وقائلand one who said ماwhat بالplight; condition آلthe family of الهدىguidance
وقائل ما بال آل الهدى
فيin كربلاKarbala قتلىslain لآلby the family of الطليقthe freed man
في كربلا قتلى لآل الطليق
And someone asked, 'Why was the House of Guidance
And a speaker, what of the people of guidance
slain at Karbala by the house of the freed man?
In Karbala, slain, of the people released
منwho الذيthe one who اسسfounded فيin ظلمهمoppressing them
من الذي اسس في ظلمهم
وقتلهمand killing them هذاthis البناءthe edifice الوثيقfirm; solid
وقتلهم هذا البناء الوثيق
Who founded, in oppressing them
Who founded in their oppression
and killing them, this solid edifice?
And killed them, this sturdy structure
ومنand who ترىdo you think قدindeed غصبusurped المرتضىal-Murtada
ومن ترى قد غصب المرتضى
حقاًa right بهto it كانhe was جديراًdeserving حقيقrightfully entitled
حقاً به كان جديراً حقيق
And who, do you think, usurped from al-Murtada
And who do you see has usurped the Chosen One
a right he deserved and was truly entitled to?'
A right with which he was truly deserving
قلتI said لهto him هذاthis حديثa tale مضىhas passed
قلت له هذا حديث مضى
لكنyet مضاءcutting sharpness المشرفيthe Mashrafi sword الذليقkeen-edged
لكن مضاء المشرفي الذليق
I told him, 'This is a tale gone by,
I said to him, this is a past discourse
yet it cuts like a keen Mashrafi sword.
But the ignoble course of the honorable
فخذso take جديداًsomething new منfrom رزاياهمtheir calamities
فخذ جديداً من رزاياهم
انindeed الذيthat which تسئلyou ask عنهabout it عتيقold; ancient
ان الذي تسئل عنه عتيق
So take a fresh account of their calamities;
So take something new of their misfortunes
for what you ask about is ancient.'
That which you ask about is antiquated
Sol 6.1