ياO ابنson of الجنيدِal-Junayd غدوتَyou have become مرتبكاًentangled
يا ابن الجنيدِ غدوتَ مرتبكاً
حيرانَbewildered بينbetween التَّعْسِmisery والنُّكْسِand downfall
حيرانَ بين التَّعْسِ والنُّكْسِ
O son of al-Junayd, you have become entangled,
O son of Jundid, you have become perplexed,
Bewildered between misery and downfall.
Confused between misery and misfortune.
ياO طائرَbird of الشؤمِill omen المبغَّضdespised مِنْfrom
يا طائرَ الشؤمِ المبغَّض مِنْ
بينِamong الطيورِthe birds وطالعَand portent of النحسill fortune
بينِ الطيورِ وطالعَ النحس
O bird of ill omen, despised among
O bird of ill omen, hated among the birds,
The birds, and portent of ill fortune,
And of inauspicious rising.
إِغتالَtreacherously killed شؤمُكَyour ill omen نَفْسَthe life of واحدتيmy only one
إِغتالَ شؤمُكَ نَفْسَ واحدتي
أكْرِمْhow noble! بتلكَwith that النفسِthe soul منas a نفسsoul
أكْرِمْ بتلكَ النفسِ من نفس
Your ill omen stole away my only one's life;
Your ill fortune has killed my only soul.
What a noble soul that was!
Honor that soul with your own soul.
ومحاand erased منَfrom الدنياthe world محاسِنَهاher beauties
ومحا منَ الدنيا محاسِنَها
محوَthe erasing by الكسوفِthe eclipse محاسِنَthe beauties of الشمسthe sun
محوَ الكسوفِ محاسِنَ الشمس
And erased her beauties from the world,
And erase from the world its beauties.
As an eclipse erases the beauties of the sun.
Erase the beauties of the sun like an eclipse.
إِنif كنتَyou are ليto me ختَناًa son-in-law فلاthen no عجبٌwonder
إِن كنتَ لي ختَناً فلا عجبٌ
قدmay يُبْتَلىbe afflicted النِّحريرُthe shrewd man بالجبسwith a vile fool
قد يُبْتَلى النِّحريرُ بالجبس
If you are my son-in-law, it is no wonder:
If you have become my executioner, no wonder!
A shrewd man may be plagued by a vile fool.
Even silk may be soiled with gypsum.