قَتَلواthey killed حُسَيناًHusayn ثُمَّthen هُمthey يَنعونَهُthey mourn him
قَتَلوا حُسَيناً ثُمَّ هُم يَنعونَهُ
إِنَّindeed الزَّمانَtime بِأَهلِهِwith its people أَطوارُchanging phases
إِنَّ الزَّمانَ بِأَهلِهِ أَطوارُ
They killed Husayn, then they mourn him.
They killed Hussein then they eulogize him
Indeed, time has many turns for its people.
Indeed, time has its rounds with people
لاmay not تَبعدنbe lost بالطّفِّat al-Taff قَتلىthe slain ضُيِّعَتwere abandoned
لا تَبعدن بالطّفِّ قَتلى ضُيِّعَت
وَسَقىand may water مَساكِنَresting places هامِهاtheir skulls الأَمطارُthe rains
وَسَقى مَساكِنَ هامِها الأَمطارُ
May the slain, abandoned at al-Taff, never be lost,
Do not neglect with indifference those killed and lost
And may the rains water the resting places of their skulls.
And their desolate abodes were watered by rains
ماnot شُرطَةُtroops الدَّجالِthe Dajjal (Antichrist) تَحتَbeneath لِوائِهِhis banner
ما شُرطَةُ الدَّجالِ تَحتَ لِوائِهِ
بِأَضلَّmore astray مِمَّنthan those whom غَرَّهُdeceived him المُختارُal-Mukhtar
بِأَضلَّ مِمَّن غَرَّهُ المُختارُ
The Dajjal's troops beneath his banner are not
The Antichrist's police under his banner
More astray than those whom al-Mukhtar deceived.
Are not more misguided than those deluded by the Chosen One
أَبنيO sons of قَسِيٍّQasiyy أوثِقواbind securely دَجالَكُمyour Dajjal
أَبني قَسِيٍّ أوثِقوا دَجالَكُم
يُجلَwill be cleared الغُبارُthe dust وَأَنتُمwhile you are أَحرارُfree men
يُجلَ الغُبارُ وَأَنتُم أَحرارُ
O sons of Qasiyy, bind your Dajjal fast;
O children of Qasiy, restrain your Antichrist
The dust will clear while you remain free men.
The dust will settle while you are free
لَوif كانَwere عِلمُknowledge الغَيبِof the unseen عِندَwith أَخيكُمُyour brother
لَو كانَ عِلمُ الغَيبِ عِندَ أَخيكُمُ
لَتَوطَّأتwould have yielded لَكُمto you بِهِthrough it الأَحبارُthe rabbis
لَتَوطَّأت لَكُم بِهِ الأَحبارُ
If your brother had knowledge of the unseen,
If the knowledge of the unseen were with your brother
The rabbis would have yielded to you through it.
The rabbis would have submitted to you through it
وَلَكانَand it would have been أَمراًa matter بَينَناamong us فيماin what مَضَىhas passed
وَلَكانَ أَمراً بَينَنا فيما مَضَى
تَأتيcome بِهِwith it الأَنباءُthe tidings وَالأَخبارُand the reports
تَأتي بِهِ الأَنباءُ وَالأَخبارُ
And it would have been a matter known among us in times past,
And there would have been a matter between us in the past
Brought by tidings and reports.
That news and reports would have brought
إِنّيindeed I لأَرجوI surely hope أَنthat يُكَذِّبَdisprove وَحيَكُمyour revelation
إِنّي لأَرجو أَن يُكَذِّبَ وَحيَكُم
طَعنٌspear-thrusts يَشُقُّsplit عَصاكُمُyour staff وَحِصارُand siege
طَعنٌ يَشُقُّ عَصاكُمُ وَحِصارُ
I do indeed hope that your revelation will be disproved
Indeed, I hope that a piercing denial will belie your revelation
By spear-thrusts that split your staff, and by siege.
And people will come to you as if their swords
وَيجيئُكمand will come upon you قَومٌa band of men كَأَنَّas though سُيوفَهُمtheir swords
وَيجيئُكم قَومٌ كَأَنَّ سُيوفَهُم
بأَكُفِّهمin their palms تَحتَbeneath العَجاجَةِthe dust cloud نارُfire
بأَكُفِّهم تَحتَ العَجاجَةِ نارُ
And men will come upon you, their swords seeming
Under their palms were fire
Like fire in their palms beneath the cloud of dust.
They will not recoil when they face you
لاnot يَنثَنونَthey turn back إِذاwhen هُمُthey لاقَوكُمُthey meet you
لا يَنثَنونَ إِذا هُمُ لاقَوكُمُ
إِلاexcept وَهامَand the skulls كُماتِكُمof your champions أَعشارُin fragments
إِلا وَهامَ كُماتِكُم أَعشارُ
They will not turn back when they meet you,
Except with the remains of your skulls in fragments
Until your champions' skulls lie in fragments.
Partial English translation: 17 of 18 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1