ياO لَقوميmy people, help! لِلنبيِّfor the Prophet المُصطفىthe chosen one
يا لَقومي لِلنبيِّ المُصطفى
ولماand for what قدindeed نالَhe endured منfrom خيرِthe best of الأُمَمْthe nations
ولما قد نالَ من خيرِ الأُمَمْ
O my people, alas for the chosen Prophet,
O my people, for the Chosen Prophet
and for what he endured from the best of nations!
And for what he attained of the best of nations
جَحدواthey denied ماwhat قالهhe said it فيabout صِنوهhis brother
جَحدوا ما قاله في صِنوه
يومon the day of خُمِّKhumm بينamong دَوْحٍlarge spreading trees مُنتظِمْarrayed in order
يوم خُمِّ بين دَوْحٍ مُنتظِمْ
They denied what he said about his brother
They denied what he said in his will
on the day of Khumm, among spreading trees arrayed in order:
On the day of Khumm between organized sand dunes
أيّهاO الناسُthe people فمنthen whoever كنتُI was لهfor him
أيّها الناسُ فمن كنتُ له
والياًa guardian يوجِبُholds binding حقّيmy right فيin القِدَمْolden times
والياً يوجِبُ حقّي في القِدَمْ
“O people, whoever has had me
O people, whoever I was his guardian
as guardian, acknowledging my right as binding from of old,
And my guardianship necessitates rights in the past
فعليٌّthen Ali هوhe مولاهُhis master لمنfor whoever
فعليٌّ هو مولاهُ لمن
كنتُI was مولاهhis master قضاءٌa decree قدindeed حَتَمْhe made irrevocable
كنتُ مولاه قضاءٌ قد حَتَمْ
Ali is his master—for whomever
Then Ali is his guardian for whoever
I have been master.” A decree he made irrevocable.
I was his guardian, a decree that was decided
أفلاdoes it not, then يَنفذُtake effect فيهمْamong them حكمهُhis judgment
أفلا يَنفذُ فيهمْ حكمهُ
عجباًhow astonishing! يولِعkindles فيin القلبِthe heart الضَرَمْthe blaze
عجباً يولِع في القلبِ الضَرَمْ
Does his judgment not, then, take effect among them?
Is it not effective among them his rule?
How astonishing—it kindles a blaze in the heart!
Strangely, it inflames the heart with embers
Sol 6.1