خَطبٌa calamity جسيمٌgrievous فتَّتَshattered الأكبَاداthe livers
خَطبٌ جسيمٌ فتَّتَ الأكبَادا
ومُصَابُهand its affliction قدindeed أسقَمsickened الأجسَاداthe bodies
ومُصَابُه قد أسقَم الأجسَادا
A grievous calamity has shattered livers,
And its affliction has sickened bodies.
وَجرَتand flowed عيونُsprings الدَّمعِof tears عندضat (apparent typo for عند) حلُولِهits arrival
وَجرَت عيونُ الدَّمعِ عندض حلُولِه
وغدَاand became لباسُthe clothing العالَمِينof all people سوَاداblack
وغدَا لباسُ العالَمِين سوَادا
And springs of tears flowed at its arrival,
And the whole world's clothing turned black.
فُزَعَتwere alarmed بَنُوthe sons of المِزوارِal-Mizwar أشرفَthe noblest عُنصرٍstock
فُزَعَت بَنُو المِزوارِ أشرفَ عُنصرٍ
وأجَلَّand the most exalted مَنthose who شَادbuilt الفَخَارَglory وسَاداand ruled
وأجَلَّ مَن شَاد الفَخَارَ وسَادا
The Banu al-Mizwar were shaken—the noblest stock,
And the most exalted of those who built glory and ruled—
بالقائِدover the commander السَّمحِthe gracious الكَرِيمnoble أرومةًin lineage
بالقائِد السَّمحِ الكَرِيم أرومةً
المُفتفِيfollowing (apparently المقتفي) الآباءَthe fathers والأجدَاداand the forefathers
المُفتفِي الآباءَ والأجدَادا
At the loss of the gracious commander, noble in lineage,
Who followed his fathers and forefathers.
بالأمسِyesterday كانَwas مقَامُهhis station فَوقَabove السُّهَاal-Suha (a star)
بالأمسِ كانَ مقَامُه فَوقَ السُّهَا
واليومَand today صارbecame لهfor him الترابُthe dust وِسَاداa pillow
واليومَ صار له الترابُ وِسَادا
Yesterday his station was above al-Suha,
And today the dust has become his pillow.
فأثارَand so stirred فيin الأعمَاقthe depths حُزناsorrow كَامِناhidden
فأثارَ في الأعمَاق حُزنا كَامِنا
قدindeed عمَّمَpervaded الأغوَارthe lowlands والأنجَادَاand the highlands
قد عمَّمَ الأغوَار والأنجَادَا
Thus it stirred a hidden sorrow in the depths,
Which has pervaded the lowlands and the highlands,
سِيمَاespecially لدَىfor المولَىthe lord عَميدِthe mainstay of أُمُورهِhis affairs
سِيمَا لدَى المولَى عَميدِ أُمُورهِ
وصَداهُand his echo إِنif عندَamid الشَّدائِدhardships نَادىhe called
وصَداهُ إِن عندَ الشَّدائِد نَادى
Especially for the lord, the mainstay of his affairs,
And his answering echo if he called amid hardships:
عَمٍّan uncle تَزايدَgrew عطفُهُhis affection وحُنُؤُهُand his tenderness
عَمٍّ تَزايدَ عطفُهُ وحُنُؤُهُ
حتَّىuntil علىbeyond عَطفِthe affection الأبُوَّةِof fatherhood زاداsurpassed
حتَّى على عَطفِ الأبُوَّةِ زادا
An uncle whose affection and tenderness grew,
Until they surpassed even a father's affection.
لوif كَانwere يَفديto ransom كلُّevery خِلٍّclose friend خِلَّهُhis close friend
لو كَان يَفدي كلُّ خِلٍّ خِلَّهُ
لَفَدَىhe would surely ransom بأنفَسِwith the most precious ماwhat لَديهhe possessed وزَاداand add more
لَفَدَى بأنفَسِ ما لَديه وزَادا
If every close friend could ransom his friend,
He would have ransomed him with the most precious he possessed, and more.
لوif رُمتَyou sought مِنfrom غُرََرthe choicest المحَاسنvirtues والمَكَاand noble deeds (first fragment)
لو رُمتَ مِن غُرََر المحَاسن والمَكَا
رمِnoble deeds (continuation) أنto تزيدَهadd to him ماnot استَطعتَyou could مَزَاداany addition
رمِ أن تزيدَه ما استَطعتَ مَزَادا
Were you to seek, from the choicest virtues and noble
deeds, to add to his merits, you could add nothing.
مولايmy lord صبراًbe patient فالمُصَابُfor the affliction بفقدِهat losing him
مولاي صبراً فالمُصَابُ بفقدِه
جرحٌa wound وصَبركَand your patience فاتَّخِذهso take it ضِمَاداas a bandage
جرحٌ وصَبركَ فاتَّخِذه ضِمَادا
My lord, be patient, for the affliction of losing him
Is a wound; make your patience its bandage.
قدindeed كَانwas خيرَthe best خليفةٍdeputy لكfor you مُخلِصٍdevoted
قد كَان خيرَ خليفةٍ لك مُخلِصٍ
وعنِand from الأوامرِthe commands مِنكمُfrom you ماnot حَاداhe strayed
وعنِ الأوامرِ مِنكمُ ما حَادا
He was indeed your finest deputy, devoted to you,
And he never strayed from your commands.
وبظلِّكُمand in your shade قدindeed نالَattained أرفعَthe highest رُتبةٍrank
وبظلِّكُم قد نالَ أرفعَ رُتبةٍ
ووَقيتُموهand you shielded him عُداتَهhis enemies الحُسَّاداthe envious
ووَقيتُموه عُداتَه الحُسَّادا
And in your shade he attained the highest rank,
And you shielded him from his envious enemies.
وَبقيتَand you remain خيرَthe finest ذخيرَةٍtreasure منfrom بعدِهafter him
وَبقيتَ خيرَ ذخيرَةٍ من بعدِه
لأجَلِّfor the most illustrious عائلةٍfamily ودمتَand may you remain عِمَاداa pillar
لأجَلِّ عائلةٍ ودمتَ عِمَادا
And you remain the finest treasure after him,
For the most illustrious family, and may you remain a pillar.
إنif غابَset شمسٌa sun منfrom بنيthe sons of المِزوارِal-Mizwar تُشshine (first fragment)
إن غابَ شمسٌ من بني المِزوارِ تُش
رِقُshine (continuation) أشمُسٌsuns لكَfor you سمِّيَتwere called أولاداsons
رِقُ أشمُسٌ لكَ سمِّيَت أولادا
If a sun from the Banu al-Mizwar has set, there will
shine suns that are called your sons.
فاللهso God يُبقِيkeeps alive سيِّديmy lord ويُديمُهand sustains him
فالله يُبقِي سيِّدي ويُديمُه
حتَّىuntil تَرَىsee أبناؤُهhis sons الأحفادَاthe grandchildren
حتَّى تَرَى أبناؤُه الأحفادَا
So may God preserve my lord and sustain him,
Until his sons behold the grandchildren.
Sol 6.1