سَلانيask me, you two هَلwhether عَلىduring بُعديmy absence سَلانيhe forgot me
سَلاني هَل عَلى بُعدي سَلاني
وَهَلand was it كانَwas المَغيبُabsence سِوىanything but العَيانِseeing face to face
وَهَل كانَ المَغيبُ سِوى العَيانِ
Ask me, you two: did he forget me when I was far away?
And was absence any different from being face to face?
وَهَلand did فارَقتَهُI parted from him إِلّاexcept that تَوالَتcame in succession
وَهَل فارَقتَهُ إِلّا تَوالَت
رَسائِلُهُhis letters عَلَيَّto me بِلاwithout تَوانِdelay
رَسائِلُهُ عَلَيَّ بِلا تَوانِ
And did I ever part from him but there followed
His letters to me without delay?
صَديقٌa friend نادِرُrare الأَمثالِequals فيماamong those
صَديقٌ نادِرُ الأَمثالِ فيما
عَهِدتُI have known وَماand no لَهُfor him فيin العَهدِloyalty ثانِan equal
عَهِدتُ وَما لَهُ في العَهدِ ثانِ
A friend with few equals among those
I have known; in loyalty he had no peer.
وَغَطريفٌand a noble lord تَعِزُّis honored بِهِthrough him قُرَيشٌQuraysh
وَغَطريفٌ تَعِزُّ بِهِ قُرَيشٌ
لَهُhe has فيin كُلِّevery مَكرُمَةٍnoble deed يَدانِtwo hands
لَهُ في كُلِّ مَكرُمَةٍ يَدانِ
And a noble lord through whom Quraysh is honored,
Both his hands are at work in every noble deed.
مِنَamong النَفَرِthe men الأُلىwho سادواled وَشادواand built
مِنَ النَفَرِ الأُلى سادوا وَشادوا
وَجادواand gave generously لِلأَقاصيto those far away وَالأَدانيand those near
وَجادوا لِلأَقاصي وَالأَداني
One of those men who led and built,
And gave generously to those far and near.
عَريقُdeep-rooted المَجدِglory أَروَعُsplendid عَبدَريan Abdari
عَريقُ المَجدِ أَروَعُ عَبدَري
لَهُhe has شَأنٌstature يُكذِبُrefutes كُلَّevery شانيdetractor
لَهُ شَأنٌ يُكذِبُ كُلَّ شاني
Deep-rooted in glory, a splendid Abdari,
His stature gives the lie to every detractor.
وَكَيفَand how يَكونُcould be مَنone who يُنميهِgives him lineage أَصلٌancestral stock
وَكَيفَ يَكونُ مَن يُنميهِ أَصلٌ
كَعَبدِlike Abd الدارِal-Dar أَوor عَبدِAbd المَدانِal-Madan
كَعَبدِ الدارِ أَو عَبدِ المَدانِ
And how else could one be, descended from stock
Like Abd al-Dar or Abd al-Madan?
وَكَيفَand how يَكونُcould be مُضطَلِعٌone undertaking بِأَمرٍa charge
وَكَيفَ يَكونُ مُضطَلِعٌ بِأَمرٍ
تُسَجِّلُis recorded بِالمَثالِثِin threefold form وَالمَثانيand twofold form
تُسَجِّلُ بِالمَثالِثِ وَالمَثاني
And how else could one be, shouldering a charge
Recorded in threefold and twofold form?
أَقَرَّestablished اللَهُGod لِلشُيَّبيfor al-Shaybi حَقّاًas a right
أَقَرَّ اللَهُ لِلشُيَّبي حَقّاً
سَدانَةًcustodianship بَيتَهُof His House طولَthroughout الزَمانِtime
سَدانَةً بَيتَهُ طولَ الزَمانِ
God established for al-Shaybi, as a right,
The custodianship of His House for all time.
تَغَيَّرَتِhave changed البِلادُthe lands وَمَنand those عَلَيهاupon them
تَغَيَّرَتِ البِلادُ وَمَن عَلَيها
وَرُتبَةَyet the station آلِthe house of شَيبَةَShayba فيin أَمانِsafety
وَرُتبَةَ آلِ شَيبَةَ في أَمانِ
The lands and those upon them have changed,
Yet the station of the house of Shayba is secure.
وَقَدand indeed ضَمّواthey added إِلىto ماwhat أَورَثوهُthey inherited it
وَقَد ضَمّوا إِلى ما أَورَثوهُ
تُمَيِّزُهُمtheir distinction بِأَخلاقِin character حَسّانِfine
تُمَيِّزُهُم بِأَخلاقِ حَسّانِ
And to what they inherited they added
Their distinction in fine character.
وَكانَand was عَميدُthe chief هَذاthis الوَقتَage مِنهُمamong them
وَكانَ عَميدُ هَذا الوَقتَ مِنهُم
يُشارُis pointed إِلىto عُلاهُhis eminence بِالبَنانِwith fingertips
يُشارُ إِلى عُلاهُ بِالبَنانِ
And the chief among them in this age
Had an eminence to which fingers pointed.
يَهُزُّbrandishes بِهِthrough him الحِجازُthe Hijaz أَخاًa man of مَضاءَkeen resolve
يَهُزُّ بِهِ الحِجازُ أَخاً مَضاءَ
إِلىtoward العَلياءِthe heights كَالسَيفِlike a sword اليَمانيYemeni
إِلى العَلياءِ كَالسَيفِ اليَماني
The Hijaz brandishes him, a man of keen resolve,
Toward the heights, like a Yemeni sword.
وَإِذand when فارَقَتهُI parted from him فيin أَرضٍthe land of وَجَّWajj
وَإِذ فارَقَتهُ في أَرضٍ وَجَّ
وَجاpierced قَلبيmy heart التِياعَanguish كَالسِنانِlike a spearhead
وَجا قَلبي التِياعَ كَالسِنانِ
And when I parted from him in the land of Wajj,
Anguish pierced my heart like a spearhead.
كَأَنّيas though I قَدalready شَعَرَتI sensed لَدَيَّwithin me وَدَواعيand my promptings
كَأَنّي قَد شَعَرَت لَدَيَّ وَدَواعي
بِأَنّيthat I لَنwill never أَراهُsee him وَلاnor يَرانيhe sees me
بِأَنّي لَن أَراهُ وَلا يَراني
As though I and my inward promptings had already sensed
That I would never see him, nor he see me.
وَلَمّاand when جاءَنيreached me مَنَعاهُnews of his death أَذكىset ablaze
وَلَمّا جاءَني مَنَعاهُ أَذكى
ضُلوعيmy ribs وَاِستَهَلَّand streamed المَدمَعانِthe two tear ducts
ضُلوعي وَاِستَهَلَّ المَدمَعانِ
And when news of his death reached me, it set ablaze
My ribs, and both my eyes streamed tears.
وَباتَتand remained all night تَسفَعُscorching الأَحشاءَthe entrails ذِكرىmemories
وَباتَت تَسفَعُ الأَحشاءَ ذِكرى
مَجالِسَgatherings كَالأَمانِlike safety وَكَالأَمانيand like cherished dreams
مَجالِسَ كَالأَمانِ وَكَالأَماني
And all night my entrails were seared by memories
Of gatherings like safety itself and like cherished dreams.
زَماناًin days past كانَwas يَرعانيwatching over me وَفاهُhis loyalty
زَماناً كانَ يَرعاني وَفاهُ
عَلىthrough مَرِّthe passing of الدَقائِقِthe minutes وَالثَوانيand the seconds
عَلى مَرِّ الدَقائِقِ وَالثَواني
In those days, his loyalty watched over me
As minutes and seconds passed.
أَلاbehold ياO آلَhouse of شَيبَةَShayba ليI have حَنينٌa yearning
أَلا يا آلَ شَيبَةَ لي حَنينٌ
إِلَيكُمtoward you مِنfrom أَخٍa brother جَمَّabounding in الحَنانِaffection
إِلَيكُم مِن أَخٍ جَمَّ الحَنانِ
O house of Shayba, mine is a yearning
For you, from a brother full of affection.
لِعَبدِfor Abd القادِرِal-Qadir الشَيبِيِّal-Shaybi عِنديin my esteem
لِعَبدِ القادِرِ الشَيبِيِّ عِندي
مَقامٌa station لاnot يَقومُdoes justice بِهِto it بَيانيmy words
مَقامٌ لا يَقومُ بِهِ بَياني
Abd al-Qadir al-Shaybi holds in my esteem
A station my words cannot do justice to.
أُشاطِرُكُمI share with you بِهَذاin this الخَطبِcalamity حَزَناًgrief
أُشاطِرُكُم بِهَذا الخَطبِ حَزَناً
شَجاكُمgrieved you مِنهُfrom it سَهمٌan arrow قَدhas شَجانيgrieved me
شَجاكُم مِنهُ سَهمٌ قَد شَجاني
I share with you the grief of this calamity;
The arrow from it that wounded you has wounded me.
وَلَكِنّيbut I بِعَبدِin Abd اللَهِAllah أَرجوhope for
وَلَكِنّي بِعَبدِ اللَهِ أَرجو
عَزاءًconsolation آسِياًhealing جَرَحَthe wound الجَنانِof the heart
عَزاءً آسِياً جَرَحَ الجَنانِ
But in Abd Allah I hope for
Consolation to heal the heart's wound.
وَأَسأَلُand I ask لِلفَقيدِfor the departed كَريمٌgracious نُزُلٌhospitality
وَأَسأَلُ لِلفَقيدِ كَريمٌ نُزُلٌ
لَدىwith مَولاهُhis Lord فيin غُرَفِthe chambers الجَنانِof the Gardens
لَدى مَولاهُ في غُرَفِ الجَنانِ
And I ask for the departed a gracious welcome
With his Lord, in the chambers of the Gardens.
هُناكَthere العالَمُthe world القُدسِيُّsacred باقٍenduring
هُناكَ العالَمُ القُدسِيُّ باقٍ
وَهَذاand this العالَمُthe world الإِنسِيُّhuman فانِperishing
وَهَذا العالَمُ الإِنسِيُّ فانِ
There the sacred world endures,
While this human world passes away.
Sol 6.1