كيفhow لاnot تَعْدَمُlose الجُسومُthe bodies القلوبَاthe hearts
كيف لا تَعْدَمُ الجُسومُ القلوبَا
وتَرىand you see نَضْرةُthe bloom الوجوهthe faces شُحُوبَاpallor
وتَرى نَضْرةُ الوجوه شُحُوبَا
How could bodies not lose their hearts,
How can bodies not lack hearts
When you see the bloom of faces turned to pallor?
When you see the glow of faces paled
مَنwho يُعَزِّيconsoles الجيادَthe steeds أمor منwho يُسَلَّىcomforts
مَن يُعَزِّي الجيادَ أم من يُسَلَّى
مجلسَthe court الملكthe king والسّريرَand the throne الكئيباthe sorrowful
مجلسَ الملك والسّريرَ الكئيبا
Who consoles the steeds, or who comforts
Who will console the steeds or who will be consoled
The king’s court and the sorrowful throne?
The king's council and the grieving throne
فقدواthey lost بعدَكafter you القلوبَthe hearts اللّواتيwhich
فقدوا بعدَك القلوبَ اللّواتي
شَقًّهاrending them واجبٌobligatory فشقّواso they tore الجيوباthe shirtfronts
شَقًّها واجبٌ فشقّوا الجيوبا
After you, they lost the hearts whose
After you, they lost hearts that
Rending was required, so they tore their shirtfronts.
Were torn open and tore robes
وامُعِزّاهalas, Muʿizz! وَامُعِزَّاهalas, Muʿizz! حتىuntil
وامُعِزّاه وَامُعِزَّاه حتى
يغتديbecomes الدمعُthe tears بالدماءwith blood خضيباdyed
يغتدي الدمعُ بالدماء خضيبا
Alas, Muʿizz! Alas, Muʿizz! Until
Console them, console them until
The tears become dyed with blood.
Tears flow bloodily with blood
فليَذُقْso let him taste غيريَsomeone other than me الحياةَlife فإنّيfor I
فليَذُقْ غيريَ الحياةَ فإنّي
لاnot أرىI see للحياةfor life بعدَكَafter you طيباsweetness
لا أرى للحياة بعدَكَ طيبا
So let another taste life, for I
Let others taste life, for I
Find no sweetness in life after you.
See no sweetness in life after you
Sol 6.1