لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge أَأَوَّلُis it the beginning of? الهَرجِthe bloodshed هَذاthis
لَيتَ شِعري أَأَوَّلُ الهَرجِ هَذا
أَمor زَمانٌa time فيin فِتنَةٍstrife غَيرِother than هَرجِbloodshed
أَم زَمانٌ في فِتنَةٍ غَيرِ هَرجِ
Would that I knew: is this the beginning of bloodshed,
I wonder, is this the first tumult,
or a time of strife without bloodshed?
Or is it an age in turmoil other than tumult?
إِنif يَعِشhe lives مُصعَبٌMus'ab فَإِنّاthen indeed we بِخَيرٍin well-being
إِن يَعِش مُصعَبٌ فَإِنّا بِخَيرٍ
قَدalready أَتاناhas come to us مِنfrom عَيشِهِhis life ماwhat نُرَجّيwe hope for
قَد أَتانا مِن عَيشِهِ ما نُرَجّي
If Mus'ab lives, then surely we are well;
If Mus'ab lives, then we are well,
his life has already brought us what we hope for.
We have already gotten from his life what we hope for.
مَلِكٌa king يُبرِمُhe settles firmly الأُمورَthe affairs وَلاand does not يُشhe includes (first part)
مَلِكٌ يُبرِمُ الأُمورَ وَلا يُش
رِكُincludes (completion) فيin رَأيِهِhis counsel الضَعيفَthe weak man المُزَجّيineffectual
رِكُ في رَأيِهِ الضَعيفَ المُزَجّي
A king who settles affairs and does not include
A king who decides matters and does not
the weak, ineffectual man in his counsel.
Include the weak waverer in his opinion.
جَلَبَhe brought الخَيلَthe horses مِنfrom تِهامَةَTihamah حَتّىuntil
جَلَبَ الخَيلَ مِن تِهامَةَ حَتّى
وَرَدَتarrived خَيلُهُhis horses قُصورَthe palaces of زَرَنجِZaranj
وَرَدَت خَيلُهُ قُصورَ زَرَنجِ
He brought the horses from Tihamah until
He brought horses from Tihama until
his horses reached the palaces of Zaranj,
His horses reached the palaces of Zaranj,
حَيثُwhere لَمdid not تَأتِcome قَبلَهُbefore him خَيلُthe horses of ذيpossessor of الأَكthe shoulders (first part)
حَيثُ لَم تَأتِ قَبلَهُ خَيلُ ذي الأَك
تافِshoulders (completion) يَرجِعنَthey return بَينَbetween قُفٍّrocky upland وَمَرجِand meadow
تافِ يَرجِعنَ بَينَ قُفٍّ وَمَرجِ
where, before him, no horses of Dhu al-Aktaf had come,
Where before him the horses of the possessor of crowns had not come,
returning between rocky uplands and meadows.
Returning between rugged land and meadow.
أَنزَلواthey brought down مِنfrom حُصونِهِنَّtheir fortresses بَناتِthe daughters of الthe
أَنزَلوا مِن حُصونِهِنَّ بَناتِ ال
تُركِTurks يَأتينَthey come بَعدَafter عَرجٍa troop بِعَرجِwith a troop
تُركِ يَأتينَ بَعدَ عَرجٍ بِعَرجِ
They brought down from their fortresses the daughters of the
They brought down from their towers the daughters of the
Turks, coming troop after troop.
Turks who come after difficulty with difficulty.
كُلُّevery خِرقٍgenerous man سَمَيدَعٍnoble leader وَشَنونٍand a lean horse
كُلُّ خِرقٍ سَمَيدَعٍ وَشَنونٍ
ساهِمِhaggard الوَجهِthe face تَحتَbeneath أَحناءِthe arches of سَرجِa saddle
ساهِمِ الوَجهِ تَحتَ أَحناءِ سَرجِ
Every generous, noble man, and every lean horse,
Every ripped garment, half-naked and thin,
haggard-faced beneath the arches of a saddle.
Dark-faced beneath the curves of the saddle.
يَلبِسُhe mingles الجَيشَthe army بِالجُيوشِwith armies وَيَسقيand he gives to drink
يَلبِسُ الجَيشَ بِالجُيوشِ وَيَسقي
لَبَنَmilk البُختِBactrian camels فيin عِساسِdrinking bowls الخَلَنجِkhalanj wood
لَبَنَ البُختِ في عِساسِ الخَلَنجِ
He mingles the army with armies and serves
He clothes the army with armies and gives them to drink
Bactrian camels' milk in bowls of khalanj wood.
The milk of good fortune in the meadows of date palms.
Sol 6.1