وقوفhalting المَطاياthe riding camels بينbetween حادٍa camel-driver وناحرand a slaughterer
وقوف المَطايا بين حادٍ وناحر
وقوفhalting شَحيحٍone loath to part بيwith me علىover البَينِseparation حائرِbewildered
وقوف شَحيحٍ بي على البَينِ حائرِ
The mounts' halting between a camel-driver and a slaughterer
The camels standing still between harsh terrain and slaughter
is the halting of one loath to lose me, bewildered by parting.
A stingy standing confused between estrangement and bewilderment
تَنازعهاtugs at them فيin العَطفِkindness رقَّةُtenderness راحمٍone who shows mercy
تَنازعها في العَطفِ رقَّةُ راحمٍ
فتَأخذُهاthen takes hold of them فيin العَسفِharsh driving طاعةُobedience آمرِa commander
فتَأخذُها في العَسفِ طاعةُ آمرِ
A compassionate one's tenderness draws them toward kindness,
Tenderness of a compassionate one contends to lead them
then obedience to a commander subjects them to harsh driving.
While obedience of a commander takes them with violence
فياso, O أيُّهاyou الركبُthe riders المجدُّونthose hastening فوقَهupon it
فيا أيُّها الركبُ المجدُّون فوقَه
قِفواhalt ليfor me أحدِّثكُمI may tell you ببعضِabout some of سَرائِريmy secrets
قِفوا لي أحدِّثكُم ببعضِ سَرائِري
So, O riders, hastening upon it,
O you, the honored caravan walking above it
halt for me, that I may tell you some of my secrets.
Stop for me to tell you some of my secrets
فيَجريthen flows بجَورِbecause of the injustice of البَينِparting دَمعيmy tears فمنso who لكمfor you
فيَجري بجَورِ البَينِ دَمعي فمن لكم
بكتمانِof concealing سِرa secret بينَbetween جارٍsomething flowing وجائرِand something unjust
بكتمانِ سِر بينَ جارٍ وجائرِ
My tears flow at parting's injustice—who can assure you
My tears flow with the injustice of estrangement, who can keep secret
of a secret kept between flowing tears and cruel parting?
A secret between an unfair neighbor and an oppressor
علىdespite أنَّthat قلبيmy heart آمنٌsafe منfrom فراقِكُمparting with you
على أنَّ قلبي آمنٌ من فراقِكُم
إلىto حيثُwhere سِرتُمyou traveled كانit was أوَّلَthe first سائرِtraveler
إلى حيثُ سِرتُم كان أوَّلَ سائرِ
Yet my heart is safe from parting with you:
Although my heart is safe from your separation
wherever you traveled, it was the first to set out.
To wherever you went, it was the first to set out
ويُطمعُنيand makes me hope فيfor راحَتيmy relief أنَّthat حاجَتيmy need
ويُطمعُني في راحَتي أنَّ حاجَتي
مُرددةٌpassed back and forth ماemphatic particle بينbetween قَلبيmy heart وناظِريand my eye
مُرددةٌ ما بين قَلبي وناظِري
And what makes me hope for relief is that my need
And I am tempted by rest, that my need
is passed back and forth between my heart and my eye.
Oscillates between my heart and my watcher
فلاso let not تَستَطيلنَّgrow arrogant اللَّياليthe nights بكيدِهاthrough their scheming
فلا تَستَطيلنَّ اللَّيالي بكيدِها
فماfor not كيدُهاtheir scheming عِندin the presence of الشريفِthe noble lord بضائِريharmful to me
فما كيدُها عِند الشريفِ بضائِري
So let the nights not grow arrogant through their scheming,
So let not the nights scheme with their plot
for their scheming cannot harm me beside the noble lord.
For their plot is trivial to the noble one aware of plots
رأيتُI saw مَساويهاtheir faults تعودُbecome محاسِناًvirtues
رأيتُ مَساويها تعودُ محاسِناً
إذاwhen انتسَبَتthey were linked بابنto the son of الحُسَينal-Husayn بنson of طاهرِTahir
إذا انتسَبَت بابن الحُسَين بن طاهرِ
I have seen their faults turn into virtues
I saw its good fortunes return adorned
when they are linked to the son of al-Husayn ibn Tahir.
When attributed to the son of Hussein son of Tahir
فتىًa young man ناسَبَwas related to الزهراءَal-Zahra بالنِّسبةِthrough the lineage التيwhich
فتىً ناسَبَ الزهراءَ بالنِّسبةِ التي
تراقَتrose step by step إليهاto her بالنجومthrough the stars الزواهرِthe radiant ones
تراقَت إليها بالنجوم الزواهرِ
A young man related to al-Zahra through the lineage
A young man attributed to Az-Zahra by lineage
that rose to her through the radiant stars:
That ascends to her, by the shining stars
أئمَّةُimams منof whoever يأتَمُّfollows بالحقِّthe truth والهُدىand guidance
أئمَّةُ من يأتَمُّ بالحقِّ والهُدى
ذخيرةُa treasure مَنof whoever يَرجوhopes for لقاءَencountering الذخائرِthe treasures
ذخيرةُ مَن يَرجو لقاءَ الذخائرِ
imams for whoever follows truth and guidance,
Imams whom one seeks refuge in truth and guidance
a treasure for whoever hopes to find treasures.
Provision of one who hopes to meet provisions
بآلby the family of رسولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod آليتُI swore إنَّهمindeed they
بآل رسولِ اللَهِ آليتُ إنَّهم
مواردُwatering places حقٍّtruth معوزاتُhaving scarce المصادرِpaths of departure
مواردُ حقٍّ معوزاتُ المصادرِ
By the family of God's Messenger I have sworn that they
I have allied with the family of Allah's Messenger, they are
are watering places of truth, with paths of departure hard to find.
Resources of truth, replenishers of the depleted
نفوسٌsouls تساوَتwere equal فيin المَساعيendeavors إلىtoward العُلىeminence
نفوسٌ تساوَت في المَساعي إلى العُلى
وأيدٍand hands تبارَتvied with one another فيin العُلىeminence والمنابرِand the pulpits
وأيدٍ تبارَت في العُلى والمنابرِ
Souls equal in striving toward eminence,
Souls that equaled in ambitions for the most high
and hands vying in eminence and on pulpits.
And hands that excelled each other in the most high and minbars
أنارَتlit لإبراهيمَfor Ibrahim نارَa fire عزيمةٍresolve
أنارَت لإبراهيمَ نارَ عزيمةٍ
حكَتresembled نارَthe fire of إبراهيمَIbrahim ذاتَpossessing المساعرِthe firebrands
حكَت نارَ إبراهيمَ ذاتَ المساعرِ
They kindled for Ibrahim a fire of resolve
They illuminated the fire of Ibrahim's determination
that resembled Ibrahim's fire, with its firebrands.
They told the story of Ibrahim's blazing fire
أخوa possessor of همَّةhigh resolve يُغنيenriches الفقيرَthe poor person غَناؤهاits benefit
أخو همَّة يُغني الفقيرَ غَناؤها
وخُلقٍand a disposition ذَلولٍgentle للوَرىtoward all people مُتغافرِforgiving
وخُلقٍ ذَلولٍ للوَرى مُتغافرِ
A man of high resolve, whose bounty enriches the poor,
A brother whose singing enriches the poor
and of a gentle nature, forgiving toward all people.
And easygoing manners forgiving to people
أباO father of حَسَنٍHasan تَغييرُchanging ودٍّaffection تحبّهyou cherish it
أبا حَسَنٍ تَغييرُ ودٍّ تحبّه
حَياتيmy life ولَيستand it is not باستماحَةِa plea for gifts شاعرِa poet
حَياتي ولَيست باستماحَةِ شاعرِ
O Abu Hasan, changing a love you cherish
Abu Hasan, changing the love I love him
is my life, not a poet's plea for gifts.
Is my life, and not by a poet's license
Sol 6.1