تسلسلتstreamed in chains فيon خدِّيَmy cheek الأدمعthe tears
تسلسلت في خدِّيَ الأدمع
معربةًspeaking eloquently فاعجبْso marvel لماat what يسمعis heard
معربةً فاعجبْ لما يسمع
Tears streamed in chains down my cheek,
Tears flowed down my cheeks
Speaking eloquently—so marvel at what is heard.
In wonder at what I heard
قدindeed رجعreturned الدّمعthe tears إلىto غرْبهits torrent (also: its west)
قد رجع الدّمع إلى غرْبه
وعنand from غزالgazelle الشرقthe East لاnot أرجعI turn back
وعن غزال الشرق لا أرجع
The tears have returned to their torrent,
The tears returned to their sorrow
Yet from the gazelle of the East I will not turn.
I will not return from the deer of the East
حبِّيmy love لهfor him حبُّlove عليّAli العُلىexalted rank
حبِّي له حبُّ عليّ العُلى
وفيهماand in both of them المخلصthe transition to praise والمقطعand the conclusion
وفيهما المخلص والمقطع
My love for him is love for Ali of exalted rank,
My love for him is the love of the Most High
And in both lie the transition and the close.
In both is the sincere and the perfect
فيconcerning ذاthis one وذاand that one وصفيmy description ومدحيand my praise فماso no
في ذا وذا وصفي ومدحي فما
للغيرfor anyone else فيin شعريَmy poetry مستمتعenjoyment
للغير في شعريَ مستمتع
My description and praise concern this one and that; so no
In this and that is my description and praise
Other has a share of delight in my poetry.
Nothing else in my poetry is enjoyed
ياO منyou who يهنىis felicitated العيدthe feast والزand time (word begins here)
يا من يهنى العيد والز
مانtime (word ends here) والناسand the people بهthrough him أجمعall together
مان والناس به أجمع
O you through whom the feast and
O you who brings joy to holidays, time and all people
Time and all the people are felicitated,
Increase every day in ascension
زِدْincrease كلّevery يومٍday فيin العلىeminence رفعةًelevation
زِدْ كلّ يومٍ في العلى رفعةً
وليصنعand let ... do الحسَّادthe envious ماwhatever يصنعواthey do
وليصنع الحسَّاد ما يصنعوا
Rise higher in eminence every day,
And let the envious do what they do
And let the envious do what they will.
May you live as you wish
عيشكyour life والقدرand rank كماas تشتهيyou desire
عيشك والقدر كما تشتهي
تخفضyou make easy هذاكthat one وذاand this one ترفعyou raise
تخفض هذاك وذا ترفع
Your life and rank are as you desire:
Lowering one and raising another
You give the former ease and raise the latter high.
Partial English translation: 13 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1