ياO خائضone who wades through اللججthe deep waters المثيرstirring up النقعdust فيamid
يا خائض اللجج المثير النقع في
أمواجهاtheir waves قطعاin masses منfrom الأحقافthe sand dunes
أمواجها قطعا من الأحقاف
O you who wade through deep waters, stirring dust amid
O you who plows the turbulent waves,
Their waves, in masses from the sand dunes.
Pieces of highlands in its billows,
ياO حاميdefender of الإسلامIslam ليتكwould that you were حاضرpresent
يا حامي الإسلام ليتك حاضر
وبنوكand your sons أسرىcaptives فيon متونthe backs of عجافgaunt mounts
وبنوك أسرى في متون عجاف
O defender of Islam, would that you were present,
O protector of Islam, if only you were present,
While your sons are captives on the backs of gaunt mounts.
While your sons are captive in the bellies of camels,
أعلمتdo you know? ياO خدرshelter of الضعينيةthe woman in the litter طوحتflung far away
أعلمت يا خدر الضعينية طوحت
ببناتكwith your daughters الأضعانthe caravans فيin الأطرافdistant regions
ببناتك الأضعان في الأطراف
Do you know, O shelter of the woman in the litter, how they were flung—
You have taught, O narcotic of the weak, you have aspired
Your daughters—by the caravans into distant lands?
To throw your weak daughters to the edges,
أبدانهاtheir bodies تكسىare clothed وماand what أدراكcould make you know ماwhat
أبدانها تكسى وما أدراك ما
تكسىare clothed سرابيلin tunics of السياطwhip-lashes خوافيhidden
تكسى سرابيل السياط خوافي
Their bodies are clothed—and how could you know what
Their bodies clothed, and what do you know what
They wear? Hidden tunics of whip-lashes.
The whips’ pants cover,
وكريمةand a noble woman الحسبينboth lineages لمdid not يذهبlead away بهاwith her
وكريمة الحسبين لم يذهب بها
فرطthe enormity of المصيبةthe calamity عنfrom حياmodesty وعفافand chastity
فرط المصيبة عن حيا وعفاف
And a woman noble in both lineages was not driven by
The honorable lady, the calamity did not take her away,
The enormity of calamity from modesty and chastity.
From her shyness and chastity,
لاذتshe sought refuge بكافلهاwith her guardian فلمbut did not يعهاheed her ولمand did not
لاذت بكافلها فلم يعها ولم
ينظرlook لهاtoward her فدعتso she called بصوتin a voice خافfaint
ينظر لها فدعت بصوت خاف
She sought refuge with her guardian, but he did not heed her, nor
She sought refuge in her wrap, but it did not protect her,
Look toward her; so she called in a faint voice:
And did not look at her, so she called in a frightened voice,
أحياةO life نفسيmy soul هلis there? سبيلa way ليfor me إلىto
أحياة نفسي هل سبيل لي إلى
إحدىone of اثنينtwo بقاكyour survival أوor إتلافيmy destruction
إحدى اثنين بقاك أو إتلافي
O life of my soul, is there a way for me to
O life of myself, is there a way for me,
One of two things: your survival or my destruction?
To one of two, your survival or my destruction?
ماhow أكثرnumerous الجانيthe wrongdoers عليكagainst you وإنماyet only
ما أكثر الجاني عليك وإنما
أدهىmost grievous عليto me جنايةthe crime of الأسيافthe swords
أدهى علي جناية الأسياف
How many have wronged you! Yet it is
How many sins against you, and verily,
The swords' crime that is most grievous to me.
The most painful sin is that of the swords,
لوif كنتyou were مجروحاwounded حملتI would bring لكfor you الدواmedicine
لو كنت مجروحا حملت لك الدوا
ياO مهجتيmy heart's blood ورجوتand I would hope فيكfor you الشافيthe Healer
يا مهجتي ورجوت فيك الشافي
Were you wounded, I would bring you medicine,
If you were wounded, I would have carried medicine to you,
O my heart's blood, and hope in the Healer for you.
O my beloved, and hoped you would heal,
ياO ليتwould that عينكyour eye لمhad not تغبbeen absent عنfrom زينبZaynab
يا ليت عينك لم تغب عن زينب
والسوطand the whip يعلوهاrises over her علىover الأكتافthe shoulders
والسوط يعلوها على الأكتاف
Would that your gaze had not been absent from Zaynab,
Oh, if only your eyes had not been absent from Zainab,
While the whip rises over her shoulders.
And the whip ascends upon her shoulders,
صاحبتI accompanied أعدائيmy enemies وعفتand I forsook أحبتيmy loved ones
صاحبت أعدائي وعفت أحبتي
وتركتهمand I left them صرعىslain بلاwithout أجدافgraves
وتركتهم صرعى بلا أجداف
I accompanied my enemies and forsook my loved ones,
I accompanied my enemies and deserted my loved ones,
And left them slain, without graves.
And left them slain without shrouds,
ولقدand indeed ضربتI was beaten وماand not وهنتI weakened لضاربيto my assailant
ولقد ضربت وما وهنت لضاربي
ولقدand indeed سلبتI was despoiled وماand not فقدتI lost عفافيmy chastity
ولقد سلبت وما فقدت عفافي
And indeed I was beaten, yet did not falter before my assailant;
And I was beaten, but did not waver to my beaters,
And indeed I was despoiled, yet did not lose my chastity.
And I was robbed, but did not lose my chastity,
أبنيO sons of لويLu'ayy أينكمwhere are you? عمنagainst the one who لوىtwisted
أبني لوي أينكم عمن لوى
عنقيmy neck وغلand shackled يديmy hands الىto أكتافيmy shoulders
عنقي وغل يدي الى أكتافي
O sons of Lu'ayy, where are you against the one who twisted
My sons of Louay, where are you from he who twisted
My neck and shackled my hands to my shoulders?
My neck and tied my hands to my shoulders?
ترضونdo you accept? بينbetween يديthe hands of يزيدYazid موقفيmy standing
ترضون بين يدي يزيد موقفي
بالذلin humiliation ياO للقومhelp from the people منamong أسلافيmy forebears
بالذل يا للقوم من أسلافي
Do you accept my standing before Yazid
Are you satisfied with my situation before Yazid,
In humiliation? O my ancestral people, come to my aid!
In humiliation, oh what ancestry I have!
طاغa tyrant يرىdeems هتكيmy dishonoring لديهbefore him كرامتيmy honor
طاغ يرى هتكي لديه كرامتي
بغياin injustice وشتمand reviling قرابتيmy kin إتحافيa gift to me
بغيا وشتم قرابتي إتحافي
A tyrant deems my dishonoring before him an honor to me,
The tyrant sees my violation as a gift,
In his injustice, and reviling my kin a gift to me.
And insults my kinship by honoring me,
اسبىI am taken captive ويوضعand is lowered منصبيmy rank وأناand I am ابنةthe daughter of
اسبى ويوضع منصبي وأنا ابنة
الحاميthe protector of النزيلthe guest وعمدةand the pillar of الأشرافthe noble
الحامي النزيل وعمدة الأشراف
I am taken captive and my rank lowered, though I am the daughter
I was taken captive and my position was placed, and I am the daughter
Of the protector of guests and the pillar of the noble.
Of the protector, the guest, and the chief of nobles,
ياO أخوتاmy brothers منwhom تعهدونyou appoint لزينبfor Zaynab
يا أخوتا من تعهدون لزينب
بينamong الأجانبstrangers فيin قرىvillages وفيافيand wastelands
بين الأجانب في قرى وفيافي
O my brothers, whom do you appoint to care for Zaynab
O my brothers, whom you entrusted Zainab with,
Among strangers, in villages and wastelands?
Among the strangers in villages and plains,
أحريّةam I deserving? بالتركof abandonment منكمby you حيثsince أنthat
أحريّة بالترك منكم حيث أن
تابعتكمI followed you وبعدتand I went far عنfrom أكنافيmy shelters
تابعتكم وبعدت عن أكنافي
Am I deserving of abandonment by you, since
I am most deserving of abandonment from you, for I
I followed you and went far from my shelters?
Followed you and distanced myself from your bosoms,
أدركتI reached مشعرthe sacred station of حزنكمyour grief لكننيbut I
أدركت مشعر حزنكم لكنني
ياO كعبتيmy Kaaba قهراby force منعتI was denied طوافيmy circumambulation
يا كعبتي قهرا منعت طوافي
I reached the sacred station of your grief, but I,
I realized the place of your sorrow, but I,
O my Kaaba, was forcibly denied my circumambulation.
Oh my Kaaba, forcibly prevented my circling,
وحضرتand I attended يومthe day of النحرsacrifice لكنbut لمdid not أسقI lead
وحضرت يوم النحر لكن لم أسق
هدياa sacrificial offering سوىexcept أشرافthe nobles of عبدAbd منافManaf
هديا سوى أشراف عبد مناف
And I attended the Day of Sacrifice, yet did not lead
And I attended the day of slaughter, but I did not sacrifice
An offering except the nobles of Abd Manaf.
An offering except the nobles of Abd Manaf,
منيfrom me جفايةestrangement مشفقone who cares عنكمfrom you وماand not
مني جفاية مشفق عنكم وما
منكمfrom you أرىI see ليfor me غيرexcept عذلةthe reproach of جافيone who is unfeeling
منكم أرى لي غير عذلة جافي
My estrangement from you is that of one who cares, and
From me is the compassion of a sympathetic person from you, and I do not
From you I see nothing for me but an unfeeling one's reproach.
See from you except dry harshness,
عتباreproach علىagainst قوميmy people وماand not عتبيmy reproach علىagainst
عتبا على قومي وما عتبي على
صرعىthose slain ضرائبthe blows of مرهفkeen-edged الأسيافthe swords
صرعى ضرائب مرهف الأسياف
I reproach my people; my reproach is not for
Reproach upon my people, and my reproach is not upon
Those slain by the blows of keen-edged swords.
My slain, the edges of the sharp swords,
حاولتI tried نصرةto aid جاثمينthose lying motionless علىupon الثرىthe earth
حاولت نصرة جاثمين على الثرى
متحطميwith shattered الأشلاعlimbs والأكتافand shoulders
متحطمي الأشلاع والأكتاف
I tried to aid those lying motionless upon the earth,
I tried to aid those slain on the ground,
With shattered limbs and shoulders.
Their ribs and shoulders broken,
وسترتand I covered ستراa covering منsome of عراةthe naked ماnot لهاfor them
وسترت سترا من عراة ما لها
سترa covering سوىexcept ثوبيtwo garments of دمblood وسوافيand windblown dust
ستر سوى ثوبي دم وسوافي
And I spread a covering over some of the naked, who had
And I veiled with a veil those who have no veil
No covering but two robes of blood and windblown dust.
Except my bloodied dress and my braids,
ومقطعينand cut to pieces جسومهمtheir bodies فيin كربلاKarbala
ومقطعين جسومهم في كربلا
ورؤوسهمand their heads حملتwere borne علىupon الأطرافthe spearpoints
ورؤوسهم حملت على الأطراف
And those whose bodies were cut to pieces in Karbala,
And those whose bodies are severed in Karbala,
And whose heads were borne upon spearpoints.
And their heads carried on the edges,
ياO ذلةhumiliation نشرتyou spread عليover me مدارعاtunics
يا ذلة نشرت علي مدارعا
البستهاI was made to wear them طولthroughout الزمانtime ضوافيlong and ample
البستها طول الزمان ضوافي
O humiliation, you spread over me tunics
Oh what humiliation has spread upon me the garments
That I was made to wear for all time, long and ample.
I wore my whole life as patches,
تمضيdepart أحبائيmy loved ones وأبقىand I remain بعدهمafter them
تمضي أحبائي وأبقى بعدهم
عيشa life لعمرby the life of اللهGod غيرnot الصافيuntroubled
عيش لعمر الله غير الصافي
My loved ones depart, and I remain after them:
My loved ones pass away, and I remain after them
A life, by the life of God, without serenity.
A life by God’s will, but not pure,
ماhow كانwas أشجانيit grieved me وقدand indeed خلفتهمI left them behind
ما كان أشجاني وقد خلفتهم
صرعىslain بلاwithout دفنburial علىupon الأحقافthe sand dunes
صرعى بلا دفن على الأحقاف
How it grieved me, having left them
How sad I am and I left them
Slain, unburied, upon the sand dunes!
Slain without burial on the sandhills,
ليتwould that الأعاديthe enemies كلفونيhad charged me with دفنهمburying them
ليت الأعادي كلفوني دفنهم
وحديalone وعدواand counted ذاكthat منas part of إنصافيfair treatment of me
وحدي وعدوا ذاك من إنصافي
Would that the enemies had charged me with burying them
If only the enemies tasked me with burying them
Alone, and counted that as doing me justice.
Alone, and reckoned that of my rights,
ياO ساكنيdwellers in واديthe valley of الطفوفal-Tufuf إليكمto you
يا ساكني وادي الطفوف إليكم
منيfrom me التحيةgreetings والسلامand peace الوافيin full measure
مني التحية والسلام الوافي
O dwellers in the valley of al-Tufuf, to you
O dwellers of the Valley of Tufoof,
From me come greetings and peace in full measure.
My greetings and pure peace be upon you,
Sol 6.1