يَقولُsay الأَرذَلونَthe vilest men بَنوsons of قُشَيرٍQushayr
يَقولُ الأَرذَلونَ بَنو قُشَيرٍ
طَوالَthroughout الدَهرِall time لاnot تَنسىyou forget عَليّاAli
طَوالَ الدَهرِ لا تَنسى عَليّا
The vilest men, the sons of Qushayr, say:
“All your life, you never forget Ali.”
فَقُلتُso I said لَهُمto them وَكَيفَand how يَكونُbe تَركيmy abandoning
فَقُلتُ لَهُم وَكَيفَ يَكونُ تَركي
مِنَamong الأَعمالِdeeds ماwhat يُقضىis enjoined عَلَيّاupon me
مِنَ الأَعمالِ ما يُقضى عَلَيّا
I said to them: How could I abandon
Among deeds, what is enjoined upon me?
أُحِبُّI love مُحَمَّداًMuhammad حُبّاًa love شَديداًintense
أُحِبُّ مُحَمَّداً حُبّاً شَديداً
وَعَبّاساًand Abbas وَحَمزَةَand Hamza وَالوصِيّاand the designated successor
وَعَبّاساً وَحَمزَةَ وَالوصِيّا
I love Muhammad with an intense love,
And Abbas, Hamza, and the designated successor,
وَجَعفَرَand Ja'far إِنَّindeed جَعفَرَJa'far خَيرَthe finest سِبطٍa scion
وَجَعفَرَ إِنَّ جَعفَرَ خَيرَ سِبطٍ
شَهيداًa martyr فيin الجِنانِthe gardens of Paradise مُهاجِرِيّاan emigrant
شَهيداً في الجِنانِ مُهاجِرِيّا
And Ja'far—for Ja'far is the finest scion,
A martyr in Paradise's gardens, an emigrant.
وَماand not أَنسىI forget الَّذيwhat لاقىendured حُسَينٌHusayn
وَما أَنسى الَّذي لاقى حُسَينٌ
وَلاand not حَسَنٌHasan بِأَهَوَنِهِمthe least esteemed of them عَلَيّاto me
وَلا حَسَنٌ بِأَهَوَنِهِم عَلَيّا
Nor do I forget what Husayn endured,
Nor is Hasan the least dear of them to me.
بَنوsons of عَمِّthe paternal uncle of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَأَقرَبوهُand his closest kin
بَنو عَمِّ النَبِيِّ وَأَقرَبوهُ
أَحَبُّthe dearest of الناسِpeople كُلِّهِمُall of them إِلَيّاto me
أَحَبُّ الناسِ كُلِّهِمُ إِلَيّا
The Prophet's cousins and his closest kin
Are the dearest of all people to me.
فَإِنso if يَكُis حُبُّهُمlove for them رُشداًright guidance أُصِبهُI attain it
فَإِن يَكُ حُبُّهُم رُشداً أُصِبهُ
وَفيهِمand in them أُسوَةٌan example to follow إِنif كانَit is غَيّاerror
وَفيهِم أُسوَةٌ إِن كانَ غَيّا
If loving them is right guidance, I attain it;
And in them I have an example, if it is error.
فَكَمso how much رَشداًright guidance أَصَبتُI attained وَحُزتُand I won مَجداًglory
فَكَم رَشداً أَصَبتُ وَحُزتُ مَجداً
تَقاصَرَfell short دونَهُbeneath it هامُthe crowns of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades
تَقاصَرَ دونَهُ هامُ الثُرَيّا
How much right guidance I have attained, and what glory I have won,
Beneath which the crowns of the Pleiades fall short.
هُمُthey أَهلُworthy of النَصيحَةِsincere goodwill مِنfrom لَدُنّيmy side
هُمُ أَهلُ النَصيحَةِ مِن لَدُنّي
وَأَهلُand worthy of مَوَدَّتيmy affection ماas long as دُمتُI remain حَيّاalive
وَأَهلُ مَوَدَّتي ما دُمتُ حَيّا
They are worthy of sincere goodwill from me,
And of my affection as long as I live.
هَوىًa love أُعطيتُهُI was given it لَمّاwhen اِستَدارَتbegan turning
هَوىً أُعطيتُهُ لَمّا اِستَدارَت
رَحىthe millstone of الإِسلامِIslam لَمnot يَعدِلmatch سَويّاan equal
رَحى الإِسلامِ لَم يَعدِل سَويّا
A love I was granted when
The millstone of Islam began turning—a love without equal.
أُحِبُّهُمُI love them لِحُبِّfor love of اللَهِGod حَتّىuntil
أُحِبُّهُمُ لِحُبِّ اللَهِ حَتّى
أَجيءَI come إِذاwhen بُعِثتُI am resurrected عَلىupon هَوِيّاmy love
أَجيءَ إِذا بُعِثتُ عَلى هَوِيّا
I love them out of love for God, until
I come, when resurrected, still holding to my love.
رَأَيتُI saw اللَهَGod خالِقَthe Creator of كُلِّevery شَيءٍthing
رَأَيتُ اللَهَ خالِقَ كُلِّ شَيءٍ
هَداهُمHe guided them واِجتَبىand chose مِنهُمfrom among them نَبِيّاa prophet
هَداهُم واِجتَبى مِنهُم نَبِيّا
I saw that God, the Creator of all things,
Guided them and chose a prophet from among them.
وَلَمand did not يَخصُصsingle out بِهاfor it أَحَداًanyone سِواهُمother than them
وَلَم يَخصُص بِها أَحَداً سِواهُم
هَنيئاًpleasant ماwhat اصطَفاهُHe chose it لَهُمfor them مَرِيّاwholesome
هَنيئاً ما اصطَفاهُ لَهُم مَرِيّا
And He singled out no one but them for it:
May what He chose for them be pleasant and wholesome.
هُمُthey آسَواaided رَسولَthe Messenger of اللَهِGod حَتّىuntil
هُمُ آسَوا رَسولَ اللَهِ حَتّى
تَرَبَّعَbecame firmly established أَمرُهُhis cause أَمراًa cause قَوِيّاstrong
تَرَبَّعَ أَمرُهُ أَمراً قَوِيّا
They aided the Messenger of God until
His cause became firmly established and strong.
وَأَقواماًand peoples أَجابواanswered اللَهَGod خَوفاًout of fear
وَأَقواماً أَجابوا اللَهَ خَوفاً
لَهُof Him لاnot يَجعَلونَthey assign لَهُto Him سَمِيّاan equal
لَهُ لا يَجعَلونَ لَهُ سَمِيّا
And peoples who answered God out of fear
Of Him, assigning Him no equal:
مُزَينَةُMuzaynah مِنهُمُamong them وَبَنوand the sons of غِفارٍGhifar
مُزَينَةُ مِنهُمُ وَبَنو غِفارٍ
وَأَسلَمُand Aslam أُضعِفواthey were doubled مَعَهُwith him بَلِيّاBaliy
وَأَسلَمُ أُضعِفوا مَعَهُ بَلِيّا
Among them are Muzaynah and the sons of Ghifar,
And Aslam—doubled alongside him with Baliy.
يَقودونَthey lead الجيادَthe steeds مُسَوَّماتٍmarked
يَقودونَ الجيادَ مُسَوَّماتٍ
عَلَيهِنَّupon them السَوابِغُfull coats of mail والمَطِيّاand the riding beasts
عَلَيهِنَّ السَوابِغُ والمَطِيّا
They lead the marked steeds,
With full coats of mail upon them—and the riding beasts too.
Sol 6.1