قُلْTell لِلشَّريفِto the nobleman المُسْتَجاthe one sought for refuge (first part)
قُلْ لِلشَّريفِ المُسْتَجا
رِcompletion of 'sought for refuge' بهِin him إِذاwhen عَدمwas lacking المَطَرْthe rain
رِ بهِ إِذا عَدم المَطَرْ
Tell the nobleman whose protection
is sought when rain is lacking,
وابْنِand the son of الأَئمَّةthe imams مِنْfrom قُرَيْQuraysh (first part)
وابْنِ الأَئمَّة مِنْ قُرَيْ
شٍcompletion of 'Quraysh' والمَيامينand the blessed الغُرَرْthe illustrious
شٍ والمَيامين الغُرَرْ
and the son of the imams of Quray-
sh and of the blessed, illustrious ones:
أَقْسَمْتُI have sworn بِالرَّيْحانِby sweet basil والنْand the… (beginning of 'melody')
أَقْسَمْتُ بِالرَّيْحانِ والنْ
نغَمِmelody المُضاعَفِdoubled والوَتَرْand the string
نغَمِ المُضاعَفِ والوَتَرْ
I have sworn by sweet basil and the
doubled melody and the string:
لَئِنif indeed الشَّريفthe nobleman مَضَىdeparted ولَمْand did not
لَئِن الشَّريف مَضَى ولَمْ
يُنْعِمْgive careful attention بعَبْدَيْهِto his two servants النَّظَرْregard
يُنْعِمْ بعَبْدَيْهِ النَّظَرْ
if the nobleman departs and does not
give his two servants attentive regard,
لَنُشارِكَنَّwe shall surely join بَنيthe sons of أُمَيْUmayya (first part)
لَنُشارِكَنَّ بَني أُمَيْ
يةَcompletion of 'Umayya' فيin الضَّلالِerror المُشْتَهِرْwell-known
يةَ في الضَّلالِ المُشْتَهِرْ
we shall surely join the sons of Umay-
ya in their well-known error;
ونَقولُand we shall say لَمْdid not يَغْصِبْusurp أَبوAbu
ونَقولُ لَمْ يَغْصِبْ أَبو
بَكْرٍBakr ولَمْand did not يَظْلِمْact unjustly عُمَرْUmar
بَكْرٍ ولَمْ يَظْلِمْ عُمَرْ
and say: no usurpation did Abu
Bakr commit, nor did Umar act unjustly;
ونَرىand we regard مُعاويةَMuawiya إِماan imam (first part)
ونَرى مُعاويةَ إِما
ماًcompletion of 'imam' مَنْwhoever يُخالِفُهُopposes him كَفَرْhas disbelieved
ماً مَنْ يُخالِفُهُ كَفَرْ
and deem Muawiya an im-
am—whoever opposes him has disbelieved;
ونَقولُand we shall say إِنَّthat يَزيدYazid ماdid not
ونَقولُ إِنَّ يَزيد ما
قَتَلَkill الحُسَيْنَHusayn ولاnor أَمَرْgive the order
قَتَلَ الحُسَيْنَ ولا أَمَرْ
and say that Yazid did not
kill Husayn, nor give the order;
ونَعُدُّand we count طّلْحَةَTalha والزُّبَيْand al-Zubayr (first part)
ونَعُدُّ طّلْحَةَ والزُّبَيْ
رَcompletion of 'al-Zubayr' مِنْamong المَيامينthe blessed الغُرَرْthe illustrious
رَ مِنْ المَيامين الغُرَرْ
and count Talha and al-Zubay-
r among the blessed, illustrious ones;
ويَكونand will be فيupon عُنُقِthe neck of الشَّريthe nobleman (first part)
ويَكون في عُنُقِ الشَّري
فِcompletion of 'the nobleman' دُخولُthe entry of عَبْدَيْهِhis two servants سَقَرْSaqar (Hell)
فِ دُخولُ عَبْدَيْهِ سَقَرْ
and upon the noble-
man's neck will rest his two servants' entry into Saqar.
Sol 6.1