ماwhat خَيرُgood عَيشٍlife بِالجَزيرَةِin al-Jazira بَعدَماafter
ما خَيرُ عَيشٍ بِالجَزيرَةِ بَعدَما
عَثَرَstumbled الزَمانُtime وَماتَand died عَبدُAbd (servant) الواحِدِal-Wahid (the One)
عَثَرَ الزَمانُ وَماتَ عَبدُ الواحِدِ
What good is life in al-Jazira after
What good is life on the peninsula after
Time stumbled and Abd al-Wahid died?
Time has stumbled and Abdelwahid died
ماتَdied النَدىgenerosity وَالجودُand bounty مَعهُwith him وَضُمِّناand both were laid
ماتَ النَدى وَالجودُ مَعهُ وَضُمِّنا
قَبرَthe grave of الكَريمِthe generous man الأَريَحِيِّthe open-handed الماجِدِthe noble
قَبرَ الكَريمِ الأَريَحِيِّ الماجِدِ
Generosity and bounty died with him, and both were laid
Generosity and nobility died with him and we were included
In the grave of the generous, open-handed, noble man.
In the grave of the generous, fragrant, glorious one
ذَهَبَdeparted الرِجالُthe men الصالِحونَthe righteous وَبُقِّيَتand were left behind
ذَهَبَ الرِجالُ الصالِحونَ وَبُقِّيَت
ضَعفىthe weak الرِجالِof men لَدىduring الزَمانِthe age الفاسِدِthe corrupt
ضَعفى الرِجالِ لَدى الزَمانِ الفاسِدِ
The righteous men have departed, and left behind are
The good men are gone and there remains
The weak among men in this corrupt age.
The weak men in this corrupt time
Sol 6.1