أباO father of جعفَرٍJaʿfar كانتwere يداكَyour two hands سَحائباًclouds
أبا جعفَرٍ كانت يداكَ سَحائباً
تَفيضُpour forth علىupon الرَّكْبِthe caravan العُفاةِthe supplicants غِزارُهاtheir rain-laden ones
تَفيضُ على الرَّكْبِ العُفاةِ غِزارُها
O Abu Jaʿfar, your two hands were clouds,
O Abu Ja'far, your hands were clouds
whose rain-laden masses poured upon the caravan of supplicants.
Pouring down abundantly on the barefoot throng.
فماwhy, then للنَّدىfor generosity قدindeed سُدَّhas been blocked منكfrom you سَبيلُهُits path
فما للنَّدى قد سُدَّ منك سَبيلُهُ
وماand why للمَعاليfor lofty virtues عُطِّلَتْhas been left empty منكof you دارُهاtheir abode
وما للمَعالي عُطِّلَتْ منك دارُها
Why, then, has generosity's path from you been blocked?
So why has the path of generosity from you been barred?
And why has the abode of lofty virtues been left empty of you?
And why has the abode of noble deeds been shut against you?
موردةrosy اللونin color مسكيةmusk-scented
موردة اللون مسكية
تعزgives dignity to الذليلthe lowly وتغنيand enriches الفقيراthe poor
تعز الذليل وتغني الفقيرا
Rosy in color, musk-scented,
it gives dignity to the lowly and enriches the poor.
لقدindeed قبضَتْhas grasped كَيْدَthe stratagem of المَكارمِnoble deeds كفُّهhis hand
لقد قبضَتْ كَيْدَ المَكارمِ كفُّه
وقَلَّand grew few علىagainst رُغمِthe wishes of العُفاةِthe supplicants غِزارُهاits rain-laden ones
وقَلَّ على رُغمِ العُفاةِ غِزارُها
Indeed, his hand has grasped the stratagem of noble deeds.
And its rain-laden clouds grew few, to the supplicants' dismay.
فأظلمَتِso grew dark الآفاقُthe horizons بعدَafter محمدٍMuhammad
فأظلمَتِ الآفاقُ بعدَ محمدٍ
فسِيَّانِso alike منهاwithin them ليلُهاtheir night ونَهارُهاand their day
فسِيَّانِ منها ليلُها ونَهارُها
So the horizons grew dark after Muhammad,
so night and day within them are alike.
Partial English translation: 4 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1