ماnot هاجstirred حزنيmy grief بعدdistance from الدارhome والوطنand homeland
ما هاج حزني بعد الدار والوطن
ولاnor الوقوفstanding علىover الآثارthe traces والدمنand ruined campsites
ولا الوقوف على الآثار والدمن
No distance from home and homeland stirred my grief,
It was not distance from home and homeland that stirred my grief,
nor pausing at the traces and blackened ruins,
nor standing over the traces and ruined campsites,
ولاnor تذكرremembering جيرانneighbors بذيat Dhu سلمSalam
ولا تذكر جيران بذي سلم
ولاnor سرىcame by night طيفa phantom منthe one whom أهوىI love فأرقنيand so kept me awake
ولا سرى طيف من أهوى فأرقني
nor remembering neighbors at Dhu Salam,
nor remembering neighbors at Dhu Salam,
nor a night-visiting phantom of my beloved that robbed me of sleep.
nor did the phantom of the one I love come by night and keep me awake.
ولمand did not أرقI shed فيin الهوىlove دمعاًtears علىover طللa ruin
ولم أرق في الهوى دمعاً على طلل
بالworn away ولاnor مربعa spring camp خالdeserted ولاnor سكنa dwelling
بال ولا مربع خال ولا سكن
Nor did I shed, for love, a tear upon a ruined campsite,
Nor did I shed tears in love over a ruin
weatherworn, or an empty spring encampment, or a dwelling.
worn away, nor a deserted spring camp, nor a dwelling.
نعمyes بكائيmy weeping لمنfor him who أكبىbrought low السماءthe sky فلاso never
نعم بكائي لمن أكبى السماء فلا
تزالcease تنهلpour down منهاfrom it أدمعtears المزنof the rainclouds
تزال تنهل منها أدمع المزن
Rather, I weep for him who made heaven weep—so
Yes, my weeping is for him who brought the sky low, so that
its rainclouds’ tears never cease streaming down.
the rainclouds' tears never cease pouring from it.
كأننيas though I بحسينwith Husayn يستغيثcalls for help فلاyet not
كأنني بحسين يستغيث فلا
يغاثhe is aided إلاexcept بوقعby the blows of البيضgleaming swords واللدنand supple spears
يغاث إلا بوقع البيض واللدن
It is as though I see Husayn calling out for aid, but none
I seem to see Husayn calling for help, yet
succors him save the blows of gleaming swords and supple spears.
he is aided only by the blows of gleaming swords and supple spears.
ثبتsteadfast الجنانof heart مدلاًboldly confident كالهزبرlike a lion علىagainst
ثبت الجنان مدلاً كالهزبر على
جمعthe host العدىof foes غيرnot ذيpossessing وهنweakness ولاnor جبنcowardice
جمع العدى غير ذي وهن ولا جبن
Steadfast of heart, bold as a lion in the face of
Steadfast of heart, boldly confident as a lion against
a host of foes, untouched by weakness or cowardice.
the host of foes, without weakness or cowardice.
اللَهGod أكبرis greatest كمhow many ثنىturned back بصارمهwith his keen sword
اللَه أكبر كم ثنى بصارمه
فرداًan individual وكمand how many فلshattered جمعاًa host منof أوليthose possessing الضغنrancor
فرداً وكم فل جمعاً من أولي الضغن
God is greatest! How many he drove back with his sword,
God is greatest! How often he turned back with his keen sword
alone, and how many a spite-filled host he routed!
a lone foe, and how often he shattered a host of men of rancor!
وذمةand a covenant لرعاةwith the guardians of الحقtruth ماnot رعيتwas honored
وذمة لرعاة الحق ما رعيت
وحرمةand the sanctity لرسولof the Messenger of اللَهGod لمnot تصنwas preserved
وحرمة لرسول اللَه لم تصن
The sacred duty owed to the guardians of truth went unheeded,
And a covenant with the guardians of truth went unhonored,
and the sanctity of God’s Messenger went unpreserved.
and the sanctity of God's Messenger was not preserved.
أعظمhow great بهاit was محنةa calamity جلتwas immense رزيتهاits tragedy
أعظم بها محنة جلت رزيتها
يرىis seen لديهاbeside it حقيراًinsignificant أعظمthe greatest المحنafflictions
يرى لديها حقيراً أعظم المحن
How tremendous was that ordeal, whose calamity grew so vast
How tremendous a calamity, how immense its tragedy!
that beside it the greatest trials seem slight.
Beside it, the greatest afflictions seem insignificant.
ياO بابgate of حطةٍforgiveness ياO سفنships of النجاةsalvation وياand O
يا باب حطةٍ يا سفن النجاة ويا
كنزtreasure of العفاةsupplicants وياand O كهفيmy refuge ومرتكنيand my support
كنز العفاة ويا كهفي ومرتكني
O Gate of Remission, O Arks of Salvation, O
O gate of forgiveness, O ships of salvation, and O
treasure of those who seek bounty, O my refuge and support!
treasure of supplicants, and O my refuge and my support!
ياO عصمةsafeguard of الجارthe neighbor ياO منone who ليسthere is not ليfor me أملa hope
يا عصمة الجار يا من ليس لي أمل
إلاexcept ولاهdevotion to him إذاwhen أدرجتI am wrapped فيin كفنيmy shroud
إلا ولاه إذا أدرجت في كفني
O protector of the refuge-seeker, O you in whom I have no hope
O safeguard of the neighbor, O you—I have no hope
save your patronage when I am wrapped in my shroud.
save devotion to you when I am wrapped in my shroud.
هلis there نظرةa glance منكfrom you عينO eye of اللَهGod تلحظنيyou regard me
هل نظرة منك عين اللَه تلحظني
بهاwith it وهلand is there عطفةcompassion ليfor me منكfrom you تدركنيreaches me
بها وهل عطفة لي منك تدركني
Will a glance from you, O Eye of God, watch over me
Will you, O eye of God, cast a glance upon me,
through it? Will a compassionate turning from you reach me?
and will some compassion from you come to my aid?
إنif لمnot تكنyou are آخذاًtaking منout of ورطتيmy plight بيدby the hand
إن لم تكن آخذاً من ورطتي بيد
ومنجديand my helper فيon غديmy morrow ياO سيديmy master فمنthen who
ومنجدي في غدي يا سيدي فمن
If you do not take me by the hand out of my peril
If you will not take me by the hand out of my plight,
and rescue me on my morrow, O my master—then who will?
and be my helper on my morrow, O my master, then who will?
وكيفand how تبرءyou disown منيme فيat المعادthe Resurrection وقدand indeed
وكيف تبرء مني في المعاد وقد
محضتI made pure ودكlove for you فيin سرىmy private life وفيand in علنيmy public life
محضت ودك في سرى وفي علني
And how could you disown me at the Resurrection, when
And how could you disown me at the Resurrection, when I
I have devoted my love to you, in secret and in public?
have kept my love for you pure, in secret and in public?
أمor كيفhow يعرضturns away يومon the day of العرضpresentation عنيfrom me منthe one whose
أم كيف يعرض يوم العرض عني من
بغيرto other than دينthe creed of هواهlove for him القلبthe heart لمdid not يدنprofess faith
بغير دين هواه القلب لم يدن
Or how, on the Day of Judgment, could he turn away from me—he whose
Or how could he turn away from me on the Day of Presentation,
love alone is the creed my heart has ever professed?
he whose love is the only creed my heart has professed?
وهلand could يضامbe wronged معاذrefuge in اللَهGod أحمدكمyour Ahmad
وهل يضام معاذ اللَه أحمدكم
ماnot هكذاthus الظنthe expectation فيكمof you ياO ذويpossessors of المننfavors
ما هكذا الظن فيكم يا ذوي المنن
And could your Ahmad be wronged? God forbid!
And could your Ahmad be wronged? God forbid!
Such is not my expectation of you, O possessors of grace.
That is not what I expect of you, O bestowers of favors.
إليكمto you سادتيmy masters حسناءa fair one فائقةًoutstanding
إليكم سادتي حسناء فائقةً
فيin حسنthe beauty of بهجتهاher splendor منfrom سيدa sayyid حسنيHasani
في حسن بهجتها من سيد حسني
To you, my masters, comes a surpassingly lovely ode,
To you, my masters, a fair one, outstanding
radiant in the beauty of its splendor, from a Hasanid sayyid.
in her radiant beauty, from a Hasani sayyid.
عليكمupon you صلواتblessings اللَهof God ماas long as ضحكتlaughs
عليكم صلوات اللَه ما ضحكت
حديقةa garden لبكاءat the weeping of العارضthe raincloud الهتنpouring rain
حديقة لبكاء العارض الهتن
May God’s blessings be upon you as long as a garden smiles
May God's blessings be upon you, so long as there laughs
at the weeping of the raincloud, pouring in abundance.
a garden at the weeping of the pouring raincloud.
Sol 6.1