أَحَقٌّis it true أَنَّهُthat he أَودىhas perished يَزيدُYazid
أَحَقٌّ أَنَّهُ أَودى يَزيدُ
تَأَمَّلconsider أَيُّهاO you الناعيthe herald of death المُشيدُcrying aloud
تَأَمَّل أَيُّها الناعي المُشيدُ
Is it true that Yazid has perished?
Consider, O herald proclaiming his death aloud.
تَأَمَّلconsider مَنwhom نَعَيتَyou announced dead وَكَيفَand how فاهَتspoke
تَأَمَّل مَن نَعَيتَ وَكَيفَ فاهَت
بِهِof it شَفَتاكَyour two lips كانَmay there be بِهاupon them الصَعيدُdust
بِهِ شَفَتاكَ كانَ بِها الصَعيدُ
Consider whom you have announced dead, and how it passed
Your lips—may dust cover them!
أَحامىhas the defender المَجدِof glory وَالإِسلامِand Islam أَودىperished
أَحامى المَجدِ وَالإِسلامِ أَودى
فَماthen what لِلأَرضِfor the earth وَيحَكَwoe to you لاnot تَميدُsways
فَما لِلأَرضِ وَيحَكَ لا تَميدُ
Has the defender of glory and Islam perished?
Then why, woe to you, does the earth not quake?
تَأَمَّلconsider هَلwhether تَرىyou see الإِسلامَIslam مالَتhave tilted
تَأَمَّل هَل تَرى الإِسلامَ مالَت
دَعائِمُهُits pillars وَهَلand whether شابَhas turned gray الوَليدُthe newborn
دَعائِمُهُ وَهَل شابَ الوَليدُ
Consider: do you see Islam's
Pillars leaning? And has the newborn turned gray?
وَهَلand whether شيمَتwere sheathed سُيوفُthe swords of بَنيthe sons of نِزارٍNizar
وَهَل شيمَت سُيوفُ بَني نِزارٍ
وَهَلand whether وُضِعَتwere laid عَلىupon الخَيلِthe horses اللُبودُthe felt saddlecloths
وَهَل وُضِعَت عَلى الخَيلِ اللُبودُ
And have the swords of Nizar's sons been sheathed?
And have felt saddlecloths been laid upon the horses?
وَهَلand whether تَسقيwater البِلادَthe lands عِشارُshe-camels ten months pregnant مُزنٍof rain clouds
وَهَل تَسقي البِلادَ عِشارُ مُزنٍ
بِدِرَّتِهاwith their flowing milk وَهَلand whether يَخضَرُّgrows green عودُa branch
بِدِرَّتِها وَهَل يَخضَرُّ عودُ
And do rain clouds, like pregnant she-camels, water the lands
With their flowing milk? And does a branch grow green?
أَماwas it not هُدَّتshattered لِمَصرَعِهِby his fall نِزارٌNizar
أَما هُدَّت لِمَصرَعِهِ نِزارٌ
بَلىyes indeed وَتَقَوَّضَand collapsed المَجدُglory المَشيدُloftily built
بَلى وَتَقَوَّضَ المَجدُ المَشيدُ
Was Nizar not shattered by his fall?
Yes, and towering glory collapsed.
وَحَلَّand settled in ضَريحَهُhis tomb إِذwhen حَلَّhe settled فيهِin it
وَحَلَّ ضَريحَهُ إِذ حَلَّ فيهِ
طَريفُnewly acquired المَجدِglory وَالحَسَبُand noble lineage التَليدُage-old
طَريفُ المَجدِ وَالحَسَبُ التَليدُ
And his tomb received, when he entered it,
New-won glory and age-old nobility.
أَمّاindeed وَاللَهِby God لاnot تَنفَكُّcease عَينَيmy eye
أَمّا وَاللَهِ لا تَنفَكُّ عَينَي
عَلَيكَfor you بِدَمعِهاwith its tears أَبَداًforever تَجودُpours freely
عَلَيكَ بِدَمعِها أَبَداً تَجودُ
Indeed, by God, my eye shall never cease
To pour out its tears for you forever.
فَإِنfor if تَجمُدrun dry دُموعُthe tears of لَئيمِan ignoble man of قَومٍa tribe
فَإِن تَجمُد دُموعُ لَئيمِ قَومٍ
فَلَيسَthen there is no لِدَمعِfor the tears of ذيone possessing حَسَبٍnoble lineage جُمودُdrying up
فَلَيسَ لِدَمعِ ذي حَسَبٍ جُمودُ
For if the tears of a tribe's ignoble man run dry,
Yet the tears of one of noble lineage never run dry.
أَبَعدَis it after يَزيدَYazid تَختَزِنُhoard البَواكيthe mourning women
أَبَعدَ يَزيدَ تَختَزِنُ البَواكي
دُموعاًtears أَوor تُصانُare protected لَهاfor them خُدودُcheeks
دُموعاً أَو تُصانُ لَها خُدودُ
After Yazid, can the mourning women hoard
Their tears, or can their cheeks be spared?
لِتَبكِكَlet it weep for you قُبَّةُthe tent of الإِسلامِIslam لَمّاnow that
لِتَبكِكَ قُبَّةُ الإِسلامِ لَمّا
وَهَتhave weakened أَطنابُهاits guy ropes وَوَهىand has weakened العَمودُthe tent pole
وَهَت أَطنابُها وَوَهى العَمودُ
Let the tent of Islam weep for you, now that
Its ropes have slackened and its pole has weakened.
وَيَبكِكَand let him weep for you شاعِرٌa poet لَمdid not يُبقِleave دَهرٌtime
وَيَبكِكَ شاعِرٌ لَم يُبقِ دَهرٌ
لَهُfor him نَشَباًwealth وَقَدand already كَسَدَhas lost its market القَصيدُpoetry
لَهُ نَشَباً وَقَد كَسَدَ القَصيدُ
And let a poet weep for you: time has left
Him no wealth, and verse has lost its market.
فَمَنso whom يَدعوwill summon الإِمامَthe imam لِكُلِّfor every خَطبٍcalamity
فَمَن يَدعو الإِمامَ لِكُلِّ خَطبٍ
يَنوبُbefalls وَكُلَّand every مُعضِلَةٍgrave difficulty تَؤودُweighs down
يَنوبُ وَكُلَّ مُعضِلَةٍ تَؤودُ
So whom will the imam summon for every calamity
That befalls, and every crushing difficulty?
وَمَنand who يَحميwill defend الخَميسَthe army إِذاwhen تَعاياis at a loss
وَمَن يَحمي الخَميسَ إِذا تَعايا
بِحيلَةِfor a stratagem نَفسِهِof his own البَطَلُthe hero النَجيدُvaliant
بِحيلَةِ نَفسِهِ البَطَلُ النَجيدُ
And who will defend the army when
The valiant hero can devise no stratagem of his own?
فَإِنfor if يَهلِكperishes يَزيدُYazid فَكُلُّthen every حَيٍّliving being
فَإِن يَهلِك يَزيدُ فَكُلُّ حَيٍّ
فَريسٌslain prey لِلمَنِيَّةِto death أَوor طَريدُhunted quarry
فَريسٌ لِلمَنِيَّةِ أَو طَريدُ
For if Yazid perishes, then every living being
Is death's prey, or quarry it pursues.
أَلَمhave you not تَعجَبmarveled لَهُat him أَنَّthat المَناياthe powers of death
أَلَم تَعجَب لَهُ أَنَّ المَنايا
فَتَكنَslew treacherously بِهِhim وَهُنَّthough they were لَهُhis جُنودُsoldiers
فَتَكنَ بِهِ وَهُنَّ لَهُ جُنودُ
Have you not marveled at his fate—that the powers of death
Slew him treacherously, though they were his soldiers?
لَقَدindeed عَزّىhas consoled رَبيعَةَRabi'a أَنَّthat يَوماًa day
لَقَد عَزّى رَبيعَةَ أَنَّ يَوماً
عَلَيهاupon her مِثلَlike يَومِكَyour day لاwill not يَعودُreturn
عَلَيها مِثلَ يَومِكَ لا يَعودُ
Indeed, it has consoled Rabi'a that a day
Like yours will never come upon her again.
Translation model: Sol 6.1