أَلاLo إِنَّindeed مِسكيناًMiskin بَكىwept وَهوَwhile he ضارِعٌhumble and pleading
أَلا إِنَّ مِسكيناً بَكى وَهوَ ضارِعٌ
لِفَقدِfor the loss of اِمرِئٍa man ماnot كانَwas يَشبَعُbeing sated طائِرُهhis bird
لِفَقدِ اِمرِئٍ ما كانَ يَشبَعُ طائِرُه
Lo, indeed Miskin wept, humbly pleading,
for the loss of a man whose bird was never sated.
إِذاwhen ذُكِرَتwere mentioned أَيديhands الكِرامِthe generous إِلىtoward النَدىgenerosity
إِذا ذُكِرَت أَيدي الكِرامِ إِلى النَدى
وَآثارُهاand their traces ذَمَّتcondemned يَدَيهِhis two hands مَعاشِرُهhis companions
وَآثارُها ذَمَّت يَدَيهِ مَعاشِرُه
When the hands of the generous are recalled for their bounty,
along with their traces, his companions condemn his hands.
وَلاand do not تَبكِweep مِنbecause of فَقدِthe loss of اِمرِئٍa man لَستَyou are not ذاكِراًmentioning
وَلا تَبكِ مِن فَقدِ اِمرِئٍ لَستَ ذاكِراً
لَهُto him لامَةًa reproach إِلّاexcept that اِستَمَرَّتgrew taut مَرائِرُهhis twisted cords (his resolve)
لَهُ لامَةً إِلّا اِستَمَرَّت مَرائِرُه
And do not weep for the loss of a man—you never mentioned
a reproach to him without his cords of resolve growing taut.
Translation model: Sol 6.1