نَضَّرَmay he make radiant اللَهُGod أَعظُماًbones دَفَنوهاthey buried them
نَضَّرَ اللَهُ أَعظُماً دَفَنوها
بِسِجِستانَin Sijistan طَلحَةِTalha الطَلَحاتِthe Talhas
بِسِجِستانَ طَلحَةِ الطَلَحاتِ
May God make radiant the bones they buried
May Allah bless A'zam, whom they buried
in Sijistan—the bones of Talha of the Talhas.
In the graveyard of Talha in Talhat.
كانَhe was لاnot يَحرِمُhe deprives الخَليلَthe friend وَلاnor يَعmakes excuses (word begins)
كانَ لا يَحرِمُ الخَليلَ وَلا يَع
تَلُّmakes excuses (word ends) بِالبُخلِon grounds of stinginess طَيِّبَpure العَذِراتِcourtyards (figuratively, honor)
تَلُّ بِالبُخلِ طَيِّبَ العَذِراتِ
He never denied a friend, nor pleaded
He would not deprive a friend nor was he
stinginess as an excuse—his courtyards were pure.
Stingy with the best perfumes.
سَبِطَopen; generous الكَفِّthe hand بِالنَوالِwith gifts إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle
سَبِطَ الكَفِّ بِالنَوالِ إِذا ما
كانَwas جودُthe generosity of البَخيلِthe miser حُسنَthe beauty of العِداتِpromises
كانَ جودُ البَخيلِ حُسنَ العِداتِ
Open-handed with gifts, when
Open-handed, he gave generously when
the miser's generosity was merely fair promises.
A miser's gift was but a show.
وَلَدَتهُbore him نِساءُwomen آلِthe house of أَبيAbu (father of) طَلTalha (name begins)
وَلَدَتهُ نِساءُ آلِ أَبي طَل
حَةَTalha (name ends) أَكرِمhow noble بِهِنَّthey are (in the exclamation) مِنas أُمَّهاتِmothers
حَةَ أَكرِم بِهِنَّ مِن أُمَّهاتِ
The women of the house of Abu Talha bore him—
The women of Al Abi Talha's family bore him -
how noble they were as mothers!
More honorable than mothers are they.
يَهَبُhe gives البُختَBactrian camels وَالنَجائِبَand choice riding camels وَالقَيand the singing slave-girl (word begins)
يَهَبُ البُختَ وَالنَجائِبَ وَالقَي
نَةَsinging slave-girl (word ends) تَمشيshe walks فيin الرَيطِfine, single-piece wraps وَالحِبَراتِand striped robes
نَةَ تَمشي في الرَيطِ وَالحِبَراتِ
He gives Bactrian camels, choice riding camels, and a singing
He gives away good fortune, highborn ladies,
slave-girl walking in fine wraps and striped robes.
And singing girls who walk gracefully.
وَيَفُكُّand he frees الأَسيرَthe captive فيaround جيدِهِhis neck الغُلthe neck-fetter (word begins)
وَيَفُكُّ الأَسيرَ في جيدِهِ الغُل
لُneck-fetter (word ends) قَدalready اِودَتbrought ruin بِهِupon him أَكُفُّhands العُداةِthe enemies
لُ قَد اِودَت بِهِ أَكُفُّ العُداةِ
And he frees the captive, with a fetter around his neck,
And he frees captives with his smooth hands -
whom the hands of enemies have brought to ruin.
Raiding bands have coveted them.
فَلَعَمروُso, by the life of الَّذيthe one who اِجتَباكَchose you لَقَدindeed كُنwere (verb begins)
فَلَعَمروُ الَّذي اِجتَباكَ لَقَد كُن
تَyou (verb ending) رَحيبَspacious الفِناءِthe courtyard سَهلَeasy المَباةِthe lodging
تَ رَحيبَ الفِناءِ سَهلَ المَباةِ
So, by the life of the one who chose you, you were indeed
By the life of Him who chose you, you were
spacious of courtyard and easy to lodge with,
Generous, easy death's wide plain.
ذاpossessed of ضَريرٍsteadfast resolve عَلىagainst العَدُوِّthe enemy مُشيحاًpressing on resolutely
ذا ضَريرٍ عَلى العَدُوِّ مُشيحاً
حينَwhen يَعياfalters; is unable الكَريمُthe noble man بِالنَقِماتِat exacting vengeance
حينَ يَعيا الكَريمُ بِالنَقِماتِ
resolute against the enemy, pressing boldly on,
A blinding glare against the foe, enraged
when a noble man falters at exacting vengeance.
When the noble take revenge.
لَعَنَmay he curse اللَهُGod مَنwhoever نَعاكَannounced your death إِلَيناto us
لَعَنَ اللَهُ مَن نَعاكَ إِلَينا
إِذwhen لَقيناwe met هُبَيرَةَHubayra بنُson of فُراتِFurat
إِذ لَقينا هُبَيرَةَ بنُ فُراتِ
May God curse whoever announced your death to us
May Allah curse whoever brought you to us
when we met Hubayra ibn Furat.
When we met Hubaira ibn Furat!
ظَلَّlingered; remained ليfor me عِندَat ذاكَthat moment يَومٌa day طَويلٌlong
ظَلَّ لي عِندَ ذاكَ يَومٌ طَويلٌ
غائِبُabsent الصَبرِpatience شاهِدُpresent الحَسَراتِsorrows
غائِبُ الصَبرِ شاهِدُ الحَسَراتِ
At that, a long day lingered for me,
Long was the day for me, patience gone,
patience absent, sorrows present.
Regret before my eyes.
فَسَيَبكيكَso they will weep for you بِالعِراقَينِin the two Iraqs أَهليmy people
فَسَيَبكيكَ بِالعِراقَينِ أَهلي
وَبِثِنيِand at the bend الأَجزاعِthe valley reaches مِنin; within عَرَفاتِArafat
وَبِثِنيِ الأَجزاعِ مِن عَرَفاتِ
So my people will weep for you in the two Iraqs,
My family will weep for you in Iraq
and at the bend of the valleys in Arafat.
And pilgrims at Arafat's slopes.
لَمdid not أَجِدI find بَعدَكَafter you الأَخِلّاءَfriends إِلّاexcept
لَم أَجِد بَعدَكَ الأَخِلّاءَ إِلّا
كَثِمادٍlike shallow waterholes مَنزوحَةٍdrained dry وَقِلاتِand rock pools
كَثِمادٍ مَنزوحَةٍ وَقِلاتِ
I found no friends after you except those
After you, bosom friends I found
like drained, shallow waterholes and pools in rock.
Were few, like a scanty flock.
غَيرَexcept; yet أَنّيthat I رَجَوتُplaced my hope in أَولادَكَyour sons البيthe fair (word begins)
غَيرَ أَنّي رَجَوتُ أَولادَكَ البي
ضَfair (word ends) لِكَيso that يَخلُفوكَthey may succeed you بَعدَafter المَماتِdeath
ضَ لِكَي يَخلُفوكَ بَعدَ المَماتِ
Yet I placed my hope in your fair sons,
Only, I hoped for your fair sons
that they might succeed you after death.
To take your place after death.
فَوَجَدناso we found الَّذيwhat رَجَوناwe hoped for وَكانواand they were
فَوَجَدنا الَّذي رَجَونا وَكانوا
خَلَفِيِّينَworthy successors طَيِّبيpure الحُجُزاتِwaistbands (symbolizing chastity)
خَلَفِيِّينَ طَيِّبي الحُجُزاتِ
So we found what we had hoped for, and they proved
We found what we had hoped for - they were
worthy successors, with undefiled girdles.
Worthy successors, of noble stock.
لاnot يَمُنّونَthey flaunt their favors أَنthat يَكونَthere is لَهُمfor them; theirs فَضbounty (word begins)
لا يَمُنّونَ أَن يَكونَ لَهُم فَض
لٌbounty (word ends) وَيَبنونَand they build صالِحَworthy المَأثُراتِmemorable deeds
لٌ وَيَبنونَ صالِحَ المَأثُراتِ
They do not boast of their
They disdain to gain merit, but build
bounty, and they build a legacy of worthy deeds.
Righteous deeds that will endure.
وَلَقَدand indeed تَنبُتُsprouts; grows الأَرومَةُthe rootstock; lineage فيin المَجglory (word begins)
وَلَقَد تَنبُتُ الأَرومَةُ في المَج
دِglory (word ends) وَتَنميand grow العُروقُthe roots بِالثابِتاتِthrough firmly established things
دِ وَتَنمي العُروقُ بِالثابِتاتِ
And indeed the ancestral stock sprouts in
Truly glory grows in the tomb
glory, and roots flourish through what stands firm.
And roots thrust in firm ground.
Sol 6.1