عَذلُreproaching المُشَوقِthe longing lover يَهيجُstirs فيin بُرَحائِهِhis anguish
عَذلُ المُشَوقِ يَهيجُ في بُرَحائِهِ
وَيُثيرُand kindles نارَthe fire of الوَجدِpassionate longing فيin حَوبائِهِhis soul
وَيُثيرُ نارَ الوَجدِ في حَوبائِهِ
Reproaching the lovelorn intensifies his anguish,
And kindles the fire of longing in his soul.
فَاِترُكso abandon مَلامَتَهُblaming him وَدَعهُand leave him وَشَأنهُand his own affairs
فَاِترُك مَلامَتَهُ وَدَعهُ وَشَأنهُ
فيin نَوحِهِhis lamentation وَحَنينِهِand his yearning وَبُكائِهِand his weeping
في نَوحِهِ وَحَنينِهِ وَبُكائِهِ
So stop reproaching him, and leave him to himself
In his lamentation, his yearning, and his weeping.
وَإِنand if اِستَطَعتَyou are able عَلىagainst الصَّبابَةِardent longing وَالأَسىand sorrow
وَإِن اِستَطَعتَ عَلى الصَّبابَةِ وَالأَسى
فَأَعِنهُthen help him تَحظَyou will gain بِوُدِّهِhis affection وَإِخائِهِand his brotherly friendship
فَأَعِنهُ تَحظَ بِوُدِّهِ وَإِخائِهِ
And if you can, against longing and grief,
Help him, and win his affection and brotherly friendship.
فَالخِلُّfor a true friend مَنis one who أَصفىgives sincerely مَوَدَّةَthe affection of قَلبِهِhis heart
فَالخِلُّ مَن أَصفى مَوَدَّةَ قَلبِهِ
لِذَويto those possessing مَوَدَّتِهِhis affection وَأَهلand those sharing صَفائِهِhis sincere friendship
لِذَوي مَوَدَّتِهِ وَأَهل صَفائِهِ
A true friend gives his heart's pure affection
To his loved ones and his trusted intimates.
ياO عاذِلَreproacher of المُشتاقِthe yearning lover مَهلاًgently وَاِتَّئِدand take your time
يا عاذِلَ المُشتاقِ مَهلاً وَاِتَّئِد
فيin لَومِهِblaming him فَهوَfor he العَليمُis well aware بِدائِهِof his ailment
في لَومِهِ فَهوَ العَليمُ بِدائِهِ
O reproacher of the yearning lover, gently—take your time
In blaming him, for he knows his ailment well.
وَمَتىand whenever تُرِدyou wish يَوماًone day ملامَةَto reproach عاشِقٍa lover
وَمَتى تُرِد يَوماً ملامَةَ عاشِقٍ
فَاِجعَلthen place فُؤادَكَyour heart تَحتَbeneath ظِلِّthe shadow of حَشائِهِhis breast
فَاِجعَل فُؤادَكَ تَحتَ ظِلِّ حَشائِهِ
Whenever you wish one day to blame a lover,
Place your heart beneath the shadow of his breast.
فَإِنِthen if اِستَقَرَّit settles فَلُمthen blame أَخاكَyour brother وَإِنbut if نَباit recoils
فَإِنِ اِستَقَرَّ فَلُم أَخاكَ وَإِن نَبا
فَكُنِthen be النَّديمَthe companion الفَردَpeerless مِنamong نُدمائِهِhis companions
فَكُنِ النَّديمَ الفَردَ مِن نُدمائِهِ
If it settles, then blame your brother; but if it recoils,
Be the peerless companion among his companions.
أَوَand yet كَيفَhow تَعذِلُcan you blame هائِماًone distraught ذاpossessed of صَبوَةٍardent passion
أَوَ كَيفَ تَعذِلُ هائِماً ذا صَبوَةٍ
ذَهَبَcarried away الفِراقُseparation بِلُبِّهِhis reason وَعَزائِهِand his fortitude
ذَهَبَ الفِراقُ بِلُبِّهِ وَعَزائِهِ
And how can you reproach a distraught man possessed by passion,
Whose reason and fortitude separation has swept away?
لَمdid not يُشوِmiss the vital spot راميthe archer of البَينِseparation حَبَّةِthe core of قَلبِهِhis heart
لَم يُشوِ رامي البَينِ حَبَّةِ قَلبِهِ
لَمّاwhen رَمىhe shot عَمداًdeliberately بِقَوسِwith the bow of عِدائِهِhis enmity
لَمّا رَمى عَمداً بِقَوسِ عِدائِهِ
The archer of separation did not miss his heart's core
When he shot deliberately with the bow of his enmity.
نَفسيmy soul الفِداءُthe ransom لِمَنfor him who غَداbecame رقّيmy tenderness لَهُto him
نَفسي الفِداءُ لِمَن غَدا رقّي لَهُ
رِقّاًbondage وَلَمand did not أَسمَحI grant بِهِit لِسوائِهِto anyone but him
رِقّاً وَلَم أَسمَح بِهِ لِسوائِهِ
My soul be ransom for him to whom my tenderness became
Bondage, which I have yielded to no other,
وَلِمَنand for him who لَهُhe has فيin كُلِّevery عُضوٍlimb مَنزِلٌa dwelling
وَلِمَن لَهُ في كُلِّ عُضوٍ مَنزِلٌ
منّيof mine عَلىregardless of قُربِthe nearness of المَحَلِّthe abode وَنائِهِand its remoteness
منّي عَلى قُربِ المَحَلِّ وَنائِهِ
And for him who has a dwelling in every limb
Of mine, whether his abode is near or far.
أَهوىI long for زِيارَتَهُvisiting him وَأَخشىand I fear دُونَهُon the way to him
أَهوى زِيارَتَهُ وَأَخشى دُونَهُ
خَزرَthe sidelong glares of اللَّواحِظِeyes مِنfrom ذَويthose among رُقبائِهِhis watchers
خَزرَ اللَّواحِظِ مِن ذَوي رُقبائِهِ
I long to visit him, yet fear, before I reach him,
The sidelong glares from the eyes of his watchers.
وَأَصُدَّand I turn away عَنهُfrom him إِذاwhen اِلتَقَيناwe meet خَشيَةًin fear
وَأَصُدَّ عَنهُ إِذا اِلتَقَينا خَشيَةً
مِنof كاشِحٍa secret enemy طاوٍharboring عَلىwithin شَحنائِهِhis rancor
مِن كاشِحٍ طاوٍ عَلى شَحنائِهِ
And I turn away from him when we meet, in fear
Of a secret enemy nursing his rancor.
وَأَرومُand I seek كِتمانَto conceal الهَوىlove فَيُذيعُهُbut reveals it
وَأَرومُ كِتمانَ الهَوى فَيُذيعُهُ
طَرفيmy eye وَطَرفand the eye of الصَّبِّthe impassioned lover مِنamong أَعدائِهِhis enemies
طَرفي وَطَرف الصَّبِّ مِن أَعدائِهِ
I strive to conceal my love, but it is betrayed
By my eye; and a lover's eye is among his enemies.
يَجنيit does harm عَلَيهِto him بِلَحظهِwith its glance فَإِذاthen when جَنىit has done harm
يَجني عَلَيهِ بِلَحظهِ فَإِذا جَنى
وَاِقتادَهُand led him captive فيinto الحُبِّlove نَمَّit betrayed him بِمائِهِwith its tears
وَاِقتادَهُ في الحُبِّ نَمَّ بِمائِهِ
It wrongs him with its glance; then, once it has wronged him
And led him captive into love, it betrays him with its tears.
ياO عاذِليmy reproacher لاnot عِشتَmay you live إِلّاexcept أَخرَساًmute
يا عاذِلي لا عِشتَ إِلّا أَخرَساً
أَعمىblind أَصَمَّdeaf تَرىyou see بِقَلبٍwith a heart تائِهِbewildered
أَعمى أَصَمَّ تَرى بِقَلبٍ تائِهِ
O my reproacher, may you live only mute,
Blind and deaf, seeing with a bewildered heart.
أَربَيتَyou have exceeded bounds فيin لَوميblaming me وَزِدتَand gone further وَلَنand will never تَرىyou see
أَربَيتَ في لَومي وَزِدتَ وَلَن تَرى
قَلبيmy heart مُطيعَكَobeying you فيin اِتِّراكِabandoning هَوائِهِits love
قَلبي مُطيعَكَ في اِتِّراكِ هَوائِهِ
You have gone too far in blaming me, and further still; you will never see
My heart obey you in abandoning its love,
أَوَunless أَنthat تَرىyou see ماwhat lies بَينَbetween سَلمىSalma وَالحِمىand al-Hima
أَوَ أَن تَرى ما بَينَ سَلمى وَالحِمى
بَحراًas a sea يَعومُswim الطَّيرُthe birds فيin أَرجائِهِits reaches
بَحراً يَعومُ الطَّيرُ في أَرجائِهِ
Unless you see what lies between Salma and al-Hima
As a sea with birds swimming through its reaches.
وَبِجانِبِand beside المَولىthe lord المُعَظَّمِexalted شَأنُهُhis station
وَبِجانِبِ المَولى المُعَظَّمِ شَأنُهُ
ماwhat اِعتادَهُhe is accustomed to it مِنof بَأسِهِhis valor وَسَخائِهِand his generosity
ما اِعتادَهُ مِن بَأسِهِ وَسَخائِهِ
And beside the lord, whose station is exalted,
Are his accustomed valor and generosity.
مَولىًa lord تَخيّرَهُchose him الإِمامُthe Imam لماfor what رَأىhe saw
مَولىً تَخيّرَهُ الإِمامُ لما رَأى
مِنof فَضلِهِhis merit وَغِنائِهِand his service وَعَنائِهِand his toil
مِن فَضلِهِ وَغِنائِهِ وَعَنائِهِ
A lord the Imam chose for what he saw
Of his merit, his service, and his toil.
وَرَآهُand deemed him أَهلاًworthy لِلعُلاof eminence فَاِختَصَّهُthen singled him out
وَرَآهُ أَهلاً لِلعُلا فَاِختَصَّهُ
بِعَظيمِwith the greatness of رُتبَتِهِhis station وَفَضلِand the abundance of حِبائِهِhis gifts
بِعَظيمِ رُتبَتِهِ وَفَضلِ حِبائِهِ
And deemed him worthy of eminence, then singled him out
With a lofty station and the bounty of his gifts.
أَعطىhe gave الإِمارَةَrulership حَقَّهاits due لاnot عاجِزاًfeeble
أَعطى الإِمارَةَ حَقَّها لا عاجِزاً
وَكِلاًdependent on others وَلاnor عَمّاًblind بِفَصلِin deciding قَضائِهِhis judgment
وَكِلاً وَلا عَمّاً بِفَصلِ قَضائِهِ
He gave rulership its due, never feeble,
Dependent on others, or blind in rendering judgment.
مُتَيَقِّظُvigilant العَزماتِin resolves يُخبِرُproclaims وَجهُهُhis face
مُتَيَقِّظُ العَزماتِ يُخبِرُ وَجهُهُ
عَنof حَزمِهِhis prudence وَمَضائِهِand his decisiveness وَذكائِهِand his intelligence
عَن حَزمِهِ وَمَضائِهِ وَذكائِهِ
Vigilant in resolve, his face proclaims
His prudence, his decisiveness, and his intelligence.
فَلَقدfor indeed كَفىhe spared الإِسلامَIslam كُلَّevery عَظيمَةٍcalamity
فَلَقد كَفى الإِسلامَ كُلَّ عَظيمَةٍ
وَتَحَمَّلَand he bore الأَثقالَthe heavy loads مِنof أَعبائِهِits burdens
وَتَحَمَّلَ الأَثقالَ مِن أَعبائِهِ
For he has indeed spared Islam every calamity
And borne the weight of its burdens.
وَأَغاثَand aided حِزبَthe company of المُؤمِنينَthe believers بِماthrough what بَداappeared
وَأَغاثَ حِزبَ المُؤمِنينَ بِما بَدا
مِنof حُسنِthe beauty of سيرَتِهِhis conduct وَجَزلِand the abundance of عَطائِهِhis giving
مِن حُسنِ سيرَتِهِ وَجَزلِ عَطائِهِ
And aided the company of believers through what appeared
Of his noble conduct and lavish giving.
وَرَمىand struck طَواغيتَthe tyrants of النِّفاقِhypocrisy بِصَيلَمٍwith a crushing calamity
وَرَمى طَواغيتَ النِّفاقِ بِصَيلَمٍ
ضَلعاءَoverwhelming يخبِرُtelling عَنof جَميلِthe excellence of بَلائِهِhis prowess
ضَلعاءَ يخبِرُ عَن جَميلِ بَلائِهِ
And struck the tyrants of hypocrisy with a crushing calamity,
Overwhelming, telling of his splendid prowess.
يَأتيcomes upon المُناويthe adversary بَأسُهُhis might مِنfrom تَحتِهِbeneath him
يَأتي المُناوي بَأسُهُ مِن تَحتِهِ
وَفُوَيقِهِand just above him وَأَمامِهِand before him وَوَرائِهِand behind him
وَفُوَيقِهِ وَأَمامِهِ وَوَرائِهِ
His might assails his adversary from beneath him,
From just above him, from before him, and from behind him.
لَوif رامَhe attacked أَحداثَthe calamities of الزَّمانِtime بِفَتكَةٍwith a deadly blow
لَو رامَ أَحداثَ الزَّمانِ بِفَتكَةٍ
لاِستَعصمَتthey would seek refuge مِنfrom سُخطِهِhis wrath بِرِضائِهِin his favor
لاِستَعصمَت مِن سُخطِهِ بِرِضائِهِ
Were he to strike at time's calamities with a deadly blow,
They would seek refuge from his wrath in his favor.
أَوor سارَhe marched يَلتَمِسُseeking النُّجومَthe stars بِصَولَةٍwith an onslaught
أَو سارَ يَلتَمِسُ النُّجومَ بِصَولَةٍ
لَغَدَتwould become دَرارِيهِنَّtheir brightest stars مِنamong أُسَرائِهِhis captives
لَغَدَت دَرارِيهِنَّ مِن أُسَرائِهِ
Or were he to march seeking the stars in an onslaught,
Their brightest would become his captives.
مَلأَتfilled مَهابَتُهُhis awe-inspiring presence قُلوبَthe hearts of عِداتِهِhis enemies
مَلأَت مَهابَتُهُ قُلوبَ عِداتِهِ
وَالأُفقَand the horizon يَملَؤُهُhe fills it بِنورِwith the light of بَهائِهِhis splendor
وَالأُفقَ يَملَؤُهُ بِنورِ بَهائِهِ
His awe-inspiring presence has filled his enemies' hearts,
And he fills the horizon with the light of his splendor.
مَلَكَhe mastered الزَّمانَtime وَأَهلَهُand its people وَتَصَرَّفَتand held sway
مَلَكَ الزَّمانَ وَأَهلَهُ وَتَصَرَّفَت
أَحكامُهُhis decrees فيin أَرضِهِits earth وَسَمائِهِand its heaven
أَحكامُهُ في أَرضِهِ وَسَمائِهِ
He mastered time and its people, and there held sway
His decrees throughout its earth and its heaven.
البَدرُthe full moon يَحجِبُهُeclipses it طَلاقَةُthe radiance of بشرِهِhis cheerful countenance
البَدرُ يَحجِبُهُ طَلاقَةُ بشرِهِ
وَالسَّيفُand the sword تَكهَمُهُblunts it صَرامَةُthe decisiveness of رائِهِhis judgment
وَالسَّيفُ تَكهَمُهُ صَرامَةُ رائِهِ
The full moon is eclipsed by his radiant smile,
And the sword is blunted by his decisive judgment.
وَالبَحرُand the sea يُخجِلُهُputs it to shame سَماحَةُthe generosity of كَفِّهِhis hand
وَالبَحرُ يُخجِلُهُ سَماحَةُ كَفِّهِ
مَعَalong with طيبِthe sweetness of مَورِدِهِhis wellspring وَحُسنِand the beauty of رُوائِهِhis appearance
مَعَ طيبِ مَورِدِهِ وَحُسنِ رُوائِهِ
And the sea is shamed by the generosity of his hand,
With his sweet wellspring and his fair appearance.
وَاللَّيثُand the lion تُعجِزُهُoutdoes it جراءةُthe daring of قَلبِهِhis heart
وَاللَّيثُ تُعجِزُهُ جراءةُ قَلبِهِ
مَعَalong with ماwhat يُرىis seen مِنof نُسكِهِhis piety وَحَيائِهِand his modesty
مَعَ ما يُرى مِن نُسكِهِ وَحَيائِهِ
And the lion is outdone by the daring of his heart,
Alongside the piety and modesty seen in him.
وَالسَّعدُand good fortune مِنamong أَوزارِهِhis supports وَالمَوتُand death مِنamong
وَالسَّعدُ مِن أَوزارِهِ وَالمَوتُ مِن
أَنصارِهِhis allies وَالنَصرُand victory مِنamong قُرَنائِهِhis companions
أَنصارِهِ وَالنَصرُ مِن قُرَنائِهِ
And good fortune is among his supports, and death among
His allies, and victory among his companions.
ماwhat is حاتِمُHatim الطائِيُّal-Ta'i يَومَon the day of نَوالِهِhis giving
ما حاتِمُ الطائِيُّ يَومَ نَوالِهِ
ماwhat is وَائِلُWa'il الحَشمِيُّal-Hashmi يَومَon the day of إِبائِهِhis defiance
ما وَائِلُ الحَشمِيُّ يَومَ إِبائِهِ
What is Hatim al-Ta'i on his day of giving?
What is Wa'il al-Hashmi on his day of defiance?
ماwhat is قُسٌّQuss الزُّهرِيُّal-Zuhri يَومَon the day of خِطابِهِhis oratory
ما قُسٌّ الزُّهرِيُّ يَومَ خِطابِهِ
ماwhat is الحارِثُal-Harith البَكرِيُّal-Bakri يَومَon the day of وَفائِهِhis faithfulness
ما الحارِثُ البَكرِيُّ يَومَ وَفائِهِ
What is Quss al-Zuhri on his day of oratory?
What is al-Harith al-Bakri on his day of faithfulness?
لَوif أَنَّهُمthat they عادواreturned وَعادَand returned زَمانُهُمtheir age
لَو أَنَّهُم عادوا وَعادَ زَمانُهُم
لَمwould not يُصبِحواthey become فيin الفَضلِexcellence مِنamong نُظرائِهِhis equals
لَم يُصبِحوا في الفَضلِ مِن نُظرائِهِ
If they returned, and their age returned,
They would not rank among his equals in excellence.
ياO مُتعَباًweary one أَودىdestroyed الكَلالُexhaustion بِعيسِهِhis pale camels
يا مُتعَباً أَودى الكَلالُ بِعيسِهِ
مُذsince غالَdevoured صَرفَthe vicissitudes of الدَهرِtime صِرفَthe pure substance of ثَرائِهِhis wealth
مُذ غالَ صَرفَ الدَهرِ صِرفَ ثَرائِهِ
O weary one, whose pale camels exhaustion has destroyed,
Since time's vicissitudes devoured his wealth's very substance,
هَلّاwhy not أَنَختَmake your camels kneel لِتَستَريحَso you may rest وَتَجتَنيand gather
هَلّا أَنَختَ لِتَستَريحَ وَتَجتَني
ثَمَرَthe fruits of المَعاليgreatness غَضَّةًfresh بِفِنائِهِin his courtyard
ثَمَرَ المَعالي غَضَّةً بِفِنائِهِ
Why not make your camels kneel, to rest and gather
The fresh fruits of greatness in his courtyard?
بِفناءِin the courtyard of أَغلَبَa mighty lion لَمdid not يَلَمهُblame him لائِمٌa censurer
بِفناءِ أَغلَبَ لَم يَلَمهُ لائِمٌ
فيfor البَذلِgiving إِلّاexcept that زادhe increased فيin غَلوائِهِhis fervor
في البَذلِ إِلّا زاد في غَلوائِهِ
In the courtyard of a mighty lion, whom no censurer ever blamed
For giving without his growing still more fervent in it.
لاnot تَحقِرُslight الأَيّامُthe days ذِمَّتَهُhis pledge of protection وَلاnor
لا تَحقِرُ الأَيّامُ ذِمَّتَهُ وَلا
تَعدوassail عَلىagainst مُتَعَلِّقٍone clinging بِرَجائِهِto hope in him
تَعدو عَلى مُتَعَلِّقٍ بِرَجائِهِ
The days cannot slight his pledge of protection, nor
Assail anyone who clings to hope in him.
فَاللَّهُso may God يُسعِدُهُprosper him وُيمتعُand grant enjoyment to خَلقَهُHis creatures
فَاللَّهُ يُسعِدُهُ وُيمتعُ خَلقَهُ
بِدَوامِthrough the continuance of دَولَتِهِhis rule وَطولِand the length of بِقائِهِhis life
بِدَوامِ دَولَتِهِ وَطولِ بِقائِهِ
So may God prosper him and grant His creatures joy
Through his enduring rule and his long life.
Sol 6.1