ياO ذاyou الحَزُومُthe resolute one الأَروَعُthe awe-inspiring one الthe (continued on the next line)
يا ذا الحَزُومُ الأَروَعُ ال
نَدبُnoble man الحكيمُthe wise one بلاwithout مِراdispute بماin what نَحاhe pursued
نَدبُ الحكيمُ بلا مِرا بما نَحا
O you, the resolute, the awe-inspiring, the
O you of the most splendid grief
noble sage, beyond dispute in what he pursued.
The wise man laments without blame what fate decrees
ماذاwhat يماثلmatches ياO فتىyoung man
ماذا يماثل يا فتى
قوليmy words فِراقٌa parting قُدِّراwas decreed مُسحاwas wiped away
قولي فِراقٌ قُدِّرا مُسحا
What matches, O young man,
What compares, o youth
my words: 'A parting was decreed, wiped away'?
Say: a separation ordained is wiped away