اقْرَconvey السَّلامَgreetings علىto الأَصْحَابِthe companions أَجْمَعهمall of them
اقْرَ السَّلامَ على الأَصْحَابِ أَجْمَعهم
وخُصَّand single out عَمْراًʿAmr بأَزْكَىwith the purest نُورِlight تَسْلِيمِsalutation
وخُصَّ عَمْراً بأَزْكَى نُورِ تَسْلِيمِ
Convey greetings to all the companions,
and single out ʿAmr for the purest light of salutation.
وقُمْand rise لهfor him ياO أَعزَّdearest النَّاسِpeople كُلِّهِمُall of them
وقُمْ له يا أَعزَّ النَّاسِ كُلِّهِمُ
شخْصاًa person عليّto me وأَولاهُمْand the worthiest of them بتَكْرِيمِof honor
شخْصاً عليّ وأَولاهُمْ بتَكْرِيمِ
And rise for him, O dearest of all people
to me, and the person most deserving of honor.
اللَّهُGod جارُكَyour protector مِنfrom ذِيone possessing مَنْعَةٍmight ظَفِرَتْseized
اللَّهُ جارُكَ مِن ذِي مَنْعَةٍ ظَفِرَتْ
منهfrom him اللَّياليthe nights بعِلْقٍwith a treasure غَيْرِnot مَذمومِblameworthy
منه اللَّيالي بعِلْقٍ غَيْرِ مَذمومِ
May God protect you from a mighty one; the nights have seized
from him a treasure beyond reproach.
ماnot كانَwas حُبّكَyour love إِلاexcept صَوْبَthe downpour غادِيَةٍa morning cloud
ما كانَ حُبّكَ إِلا صَوْبَ غادِيَةٍ
طِيباًin sweetness وحاشاand far be it لحُبِّيfor my love فيكَfor you مِنfrom لُومِblame
طِيباً وحاشا لحُبِّي فيكَ مِن لُومِ
Your love was nothing but a morning cloud's downpour
in sweetness; far be my love for you from blame.
إِنif شاءَwishes صَرْفُcourse الرَّدَىdeath تَقْدِيمsending ahead أَطْوعِناthe more willing of us
إِن شاءَ صَرْفُ الرَّدَى تَقْدِيم أَطْوعِنا
فقدthen indeed رَضِيتُI have accepted حَمَاكَmay He protect you اللَّهُGod تَقْدِيمِيmy going first
فقد رَضِيتُ حَمَاكَ اللَّهُ تَقْدِيمِي
If death's course should choose to send the more willing of us ahead,
then I consent—may God protect you—to my going first.
وإِنْand if أَحَبَّdesires الثَّرَىthe earth جِسْماًa body ليَأكُلَهto devour it
وإِنْ أَحَبَّ الثَّرَى جِسْماً ليَأكُلَه
أَسْمَحْI will give freely بجِسْمِيwith my body لهto it يَفْدِيكَransoms you تَعْظِيمِيmy reverence
أَسْمَحْ بجِسْمِي له يَفْدِيكَ تَعْظِيمِي
And if the earth desires a body to devour,
I will freely give it my body; my reverence shall ransom you.
عِشْنَاwe lived أَلِيفَيْنِtwo close companions فيin بَرِّthe land الهَوىlove زَمَناًfor a time
عِشْنَا أَلِيفَيْنِ في بَرِّ الهَوى زَمَناً
حَتَّىuntil رَقِيrose بِنَواناwith our separation طائِرُthe bird الشُّومِof ill omen
حَتَّى رَقِي بِنَوانا طائِرُ الشُّومِ
We lived, two close companions, in the land of love for a time,
until the bird of ill omen rose, bearing our separation.
فَشتَّتَتْthen shattered نُوَبُthe calamities الأَيّامِof the days أُلْفَتَناour companionship
فَشتَّتَتْ نُوَبُ الأَيّامِ أُلْفَتَنا
قَسْراًby force ولمand did not يُغْنِهَاavail it ظَنِّيmy conjecture وتَنْجِيمِيand my astrology
قَسْراً ولم يُغْنِهَا ظَنِّي وتَنْجِيمِي
Then the calamities of the days shattered our companionship
by force; neither my conjecture nor my astrology availed it.
Translation model: Sol 6.1