إِذاif مَرِضَتfell ill نَفسيmy soul فَأَنتُمthen you أُساتهاits physicians
إِذا مَرِضَت نَفسي فَأَنتُم أُساتها
وَإِنand if ظَمئتgrew thirsty يَوماًone day فَأَنتُمthen you فُراتُهاits sweet water
وَإِن ظَمئت يَوماً فَأَنتُم فُراتُها
If my soul falls ill, you are its physicians.
And if one day it thirsts, you are its sweet water.
لَهاfor it مِنكُمُfrom you الودّaffection الَّذيwhich سارَspread ذِكرَهُits renown
لَها مِنكُمُ الودّ الَّذي سارَ ذِكرَهُ
وَحَدَّثand spoke عَنهُabout it الرَكبthe caravan تَحدُوchant to urge camels on حُداتهاits camel-drivers
وَحَدَّث عَنهُ الرَكب تَحدُو حُداتها
From you it has affection whose fame has spread,
and the caravan has spoken of it, its camel-drivers chanting.
فَماwhat, then خَبَرٌa report قَدalready زَخرَفَتهُembellished it عِصابَةٌa faction
فَما خَبَرٌ قَد زَخرَفَتهُ عِصابَةٌ
تَقوّلهfabricated it عَنّيabout me الغَداةَthis morning غواتُهاits misguided members
تَقوّله عَنّي الغَداةَ غواتُها
What, then, is this report a faction has embellished,
which its misguided members fabricated about me this morning?
يَرومونthey seek أَنthat أَسلُوI forget هَواكُمlove for you بِجَهلِهمin their ignorance
يَرومون أَن أَسلُو هَواكُم بِجَهلِهم
وَهَيهاتand far be it أَنthat تَسلُوforget النُفوسَsouls حَياتُهاtheir life
وَهَيهات أَن تَسلُو النُفوسَ حَياتُها
In their ignorance, they seek to make me forget my love for you,
yet never could souls forget their very life.
لَئِنif indeed نَقَلreported الأَقوامُthe people عَنّيabout me جِنايَةًan offense
لَئِن نَقَل الأَقوامُ عَنّي جِنايَةً
لَهُمthey indeed وَالإِمامِby the Imam الحَقِّtrue حَقّاًtruly جناتُهاits perpetrators
لَهُم وَالإِمامِ الحَقِّ حَقّاً جناتُها
If people have attributed an offense to me,
they, by the true Imam, are indeed its perpetrators.
وَماand not شَتَمَinsulted الإِنسانَa person إِلّاexcept مُبلِّغٌone who relays
وَما شَتَمَ الإِنسانَ إِلّا مُبلِّغٌ
أَفاعيَvipers قَولٍspeech ظَلَّremained فيهاamong them رقاتُهاtheir charmers
أَفاعيَ قَولٍ ظَلَّ فيها رقاتُها
And none insults a person but one who passes on
vipers of speech, among which their charmers remain.
إِذاif نَبأٌnews مِنfrom فاسِقٍa transgressor جاءَcame بَغتَةًsuddenly
إِذا نَبأٌ مِن فاسِقٍ جاءَ بَغتَةً
تَبيَّنverify لَهُconcerning it فَالنَفسُfor the soul زينٌan adornment تقاتُهاits piety
تَبيَّن لَهُ فَالنَفسُ زينٌ تقاتُها
If news from a transgressor comes suddenly,
verify it, for piety is the soul's adornment.
أَبَعدَafter? وَلائيmy allegiance أُصبِحُI become اليَومtoday ناصِباan enemy
أَبَعدَ وَلائي أُصبِحُ اليَوم ناصِبا
فَياoh, then خُطَّةًa predicament قَدindeed حارَbecame bewildered فيهاin it هُداتُهاits guides
فَيا خُطَّةً قَد حارَ فيها هُداتُها
After my allegiance, am I to become an enemy today?
Ah, what a predicament, in which its guides are bewildered!
وَماand not هَذِهِthis إِلّاexcept أُفيكَةa fabrication مصطحٍMistah
وَما هَذِهِ إِلّا أُفيكَة مصطحٍ
وَشىslandered وَشِرارand the worst الناسُpeople عِنديin my view وُشاتهاits tale-bearers
وَشى وَشِرار الناسُ عِندي وُشاتها
And this is nothing but a fabrication by Mistah,
who slandered; in my eyes, its tale-bearers are the worst of people.
هُمُthey نَقَلواthey reported عَنّيabout me الَّذيwhat لَمdid not أَفُهI utter بِهِof it
هُمُ نَقَلوا عَنّي الَّذي لَم أَفُه بِهِ
وَماand not آفَةthe bane الأَخبارreports إِلّاexcept رُواتُهاtheir transmitters
وَما آفَة الأَخبار إِلّا رُواتُها
They reported about me what I never uttered,
and the bane of reports is none other than their transmitters.
Sol 6.1