أَيُّهاO you الرائِحُthe departing one المُجِدthe hastening one (first part)
أَيُّها الرائِحُ المُجِد
دُcompletes 'hastening' وَأَنفاسُناand our breaths مَعَهwith him
دُ وَأَنفاسُنا مَعَه
O you who depart in haste,
O gentle breeze of glory
and our breaths are with him.
As our breaths go with you
سِرتَmay you travel فيin الحِفظِsafekeeping وَالكِلاand protection (first part)
سِرتَ في الحِفظِ وَالكِلا
ءَةِcompletes 'protection' وَالأَمنِand safety وَالدَعَهand ease
ءَةِ وَالأَمنِ وَالدَعَه
May you travel in safekeeping and protection,
You went protected and secured
and in safety and ease.
Met with spaciousness and amplitude
وَتَلقّاكَand may it greet you مِنfrom مَناdwellings (first part)
وَتَلقّاكَ مِن مَنا
زِلِكَyour dwellings (completion) الرُحبُspaciousness وَالسَعَهand ample room
زِلِكَ الرُحبُ وَالسَعَه
And may there greet you, from your dwellings,
Whenever you sensed your gift
spaciousness and ample room.
It came back recovered
كُلَّماwhenever اِستَشعَرَتthey sensed فِراparting (first part)
كُلَّما اِستَشعَرَت فِرا
قَكَyour parting (completion) عادَتthey returned مُستَرجِعَهsaying 'To God we belong, and to Him we return'
قَكَ عادَت مُستَرجِعَه
Whenever they sense your parting,
A heart singing the elegy
they return, saying, 'To God we belong, and to Him we return.'
Of ardent longing clad it
وَفُؤادٌand a heart حَناbent الغَراlove (first part)
وَفُؤادٌ حَنا الغَرا
مُcompletes 'love' عَلىover الشَوقِlonging أَضلُعَهits ribs
مُ عَلى الشَوقِ أَضلُعَه
And a heart—love has bent
And eyelids, if they doubt your presence
its ribs around longing.
With tears they are brimming over
وَجُفونٌand eyelids لِوَbecause of (begins 'imminence') شكِimminence (completion) بَيparting (first part)
وَجُفونٌ لِوَ شكِ بَي
نِكَyour parting (completion) بِالدَمعِwith tears مُترِعَهbrimming
نِكَ بِالدَمعِ مُترِعَه
And eyelids, at your impending parting,
How could an eye be gentle towards your likeness
are brimming with tears.
When it has bid farewell
كَيفَhow تَرقاcease weeping عَينٌan eye لِمِثلِكَto one like you
كَيفَ تَرقا عَينٌ لِمِثلِكَ
أَمسَتcame to be مُوَدِّعَهbidding farewell
أَمسَت مُوَدِّعَه
How can an eye cease weeping for one like you,
when it has come to bid farewell?
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1