ياO سيديmy lord وأميريand my prince
يا سيدي وأميري
ماnot إنreinforces negation لهhe has منany نظيرٍequal
ما إن له من نظيرٍ
O my lord and my prince,
O my master and prince
he has no equal whatsoever.
None can compare to him
إنيindeed I فقدتُI have lost بفقديthrough my loss of
إني فقدتُ بفقدي
أبيmy father جميعَall سروريmy joy
أبي جميعَ سروري
Truly, I have lost, through losing
I have lost with his loss
my father, all my joy.
All of my joy
فقدتُI lost منهfrom him تِلاديmy inherited wealth
فقدتُ منه تِلادي
فقدتُI lost منهfrom him نصيريmy champion
فقدتُ منه نصيري
In him I lost my patrimony.
I have lost with him my support
In him I lost my champion.
I have lost with him my aid
فقدتُI lost منهfrom him مُعِنيmy helper
فقدتُ منه مُعِني
فقدتُI lost منهfrom him مُجِيريmy protector
فقدتُ منه مُجِيري
In him I lost my helper.
I have lost with him my pillar
In him I lost my protector.
I have lost with him my shelter
فصِرتُso I became فَرْداًalone وحِيداًsolitary
فصِرتُ فَرْداً وحِيداً
وإنّنيand indeed I ذوpossessing عشيرِkin
وإنّني ذو عشيرِ
So I became alone, solitary,
So I became alone and isolated
although I have kin.
Though I have many kin
لاnot أعرفI recognize السهلthe smooth ground والوَعْand the rough ground (word continues)
لا أعرف السهل والوَعْ
رَcompletes 'rough ground' إنwhen قصدتُI set out on مَسيريmy journey
رَ إن قصدتُ مَسيري
I cannot tell smooth ground from rough
I know not the flatlands and hills
when I set out on my way.
If I set out on my journey
قدindeed كنتI used to أخشىI fear عليهfor him
قد كنت أخشى عليه
بناتِdaughters (calamities) دهرٍTime عَثُورِtreacherous
بناتِ دهرٍ عَثُورِ
Indeed, for him I used to dread
I used to fear for him
the daughters of treacherous Time.
The days of fate fickle
كأنماas though الدهرTime أودىbrought ruin
كأنما الدهر أودى
منهfrom him بِركنَيْto the two pillars of ثَبِيرThabir
منه بِركنَيْ ثَبِير
It is as though Time had destroyed
As if fate had destroyed
in him the two pillars of Thabir.
The sturdy pillars of him
فمنthen who عذِيريَmy defender منagainst دَمْtears (word continues)
فمن عذِيريَ من دَمْ
عِcompletes 'tears' مقلتيmy eye مَنwho عذيريmy defender
عِ مقلتي مَن عذيري
Then who will defend me against the tears
So who will apologize for my tears pouring down
of my eye? Who will defend me?
Who will apologize for my agony
هلاَّwhy not بكتْهit wept for him دماءًblood
هلاَّ بكتْه دماءً
إذsince مالهhe has no منany نظيرِequal
إذ ماله من نظيرِ
Why did it not weep blood for him,
Why did it not weep blood
since he has no equal?
When it lost one without peer
فكلّfor every أمرٍevent كبيرٍgreat
فكلّ أمرٍ كبيرٍ
يُخباis held in store لكلfor every كبيرgreat man
يُخبا لكل كبير
For every great event
Every great matter
is held in store for every great man.
Befalls every great man
مَنwho للضعيفfor the weak man إذاwhen ماemphasis
مَن للضعيف إذا ما
أتىhe comes ومَنand who للفقيرfor the poor man
أتى ومَن للفقير
Who is there for the weak man when
Who is there for the weak when
he comes, and who for the poor man?
Misfortune comes and who for the poor
إلىto منwhom ألْجَأْI seek refuge مِنfrom شرْevil (word continues)
إلى من ألْجَأْ مِن شرْ
رِcompletes 'evil' صَيْلَمdevastating calamity عنقفيرoverwhelming
رِ صَيْلَم عنقفير
To whom shall I turn for refuge from the evil
To whom can I flee from evil
of a devastating, overwhelming calamity?
To the protection of the Almighty
فوّضتُI have entrusted أمريmy affairs إلىto منthe one who
فوّضتُ أمري إلى من
يُرْجَىis looked to with hope لكلّfor all الأمورِaffairs
يُرْجَى لكلّ الأمورِ
I have entrusted my affairs to the one who
So I entrust my affairs to He
is looked to in every matter.
Who is hoped for in all matters
Sol 6.1