قَدindeed يَسَّرواthey have prepared لِدَفينٍfor one to be buried حانَhas come مَصرَعُهُhis death
قَد يَسَّروا لِدَفينٍ حانَ مَصرَعُهُ
بَيتاًa house مِنَof الخُشبِwood لَمnot يُرفَعbe raised high وَلاand not رَحُباwas spacious
بَيتاً مِنَ الخُشبِ لَم يُرفَع وَلا رَحُبا
They have prepared for a dead man, whose hour had come,
a house of wood, neither lofty nor spacious.
ياO هَؤُلاءِyou there اِترُكوهُleave him وَالثَرىwith the earth فَلَهُfor he has
يا هَؤُلاءِ اِترُكوهُ وَالثَرى فَلَهُ
أُنسٌcomfort بِهِin it وَهوَand it أَولىmost fitting صاحِبٍcompanion صُحِباwas befriended
أُنسٌ بِهِ وَهوَ أَولى صاحِبٍ صُحِبا
You there, leave him with the earth, for he has
comfort in it, and it is the most fitting companion ever kept.
وَإِنَّماand only الجِسمُthe body تُربٌdust خَيرُbest حالَتِهِits condition
وَإِنَّما الجِسمُ تُربٌ خَيرُ حالَتِهِ
سُقياwatering الغَمائِمِthe rain clouds فَاِستَسقواso ask for rain لَهُfor him السُحُباthe clouds
سُقيا الغَمائِمِ فَاِستَسقوا لَهُ السُحُبا
And the body is only dust; its best condition
is to be watered by clouds—so ask the clouds to rain on him.
صارَhas become البَهيجُthe radiant one مِنَamong الأَقوامِthe peoples خَطَّa line of سَفاwindblown dust
صارَ البَهيجُ مِنَ الأَقوامِ خَطَّ سَفا
وَقَدand sometimes يُراعُhe is alarmed إِذاif ماever (emphatic) وَجهُهُhis face شَحُباgrew pale
وَقَد يُراعُ إِذا ما وَجهُهُ شَحُبا
The radiant one among men has become a line of windblown dust,
though he would take fright if ever his face grew pale.
سِيّانِalike مَنone who لَمdid not يَضِقbecome constrained ذَرعاًin endurance بُعَيدَshortly after رَدىًdeath
سِيّانِ مَن لَم يَضِق ذَرعاً بُعَيدَ رَدىً
وَذارِعٌand one measuring فيin مَغانيthe dwellings of فِتيَةٍyoung men سُحُباclouds
وَذارِعٌ في مَغاني فِتيَةٍ سُحُبا
Alike are one who feels no distress shortly after death
and one measuring clouds in young men's dwellings.
فَاِفرِقso fear مِنَof الضَحِكِlaughter وَاِحذَرand beware أَنthat تُحالِفهُyou ally yourself with it
فَاِفرِق مِنَ الضَحِكِ وَاِحذَر أَن تُحالِفهُ
أَماdo you not تَرىsee الغَيمَthe cloud لَمّاwhen اِستُضحِكَit was made to laugh اِنتُحِباit burst into sobs
أَما تَرى الغَيمَ لَمّا اِستُضحِكَ اِنتُحِبا
So fear laughter, and beware of making it your ally.
Do you not see the cloud, when made to laugh, burst into sobs?
Translation model: Sol 6.1