للَهto God (an exclamation) خطبa calamity جللgrievous شبkindled فيin
للَه خطب جلل شب في
كلevery فؤادheart لهبthe flame of الوجدgrief
كل فؤاد لهب الوجد
God, what a grievous calamity! It kindled in
The grief of night descended on every heart
Every heart the flame of grief.
And afflicted the eyes of all people
وفادحand a crushing affliction أقذىstung عيونthe eyes of الورىhumankind
وفادح أقذى عيون الورى
ووكلand consigned الأجفانthe eyelids بالسهدto sleeplessness
ووكل الأجفان بالسهد
And a crushing affliction stung the eyes of humankind,
It melted the heart of glory, almost
And consigned the eyelids to sleeplessness.
Melting the heart of stern resilience
أذابmelted قلبthe heart of المجدglory بلnay كادnearly أنto (infinitive marker)
أذاب قلب المجد بل كاد أن
يذيبmelt قلبthe heart of الجلدthe steadfast الصلدunyielding
يذيب قلب الجلد الصلد
It melted the heart of glory—nay, it nearly
Grieving for the one who ruled all kings
Melted the heart of the steadfast and unyielding,
With his excellence, glory and glory
حزناًin grief علىfor منthe one who سادwas foremost among كلall الملاthe people
حزناً على من ساد كل الملا
بجدهthrough his grandfather والجدand diligence والجدand good fortune
بجده والجد والجد
In grief for him who was foremost among all people
He was unique in this age, unmatched
Through his grandfather, diligence, and good fortune.
Exalted above any equal or peer
واحدٌunique هذاthis العصرage منwho مثلهhis like
واحدٌ هذا العصر من مثله
يجلis exalted عنbeyond مثلan equal وعنand beyond ندa peer
يجل عن مثل وعن ند
Unique in this age—who is like him?
How many tears like pearls were shed
He is too exalted for an equal or a peer.
For the loss of that singular gem
كمhow many مقلةٍan eye قدhas indeed نثرتscattered لؤلؤاًpearls
كم مقلةٍ قد نثرت لؤلؤاً
لفقدfor the loss of ذاكthat الجوهرjewel الفردpeerless
لفقد ذاك الجوهر الفرد
How many an eye has scattered pearls
How many hearts melted the day
At the loss of that peerless jewel!
The heart of Al-Mahdi melted away
كمhow many ذابmelted قلبa heart يومٍa day أرختI recorded the date قدhas indeed
كم ذاب قلب يومٍ أرخت قد
أذابmelted قلبthe heart of القائمal-Qa’im (the one who rises) المهديal-Mahdi (the rightly guided one)
أذاب قلب القائم المهدي
How many a heart melted that day! I recorded its date: 'It has
Melted the heart of al-Qa’im, al-Mahdi.'
Partial English translation: 12 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1