كانَتcowered صُروفُvicissitudes of الزَمانِtime مِنout of فَرَقِكfear of you
كانَت صُروفُ الزَمانِ مِن فَرَقِك
وَاِكتَنَّand sheltered أَهلُthe people of الإِعدامِdestitution فيin وَرَقِكyour foliage
وَاِكتَنَّ أَهلُ الإِعدامِ في وَرَقِك
Time's vicissitudes cowered in fear of you,
The turns of time have separated us since our parting
And the destitute sheltered in your foliage.
And the people of adversity rejoiced at your absence
ماnot السَبقُvictory إِلّاexcept سَبقٌa victory يُحازُis won عَلىupon
ما السَبقُ إِلّا سَبقٌ يُحازُ عَلى
جَوادِa steed of قَومٍa people لَمdid not يَجرِrun فيin طَلَقِكyour race
جَوادِ قَومٍ لَم يَجرِ في طَلَقِك
A victory is only a victory won on
Precedence is only gained by outpacing
A people's steed that has not run in your race.
The steeds of a people whose path you did not take
ياO دَهرُTime قَوِّمstraighten مِنof أَخدَعَيكَyour two neck-veins فَقَدfor indeed
يا دَهرُ قَوِّم مِن أَخدَعَيكَ فَقَد
أَضجَجتَyou made cry out هَذاthis الأَنامَhumankind مِنbecause of خُرُقِكyour folly
أَضجَجتَ هَذا الأَنامَ مِن خُرُقِك
O Time, straighten your two neck-veins, for
O time, correct your deceits, for you have
You have made these people cry out at your folly.
Agitated all people with your ragged ways
سائِلask لَياليكَyour nights فَهيَfor they عالِمَةٌare knowledgeable
سائِل لَياليكَ فَهيَ عالِمَةٌ
أَيُّwhich كَريمٍnoble man أَرسَفنَthey made trudge in fetters فيin حَلَقِكyour chain-links
أَيُّ كَريمٍ أَرسَفنَ في حَلَقِك
Ask your nights, for they know
Ask the nights, for they know
Which noble man they have made trudge in your chains.
Which generous soul overindulged in your cups
إِقبِضwithdraw يَداًa hand عَنfrom أَبيAbu (father of) الحُسَينِal-Husayn تَجِدyou will find
إِقبِض يَداً عَن أَبي الحُسَينِ تَجِد
جَديدَهُhis freshness عائِداًbringing benefit عَلىto خَلَقِكyour worn-out state
جَديدَهُ عائِداً عَلى خَلَقِك
Withdraw your hand from Abu al-Husayn; you will find
Withhold your hand from Abul Hussein and you will find
His freshness coming to the aid of your worn-out state.
His excellence returning to your creation
كَمhow much لَوعَةٍanguish لِلنَدىfor generosity وَكَمand how much قَلَقٍanxiety
كَم لَوعَةٍ لِلنَدى وَكَم قَلَقٍ
لِلمَجدِfor glory وَالمَكرُماتِand noble deeds فيin قَلَقِكyour anxiety
لِلمَجدِ وَالمَكرُماتِ في قَلَقِك
How much anguish for generosity, and how much anxiety
How much yearning fordew, and how much anxiety
For glory and noble deeds in your anxiety!
For glory and benevolence in your anxiety
أَلبَسَكَmay clothe you اللَهُGod ثَوبَa robe of عافِيَةٍhealth
أَلبَسَكَ اللَهُ ثَوبَ عافِيَةٍ
فيin نَومِكَyour sleep المُعتَريthat overtakes you وَفيand in أَرَقِكyour sleeplessness
في نَومِكَ المُعتَري وَفي أَرَقِك
May God clothe you in a robe of health,
May God cloak you in the garb of wellness
In the sleep that overtakes you and in your sleeplessness,
In your afflicted sleep and your sleeplessness
يُخرِجُdrives out مِنfrom جِسمِكَyour body السَقامَsickness كَماjust as
يُخرِجُ مِن جِسمِكَ السَقامَ كَما
أَخرَجَHe removed ذَمَّreproach for الفَعالِdeeds مِنfrom عُنُقِكyour neck
أَخرَجَ ذَمَّ الفَعالِ مِن عُنُقِك
Driving sickness from your body, just as
May He remove disease from your body
He removed the reproach of deeds from your neck,
As He removed the blame of the wicked from your neck
يَسُحُّHe pours سَحّاًin torrents عَلَيكَupon you حَتّىuntil يُرىis seen
يَسُحُّ سَحّاً عَلَيكَ حَتّى يُرى
خَلقُكَyour physical form فيهاin it أَصَحَّsounder مِنthan خُلُقِكyour character
خَلقُكَ فيها أَصَحَّ مِن خُلُقِك
Pouring it upon you in torrents, until one sees
May He gently pass over you until
Your body, in that health, sounder than your character.
Your constitution appears healthier than your nature
Sol 6.1