ياO أَيُّهاyou (in address) الراكِبُthe rider المُستَعجِلُthe hurrying الغاديthe one setting out in the morning
يا أَيُّها الراكِبُ المُستَعجِلُ الغادي
إِقرَconvey السَلامَgreetings عَلىto يَعقوبَYa‘qub بِالواديin the valley
إِقرَ السَلامَ عَلى يَعقوبَ بِالوادي
O rider, hurrying forth in the morning,
Convey greetings to Ya‘qub in the valley,
وَقُلand say لَهُto him اِلحَقهُgo to him قَدalready خَلَّفتَهُyou left him behind دَنِفاًgravely ill
وَقُل لَهُ اِلحَقهُ قَد خَلَّفتَهُ دَنِفاً
يَمُجُّhe spits out آخِرَthe last عَهدٍspan of life بَينَamong عوّادِsickbed visitors
يَمُجُّ آخِرَ عَهدٍ بَينَ عوّادِ
And tell him: “Go to him—you left him behind, gravely ill,
Spitting out his last breath among his sickbed visitors.”
ياAh حَبَّذاhow lovely الدَهرُtime إِذwhen نُسقىwe were given to drink مَسَرَّتَهُits joy
يا حَبَّذا الدَهرُ إِذ نُسقى مَسَرَّتَهُ
صِرفاًundiluted وَنَمزُجُand we blended إِنجازاًfulfillment بِميعادِwith a promise
صِرفاً وَنَمزُجُ إِنجازاً بِميعادِ
Ah, how lovely were the days when we were given their joy to drink,
Undiluted, and blended fulfillment with promise.
Translation model: Sol 6.1