صرعتyou were slain فيin غربةbeing far from home المكسيكMexico ياO قمراًmoon
صرعت في غربة المكسيك يا قمراً
سالتflowed لمصرعهat his slaying شمسa sun وأقمارُand moons
سالت لمصرعه شمس وأقمارُ
You were slain far from home in Mexico, O moon,
for whose death a sun and moons dissolved in tears.
أبa father وامand a mother وعمand a paternal uncle ذائبونmelting away علىover
أب وام وعم ذائبون على
نارfire وخالand a maternal uncle هناhere فيin صدرهhis breast نارfire
نار وخال هنا في صدره نار
A father, a mother, and a paternal uncle are melting over
a fire; and here a maternal uncle has fire in his breast.
رماكstruck you منthe one who لوif رمىhe struck بدرfull moon السماءthe sky لماwould not have
رماك من لو رمى بدر السماء لما
ضجcried out الأنامhumankind كماas ضجواthey cried out ولاnor ثارواthey rose in fury
ضج الأنام كما ضجوا ولا ثاروا
Had the one who struck you struck heaven's full moon, never
would humankind have cried out as they did, nor risen in fury.
أرداكkilled you منthe one whom كنتyou used to تقريهfeed him as a guest وتكرمهand honor him
أرداك من كنت تقريه وتكرمه
ياO مكرمone who honors الذئبthe wolf إنindeed الذئبthe wolf غدارtreacherous
يا مكرم الذئب إن الذئب غدار
The one you used to host and honor killed you.
O you who honored the wolf—the wolf is indeed treacherous.
إدوارEdouard دارتturned علىupon الآمالhopes دائرةٌa calamity
إدوار دارت على الآمال دائرةٌ
جلىgrievous ومنتand [verb unclear as written] إلىtoward الأجالappointed ends اعمارlifespans
جلى ومنت إلى الأجال اعمار
Edouard, a calamity has overtaken our hopes—
a grievous one; and lives [unclear verb] toward their appointed ends.
هذاthis ضيائكyour light امسيناwe have become نضارعهwe resemble it
هذا ضيائك امسينا نضارعه
سقماًin sickness فنحنso we وأنتand you اليومtoday آثارremnants
سقماً فنحن وأنت اليوم آثار
This is your light; we have come to resemble it
in sickness; so today we and you are mere remnants.
Sol 6.1