ياO عَينِeye جوديpour generously بِالدُموعِwith tears
يا عَينِ جودي بِالدُموعِ
المُستَهِلّاتِfreely streaming السَوافِحpouring down
المُستَهِلّاتِ السَوافِح
O eye, pour forth your tears,
streaming freely, pouring down,
فَيضاًin a flood كَماjust as فاضَتoverflowed غُروبُlarge well-buckets
فَيضاً كَما فاضَت غُروبُ
المُترَعاتِfilled to the brim مِنَfrom النَواضِحwater-drawing camels
المُترَعاتِ مِنَ النَواضِح
in a flood, as great buckets overflow,
filled to the brim by water-drawing camels.
وَاِبكيand weep لِصَخرٍfor Sakhr إِذas ثَوىhe lay buried
وَاِبكي لِصَخرٍ إِذ ثَوى
بَينَbetween الضَريحَةِthe burial hollow وَالصَفائِحand the stone slabs
بَينَ الضَريحَةِ وَالصَفائِح
And weep for Sakhr, as he lies
between the burial hollow and the stone slabs,
رَمساًburied لَدىat جَدَثٍa tomb تُذيعُscatter
رَمساً لَدى جَدَثٍ تُذيعُ
بِتُربِهِwith its dust هوجُwild النَوافِحgusting winds
بِتُربِهِ هوجُ النَوافِح
buried within a tomb; they scatter
its dust—the wild, gusting winds.
السَيِّدُthe lord الجَحجاحُmighty and noble وَاِبنُand the son of
السَيِّدُ الجَحجاحُ وَاِبنُ
السادَةِlords الشُمِّlofty الجَحاجِحmighty
السادَةِ الشُمِّ الجَحاجِح
The mighty lord, and son
of lofty, mighty lords;
الحامِلُthe bearer of الثِقَلَthe burden المُهِمُّgrievous
الحامِلُ الثِقَلَ المُهِمُّ
مِنَof المُلِمّاتِbefalling calamities الفَوادِحcrushing
مِنَ المُلِمّاتِ الفَوادِح
the bearer of the grievous burden
of crushing calamities;
الجابِرُthe mender of العَظمَthe bone الكَسيرَbroken
الجابِرُ العَظمَ الكَسيرَ
مِنَof المُهاصِرِthe adversary وَالمُمانِحand the loyal friend
مِنَ المُهاصِرِ وَالمُمانِح
the mender of the broken bone
of adversary and loyal friend;
الواهِبُthe giver of المِئَةِa hundred الهِجانِpurebred mounts
الواهِبُ المِئَةِ الهِجانِ
مِنَof الخَناذيذِnoble steeds السَوابِحswimming in their gallop
مِنَ الخَناذيذِ السَوابِح
the giver of a hundred purebreds,
noble steeds swimming in their gallop;
الغافِرُthe forgiver of الذَنبِthe wrongdoing العَظيمِgrievous
الغافِرُ الذَنبِ العَظيمِ
لِذيfor one having القَرابَةِkinship وَالمُمالِحand the salt-sharing friend
لِذي القَرابَةِ وَالمُمالِح
the forgiver of grievous wrongdoing
for a kinsman and a salt-sharing friend,
بِتَعَمُّدٍby deliberate choice مِنهُon his part وَحِلمٍand forbearance
بِتَعَمُّدٍ مِنهُ وَحِلمٍ
حينَwhen يَبغيseeks الحِلمَforbearance راجِحa judicious man
حينَ يَبغي الحِلمَ راجِح
by his deliberate choice and forbearance,
when a judicious man seeks forbearance.
ذاكَthat one الَّذيwho كُنّاwe were بِهِthrough him
ذاكَ الَّذي كُنّا بِهِ
نَشفيwe heal المِراضَthe ailing مِنَamong الجَوانِحthe inner ribs
نَشفي المِراضَ مِنَ الجَوانِح
That was the one through whom we
healed the sickness within our breasts,
وَيَرُدَّand he repels بادِرَةَthe sudden assault of العَدُوِّthe enemy
وَيَرُدَّ بادِرَةَ العَدُوِّ
وَنَخوَةَand the arrogance of الشَنِفِthe spiteful one المُكاشِحhostile
وَنَخوَةَ الشَنِفِ المُكاشِح
and he repelled the enemy's sudden assault
and the arrogance of the spiteful, hostile foe.
فَأَصابَناthen it struck us رَيبُthe vicissitudes of الزَمانِTime
فَأَصابَنا رَيبُ الزَمانِ
فَنالَناso it struck us مِنهُfrom it بِناطِحwith a butting calamity
فَنالَنا مِنهُ بِناطِح
Then the vicissitudes of Time struck us,
and from it we suffered a goring blow.
فَكَأَنَّماso it was as though أُمَّaimed at الزَمانُTime
فَكَأَنَّما أُمَّ الزَمانُ
نُحورَناour throats بِمُدىwith knives الذَبائِحslaughtered animals
نُحورَنا بِمُدى الذَبائِح
It was as though Time had aimed
at our throats with slaughtering knives.
فَنِساؤُناso our women يَندُبنَlament نَوحاًwith wailing
فَنِساؤُنا يَندُبنَ نَوحاً
بَعدَfollowing هادِيَةِthe leader of النَوائِحthe wailing women
بَعدَ هادِيَةِ النَوائِح
So our women wail in lament,
following the leader of the mourning women.
يَحنُنَّthey moan yearningly بَعدَafter كَرىslumber of العُيونِthe eyes
يَحنُنَّ بَعدَ كَرى العُيونِ
حَنينَthe moaning of والِهَةٍone distraught with grief قَوامِحheads raised, refusing water
حَنينَ والِهَةٍ قَوامِح
They moan after sleep has settled on the eyes,
with a bereft one's moan, heads raised, refusing water;
شَعِثَتbecame disheveled شَواحِبَpale لاnot يَنينَthey tire
شَعِثَت شَواحِبَ لا يَنينَ
إِذاwhen وَنىgrows weary لَيلُthe night of النَوائِحthe wailing women
إِذا وَنى لَيلُ النَوائِح
disheveled and wan, they never tire,
even when the mourners' night grows weary.
يَندُبنَthey lament فَقدَthe loss of أَخيthe brother of النَدىbounty
يَندُبنَ فَقدَ أَخي النَدى
وَالخَيرِand goodness وَالشِيَمِand character traits الصَوالِحupright
وَالخَيرِ وَالشِيَمِ الصَوالِح
They mourn the loss of the brother of bounty,
and goodness, and upright character,
وَالجودِand generosity وَالأَيديand hands الطِوالِlong-reaching
وَالجودِ وَالأَيدي الطِوالِ
المُستَفيضاتِoverflowing abundantly السَوامِحgiving freely
المُستَفيضاتِ السَوامِح
and generosity, and far-reaching hands,
overflowing, freely giving.
فَالآنَso now نَحنُwe وَمَنand whoever سِواناis other than us
فَالآنَ نَحنُ وَمَن سِوانا
مِثلُlike أَسنانِthe teeth of القَوارِحfull-grown horses
مِثلُ أَسنانِ القَوارِح
So now we and all besides us
are like the teeth of full-grown horses.
Translation model: Sol 6.1