قدindeed سمِعتُI have heard الرثاءَlamentation نظماin verse ونَثراًand in prose
قد سمِعتُ الرثاءَ نظما ونَثراً
وطويلَand prolonged الأنينmoaning سِراًّprivately وجَهراand openly
وطويلَ الأنين سِراًّ وجَهرا
I have heard lamentation in verse and prose,
And prolonged moaning, in private and in public.
غيرَbut أنِّيthat I أقولُsay غيرَnot مُبَالٍcaring
غيرَ أنِّي أقولُ غيرَ مُبَالٍ
عظَّمmay He increase اللهَGod فيin الحقيقةِtruth أجراa reward
عظَّم اللهَ في الحقيقةِ أجرا
Yet I say, unconcerned:
May God truly increase the reward.
كانَwas عهديmy acquaintance بِشاعرِwith the poet القومِthe people يُطريhe praises
كانَ عهدي بِشاعرِ القومِ يُطري
قومَهhis people بالنَّدىfor generosity فيَكسِبand so he earns فَخراglory
قومَه بالنَّدى فيَكسِب فَخرا
The people's poet, as I knew him, used to praise
His people for their generosity, and so win glory.
ثمthen عِشناwe lived حتىuntil رأَيناwe saw زماناًa time
ثم عِشنا حتى رأَينا زماناً
فيهin it بالجودِfor generosity منهمُby them صارَcame to be يُطرَىpraised
فيه بالجودِ منهمُ صارَ يُطرَى
Then we lived to see a time
When he came to be praised by them for his generosity.
أحرِقوهُburn him وأوسِعُوهand lavish upon him ثَناءًpraise
أحرِقوهُ وأوسِعُوه ثَناءً
مثلَlike عودِwood البُخورِincense قدindeed طابَhas grown sweet نَشراin fragrance
مثلَ عودِ البُخورِ قد طابَ نَشرا
Burn him, and lavish praise upon him,
Like incense wood whose fragrance has grown sweet.
أكرِموهُhonor him حيًّاwhile alive فأمَّاbut as for وقدand now that ماfirst part of 'died'
أكرِموهُ حيًّا فأمَّا وقد ما
تَcompletion of 'died' فعَنthen for فَقدِهhis loss رُزقتمُmay you be granted صَبراpatience
تَ فعَن فَقدِه رُزقتمُ صَبرا
Honor him while alive; but now that he has
Died, may you be granted patience for his loss.
Sol 6.1