ياO سَيِّداًmaster عَظُمَتْbecame great مَوَاeffects (first part)
يا سَيِّداً عَظُمَتْ مَوَا
قِعُeffects (completion) فَضْلِهِof his bounty عِنْدِيin my esteem وجَلَّتْand became glorious
قِعُ فَضْلِهِ عِنْدِي وجَلَّتْ
O master, whose bounty has such great
and glorious effects upon me!
هَذِيthese مَوَاهِبُكَyour gifts التيwhich
هَذِي مَوَاهِبُكَ التي
سَقَتِgave drink to الوَرَىmankind نَهْلاًa first draught وعَلَّتْand gave another draught
سَقَتِ الوَرَى نَهْلاً وعَلَّتْ
These are your gifts, which
gave mankind a first draught, then another.
ماwhat بَالُهَاis the matter with them كَثُرَتْbecame abundant علَىfor
ما بَالُهَا كَثُرَتْ علَى
غَيريothers besides me وعَنِّيand from me اليَوْمَtoday قَلَّتْdwindled
غَيري وعَنِّي اليَوْمَ قَلَّتْ
Why have they grown abundant for
others, yet dwindled for me today?
لَمْdid not أَدْرِI know أَيَّwhich خَطِيئَةٍsin
لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَّ خَطِيئَةٍ
عَثَرَتْstumbled بِهَاover it قَدَمِيmy foot وزَلَّتْand slipped
عَثَرَتْ بِهَا قَدَمِي وزَلَّتْ
I do not know what sin
made my foot stumble and slip.
خَطْبٌa calamity لَعَمْرby the life of أبِيmy father تَضَيgrows too narrow (first part)
خَطْبٌ لَعَمْر أبِي تَضَي
قُgrows too narrow (completion) بِهِfor it السَّمَاءُheaven وماand what أَظَلَّتْit sheltered
قُ بِهِ السَّمَاءُ وما أَظَلَّتْ
A calamity, by my father's life, too vast
for heaven and all it shelters.
الأرْضُthe earth تَعْجَزُis unable عَنْto تَحَمْbearing (first part)
الأرْضُ تَعْجَزُ عَنْ تَحَمْ
مُلِهاits bearing (completion) جَفَاكَyour coldness ومَاand what أَقَلَّتْit carried
مُلِها جَفَاكَ ومَا أَقَلَّتْ
Earth cannot bear
your coldness, nor can all it carries.
لاno غَرْوَwonder أَنْthat فَاءَتْretreated جُنُوtroops (first part)
لا غَرْوَ أَنْ فَاءَتْ جُنُو
دُtroops (completion) تَعزُّزِيof my pride كُرْهاًunwillingly وَوَلَّتْand fled
دُ تَعزُّزِي كُرْهاً وَوَلَّتْ
No wonder the hosts retreated—
those of my pride—unwillingly, and fled,
وسُيُوفُand the swords عَتْبِكَof your reproach ياO أَعَزْdearest (first part)
وسُيُوفُ عَتْبِكَ يا أَعَزْ
زَdearest (completion) العَالَمِينَof all people عَلَيَّto me سُلَّتْwere drawn
زَ العَالَمِينَ عَلَيَّ سُلَّتْ
while the swords of your reproach, O dearest
of all people to me, have been drawn.
أَحُسينO Husayn إنِّيindeed I والذِيby Him who
أَحُسين إنِّي والذِي
عَنَتِbowed الوُجُوهُfaces لَهُto Him وذلَّتْand were humbled
عَنَتِ الوُجُوهُ لَهُ وذلَّتْ
O Husayn, indeed I—by Him
before whom faces bowed and were humbled—
لَعَلَىsurely steadfast in الوَفَاءِfaithfulness كَمَاas عَلِمْknew (first part)
لَعَلَى الوَفَاءِ كَمَا عَلِمْ
تَyou (completes 'you knew') وإنْand even if جَفَتْgrew cold نَفْسٌa soul وعَلَّتْand fell ill
تَ وإنْ جَفَتْ نَفْسٌ وعَلَّتْ
remain faithful, as you know,
even if a soul grows cold and ails.
تَرِبَتْmay it be dust-covered يَدٌa hand عَلِقَتْclung بِغَيto another (first part)
تَرِبَتْ يَدٌ عَلِقَتْ بِغَي
رِكَthan you (completion) أوْor بِفَضْلِby the bounty of سِوَاكَsomeone other than you بُلَّتْwas moistened
رِكَ أوْ بِفَضْلِ سِوَاكَ بُلَّتْ
May dust cover any hand that clings
to anyone but you, or is moistened by another's bounty.
هَذَاthis وإنْand if مُدَّتْwas stretched out يَدِيmy hand
هَذَا وإنْ مُدَّتْ يَدِي
لِسِوَاكَto someone other than you تَسْأَلُهُasking him فَشلَّتْthen may it be paralyzed
لِسِوَاكَ تَسْأَلُهُ فَشلَّتْ
This I avow: if my hand is stretched
to beg of anyone but you, may it be paralyzed!
Sol 6.1