إنّيindeed I مررتُI passed علىby جناboulders (first part)
إنّي مررتُ على جنا
دِلَcompletion of 'boulders' فوقabove أَرْماسٍgraves دُروسِtimeworn
دِلَ فوق أَرْماسٍ دُروسِ
Indeed, I passed by boulders
above timeworn graves,
مُحِيَتْwere effaced علىby قُرِّthe cold of الشّتاwinter (first part)
مُحِيَتْ على قُرِّ الشّتا
ءِcompletion of 'winter' وحرِّand the heat of هاجرةِthe noontide of الشُّموسِthe suns
ءِ وحرِّ هاجرةِ الشُّموسِ
effaced by winter's cold
and the suns' scorching noonday heat.
فكأنّهنَّso they seemed منfrom البِلىdecay
فكأنّهنَّ من البِلى
آثارُtraces نِقْسٍink فيon طُروسِparchments
آثارُ نِقْسٍ في طُروسِ
So, through decay, they seemed
like traces of ink on parchments.
كمhow many ضَمَّنَتْthey held منof ضيغمٍa lion
كم ضَمَّنَتْ من ضيغمٍ
قَرمٍeager إلىfor قنصhunting النّفوسِsouls
قَرمٍ إلى قنص النّفوسِ
How many a lion they held,
eager for the hunting of souls,
ومتوّجٍand a crowned one سحبdragged الكُماthe warriors (first part)
ومتوّجٍ سحب الكُما
ةُcompletion of 'the warriors' وراءَهbehind him ذيلَthe train of الخميسِthe army
ةُ وراءَه ذيلَ الخميسِ
and a crowned one, whose warriors dragged
behind him the army's train,
وغزيرand one abundant in ماءِthe moisture of الوَجْنَتيthe two cheeks (first part)
وغزير ماءِ الوَجْنَتي
نcompletion of 'the two cheeks' كريمِgracious ناحيةِin his bearing toward الجليسِthe companion
ن كريمِ ناحيةِ الجليسِ
and one whose cheeks brimmed with modesty's moisture,
gracious toward his companion,
يُعطيhe gives الكثيرَmuch إذاwhen النّفوsouls (first part)
يُعطي الكثيرَ إذا النّفو
سُcompletion of 'souls' شَحَحْنَwere miserly بالنَّزْرِwith a pittance الخسيسِpaltry
سُ شَحَحْنَ بالنَّزْرِ الخسيسِ
who gave much when souls
grudged a paltry pittance.
بَعُدُواthey have grown distant علىdespite قُرْبِthe nearness of المَزاthe visiting place (first part)
بَعُدُوا على قُرْبِ المَزا
رِcompletion of 'the visiting place' عنfrom السَّعادةِgood fortune والنُّحُوسِand ill fortune
رِ عن السَّعادةِ والنُّحُوسِ
They have grown distant, though their resting place is near,
from good fortune and ill.
وكأنّهمْand they seem لخُفوتِهمْbecause of their silence
وكأنّهمْ لخُفوتِهمْ
شَرْبٌa company of drinkers تساقَوْاserved one another drinks بالكؤوسِwith cups
شَرْبٌ تساقَوْا بالكؤوسِ
And in their silence they seem
a company of drinkers who have shared the cups.
تخذواthey took الثَّرىthe earth فَرْشاًas bedding لهمْfor themselves
تخذوا الثَّرى فَرْشاً لهمْ
وتوسّدواand took as pillows قُلَلَthe crowns of الرُّؤوسِheads
وتوسّدوا قُلَلَ الرُّؤوسِ
They took the earth as their bed
and made the crowns of heads their pillows.
ياah لَلثَّرىfor the earth كمhow many فيهwithin it مِنْof
يا لَلثَّرى كم فيه مِنْ
عِلْقٍa treasure يُضَنُّone is loath to part بهwith it نفيسِprecious
عِلْقٍ يُضَنُّ به نفيسِ
Ah, the earth! How many lie within it—
precious treasures, jealously guarded!
حَمَلَتْهُbore him أيديthe hands of المُشفِقيthe compassionate (first part)
حَمَلَتْهُ أيدي المُشفِقي
نَcompletion of 'the compassionate' إلىto قرارِةِthe depths of كلِّevery بوسِwoe
نَ إلى قرارِةِ كلِّ بوسِ
Compassionate hands bore him
to the depths of every woe;
وتصدّعواand they scattered وهْوَthough he was المُنىtheir heart's desire
وتصدّعوا وهْوَ المُنى
عنfrom قبرهhis grave صَدْعَlike the rending of السُّدوسِa mantle
عن قبره صَدْعَ السُّدوسِ
then they scattered—though he was their heart's desire—
from his grave, like a mantle torn apart.
تركوهthey left him فيin ذاكthat الفضاopen space (first part)
تركوه في ذاك الفضا
ءِcompletion of 'open space' الرّحبِspacious مُفتَقَدَbereft of الأَنيسِa companion
ءِ الرّحبِ مُفتَقَدَ الأَنيسِ
They left him in that open space,
so vast, bereft of a companion.
Sol 6.1