ماnot زلتI ceased فيin حزنsorrow لفقدfor the loss of محمدٍMuhammad
ما زلت في حزن لفقد محمدٍ
إذfor كانhe was بكرَthe firstborn of أبيmy father وأولَand the first of إخوتيmy brothers
إذ كان بكرَ أبي وأولَ إخوتي
I remained in sorrow for the loss of Muhammad,
for he was my father's firstborn and the first of my brothers,
متمنياًwishing لوif only أننيthat I أدركتهI had known him
متمنياً لو أنني أدركته
وظفرتand I gained منهfrom him بصحبةwith companionship ومودةand affection
وظفرت منه بصحبة ومودة
wishing that I had known him
and gained his companionship and affection,
حتىuntil أتىcame هذاthis الأخيرthe youngest سميُّهُhis namesake
حتى أتى هذا الأخير سميُّهُ
وشبيههand his likeness فيin حسنهhis beauty والصحةand health
وشبيهه في حسنه والصحة
until this youngest came, his namesake,
and his likeness in beauty and health.
فنسيتso I forgot أولهمtheir first بآخرهمthrough their last وأكand eld-
فنسيت أولهم بآخرهم وأك
بَرَهُم-est of them بأصغرهمthrough their youngest وزالتand ceased لوعتيmy anguish
بَرَهُم بأصغرهم وزالت لوعتي
So I forgot their first through their last, and their eld-
est through their youngest, and my anguish ceased,
حتىuntil إذاwhen استحييتI revived آماليmy hopes بهthrough him
حتى إذا استحييت آمالي به
وردhe met الردىdeath فمضىand so he departed سريعswift اللفتةthe glance
ورد الردى فمضى سريع اللفتة
until, when I revived my hopes through him,
he met death and passed away, swift as a glance.
شبهa likeness أرادhe wished for تمامَهُits completion فأتمَّهُso he completed it
شبه أراد تمامَهُ فأتمَّهُ
فيin عمرهhis lifespan ومماتهand his death والعلةand the illness
في عمره ومماته والعلة
A likeness he wished to complete—and completed—
in his lifespan, his death, and the illness.