سَلامٌfarewell عَلىto الإِسلامِIslam فَهوَfor it is مُوَدِّعdeparting
سَلامٌ عَلى الإِسلامِ فَهوَ مُوَدِّع
إِذاwhen ماindeed (emphasis) مَضىhas passed away آلُthe family of النَبِيِّthe Prophet فَوَدَّعواthen bid farewell
إِذا ما مَضى آلُ النَبِيِّ فَوَدَّعوا
Farewell to Islam, for it is departing;
when the Prophet's family is gone, then bid farewell.
فَقَدناwe lost العُلىhigh honor وَالمَجدand glory عِندَupon اِفتِقادِهِمlosing them
فَقَدنا العُلى وَالمَجد عِندَ اِفتِقادِهِم
وَأَضحَتand began عُروشُthe thrones of المَكرُماتِnoble deeds تَضَعضَعُto totter
وَأَضحَت عُروشُ المَكرُماتِ تَضَعضَعُ
We lost high honor and glory when we lost them,
and the thrones of noble deeds began to totter.
أَتَجمَعُdoes ... unite? عَينٌan eye بَينَbetween نَومٍsleep وَمَضجَعand a bed
أَتَجمَعُ عَينٌ بَينَ نَومٍ وَمَضجَع
وَلِاِبنِwhile for the son of رَسولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod فيin التُربِthe dust مَضجَعُa bed
وَلِاِبنِ رَسولِ اللَهِ في التُربِ مَضجَعُ
Can an eye unite sleep and a bed,
while the son of God's Messenger has his bed in the dust?
فَقَدfor indeed أَقفَرَتhas become desolate دارُthe house of النَبِيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
فَقَد أَقفَرَت دارُ النَبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ
مِنَof الدينِreligion وَالإِسلامِand Islam فَالدارُso the house بَلقَعُa barren waste
مِنَ الدينِ وَالإِسلامِ فَالدارُ بَلقَعُ
For the house of the Prophet Muhammad stands empty
of religion and Islam; the house is a barren waste.
وَقُتِّلَand was slaughtered آلُthe family of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One فيin خِلالِهاits midst
وَقُتِّلَ آلُ المُصطَفى في خِلالِها
وَبُدِّدَand was scattered شَملٌa gathering مِنهُمُof them لَيسَis not يُجمَعُreunited
وَبُدِّدَ شَملٌ مِنهُمُ لَيسَ يُجمَعُ
And the Chosen One's family was slaughtered within it,
and their company was scattered, never to be gathered again.
أَلَمhave you not تَرَseen آلَthe family of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One كَيفَhow تَصطَفيshe chooses
أَلَم تَرَ آلَ المُصطَفى كَيفَ تَصطَفي
نُفوسَهُمtheir souls أُمُّthe mother of المُنونِdeath فَتَتبَعُthen pursues them
نُفوسَهُم أُمُّ المُنونِ فَتَتبَعُ
Have you not seen the Chosen One's family—how she chooses
their souls—the Mother of Death—and then pursues them?
بَنيO sons of طاهِرٍTahir وَاللُؤمُand baseness مِنكُمamong you سَجِيَّةٌan inborn trait
بَني طاهِرٍ وَاللُؤمُ مِنكُم سَجِيَّةٌ
وَلِلغَدرِand for treachery مِنكُمamong you حاسِرٌone bareheaded وَمُقَنَّعُand one helmeted
وَلِلغَدرِ مِنكُم حاسِرٌ وَمُقَنَّعُ
O sons of Tahir, baseness is an inborn trait among you,
and among you, treachery has men bareheaded and helmeted.
قَواطِعكُمyour cutting swords فيagainst التُركِthe Turks غَيرnot قَواطِعٍcutting swords
قَواطِعكُم في التُركِ غَير قَواطِعٍ
وَلَكِنَّهاbut they فيagainst آلِthe family of أَحمَدَAhmad تُقطَعُcut
وَلَكِنَّها في آلِ أَحمَدَ تُقطَعُ
Your cutting swords do not cut against the Turks,
but against Ahmad's family they cut.
لَكُمfor you كُلَّevery يَومday مَشرَبٌa draught مِنof دِمائِهِمtheir blood
لَكُم كُلَّ يَوم مَشرَبٌ مِن دِمائِهِم
وَغُلَّتُهاand their burning thirst مِنby شُربِهاdrinking it لَيسَis not تَنقَعُquenched
وَغُلَّتُها مِن شُربِها لَيسَ تَنقَعُ
Each day you have a draught of their blood,
yet the blades' burning thirst is not quenched by drinking it.
رِماحُكُمُyour spears لِلطالِبيّينَat the Talibids شُرَّعٌleveled
رِماحُكُمُ لِلطالِبيّينَ شُرَّعٌ
وَفيكُمand at you رِماحُthe spears of التُركِthe Turks بِالقَتلِto kill شُرَّعُleveled
وَفيكُم رِماحُ التُركِ بِالقَتلِ شُرَّعُ
Your spears are leveled at the Talibids,
while the Turks' spears are leveled at you to kill.
لَكُمfor you مَرتَعٌa grazing ground فيin دارِthe house of آلِthe family of مُحَمِّدٍMuhammad
لَكُم مَرتَعٌ في دارِ آلِ مُحَمِّدٍ
وَدارُكُمand your house لِلتُركِfor the Turks وَالجَيشِand the army مَرتَعُa grazing ground
وَدارُكُم لِلتُركِ وَالجَيشِ مَرتَعُ
You have a grazing ground in the house of Muhammad's family,
while your house is a grazing ground for the Turks and the army.
أَخِلتُمdid you suppose بِأَنَّthat اللَهَGod يَرعىupholds حُقوقَكُمyour rights
أَخِلتُم بِأَنَّ اللَهَ يَرعى حُقوقَكُم
وَحَقُّwhile the right of رَسولِthe Messenger of اللَهِGod فيكُمamong you مُضَيَّعُneglected
وَحَقُّ رَسولِ اللَهِ فيكُم مُضَيَّعُ
Did you suppose that God would uphold your rights,
while the right of God's Messenger lies neglected among you?
وَأَضحَواand they have come to يُرَجّونَhope for الشَفاعَةَintercession عِندَهُwith him
وَأَضحَوا يُرَجّونَ الشَفاعَةَ عِندَهُ
وَلَيسَand he does not لِمَنfor one who يَرميهِassails him بِالوَترِwith a blood-wrong يَشفَعُintercede
وَلَيسَ لِمَن يَرميهِ بِالوَترِ يَشفَعُ
And they now hope for intercession from him,
but he does not intercede for one who wrongs him through bloodshed.
فَيغلَبُthen prevails مَغلوبٌone vanquished وَيُقتَلُand is killed قاتِلٌa killer
فَيغلَبُ مَغلوبٌ وَيُقتَلُ قاتِلٌ
وَيُخفَضand is lowered مَرفوعٌone raised high وَيُدنىand is brought low المُرَفَّعُthe exalted
وَيُخفَض مَرفوعٌ وَيُدنى المُرَفَّعُ
Then the vanquished prevails, and the killer is killed,
and one raised high is lowered, and the exalted is brought low.
Sol 6.1