay awake.
خُلُقاًa character يُشبِهُresembles النَسيمَthe breeze وَلُطفاًand a gentleness
خُلُقاً يُشبِهُ النَسيمَ وَلُطفاً
سَلَبَrobbed الماءَwater حُسنَهُits beauty وَالعُقاراand wine
سَلَبَ الماءَ حُسنَهُ وَالعُقارا
a character like the breeze, and a gentleness
A character that resembles a breeze, and gentleness
that robbed water and wine of their beauty.
That took the water’s beauty and potency.
أَيُّهاO you النازِحُthe departed one الَّذيwho مَلَأَfilled القَلthe heart (word beginning)
أَيُّها النازِحُ الَّذي مَلَأَ القَل
بَcompletion of 'heart' بِأَحزانِهِwith his sorrows وَأَخلىand emptied الدِياراthe dwellings
بَ بِأَحزانِهِ وَأَخلى الدِيارا
O departed one, who filled the heart
O you who left and filled the heart with sorrows,
with grief over him, and emptied the dwellings,
And emptied the homes.
لَستُI do not أَختارُchoose بَعدَafter بُعدِكَyour departure عَيشاًlife
لَستُ أَختارُ بَعدَ بُعدِكَ عَيشاً
غَيرَbut أَنّيthat I لاnot أَملِكُI possess الإِختِياراthe choice
غَيرَ أَنّي لا أَملِكُ الإِختِيارا
I do not choose life after your departure,
I do not choose to live after your absence,
yet the choice is not mine to make.
Except I do not have a choice.
كُلَّماwhenever شامَglimpsed بَرقٌlightning مَغناكَyour abode قَلبيmy heart
كُلَّما شامَ بَرقٌ مَغناكَ قَلبي
أَرسَلَتsent forth سُحبُthe clouds أَدمُعيmy tears أَمطاراrain
أَرسَلَت سُحبُ أَدمُعي أَمطارا
Whenever my heart glimpses the lightning of your abode,
Whenever lightning brings your memory,
the clouds of my tears pour down rain.
The clouds send my tears as rain.
وَإِذاand when ماemphatic particle ذَكَرتُI recalled ساعاتِthe hours أُنسيmy joy
وَإِذا ما ذَكَرتُ ساعاتِ أُنسي
بِكَwith you أَذكىkindled التِذكارُremembrance فيin القَلبِthe heart ناراa fire
بِكَ أَذكى التِذكارُ في القَلبِ نارا
And whenever I recall the hours of my joy
And when I remember the hours of intimacy with you,
with you, remembrance kindles a fire in my heart.
Remembrance kindles a fire in the heart.
فَكَأَنَّso it is as though التِذكارَremembrance حَجَّmade pilgrimage بِقَلبيin my heart
فَكَأَنَّ التِذكارَ حَجَّ بِقَلبي
فَهوَso it بِالحُزنِwith sorrow فيهِwithin it يَرميcasts الجِماراthe ritual pebbles
فَهوَ بِالحُزنِ فيهِ يَرمي الجِمارا
So it is as though remembrance made pilgrimage in my heart,
It is as if remembrance performed pilgrimage in my heart,
and there, with sorrow, casts the ritual pebbles.
So it throws sorrow in it like pebbles.
فَسَأَبكيكَso I shall weep for you ماas long as حَيِيتُI live بِدَمعٍwith tears
فَسَأَبكيكَ ما حَيِيتُ بِدَمعٍ
لاnot تُقالُare pardoned الجُفونُthe eyelids مِنهُbecause of it عِثاراstumbling
لا تُقالُ الجُفونُ مِنهُ عِثارا
So I shall weep for you as long as I live, with tears
So I will cry over you as long as I live with tears
that leave my eyelids no pardon for faltering.
That my eyelids cannot restrain.
لَيسَis not جُهديmy endeavor مِنfrom بَعدِafter فَقدِكَlosing you إِلّاexcept
لَيسَ جُهدي مِن بَعدِ فَقدِكَ إِلّا
أَرسِلَsend forth الدَمعَthe tears فيكَfor you وَالأَشعاراand the poems
أَرسِلَ الدَمعَ فيكَ وَالأَشعارا
After losing you, all I can do is
My only effort after losing you
pour forth tears and poems for you.
Is to send tears and poems for you.
Sol 6.1