شِرَحَبِيلُShurahbil مَاnot لِلدّينِfor religion فَارَقْتَyou abandoned أمْرَنَاour cause
شِرَحَبِيلُ مَا لِلدّينِ فَارَقْتَ أمْرَنَا
وَلَكِنْand yet لِبُغْضِout of hatred for الْمَالِكِيّal-Maliki جَرِيرِJarir
وَلَكِنْ لِبُغْضِ الْمَالِكِيّ جَرِيرِ
Shurahbil, it was not for religion that you abandoned our cause,
Shurhabil, why did you abandon our cause though not for religion
but out of hatred for Jarir al-Maliki,
But for hatred of Malik and Jareer
وَشَحْنَاءَand enmity دبَّتْcrept بَيْنَbetween سَعْدٍSa'd وَبَيْنَهُand between him
وَشَحْنَاءَ دبَّتْ بَيْنَ سَعْدٍ وَبَيْنَهُ
فأصْبَحَتْso it became كَالْحَادِيlike the camel-driver بِغَيرِwithout بَعِيرِa camel
فأصْبَحَتْ كَالْحَادِي بِغَيرِ بَعِيرِ
and enmity that crept between Sa'd and him.
And dissension crept between Sa'd and him
So it became like a camel-driver without a camel.
So it became like a lost camel with no camel driver
وَمَاand what أَنْتَyou إذْwhen كَانَتْhad بَجِيلَةBajila عَاتَبتْreproached
وَمَا أَنْتَ إذْ كَانَتْ بَجِيلَة عَاتَبتْ
قُرَيْشاًQuraysh فَيَاso, O للَّهِto God بُعْدُremoteness نَصِيرِa supporter
قُرَيْشاً فَيَا للَّهِ بُعْدُ نَصِيرِ
And what part had you when Bajila had reproached
You were not present when Bajila reproached
Quraysh? O God, what a far-removed supporter!
The Quraysh, so Allah, how far the helper!
أتَفَصِلُdo you judge أمْراًa matter غِبْتَyou were absent عَنْهfrom it بِشُبْهَةٍon a dubious claim
أتَفَصِلُ أمْراً غِبْتَ عَنْه بِشُبْهَةٍ
وَقَدْand indeed حَارَwas bewildered فِيهَاover it عَدْلfair judgment كُلّevery بَصِيرِdiscerning person
وَقَدْ حَارَ فِيهَا عَدْل كُلّ بَصِيرِ
Do you judge a matter you did not witness on a dubious claim,
Will you decide a matter you were absent from in ambiguity
though every discerning person's fair judgment has been baffled by it?
When the justice of every wise one was confused in it
يَقُولُspeak رِجَالٌmen لَمْnot يَكُونُواthey were أئِمَّةًleaders
يَقُولُ رِجَالٌ لَمْ يَكُونُوا أئِمَّةً
وَلاَnor لِلَّتِيat what لَقَّوْكَهَاthey conveyed it to you بِحُضُورِpresent
وَلاَ لِلَّتِي لَقَّوْكَهَا بِحُضُورِ
Men speak who were not leaders,
Men say who were not leaders
nor present at what they passed on to you.
Nor for her who met you with presence
وَمَاand what قَوْلُthe talk قَوْمٍpeople غَائِبِينَabsent تَقَاذَفُواthey bandied about
وَمَا قَوْلُ قَوْمٍ غَائِبِينَ تَقَاذَفُوا
مِنَfrom الْغَيْبِthe unseen مَاwhat دَلاَّهُمُlured them بِغُرُورِthrough deceit
مِنَ الْغَيْبِ مَا دَلاَّهُمُ بِغُرُورِ
And what worth has the talk of absent men who bandied about
What is the word of an absent people who cast
things from the unseen that lured them on through deceit?
From the unseen what led them into delusion
وَتَتْرُكُand you disregard أنَّthat النَّاسَthe people أعْطَوْاthey gave عُهُودَهُمْtheir pledges
وَتَتْرُكُ أنَّ النَّاسَ أعْطَوْا عُهُودَهُمْ
عَليَّاAli عَلَىwith أُنْسٍaffection بِهِfor him وَسُرورِand joy
عَليَّا عَلَى أُنْسٍ بِهِ وَسُرورِ
And you disregard that the people gave their pledges
And you leave that the people gave their covenants
to Ali, with affection for him and joy.
To Ali with intimacy and joy for him
إذاwhen قِيلَit was said هَاتُواbring forth واحِداًone تَقْتَدونَهُyou follow him
إذا قِيلَ هَاتُوا واحِداً تَقْتَدونَهُ
نَظيراًan equal لَهُto him لَمْnot يُفْصِحُواthey spoke plainly بِنَظِيرِof an equal
نَظيراً لَهُ لَمْ يُفْصِحُوا بِنَظِيرِ
When told, 'Bring forth one whom you follow,
When it was said, “Bring one whom you emulate”
an equal to him,' they named no equal.
They did not speak of an emulator for him
لَعَلَّكَperhaps you أنْto تَشْقَىyou come to grief الْغَدَاةَin the morning بِحَرْبِهِthrough fighting him
لَعَلَّكَ أنْ تَشْقَى الْغَدَاةَ بِحَرْبِهِ
شُرْحَبِيلُShurahbil مَامَاnot what جِئْتَهُyou undertook it بِصَغِيرِsmall
شُرْحَبِيلُ مَامَا جِئْتَهُ بِصَغِيرِ
Perhaps in the morning you will come to grief through fighting him,
Perhaps you will suffer grief in the morning through war with him
Shurahbil, what you have undertaken is no small matter.
Shurhabil, why did you come to it with the insignificant
Sol 6.1