وارثُheir to السيفthe sword والعِمامةِand the turban والراand the banner (first part)
وارثُ السيف والعِمامةِ والرا
يةِcompletion of 'banner' مطويّةًfolded up وذاتِand the one with القيودِthe fastenings; bonds
يةِ مطويّةً وذاتِ القيودِ
Heir to the sword, the turban, and the banner,
The heir of the sword, the turban, and the lofty banner
folded up, and the armor with its fastenings,
Folded, and the shackles,
منهfrom him والبلغةُand the provision (possibly a typo for 'mule') التيwhich كانhe was; he used to والحرand war (first part)
منه والبلغةُ التي كان والحر
بُcompletion of 'war' عليهاupon it يَلقاهhe meets him يومَon the day of الوُفودِthe delegations
بُ عليها يَلقاه يومَ الوُفودِ
from him, and the mule [text: 'provision'], on which, in war,
Inherited from him, and the eloquence that he had
he would meet him on the day of delegations.
And the war against which he met the day of delegations,
وكفاهand it suffices him بأنّهin that he سبقَpreceded الناthe people (first part)
وكفاه بأنّه سبقَ النا
سَcompletion of 'people' بفضلِthrough the merit of الصلاةِprayer والتوحيدِand professing God's oneness
سَ بفضلِ الصلاةِ والتوحيدِ
And enough for him is that he preceded the people
It was enough for him that he preceded people
through the merit of prayer and professing God's oneness,
By virtue of prayer and monotheism,
حُججاًyears قبلَهمbefore them كواملَfull; complete سبعاًseven
حُججاً قبلَهم كواملَ سبعاً
بركوعٍwith bowing أوor بسجودِwith prostration
بركوعٍ أو بسجودِ
seven full years before them,
Arguments before them, perfect sevenths
with bowing or prostration.
By bowing or prostrating.
وكفاهand it suffices him بألفِwith a thousand ألفthousand حديثٍa saying; a tradition
وكفاه بألفِ ألف حديثٍ
قدalready; indeed وَعاهنّhe retained them منfrom وحيٍّrevelation مَجيدِglorious
قد وَعاهنّ من وحيٍّ مَجيدِ
And enough for him are a thousand thousand sayings
It was enough for him with a thousand thousand hadiths
which he retained from glorious revelation.
Which he memorized from a glorious revelation,
قدalready; indeed وَعاهاhe grasped them فيin مجلسa sitting; a gathering بمعانيwith the meanings of
قد وَعاها في مجلس بمعاني
هاthem (attached suffix) وأسبابِهاand their causes ووقتِand the time of الحُدودِthe prescribed legal limits
ها وأسبابِها ووقتِ الحُدودِ
He grasped them in a sitting, with their meanings,
He memorized them in a council with their meanings,
their causes, and when the legal limits apply.
Their causes and the time of limits.
كانit was منamong قولِهhis sayings ألاnot to تعودواyou return
كان من قولِه ألا تعودوا
بعدafter موتيmy death فيinto رِدِّةِapostasy وعُنودِand defiance
بعد موتي في رِدِّةِ وعُنودِ
Among his sayings was: “Do not return,
It was from his words, do not relapse
after my death, to apostasy and defiance,
After my death in rejection and obstinacy,
تَلقّحواyou breed; you engender الحربَwar بينكمamong yourselves فتصيرواso you become
تَلقّحوا الحربَ بينكم فتصيروا
فيin; into فريقينtwo factions قائدٍa leader; leading ومَقودِand one who is led
في فريقين قائدٍ ومَقودِ
breeding war among yourselves, so that you become
Do not start war between yourselves and become
two factions: one leading, the other led.
In two parties, a leader and led,
ولئنand if indeed أنتمُyou فُتنتمyou are tempted وخِلتمand you imagine
ولئن أنتمُ فُتنتم وخِلتم
فيin عَمىًblindness حائلٍobscuring; obstructing وفيand in تَرديدِwavering; hesitation
في عَمىً حائلٍ وفي تَرديدِ
And if indeed you are tempted and fall into delusion,
And if you are tried and deviated
in obscuring blindness and wavering,
In confusing blindness and hesitation,
لَترونيyou will surely see me وفيand in يديmy hand السيفُthe sword صلتاًunsheathed
لَتروني وفي يدي السيفُ صلتاً
وعليّاًand Ali فيamid; in فيلقٍan army; a host كالأسودِlike lions
وعليّاً في فيلقٍ كالأسودِ
you will surely see me, the sword unsheathed in my hand,
You will see me, and in my hand the double-edged sword,
and Ali amid a host like lions,
And Ali in a regiment like lions.
تحتهbeneath him بَغلتيmy mule ودرعيand my armor عليهupon him
تحته بَغلتي ودرعي عليه
وحُساميand my blade فيin كفِّهِhis palm وعَموديand my mace
وحُسامي في كفِّهِ وعَمودي
my mule beneath him and my armor upon him,
Under him my she-camel and my armor upon him
and my blade in his palm, and my mace,
And my sword in his grip and my pillar,
فوقَهabove him رايتيmy banner تَطيرُflies; carries aloft بهاwith it الريthe wind (first part)
فوقَه رايتي تَطيرُ بها الري
حُcompletion of 'wind' عليكمagainst you فيon; in يومِa day نَحسٍill omen مبيدِannihilating
حُ عليكم في يومِ نَحسٍ مبيدِ
above him my banner, borne aloft by the wind
Above him my banner which the wind makes fly
against you on an ill-omened, annihilating day.”
Upon you on an inauspicious day of annihilation.
Sol 6.1