سَأَبكيI shall weep for حُصَيناًḤuṣayn ماas long as تَغَنّىsing حَمائِمٌdoves
سَأَبكي حُصَيناً ما تَغَنّى حَمائِمٌ
وَأَبكيand I weep for حُصَيناًḤuṣayn وَالحَمائِمُwhile the doves هُجَّدُare asleep
وَأَبكي حُصَيناً وَالحَمائِمُ هُجَّدُ
I shall weep for Ḥuṣayn as long as doves sing,
And weep for Ḥuṣayn while the doves sleep.
لَقَدindeed هَدَمواthey demolished قَدراًa cooking pot جماعاًcapacious وَجَفنَةًand a serving bowl
لَقَد هَدَموا قَدراً جماعاً وَجَفنَةً
بِواديwith a valleyful of سدَيفِhump fat الشَّولِthe dry she-camels كانَتit used to be تُشَيَّدُheaped high
بِوادي سدَيفِ الشَّولِ كانَت تُشَيَّدُ
They have indeed demolished a capacious cooking pot and a serving bowl,
Once heaped high with a valleyful of dry she-camels’ hump fat.
وَقَدand indeed عاشَhe lived مَحموداًpraised وَأَصبَحَand has become فَقدُهُhis loss
وَقَد عاشَ مَحموداً وَأَصبَحَ فَقدُهُ
عَلىupon الأَقرَبينَthe closest kin وَالعِدىand the foes وَهوَand it is أَنكَدُmost grievous
عَلى الأَقرَبينَ وَالعِدى وَهوَ أَنكَدُ
He lived praised, and now his loss
Is most grievous to his closest kin and foes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1