ماwhat لِلجِبالِwith the mountains الراسِياتِfirmly rooted تَسيرُmove
ما لِلجِبالِ الراسِياتِ تَسيرُ
أَفآنَhas the time then come? بَعثٌresurrection لِلوَرىfor humankind وَنُشورُand rising from the dead
أَفآنَ بَعثٌ لِلوَرى وَنُشورُ
What ails the firmly rooted mountains, that they move?
Has the time come for mankind's resurrection and rising?
أَمor زالَتِhas passed away الدُنياthe world فَيَذبُلُso withers يَذبُلٌYadhbul
أَم زالَتِ الدُنيا فَيَذبُلُ يَذبُلٌ
مِنهاbecause of it وَيَدعيand cries out بِالثَبورِfor doom ثَبيرُThabir
مِنها وَيَدعي بِالثَبورِ ثَبيرُ
Or has the world passed away, so Yadhbul withers
because of it, and Thabir cries out for doom?
أَمor أَخبَرَتreported أَنَّthat اِبنَthe son of أَيّوبٍAyyub قَضىhas died
أَم أَخبَرَت أَنَّ اِبنَ أَيّوبٍ قَضى
فَتَكادُso they almost مِنfrom حُزنٍgrief عَليهِfor him تَمورُheave
فَتَكادُ مِن حُزنٍ عَليهِ تَمورُ
Or has news come that the son of Ayyub has died,
so that they almost heave with grief for him?
الأَفضَلُal-Afdal المَلِكُthe king الَّذيwho لِفَخارِهِfor his glory
الأَفضَلُ المَلِكُ الَّذي لِفَخارِهِ
ذَيلٌa train عَلىover هامِthe crowns of السُهىSuha مَجرورُtrailed
ذَيلٌ عَلى هامِ السُهى مَجرورُ
Al-Afdal, the king, whose glory has
a train trailing over Suha's crown.
ذوpossessor of الرُتبَةِthe rank العَلياءِloftiest وَالوَجهِand the face الَّذيwhich
ذو الرُتبَةِ العَلياءِ وَالوَجهِ الَّذي
مِنهُof it البُدورُthe full moons تَغارُgrow jealous ثُمَّthen تَغورُsink from sight
مِنهُ البُدورُ تَغارُ ثُمَّ تَغورُ
He of the loftiest rank, and of the face
of which full moons grow jealous, then sink from sight.
يَسخوhe gives freely وَصَوبُwhile the downpour of المُزنِthe rain clouds يَحبِسُwithholds قَطرَهُits drops
يَسخو وَصَوبُ المُزنِ يَحبِسُ قَطرَهُ
عَنّاfrom us وَيَعدِلُand acts justly وَالزَمانُwhile time يَجورُacts unjustly
عَنّا وَيَعدِلُ وَالزَمانُ يَجورُ
He gives freely while the rain clouds hold back their drops
from us, and he is just while time is unjust.
فَإِذاso when سَخاhe gives freely ذَلَّis humbled النُضارُgold بِكَفِّهِin his palm
فَإِذا سَخا ذَلَّ النُضارُ بِكَفِّهِ
كَرَماًthrough generosity وَعَزَّand is scarce لَهُfor him الغَداةَtoday نَظيرُa peer
كَرَماً وَعَزَّ لَهُ الغَداةَ نَظيرُ
When he gives, gold is humbled in his palm
through generosity, and today a peer for him is hard to find.
يَرويrecounts حَديثَthe tale of الجودِgenerosity عَنهُabout him مَعَنِّفاًreproachfully
يَروي حَديثَ الجودِ عَنهُ مَعَنِّفاً
فَحَديثُهُso his tale بَينَamong الوَرىhumankind مَأثورُhanded down
فَحَديثُهُ بَينَ الوَرى مَأثورُ
His generosity's tale is told with stern reproach,
so his tale is handed down among mankind.
جَمَعَhe amassed الثَناءَpraise وَإِنَّهُand indeed he is إِلّاexcept عَلىfor
جَمَعَ الثَناءَ وَإِنَّهُ إِلّا عَلى
جَمعِamassing النُضارِgold إِذاwhen يَشاءُhe wishes قَديرُcapable
جَمعِ النُضارِ إِذا يَشاءُ قَديرُ
He amassed praise and, except for
amassing gold, can do whatever he wishes.
مِنfrom مَعشَرٍa people ماnot شَكَّdoubted طالِبُa seeker of جودِهِمtheir generosity
مِن مَعشَرٍ ما شَكَّ طالِبُ جودِهِم
أَنَّthat الثَناءَpraise عَليهِمُto them مَحصورُis confined
أَنَّ الثَناءَ عَليهِمُ مَحصورُ
From a people: no seeker of their bounty ever doubted
that praise is confined to them alone.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen صَمَتَfall silent الرُواةُthe narrators لِفَضلِهِمfor their merit
قَومٌ إِذا صَمَتَ الرُواةُ لِفَضلِهِم
أَثنىspeaks praise عَليهِمof them مِنبَرٌa pulpit وَسَريرُand a throne
أَثنى عَليهِم مِنبَرٌ وَسَريرُ
A people: when narrators fall silent about their merit,
pulpit and throne speak their praise.
أَخَنَتhave wrought ruin عَلَيناupon us الحَدِثاتُcalamities بِرُزئِهِthrough his loss
أَخَنَت عَلَينا الحَدِثاتُ بِرُزئِهِ
وَالرُزءُand the loss بِالمَلِكِof the king الكَبيرِgreat كَبيرُis great
وَالرُزءُ بِالمَلِكِ الكَبيرِ كَبيرُ
Calamities have ravaged us through his loss,
and great is the loss of the great king.
وَعَلاand rose high النَعيَّthe death announcement لَهُfor him وَكانَand he used to إِذاwhen بَداhe appeared
وَعَلا النَعيَّ لَهُ وَكانَ إِذا بَدا
يَعلوrose high لَهُfor him التَهليلُthe cry 'No god but God' وَالتَكبيرُand the cry 'God is greatest'
يَعلو لَهُ التَهليلُ وَالتَكبيرُ
Loud rose the news of his death; once, when he appeared,
cries of 'No god but God' and 'God is greatest' rose for him.
عَمَّencompassed الخَلائِقَall creatures حُزنُهُgrief for him فَقُلوبُهُمso their hearts
عَمَّ الخَلائِقَ حُزنُهُ فَقُلوبُهُم
بِالحُزنِwith grief مَوتىare dead وَالجُسومُand the bodies قُبورُare graves
بِالحُزنِ مَوتى وَالجُسومُ قُبورُ
Grief for him engulfed all creatures, so their hearts
are dead with sorrow, and their bodies are graves.
عَفُّchaste الإِزارِof the waistcloth فَلاso not يُلاثُis tainted بِزَلَّةٍby a lapse
عَفُّ الإِزارِ فَلا يُلاثُ بِزَلَّةٍ
فَيُقالَso it might be said إِنَّthat هِباتِهِhis gifts تَكفيرُare atonement
فَيُقالَ إِنَّ هِباتِهِ تَكفيرُ
Chaste of waistcloth, no lapse stains him
for which his gifts might be called atonement.
طالَتreached far إِلىtoward الحُسنىgoodness يَداهُhis two hands وَخُطوُهand his stride
طالَت إِلى الحُسنى يَداهُ وَخُطوُه
نَحوَtoward المَعاصيsins وَاللِسانُand the tongue قَصيرُis short
نَحوَ المَعاصي وَاللِسانُ قَصيرُ
His hands stretched far toward goodness, but his stride
toward sins was short, and so was his tongue.
يَتَطَهَّرُis purified الماءُthe water القَراحُpure بِغَسلِهِby washing him
يَتَطَهَّرُ الماءُ القَراحُ بِغَسلِهِ
وَبِطيبِهِand by his fragrance يَتَعَطَّرُis perfumed الكافورُcamphor
وَبِطيبِهِ يَتَعَطَّرُ الكافورُ
Pure water is purified by washing him,
and camphor is perfumed by his fragrance.
أَينَwhere الَّذيthe one who كَسَبَearned الثَناءَpraise بِسَعيِهِthrough his striving
أَينَ الَّذي كَسَبَ الثَناءَ بِسَعيِهِ
لِتِجارَةٍfor a trade فيin المَجدِglory لَيسَdoes not تَبورُcome to ruin
لِتِجارَةٍ في المَجدِ لَيسَ تَبورُ
Where is he who earned praise through his striving
in a trade in glory that never fails?
أَينَwhere الَّذيthe one who ساسَgoverned البِلادَthe lands بِخاطِرٍwith a mind
أَينَ الَّذي ساسَ البِلادَ بِخاطِرٍ
كَالبَحرِlike the sea لَيسَthere is no لِصَفوِهِto its clarity تَكديرُclouding
كَالبَحرِ لَيسَ لِصَفوِهِ تَكديرُ
Where is he who governed the lands with a mind
like the sea, whose clarity nothing could cloud?
أَينَwhere الَّذيthe one who عَمَّencompassed الأَنامَhumankind بِأَنعُمٍwith blessings
أَينَ الَّذي عَمَّ الأَنامَ بِأَنعُمٍ
يُطوىis folded away الزَمانُtime وَذِكرُهاwhile their memory مَنشورُis spread abroad
يُطوى الزَمانُ وَذِكرُها مَنشورُ
Where is he who lavished blessings on all mankind?
Time is folded away, yet their memory remains unfurled.
ياO غائِباًabsent one أَخفىhid التُرابُthe dust جَمالَهُhis beauty
يا غائِباً أَخفى التُرابُ جَمالَهُ
عَنّاfrom us وَأَنعُمُهُand his favors لَدَيَّwith me حُضورُare present
عَنّا وَأَنعُمُهُ لَدَيَّ حُضورُ
O absent one, whose beauty the dust has hidden
from us, yet whose favors remain present with me!
وَمُسافِراًand traveler وَلّىdeparted فَطَوَّلَso prolonged نَأيَهُhis absence
وَمُسافِراً وَلّى فَطَوَّلَ نَأيَهُ
وَنَرىand we consider المُسافِرَthe traveler فَرضُهُhis obligation التَقصيرُshortening prayers
وَنَرى المُسافِرَ فَرضُهُ التَقصيرُ
And traveler who departed and prolonged his absence,
though we hold a traveler's duty to be shortening prayers.
لَقَدِindeed اِستَقَمتَyou stood upright كَماas أُمِرتَyou were commanded وَأَمرُكَand your command الthe
لَقَدِ اِستَقَمتَ كَما أُمِرتَ وَأَمرُكَ ال
عاليexalted فَأَنتَso you are الآمِرُthe commander المَأمورُthe commanded
عالي فَأَنتَ الآمِرُ المَأمورُ
Indeed, you stood upright as commanded, and your command is
exalted: you are both commander and commanded.
رَأيٌjudgment حَمَيتَyou protected بِهِby it حُماةَHama وَأَهلَهاand its people
رَأيٌ حَمَيتَ بِهِ حُماةَ وَأَهلَها
وَرَعىand tended المَمالِكَthe kingdoms سَعيُكَyour striving المَشكورُgratefully praised
وَرَعى المَمالِكَ سَعيُكَ المَشكورُ
Through judgment you protected Hama and its people,
and your lauded efforts cared for the kingdoms.
ماnot زالَceased وَفرُكَyour wealth لِلعُفاةِto petitioners مُعَرَّضاًoffered
ما زالَ وَفرُكَ لِلعُفاةِ مُعَرَّضاً
أَبَداًalways وَعَرضُكَwhile your honor بَينَهُمamong them مَوفورُis preserved
أَبَداً وَعَرضُكَ بَينَهُم مَوفورُ
Your wealth was always laid open to petitioners,
forever, while your honor among them stayed inviolate.
ماnot خِلتُI imagined أَنَّthat نَداكَyour bounty تُقلِعُwould withdraw سُحبُهُits clouds
ما خِلتُ أَنَّ نَداكَ تُقلِعُ سُحبُهُ
عَنّاfrom us وَيَنضُبُand runs dry بَحرُهُits sea المَسجورُbrimming
عَنّا وَيَنضُبُ بَحرُهُ المَسجورُ
I never thought the clouds of your bounty would depart
from us, and its brimming sea run dry.
أَفَإِنthen even if أُصِمُّis silenced صَداكَyour echo عَنّيfrom me إِنَّindeed ليI have
أَفَإِن أُصِمُّ صَداكَ عَنّي إِنَّ لي
مِنكَfrom you الصَدىthirst المَهموزُwith a hamza (rust) وَالمَقصورُand with final ā (thirst)
مِنكَ الصَدى المَهموزُ وَالمَقصورُ
Even if your echo is silenced for me, I still have
from you both rust and thirst—ṣadaʾ and ṣadā.
سَمِعَتheard بِمَقدِمِكَof your arrival الجِنانُParadise's gardens فَزَخرَفَتso adorned themselves
سَمِعَت بِمَقدِمِكَ الجِنانُ فَزَخرَفَت
وَتَباشَرَتand exchanged glad tidings وَلَدانُهاtheir youths وَالحورُand the houris
وَتَباشَرَت وَلَدانُها وَالحورُ
Paradise's gardens heard of your arrival and adorned themselves,
and their youths and houris shared the glad news.
لَمnot تَثنِturn back عَنكَfrom you الغاسِلونَthe body-washers عِنانَهاits reins
لَم تَثنِ عَنكَ الغاسِلونَ عِنانَها
إِلّاexcept that أَتاكَcame to you مُبَشِّرٌMubashshir (glad-tidings bearer) وَبَشيرُand Bashir (good-news bearer)
إِلّا أَتاكَ مُبَشِّرٌ وَبَشيرُ
Scarcely had the washers turned their reins away from you
when Mubashshir and Bashir came to you.
وَغَدَتand began تَقولُto say العالِمونَthose who know وَقَدand already بَكَتhad wept
وَغَدَت تَقولُ العالِمونَ وَقَد بَكَت
عِلماًknowing بِلَذَّةِof the delight of ماwhat إِلَيهِto it تَصيرُyou are going
عِلماً بِلَذَّةِ ما إِلَيهِ تَصيرُ
The learned began to say, having wept,
knowing the delight of what you are going toward:
تَبكيyou weep عَلَيهِfor him وَماthough not اِستَقَرَّhad settled قَرارُهُhis repose
تَبكي عَلَيهِ وَما اِستَقَرَّ قَرارُهُ
فيin اللَحدِthe grave حَتّىuntil صافَحَتهُclasped his hand الحورُthe houris
في اللَحدِ حَتّى صافَحَتهُ الحورُ
'You weep for him, yet he had scarcely found rest
in the grave before the houris clasped his hand.'
Sol 6.1