لَمْdid not يُغْرِقِexaggerate الواصفُthe describer المختارُthe chosen فيin صِفَةٍa description
لَمْ يُغْرِقِ الواصفُ المختارُ في صِفَةٍ
أقصَىfurthest مَدَىreach غايةِutmost limit الإحسانِgoodness والكرَمِand generosity
أقصَى مَدَى غايةِ الإحسانِ والكرَمِ
The chosen describer did not exaggerate in describing
The eloquent describer did not exaggerate
The utmost reach of goodness and generosity,
The utmost extent of the height of generosity and nobility
أنْin that قالَhe said ذاكthat لبَكْرٍfor Bakr خالِصٌexclusive أبداًforever
أنْ قالَ ذاك لبَكْرٍ خالِصٌ أبداً
دونَto the exclusion of البريّةِhumankind منamong مُقْصّىone kept distant وذِيand one possessing قَدَمِestablished standing
دونَ البريّةِ من مُقْصّى وذِي قَدَمِ
In saying, “That belongs to Bakr alone forever,
When he said this to Bakr in particular forever
To the exclusion of all humankind, the distant and those of established standing.”
Beyond the wilderness from the farthest and with great heritage
يَاO واصِلَmender of الرَّحمِkinship ties المقطوعِthe severed ماwhat وَصَلتْjoined
يَا واصِلَ الرَّحمِ المقطوعِ ما وَصَلتْ
منكَfrom you القرابةُkinship بالإفضالِthrough beneficence والنِّعَمِand favors
منكَ القرابةُ بالإفضالِ والنِّعَمِ
O mender of severed kinship ties—what bonds were joined
O kinsman of the severed kinship, what benefits
By your kinship, through beneficence and favors!
From you did kinship attain with favor and bounty
قدindeed قلتُI said حينwhen توَلَّواthey went away مُسْرعِينَhurrying بِهِwith him
قد قلتُ حين توَلَّوا مُسْرعِينَ بِهِ
نَحْوَtoward البقيِعal-Baqi‘ ألاَah للهِto God مِنْwhat a رَجَمِburial cairn
نَحْوَ البقيِع ألاَ للهِ مِنْ رَجَمِ
I said when they hurried away with him
I said when they hurried away with him
Toward al-Baqi‘—ah, by God, what a burial cairn!
Toward al-Baqi', but for God what a stoning
لوif يعلُمcould know المَيْتُthe dead person ماwhat يَلْقَيendures المُصَابُthe bereaved one بِهِby his loss
لو يعلُم المَيْتُ ما يَلْقَي المُصَابُ بِهِ
عَلِمتَyou would know أنِّيَthat I am ذوpossessor of حظٍa share منof الألَمِpain
عَلِمتَ أنِّيَ ذو حظٍ من الألَمِ
If the dead knew what one bereaved of him endures,
If the dead knew what the bereaved encounter
You would know that I have my share of pain.
You would know I have a share of pain
إنeven if تُمْسِyou enter the evening رَهْنَcaptive to ضَرِيحٍa tomb وسْطَamid بَلْقَعَةٍa barren waste
إن تُمْسِ رَهْنَ ضَرِيحٍ وسْطَ بَلْقَعَةٍ
فقدyet indeed تكُونُyou used to be لنَاfor us حِرْزاًa safeguard منagainst العَدَمِdestitution
فقد تكُونُ لنَا حِرْزاً من العَدَمِ
Though evening finds you captive in a tomb amid a barren waste,
If you dwell upon a tomb amid al-Baqia
Yet you had been our safeguard against destitution.
It could be for us a preservation from oblivion
كُنْتَyou were النجيبَthe noble one ومَلْجّاand a refuge فيin الخُطُوبِcalamities لنَاfor us
كُنْتَ النجيبَ ومَلْجّا في الخُطُوبِ لنَا
يَجْلُوdispels جبينُكyour brow عَنَّاfrom us حالكَthe deepest blackness of الظُّلَمِthe darkness
يَجْلُو جبينُك عَنَّا حالكَ الظُّلَمِ
You were the noble one, and our refuge in calamities;
You were the noble one and our refuge in adversities
Your brow dispelled from us the blackest darkness.
Your brow would shine upon us, your condition in the darkness
أورثتناyou bequeathed to us المجدَglory مجداًa glory لاnot يدافِعُهُhe contests it
أورثتنا المجدَ مجداً لا يدافِعُهُ
ضِدٌّa rival عَدُوٌّhostile كثيرabundant in الفنّskill فيin الكَلِمِspeech
ضِدٌّ عَدُوٌّ كثير الفنّ في الكَلِمِ
You bequeathed us glory—a glory that cannot be challenged
You bequeathed us glory, glory which no
By a hostile rival, highly skilled in speech,
Opposing enemy rebuts, skillful in speech
إلاّexcept بماwith what قدmight يقولsay الناسُpeople كُلُّهُمُall of them
إلاّ بما قد يقول الناسُ كُلُّهُمُ
زَاَلتْhave vanished ذُرَىsummits أجَأٍAja والفِنْدُand the crag منfrom خِيَمِKhiyam
زَاَلتْ ذُرَى أجَأٍ والفِنْدُ من خِيَمِ
Except by what all people might say:
Unless what people in their entirety may say
“Aja’s summits have vanished, and the crag from Khiyam.”
The motes of dust of Aja and the tent pegs vanished
Sol 6.1