عشرten days المحرمMuharram عشرten days حزنgrief رعشهits tremor
عشر المحرم عشر حزن رعشه
فيin كلevery قلبٍheart منamong بنيdescendants of الهاديal-Hadi (the Guide) سكنsettled
في كل قلبٍ من بني الهادي سكن
The ten days of Muharram are ten days of grief, whose tremor
The ten days of Muharram, ten days of tremoring sorrow
Has settled in every heart among the descendants of al-Hadi.
In every heart of Al-Hadi's children dwelling
حزنgrief عظيمgreat لوif تنزلdescended عشرهa tenth of it
حزن عظيم لو تنزل عشره
فوقupon النهارthe day لصارit would become كالليلlike the night السكنrestful
فوق النهار لصار كالليل السكن
A mighty grief—if a tenth of it descended
Great sorrow, if its ten
Upon the day, it would become like the restful night.
Were to descend upon the day, it would become like the silent night
لاno بدعwonder ذاthis عشرten days بليةaffliction حزنهits grief
لا بدع ذا عشر بلية حزنه
فقدloss of الحسينal-Husayn ابنson of البتولal-Batul (the Chaste One) أخيbrother of الحسنal-Hasan
فقد الحسين ابن البتول أخي الحسن
No wonder—this is a ten-day span of affliction; its grief is
No innovation is this mournful ten
The loss of al-Husayn, son of al-Batul, brother of al-Hasan.
For Hussein the son of Batoul, the brother of Hasan, was lost
Sol 6.1