الحمدpraise للهto God وليguardian of الأمرaffairs
الحمد لله ولي الأمر
هوHe الذيwho أخرجremoved كلevery غمرgrudge
هو الذي أخرج كل غمر
Praise be to God, Guardian of all affairs.
Praise be to God, the Lord of all
He it is who removed every grudge,
He who dispelled every gloom
وكلand every عوارblemish وكلand every وغرresentment
وكل عوار وكل وغر
منfrom كلevery ذيpossessor of قلبa heart نقيpure of الصدرbreast
من كل ذي قلب نقي الصدر
and every blemish, and every resentment,
And every defect and every disgrace
from everyone with a heart and a pure breast,
From every pure-hearted soul
لماwhen أتتcame منfrom نحوthe direction of عينAyn (spring) التمرal-Tamr (dates)
لما أتت من نحو عين التمر
ستsix اثافٍhearthstones لاnot اثافيhearthstones of القدرthe cooking pot
ست اثافٍ لا اثافي القدر
when there came from the direction of Ayn al-Tamr
When there came from Palm Valley
six hearthstones—not a cooking pot's hearthstones—
Six horses, unmatched steeds
فظلتso they kept on القضبانthe swords فيهمamong them تجريcoursing
فظلت القضبان فيهم تجري
هبراًhewing هوit is الهبرhewing وفوقand beyond الهبرhewing
هبراً هو الهبر وفوق الهبر
so the swords kept coursing among them,
So the rods kept running in them
hewing—true hewing, and beyond all hewing.
Foam, which is foam, over foam
انيindeed I لمهدam surely offering للامامto the Imam الغمرthe bountiful
اني لمهد للامام الغمر
شعريmy poetry ونصحand sincerity of الحبlove بعدafter الشعرthe poetry
شعري ونصح الحب بعد الشعر
I am indeed offering to the bountiful Imam
I am a cradle for the flooded Imam
my verse, and sincere affection after the verse.
My poetry and love's advice after poetry
اطلقتyou released بالأمسyesterday اسيرthe captive of بكرBakr
اطلقت بالأمس اسير بكر
فهلso is there فداكmay … ransom you نفرىmy people ووفرىand my wealth
فهل فداك نفرى ووفرى
Yesterday you released the captive of Bakr;
Yesterday I set free a virtuous captive
so is there—may my people and my wealth ransom you—
So does he ransom me and avail me
منany سببmeans اوor حجةa plea اوعذرor an excuse
من سبب او حجة اوعذر
ينجيsaves التميميthe Tamimi القليلscant in الشكرgratitude
ينجي التميمي القليل الشكر
any means, or plea, or excuse
Of any cause or plea or excuse
that might save the Tamimi, who gives little thanks,
That saves Timimi, little thankful
منfrom حلقthe rings of القيدthe fetter الثقالthe heavy السمرthe dark-hued
من حلق القيد الثقال السمر
ماnot زالhas ceased being مجنوناًmad علىsince آستthe beginning (literally, rump) of الدهرtime
ما زال مجنوناً على آست الدهر
from the heavy, dark rings of his shackles?
From the ring of heavy dark shackles
He has always been mad, since the beginning of time,
He is still mad for the darling of time
ذاpossessing حسبlineage يعلىis exalted وعقلand a mind يحريdwindles
ذا حسب يعلى وعقل يحري
هبهgive him لأخوالكto your maternal uncles يومon the day of الفطرbreaking the fast
هبه لأخوالك يوم الفطر
with lineage held high and reason dwindling.
With lineage exalted and reason perplexed
Give him to your maternal uncles on the day of Eid al-Fitr.
Bestow on your maternal uncles on Eid day
Sol 6.1