بَلَغَreached الدُنىthe worlds فَأَلَمَّand alighted غَيرَnot مُسَلِّمِoffering a greeting
بَلَغَ الدُنى فَأَلَمَّ غَيرَ مُسَلِّمِ
عيدٌan Eid تَطَلَّعَrose into view مِنfrom جَوانِبِthe edges of مَأتَمِa mourning gathering
عيدٌ تَطَلَّعَ مِن جَوانِبِ مَأتَمِ
It reached the worlds and alighted without a greeting—
an Eid that rose from the edges of a mourning gathering.
لاno مَرحَباًwelcome بِالعيدِto Eid أَقبَلَcame رَكبُهُits caravan
لا مَرحَباً بِالعيدِ أَقبَلَ رَكبُهُ
يَطفوit floats وَيَرسُبُand sinks فيin عُبابٍsurging waters مِنof دَمِblood
يَطفو وَيَرسُبُ في عُبابٍ مِن دَمِ
No welcome to Eid! Its caravan has come,
floating and sinking in a surging sea of blood.
لَمdid not تَبدُappear آمالُthe hopes of الشُعوبِthe peoples بِعَيلَمٍin a vast sea
لَم تَبدُ آمالُ الشُعوبِ بِعَيلَمٍ
إِلّاexcept that اِختَفَتvanished آجالُهاtheir allotted lifespans فيin عَيلَمِa vast sea
إِلّا اِختَفَت آجالُها في عَيلَمِ
No sooner did the peoples' hopes appear in a vast sea
than their allotted lifespans vanished in a vast sea.
بَحرٌa sea مِنَof المَوتِdeath الزُؤامِswift and terrible يَمُدُّهُfeeds it
بَحرٌ مِنَ المَوتِ الزُؤامِ يَمُدُّهُ
بَحرٌa sea يَموجُsurges مِنَof القَضاءِdoom المُبرَمِirrevocable
بَحرٌ يَموجُ مِنَ القَضاءِ المُبرَمِ
A sea of swift death, replenished
by a sea surging with irrevocable doom.
نَظَرَlooked الزَمانُTime فَرُوِّعَتand were terrified أَحداثُهُits events
نَظَرَ الزَمانُ فَرُوِّعَت أَحداثُهُ
لِتَفَجُّعِat the anguish of الغَرقىthe drowning وَشَجوِand the sorrow of العُوَّمِthe swimmers
لِتَفَجُّعِ الغَرقى وَشَجوِ العُوَّمِ
Time looked on, and its events were struck with terror
at the anguish of the drowning and the sorrow of the swimmers.
وَاِزوَرَّand turned aside يَلتَمِسُseeking النَجاةَescape فَعاقَهُbut hindered it
وَاِزوَرَّ يَلتَمِسُ النَجاةَ فَعاقَهُ
قَدَرٌa fate أَحاطَclosed in بِهِaround it وَلَمّاand not yet يَعلَمِit knew
قَدَرٌ أَحاطَ بِهِ وَلَمّا يَعلَمِ
And it turned aside, seeking escape, but was held back
by a fate that surrounded it while it was still unaware.
باحَتspoke openly بِمَكتومِabout the hidden part of البَلاءِthe calamity وَقائِعٌevents
باحَت بِمَكتومِ البَلاءِ وَقائِعٌ
مَوَّهنَthey camouflaged عَنهُaway from it بِظاهِرٍwith an outward show لَمnot يُكتَمِwas concealed
مَوَّهنَ عَنهُ بِظاهِرٍ لَم يُكتَمِ
Events disclosed the calamity kept secret,
which they had masked with an outward show left unconcealed.
تِلكَthose البَدائِعُmarvels كُلَّevery يَومٍday آيَةٌa portent
تِلكَ البَدائِعُ كُلَّ يَومٍ آيَةٌ
تَرميhurls بَنيthe children of الدُنياthe world بِخَطبٍwith a calamity مُظلِمِdark
تَرمي بَني الدُنيا بِخَطبٍ مُظلِمِ
Those marvels are each day a portent
that hurls a dark calamity at the children of this world.
تَتَخَبَّطُflounder الأَكوانُthe universes فيهِwithin it وَتَرتَميand tumble
تَتَخَبَّطُ الأَكوانُ فيهِ وَتَرتَمي
حَيرىbewildered الشُموسِthe suns حِيالَهُbefore it وَالأَنجُمِand the stars
حَيرى الشُموسِ حِيالَهُ وَالأَنجُمِ
The universes flounder within it, and tumble—
bewildered before it—the suns and stars.
يَصطَكُّcollides بِالمَرّيخِwith Mars وَجهُthe face of عُطارِدٍMercury
يَصطَكُّ بِالمَرّيخِ وَجهُ عُطارِدٍ
وَتَشُجُّand gashes هامَتَهُits head يَمينُthe right hand of المِرزَمِal-Mirzam
وَتَشُجُّ هامَتَهُ يَمينُ المِرزَمِ
Mercury's face crashes into Mars,
and al-Mirzam's right hand gashes its head.
ياO عيدُEid جَدَّدتَyou renewed الهُمومَthe sorrows بِطَلعَةٍwith an appearance
يا عيدُ جَدَّدتَ الهُمومَ بِطَلعَةٍ
أَبلَتwore away بَشاشَةَthe cheer of عَهدِكَyour days المُتَقَدِّمِearlier
أَبلَت بَشاشَةَ عَهدِكَ المُتَقَدِّمِ
O Eid, you renewed sorrows with an appearance
that wore away the cheer of your former days.
ماذاwhat حَمَلتَyou brought مِنَof الكُروبِanguish لِأُمَّةٍto a nation
ماذا حَمَلتَ مِنَ الكُروبِ لِأُمَّةٍ
رَزَحَتsagged بِأَعباءِbeneath the burdens of الخُطوبِthe calamities الجُثَّمِweighing heavily
رَزَحَت بِأَعباءِ الخُطوبِ الجُثَّمِ
What anguish have you brought to a nation
bowed beneath the burdens of oppressive calamities?
سَئِمتgrew weary of مُصابرَةَpatiently enduring الحَوادِثِcalamities أَربَعاًfour
سَئِمت مُصابرَةَ الحَوادِثِ أَربَعاً
سوداًblack طَلَعنَthey dawned بِكُلِّwith every أَنحَسَmost ill-fated أَشأَمِmost ill-omened
سوداً طَلَعنَ بِكُلِّ أَنحَسَ أَشأَمِ
She grew weary of patiently enduring calamities through four
black years that dawned with all that was most ill-fated and ill-omened.
أَلقَتshe cast حَشاشَتَهاher last spark of life وَمُهجَةَand the lifeblood of نَفسِهاher soul
أَلقَت حَشاشَتَها وَمُهجَةَ نَفسِها
فيinto مِخلَبَيthe two claws of أَسَدٍa lion وَنابَيand the two fangs of أَرقَمِa speckled serpent
في مِخلَبَي أَسَدٍ وَنابَي أَرقَمِ
She cast her last spark of life and her soul's lifeblood
into a lion's two claws and a speckled serpent's two fangs.
وَيحَalas for الَّتيher who فَزِعَتsought refuge إِلَيَّto me تَهيجُنيstirring me
وَيحَ الَّتي فَزِعَت إِلَيَّ تَهيجُني
ماذاwhat تُريدُdoes she seek إِلىto الكَمِيِّthe armored warrior الأَجذَمِthe maimed
ماذا تُريدُ إِلى الكَمِيِّ الأَجذَمِ
Alas for her who sought refuge with me, stirring me!
What does she seek from the maimed, armored warrior?
ماnot الدَهرُTime طَوعat the command of يَديmy hand وَلاnor حَدثانُهُits vicissitudes
ما الدَهرُ طَوع يَدي وَلا حَدثانُهُ
مِنّيin relation to me بِمَنزِلَةِin the position of الذَليلِone abased المُرغَمِforced to submit
مِنّي بِمَنزِلَةِ الذَليلِ المُرغَمِ
Time is not at my hand's command, nor are its vicissitudes
subject to me like one abased and forced to submit.
يَرميit hurls بِأَيّامٍwith days كَأَنَّas though شِدادَهاtheir harsh ones
يَرمي بِأَيّامٍ كَأَنَّ شِدادَها
فيin كُلِّevery جانِحَةٍrib نَوافِذُpiercing أَسهُمِarrows
في كُلِّ جانِحَةٍ نَوافِذُ أَسهُمِ
It hurls days, as though their harsh ones were
arrows piercing every rib.
هَتَكَتُtore apart مِنَof العَزَماتِfirm resolves كُلَّevery مُسَرَّدٍlinked coat of mail
هَتَكَتُ مِنَ العَزَماتِ كُلَّ مُسَرَّدٍ
وَفَرَتand cleft مِنَof المُهجاتِlifeblood كُلَّevery مُلَملَمِcompact mass
وَفَرَت مِنَ المُهجاتِ كُلَّ مُلَملَمِ
They tore through every coat of mail woven from resolve,
and cleft every compact mass of lifeblood.
Translation model: Sol 6.1