ياO آكِلَeater of التُفّاحِthe apples لاتَبعَدَنmay you never perish
يا آكِلَ التُفّاحِ لاتَبعَدَن
وَلاand may not يُقِمraise up يَومُa day رَدىًof death ثاكِلَكone bereaved of you
وَلا يُقِم يَومُ رَدىً ثاكِلَك
O eater of apples, may you never perish,
Nor may a day of death raise up one bereaved of you.
قالَsaid النُصَيريُّthe Nusayri وَماand not قُلتُهُI said it
قالَ النُصَيريُّ وَما قُلتُهُ
فَاِسمَعso listen وَشَجِّعand embolden فيin الوَغىbattle ناكَلَكyour fainthearted one
فَاِسمَع وَشَجِّع في الوَغى ناكَلَك
The Nusayri said it, not I;
So listen, and embolden your fainthearted one in battle:
قَدindeed كُنتَyou were فيin دَهرِكَyour time تُفّاحَةًan apple
قَد كُنتَ في دَهرِكَ تُفّاحَةً
وَكانَand was تُفّاحُكَyour apple ذاthis one آكِلَكyour eater
وَكانَ تُفّاحُكَ ذا آكِلَك
You were once an apple in your time,
And your apple was this one who ate you.
وَحَرفَand as a letter هاجٍof a speller لُحتَyou appeared فيماin what مَضىhas passed
وَحَرفَ هاجٍ لُحتَ فيما مَضى
وَطالَماand often تَشكُلُهُyou mark it with vowels شاكَلَكit resembled you
وَطالَما تَشكُلُهُ شاكَلَك
In times past, you appeared as a letter of the alphabet,
And often, as you mark it with vowels, it has resembled you.
Translation model: Sol 6.1