أَلَمّاhave you not yet تَعلَماlearned (you two) سَلمىSalma أَقامَتhas settled
أَلَمّا تَعلَما سَلمى أَقامَت
مُضّمِّنَةًenclosed مِنَof الصَحراءِthe desert لَحداa grave
مُضّمِّنَةً مِنَ الصَحراءِ لَحدا
Have you two not yet learned that Salma has settled
Enclosed within a grave in the desert?
لَعَمرُكَby your life ياO وَليدُWalid لَقَدindeed أَجَنّواthey buried
لَعَمرُكَ يا وَليدُ لَقَد أَجَنّوا
بِهاwith her حَسَباًnoble lineage وَمَكرُمَةًand honor وَمجداًand glory
بِها حَسَباً وَمَكرُمَةً وَمجداً
By your life, O Walid, they have indeed buried
With her noble lineage, honor, and glory,
وَوَجهاًand a face كانَused to يَقصُرُfall short عَنof مَداهُits reach
وَوَجهاً كانَ يَقصُرُ عَن مَداهُ
شُعاعُthe rays الشَمسِof the sun أَهلٌworthy أَنto يُفَدّىbe ransomed
شُعاعُ الشَمسِ أَهلٌ أَن يُفَدّى
And a face whose radiance outshone
The sun's rays—a face worthy of ransom.
فَلَمso I did not أَرَsee مَيِّتاًa dead person أَبكىmore capable of making weep لَعَينٍan eye
فَلَم أَرَ مَيِّتاً أَبكى لَعَينٍ
وَأَكثَرَand having more جازِعاًan anguished mourner وَأَجَلَّand greater فَقداin loss
وَأَكثَرَ جازِعاً وَأَجَلَّ فَقدا
So I have seen no dead person who drew more tears from an eye,
Or left more anguished mourners, or was a greater loss,
وَأَجدَرَand more deserving أَنthat تَكونَyou should be لَدَيهِbeside him مَلكاًa king
وَأَجدَرَ أَن تَكونَ لَدَيهِ مَلكاً
يُريكَhe shows you جَلادَةًfortitude وَيُسِرُّand conceals وَجداًgrief
يُريكَ جَلادَةً وَيُسِرُّ وَجداً
Or more deserving that you be a king beside him,
Who shows you fortitude while concealing grief.
Sol 6.1