جَرَتcoursed جوارِwandering stars بالسَعدِwith good fortune والنَحسِand ill fortune
جَرَت جوارِ بالسَعدِ والنَحسِ
فَنحنُso we فيin وَحشَةٍdesolation وَفيand in أُنسcomfort
فَنحنُ في وَحشَةٍ وَفي أُنس
The wandering stars have coursed with good fortune and ill.
The vicissitudes of fate bring joy and sorrow,
So we are in desolation and in comfort.
So we live in loneliness and companionship.
العَينُthe eye تَبكيweeps والسِنُّand the tooth ضاحِكَةٌsmiling
العَينُ تَبكي والسِنُّ ضاحِكَةٌ
فَنَحنُso we فيin مأتمa funeral gathering وَفيand in عُرسa wedding
فَنَحنُ في مأتم وَفي عُرس
The eye weeps, and the tooth smiles.
The eye weeps while the tooth smiles,
So we are at a funeral and at a wedding.
Thus we are in mourning yet celebrate a wedding.
يُضحِكُناmakes us laugh القائمُthe reigning ruler الأمينُal-Amin
يُضحِكُنا القائمُ الأمينُ
وتَبكيناand makes us weep وَفاةُthe death الإمامof the Imam بِالأمسِyesterday
وتَبكينا وَفاةُ الإمام بِالأمسِ
The reigning al-Amin makes us laugh,
The righteous leader's presence makes us laugh,
And the Imam’s death yesterday makes us weep.
His passing yesterday brought tears that still flow.
بدرانِtwo full moons بدرٌa full moon أَضحىhas come to be بِبغدادٍin Baghdad فيin
بدرانِ بدرٌ أَضحى بِبغدادٍ في
الخُلدِal-Khuld وبَدرٌand a full moon بِطوسَin Tus فيin الرَمسِthe grave
الخُلدِ وبَدرٌ بِطوسَ في الرَمسِ
Two full moons: one is now in Baghdad, in
Two full moons - one shines on eternal Baghdad,
al-Khuld, and one in Tus, in the grave.
One sets on Tus, buried in the sand.
Sol 6.1