Sol 6

  1. لِمَنْ طَللٌ كالوشمِ لم يَتَكلّمِ

    ونُؤيٌ وآثارٌ كَتَرقيشِ مُعْجَمِ

    Whose deserted dwelling, like a tattoo, remains silent?

    A trench and traces remain, like the markings of an obscure script.

  2. ألا أيّها العاني الذي ليس في الأذى

    ولا اللومِ عندي في عليٍّ بمُحْجِمِ

    Listen, you captive of passion, who never shrinks

    From hurting or reproaching me over Ali:

  3. ستأتيك منّي في عليٍّ مقالةٌ

    تَسؤُوك فاستأخِر لها أو تَقَدَّمِ

    You will hear from me a declaration about Ali

    That will displease you; hang back for it or come forward.

  4. عليٌّ له عندي على من يَعيبُه

    من الناسِ نصرٌ باليدينِ وبالفمِ

    Ali has my support against those

    Among the people who fault him, with my hands and my mouth.

  5. متى ما يُرد عندي مُعادية عَيبَه

    يجدْ ناصِراً من دونِه غيرَ مُفْحَمِ

    Whenever one hostile to him tries to speak of his faults before me,

    He will find someone defending him, ready with a reply.

  6. عليٌّ أحبُّ الناسِ إلاّ محمداً

    إليّ فدعني من مَلامِكَ أوْ لُمِ

    Ali is the dearest of all people to me, except Muhammad;

    So spare me your reproach—or go on reproaching me.

  7. عليٌّ وصيُّ المصطفى وابنُ عمِّهِ

    وأوّلُ من صلّى ووحّد فاعلمِ

    Ali is the Chosen One’s designated successor and cousin,

    And the first to pray and affirm God’s oneness; know this.

  8. عليٌّ هو الهادي الإمامُ الذي به

    أنار لنا من ديننا كلَّ مُظِلمِ

    Ali is the guiding imam through whom

    Every darkness in our religion was lit for us.

  9. عليٌّ وليّ الحوضِ والذائدُ الذي

    يُذَبِّبُ عن أرجائه كلَّ مُجرِمِ

    Ali is guardian of the Pool and its defender,

    Driving every wrongdoer away from its edges.

  10. عليٌّ قيمُ النارِ من قَولهِ لها

    ذَري ذا وهذا فاشربي منه واطعمِ

    Ali is keeper of the Fire, addressing it thus:

    ‘Leave this one and this one; drink from him and feed.’

  11. خذي بالشَّوى مّمن يُصيبك منهمُ

    ولا تَقربي من كل حزِبي فَتَظلِمي

    ‘Seize by the extremities those among them who fall to you,

    But do not approach any of my followers and wrong them.’

  12. عليٌّ غداً يُدعى فيكسوهُ ربُّهُ

    ويُدنيه حَقّاً من رفيقٍ مُكَرَّمِ

    Tomorrow Ali will be summoned, and his Lord will clothe him

    And truly draw him near to an honored companion.

  13. فإن كنت منه يومَ يُدينه راغماً

    وتُبدي الرضا عنهُ من الآن فارغمِ

    If you will resent him when that day brings him near,

    Though you show approval of him now, then nurse your resentment.

  14. فإنّك تلقاه لدَى الحوضِ قائماً

    مع المصطفى الهادي النبيِّ المعظَّمِ

    For you will meet him standing beside the Pool

    With the Chosen One, the guiding and revered Prophet.

  15. يُجيزان من والاهما في حياتِه

    إلى الرُّوحِ والظِّل الظليلِ المُكمَّمِ

    The two will grant passage to those who loved them in life

    Into comfort and deep, sheltering shade.

  16. عليّ أميرُ المؤمنينَ وحقُّهُ

    من اللهِ مفروضٌ على كلِّ مُسلمِ

    Ali is Commander of the Faithful, and his right

    Is ordained by God for every Muslim.

  17. لأن رسول الله أوصى بحقِّهِ

    وأشركه في كلّ فيءِ ومَغنَمِ

    For God’s Messenger enjoined recognition of his right

    And gave him a share in every recovered possession and spoil.

  18. وزوجتُهُ صِدِّيقة لم يكن لها

    مقارِنةٌ غيرُ البَتولةِ مريمِ

    His wife is a woman of supreme truthfulness, with none

    To compare with her but the Virgin Mary.

  19. وكان كهارونَ بن عمرانَ عندَهُ

    من المصطفى موسى النجيبِ المكلُّمِ

    To the Chosen One he was as Aaron son of Imran

    Was to the noble Moses, to whom God spoke.

  20. وأوجَب يوماً بالغديرِ ولاءَه

    على كلِّ بَرٍّ من فصيحٍ وأَعْجَمِ

    And one day at Ghadir he made allegiance to him obligatory

    For every upright person, eloquent or unable to speak Arabic.

  21. لدى دوحِ خُمٍّ آخذاً بيمينهِ

    يُنادي مُبيناً باسمه لم يُجَمْجِمِ

    Beside the trees of Khumm, holding his right hand,

    He called out his name clearly, without hesitation.

  22. أما والذي يَهوي إلى ركنِ بيتهِ

    بِشُعثُ النواصي كلُّ وجناءَ عَيْهَمِ

    By the One to whose House’s corner they hasten,

    Every stout, broad-backed camel with disheveled forelock,

  23. يُوافين بالرُّكبانِ من كلِّ بلدةٍ

    لقد ضلَّ يومَ الدَّوْحِ من لم يُسلِّمِ

    Bringing riders from every town:

    Whoever did not submit on the day of the trees went astray.

  24. وأَوصى إليه يومَ ولَّى بأمرِهِ

    وميراثِ علمٍ من عُرى الدينِ مُحْكَمِ

    And when he departed, he entrusted him with his command

    And the legacy of knowledge, firm among the bonds of religion.

  25. فما زالَ يَقضي دَيْنَه وعِداتِه

    ويدعو إليها مُسمِعاً كلَّ مَوْسِمِ

    He continued to discharge his debts and promises

    And to summon people to it, making himself heard at every gathering.

  26. يقول لأهلِ الدِّيْن أهلاً ومرحباً

    مقالةَ لا مَنٍّ ولا مُتَجهِّمِ

    He said to those entitled to payment, ‘Welcome, welcome,’

    Words free of condescension or a scowling face.

  27. ويَنشُرها حتى يخلِّصَ ذِمّةً

    ببذلِ عطايا ذي ندىً مُتَقَسِّمِ

    And he distributed it until he had discharged his obligation

    By giving the gifts of a generous man who shared them out.

  28. فَمَهْ لا تَلمني في عليٍّ فإنّه

    جَرى حبُّه ما بين جِلدي وأعظمي

    Enough—do not reproach me over Ali, for

    Love of him runs between my skin and bones.

  29. ولو لم تكن أعمى به وبفضلِهِ

    عذرتُ ولكن أنت عن فَضْلِهِ عَمي

    Were you not blind to him and to his merit,

    I would excuse you; but you are blind to his merit.

  30. أليسَ بِسُلْعٍ قَنَّع المسرفَ الذي

    طَغى وبغى بالسيفِ فوق المُعَمَّمِ

    Was it not at Salʿ that he struck the overreaching man

    Who transgressed and attacked with his sword, above the turban?

  31. وبدرٌ وأُحدٌ فيهما من بلائِه

    بلاءٌ بحمدِ اللهِ غيرُ مُذَمَّمِ

    At Badr and Uhud too, his deeds in both

    Were, praise be to God, deeds beyond reproach.

  32. وللهِ جلَّ اللهُ في فتحِ خيبرٍ

    عليه ومنه نعمةٌ بعدَ أنعُمِ

    And in the conquest of Khaybar, to God be glory,

    There was a blessing upon him and from him, after blessings before.

  33. مشى بين جبريلٍ وميكالَ حولَه

    ملائكةٌ شبهَ الهِزَبرِ المُصَمَّمِ

    He walked between Gabriel and Michael, with angels

    Around him, like a resolute lion.

  34. فصمَّم آطامَ الذين تهوّدوا

    بأرعنَ مّمن يَعبد اللهَ مْوحَمِ

    He attacked the fortresses of those who had adopted Judaism

    With a bold charge, as one who worships God.

  35. لِيُشهدَهم ربُّ السماءِ جِهادَهُ

    ويُعلِمَهم إقدامُه غيرَ مُحْجِمِ

    So that the Lord of heaven might show them his struggle

    And make them know that he advanced without shrinking back.

  36. فأَعطَوْا بأيديهمْ صَغاراً وذِلّةً

    وقالوا له نًَرضى بحكمِك فاحْكُمِ

    They surrendered with their own hands, humbled and subdued,

    And said to him, ‘We accept your judgment; judge, then.’

  37. فيا ربِّ إنّي لم أرد بالذي به

    مدحتُ عليّاً غيرَ وجهكَ فارْحَمِ

    My Lord, in what I have said

    In praise of Ali, I sought only Your favor; have mercy.

  38. إذا خرجت دبّابةُ الأرضِ لم تَدعْ

    عدوّاً له إلاّ خَطيماً بِمِعْصَمِ

    When the creature of the earth emerges, it will leave

    No enemy of his without a mark upon the nose.

  39. متى يَرها من ليسَ من أهل وُدِّهِ

    من الإنسِ والجِن العفاريتِ يُخْطَمِ

    Whenever anyone who does not love him sees it,

    Whether human or one of the mighty jinn, he will be marked upon the nose.