عينيَّmy two eyes هذاthis ربيعspringtime الدمعof tears فاحتشداso rally together
عينيَّ هذا ربيع الدمع فاحتشدا
وأبليانيand exert yourselves for me بلاءًan effort غيرwithout تعذيرِslackness
وأبلياني بلاءً غير تعذيرِ
My two eyes, this is the springtime of tears: rally together,
My eyes, this is the spring of tears, so prepare
And give me your utmost effort, without slackness.
And afflict me with an undefended affliction
خصsingled out الإمامthe Imam وعمَّand encompassed الناسthe people كلهُمُall of them
خص الإمام وعمَّ الناس كلهُمُ
رزءٌa loss لعمرby the life of المناياthe death-dealing fates غيرnot مجبورmended
رزءٌ لعمر المنايا غير مجبور
It singled out the Imam and encompassed all the people:
It particularly hit the Imam, and included all the people
A loss—by the life of the death-dealing fates!—beyond repair.
A tragedy for the life of mortals, not to be restored
أمthe mother of الإمامthe Imam أصيبتwas struck down وهْوwhile he شاهدهاwas present with her
أم الإمام أصيبت وهْو شاهدها
ولاand no مُجيرprotector علىagainst صرفthe turns of المقاديرfate's decrees
ولا مُجير على صرف المقادير
The Imam's mother was struck down while he was beside her,
The mother of the Imam was struck, and he witnessed it
And there is no protector against the turns of fate.
With no protector against the course of fate
لقدindeed تجاوزsurmounted مقدارٌa decree of fate تخرَّمَهاthat snatched her away
لقد تجاوز مقدارٌ تخرَّمَها
ظهراًa supporting back منيعاًunassailable وعِزّاًand might غيرnot مقهورvanquished
ظهراً منيعاً وعِزّاً غير مقهور
Indeed, a decree of fate that snatched her away surmounted
Indeed, a foreordained extent which shattered her
An unassailable back and unconquered might.
Impenetrable, mighty back, not to be subdued
لوif أنindeed خابطةa blundering striker عشواءnight-blind تخبِطناwere trampling us
لو أن خابطة عشواء تخبِطنا
لماthen not تُنُخِّلwould be sifted out أهلthe people of الفضلvirtue والخيرand goodness
لما تُنُخِّل أهل الفضل والخير
If a blundering, night-blind she-camel were trampling us,
If a pounding misfortune were to strike us
The people of virtue and goodness would not be sifted out.
It would not shake the people of merit and good
نعاءannounce the death of أمِّthe mother of أميرthe Commander of المؤمنينthe Faithful إلىto
نعاء أمِّ أمير المؤمنين إلى
بيتٍa House بمكةin Mecca فالبطحاءand in al-Batha معمورwell-frequented
بيتٍ بمكة فالبطحاء معمور
Announce the death of the mother of the Commander of the Faithful to
The wailing of the mother of the Commander of the Faithful towards
A well-frequented House in Mecca, in al-Batha.
A house in Mecca, so the plain is inhabited
نعاءannounce the death of راعيةthe shepherdess of المعروفbeneficence رعيتَهُits flock
نعاء راعية المعروف رعيتَهُ
لكلto every عانcaptive بأرضin the land of الرومthe Romans مأسورimprisoned
لكل عان بأرض الروم مأسور
Announce the death of beneficence's shepherdess, O its flock,
The wailing of the caregiver of good deeds to her flock
To every captive imprisoned in the land of the Romans,
For every weak one in the land of Rome imprisoned
ولاختلالand to the weakening of ثغورٍfrontier strongholds طالlasted long ماthe time that حملتْshe mounted
ولاختلال ثغورٍ طال ما حملتْ
أبناءهنّtheir sons علىon الجُرْدsleek steeds المحاضيرfleet-running
أبناءهنّ على الجُرْد المحاضير
And to the weakened frontier strongholds: long had she mounted
And for the turmoil of the frontiers which have long borne
Their sons on sleek, fleet-running steeds.
Their daughters to the prepared barracks
مواطنُabodes البرof goodness أمستْhave become وهيand they are موحشةٌdesolate
مواطنُ البر أمستْ وهي موحشةٌ
منهاwithout her وأنكرنand they disowned عهدthe days of الأُنسfellowship والنورand light
منها وأنكرن عهد الأُنس والنور
The abodes of goodness have become desolate,
The lands of righteousness have become desolate
Without her, and disown their days of fellowship and light.
Estranged from them, unrecognizing the era of intimacy and light
ليبكِهاlet him weep for her راغبٌa seeker كانتshe was ذريعتهُhis means
ليبكِها راغبٌ كانت ذريعتهُ
حتىuntil تبدلhe acquired in exchange ميسوراًease بمعسورin place of hardship
حتى تبدل ميسوراً بمعسور
Let a seeker weep for her: she was his means,
Let one who yearned to reach her weep for her
Until he exchanged hardship for ease.
Until ease was exchanged with hardship
وليبكهاand let him weep for her راهبone who fears كانتshe was شفيعتهُhis intercessor
وليبكها راهب كانت شفيعتهُ
أمسىnow he is يحاذرfearing ذنباًan offense غيرnot مغفورpardoned
أمسى يحاذر ذنباً غير مغفور
And let the fearful one weep for her: she was his intercessor;
And let one whose intercessor she was weep for her
Now he fears an offense left unpardoned.
Who came to fear a sin not to be forgiven
وليبكهاand let him weep for her لخلالfor qualities لاno كِفاءequal لهاto them
وليبكها لخلال لا كِفاء لها
أجملنthey summed up منof كلevery خيرgoodness كلevery تفسيرdescription
أجملن من كل خير كل تفسير
And let him weep for her qualities, which have no equal:
And let one weep for the lack of any equal to her
They summed up every description of every kind of goodness.
Who perfected more than any good every interpretation
ياO بقعةًspot قُدِّرتwas ordained فيهاin it حفيرتُهاher grave
يا بقعةً قُدِّرت فيها حفيرتُها
لقدindeed خُصِصتِyou were singled out بتقديسfor hallowing وتطهيرand purification
لقد خُصِصتِ بتقديس وتطهير
O spot where her grave was ordained,
O spot predetermined for her grave in it
You have indeed been singled out for hallowing and purification.
You were specified for sanctification and purification
لاno ضيرharm ألاin not تكونيyour being روضةa meadow أنفاًuntouched
لا ضير ألا تكوني روضة أنفاً
أنيقةlovely النورin blossom مِبْهاجdelightful with الأزاهيرflowers
أنيقة النور مِبْهاج الأزاهير
No harm if you are not an untouched meadow,
No harm that you be not a fragrant garden
Lovely in blossom, delightful with flowers.
Of delicate light, splendid with flowers
أمسىhas become جنابكyour precinct محتازاًenclosing علىaround جَدثٍa grave
أمسى جنابك محتازاً على جَدثٍ
منby الملائكةthe angels الأبرارthe righteous محضورattended
من الملائكة الأبرار محضور
Your precinct now encloses a grave,
Your side has become distinguished over a grave
Attended by the righteous angels.
Of righteous angels in attendance
تحيةgreeting اللَّهof God أزكاهاits purest وأطيبهاand its sweetest
تحية اللَّه أزكاها وأطيبها
علىupon معارفrecognizable features وجهٍof a face فيكwithin you منضورِmade radiant
على معارف وجهٍ فيك منضورِ
May God's greeting, its purest and sweetest,
May the greetings of God, most pure and fragrant
Rest upon the features of a face made radiant within you.
Be upon the confidants whose light is manifest in you
أماlo لقدindeed ذهبhas fled النومُthe sleep المتاحallotted لهاto her
أما لقد ذهب النومُ المتاح لها
بذكرat the remembrance of يومٍa day علىabove الأيامthe days مذكورremembered
بذكر يومٍ على الأيام مذكور
Lo, the sleep allotted to her has indeed fled
Has not sleep become denied to her
At the remembrance of a day remembered above all days.
With the remembrance of a day over days recalled
يومa day وجَدِّكand by your fortune لمnot تشهدهthey witnessed it أسعُدُهُits lucky stars
يوم وجَدِّك لم تشهده أسعُدُهُ
ولاnor اجتليْنَهthey beheld it ميمونَauspicious التباشيرthe first signs
ولا اجتليْنَه ميمونَ التباشير
A day—by your fortune—its lucky stars did not witness,
A day you did not witness happier than it
Nor behold as auspicious in its first signs.
Nor did more auspicious omens dawn upon it
إنّاindeed we إلىto اللَّهGod مرجوعونshall be returned ماnot تركتْit has left
إنّا إلى اللَّه مرجوعون ما تركتْ
لناfor us المصيبةthe calamity عظماًa bone غيرnot مكسورbroken
لنا المصيبة عظماً غير مكسور
Indeed, to God we shall be returned; it has not left
To God we belong and to Him we return, what the affliction left
A single bone of ours unbroken, this calamity.
For us of unbroken resolve
وإنand indeed فيناin us لبُقياsurely a remnant بعدماafter that سلمتwas kept safe
وإن فينا لبُقيا بعدما سلمت
نفسthe life of الإمامthe Imam لناfor us منfrom كلevery محذورdanger
نفس الإمام لنا من كل محذور
Yet some life surely remains in us, now that it has been kept safe—
And that after she passed
The Imam's life—for us, from every danger.
The soul of the Imam remains for us safe from every danger
Sol 6.1