ياO عَينِeye جوديpour forth generously بِدَمعٍwith tears مِنكِfrom you مِدرارِflowing copiously
يا عَينِ جودي بِدَمعٍ مِنكِ مِدرارِ
جُهدَutmost exertion العَويلِthe wailing كَماءِlike the water of الجَدوَلِthe stream الجاريflowing
جُهدَ العَويلِ كَماءِ الجَدوَلِ الجاري
O eye, pour forth from yourself a copious flood of tears—
O eye, pour forth your tears abundantly,
with all the force of lamentation, like the water of a running stream.
With all the force of wailing, like the water of a flowing stream.
وَاِبكيand weep for أَخاكِyour brother وَلاand do not تَنسَيforget شَمائِلَهُhis qualities
وَاِبكي أَخاكِ وَلا تَنسَي شَمائِلَهُ
وَاِبكيand weep for أَخاكِyour brother شُجاعاًbrave غَيرَnot خَوّارِfaint-hearted
وَاِبكي أَخاكِ شُجاعاً غَيرَ خَوّارِ
And weep for your brother; do not forget his noble traits.
And weep for your brother, and do not forget his character.
And weep for your brother—a brave man, never a coward.
And weep for your brother, brave and never faint-hearted.
وَاِبكيand weep for أَخاكِyour brother لِأَيتامٍfor orphans وَأَرمَلَةٍand a widow
وَاِبكي أَخاكِ لِأَيتامٍ وَأَرمَلَةٍ
وَاِبكيand weep for أَخاكِyour brother لِحَقِّfor the right of الضَيفِthe guest وَالجارِand the neighbor
وَاِبكي أَخاكِ لِحَقِّ الضَيفِ وَالجارِ
And weep for your brother, for the sake of orphans and a widow.
And weep for your brother, for the sake of orphans and the widow.
And weep for your brother, for the guest’s due and the neighbor’s.
And weep for your brother, for the rights of guest and neighbor.
جَمٌّabundant فَواضِلُهُhis bounties تَندىare moist with generosity أَنامِلُهُhis fingertips
جَمٌّ فَواضِلُهُ تَندى أَنامِلُهُ
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon يَجلوhe shines وَلاand not يَخفىis hidden عَلىfrom الساريthe night traveler
كَالبَدرِ يَجلو وَلا يَخفى عَلى الساري
His virtues were abundant; his fingertips dripped with generosity.
His bounties are abundant; his fingertips are moist with generosity.
Like the full moon, he dispelled the dark, never hidden from the night traveler.
Like the full moon, he shines and is not hidden from the night traveler.
رَدّادُone who repeatedly returns عارِيَةٍa borrowed item فَكّاكُa liberator عانِيَةٍa captive woman
رَدّادُ عارِيَةٍ فَكّاكُ عانِيَةٍ
كَضَيغَمٍlike a lion باسِلٍfierce لِلقَرنِagainst the adversary هَصّارِa crusher
كَضَيغَمٍ باسِلٍ لِلقَرنِ هَصّارِ
Ever returning what was lent, ever freeing a captive woman;
A returner of borrowed goods, a liberator of captive women,
like a valiant lion, crushing every adversary;
Like a fierce lion, crushing his adversary.
جَوّابُa traverser أَودِيَةٍvalleys حَمّالُa bearer أَلوِيَةٍbanners
جَوّابُ أَودِيَةٍ حَمّالُ أَلوِيَةٍ
سَمحُgenerous اليَدَينِboth hands جَوادٌbountiful غَيرُnot مِقتارِmiserly
سَمحُ اليَدَينِ جَوادٌ غَيرُ مِقتارِ
a traverser of valleys, a bearer of banners;
A traverser of valleys, a bearer of banners,
open-handed, bountiful, never stingy.
Generous with both hands, bountiful, never miserly.
