أَلاLo! قاتَلَmay He curse اللَهُGod الأُلىthose who كَفَرواdisbelieved بِهِin him
أَلا قاتَلَ اللَهُ الأُلى كَفَروا بِهِ
وَفادواand ransomed themselves بِرَأسِwith the head of الهَرثَمِيِّal-Harthami حُسَينِHusayn
وَفادوا بِرَأسِ الهَرثَمِيِّ حُسَينِ
Lo, may God curse those who rejected him,
Alas may Allah destroy those disbelievers
and ransomed themselves with the head of Husayn al-Harthami.
Who severed the head of Al-Husayn
لَقَدindeed أَورَدواthey led to destruction مِنهُof his قَناةًa spear-shaft صَليبَةًsturdy
لَقَد أَورَدوا مِنهُ قَناةً صَليبَةً
بِشَطبِwith a grooved blade يَمانِيٍّYemeni وَرُمحٍand a spear رُدَينيRudayni
بِشَطبِ يَمانِيٍّ وَرُمحٍ رُدَيني
They brought his sturdy spear-shaft to ruin
They have committed a great sin
with a grooved Yemeni blade and a Rudayni spear.
With a Yamani sword and a spear from Rodayn
رَجانيhe sought from me خِلافَcontrary to الحَقِّwhat is right عِزّاًhonor وَإِمرَةًand command
رَجاني خِلافَ الحَقِّ عِزّاً وَإِمرَةً
فَأَلبَسَهُso it clothed him in التَأميلُhope خُفَّthe boot of حُنَينِHunayn
فَأَلبَسَهُ التَأميلُ خُفَّ حُنَينِ
He sought from me, against all right, honor and command,
For worldly power and authority against truth
so hope shod him with Hunayn's boot.
The usurper made him wear the slippers of death
Sol 6.1