نعىannounced the death ناعياًtwo death-heralds of عمروAmr بليلby night فأسمعاand both made themselves heard
نعى ناعياً عمرو بليل فأسمعا
فراعاand both startled فؤاداًa heart لاnever يزالceases to be مروعاterror-stricken
فراعا فؤاداً لا يزال مروعا
Two heralds announced Amr’s death by night and made themselves heard,
and startled a heart that remains forever terror-stricken.
وماand not دنسwas sullied الثوبthe garment الذيwhich زودوكهthey supplied you with it
وما دنس الثوب الذي زودوكه
وإنand even if خانهbetrays it ريبthe ravages of البلىdecay فتقطعاand it falls to shreds
وإن خانه ريب البلى فتقطعا
Nor was the garment they provided you with sullied,
even if the ravages of decay betray it and it falls to shreds.
دفعناwe warded off بكthrough you الأيامthe days حتىuntil إذاwhen أتتthey came
دفعنا بك الأيام حتى إذا أتت
تريدكseeking you لمnot نسطعwe could muster لهاagainst them عنكaway from you مدفعاa defense
تريدك لم نسطع لها عنك مدفعا
We warded off the days through you, until, when they came
seeking you, we could find no way to ward them off from you.
فطابso became sweet ثرىًearth أفضىcame into contact إليكwith you وإنماand only
فطاب ثرىً أفضى إليك وإنما
يطيبbecomes sweet إذاwhen كانis الثرىthe earth لكfor you مضجعاa resting place
يطيب إذا كان الثرى لك مضجعا
So sweet became the earth that touched you, and it only
grows sweet when the earth is your resting place.
مضىhe passed away فمضتand so departed عليfor me بهwith him كلevery لذةpleasure
مضى فمضت علي به كل لذة
تقرfind delight بهاin it عينايmy two eyes فانقطعاand both came to an end معاtogether
تقر بها عيناي فانقطعا معا
He passed away, and with him every joy of mine passed away
that gladdened my eyes; both came to an end together.
مضىhas gone صاحبيmy companion واستقبلand turned toward الدهرTime صرعتيmy downfall
مضى صاحبي واستقبل الدهر صرعتي
ولاand no بدescape أنthat ألقىI meet حماميmy death فأضرعاand so I submit
ولا بد أن ألقى حمامي فأضرعا
My companion is gone, and Time has turned toward my downfall;
and there is no escape: I must meet my death and submit.
وماand not كنتI was إلاexcept السيفthe sword لاقىmet ضريبةa target to strike
وما كنت إلا السيف لاقى ضريبة
فقطعهاand cut through it ثمthen انثنىbent back فتقطعاand it broke to pieces
فقطعها ثم انثنى فتقطعا
And I was nothing but a sword that met a target,
and cut through it, then bent back and broke to pieces.
Sol 6.1