أَيُّهاO الواحدthe peerless one المُسَمىnamed حُسيناًHusayn
أَيُّها الواحد المُسَمى حُسيناً
نلتَyou attained فَضلاًdistinction بِرَأيكthrough your judgment المُستَنيرenlightened
نلتَ فَضلاً بِرَأيك المُستَنير
O peerless one named Husayn,
O you who is called Hussein
You have gained distinction through your enlightened judgment.
You gained merit with your enlightened view
فاقsurpassed حمامكyour bathhouse السهاal-Suha (a star) حَيثsince أَضحىit came to be
فاق حمامك السها حَيث أَضحى
فيin ديارabodes الحسينal-Husayn نَجلson of الأَميرthe prince
في ديار الحسين نَجل الأَمير
Your bathhouse surpassed al-Suha, for it came to stand
Your dove has surpassed the radiant one
In the abodes of al-Husayn, son of the prince.
In the abode of Hussein, son of the prince
طابَit was sweet نَشراًin scent وَفاحَand wafted عطراًperfume وَأَضحىand became
طابَ نَشراً وَفاحَ عطراً وَأَضحى
لِجَميعfor all الوَرىhumankind شِفاءhealing الصُدورthe hearts
لِجَميع الوَرى شِفاء الصُدور
Its scent was sweet, its perfume wafted, and it became
It rose beautifully and its fragrance spread
A healing for the hearts of all humankind.
Becoming a cure for all hearts
دارa house لُطفgrace وَرقةand tenderness وَصَفاءand purity
دار لُطف وَرقة وَصَفاء
وَضِياءand light وَبَهجةand delight وَسُرورand joy
وَضِياء وَبَهجة وَسُرور
A house of grace, tenderness, and purity,
A home of gentleness, tenderness and purity
And light, delight, and joy.
Radiance, delight and joy
لَمnot يَكُنthere was فيin الدناthe world لَهُfor it مِنany شَبيهlikeness
لَم يَكُن في الدنا لَهُ مِن شَبيه
وَمَثيلand an equal وَماand not لهfor it مِنany نَظيرpeer
وَمَثيل وَما له مِن نَظير
It had no likeness in the world,
None in the world is like it
Nor equal, and it has no peer.
With no equal or peer
قُمstand بِهِin it وَاخلَعand take off الثِيابthe clothes وَروحand refresh
قُم بِهِ وَاخلَع الثِياب وَروح
مِنكَof yours جسماًa body بِمائِهِwith its water المُستَديرcircling
مِنكَ جسماً بِمائِهِ المُستَدير
Stand within it, take off your clothes, and refresh
Enter it and remove your clothes
Your body with its circling water.
Freeing your body in its round basin
وَاغتَسلand bathe مِنfrom حياضهits pools وَتسترand cover yourself
وَاغتَسل مِن حياضه وَتستر
عَنfrom كَبيرan older person مِنamong الوَرىhumankind وَصَغيرand a younger person
عَن كَبير مِن الوَرى وَصَغير
And bathe with water from its pools, and cover yourself
Bathe in its font and cover
From people both old and young.
Both elder and young in the world
ثُمthen قُلsay للَّذيto the one who بَناهbuilt it بحلlawfully
ثُم قُل للَّذي بَناه بحل
فُزتyou have gained ياO ذاpossessor of العُلىeminence بِخَيرwith goodness كَثيرabundant
فُزت يا ذا العُلى بِخَير كَثير
Then say to the one who built it lawfully:
Then say to the one who built it with resolve
You have gained abundant good, O possessor of eminence.
You have succeeded, O Most High, with abundant good
ثمthen حمامكyour bathhouse الأَنيقelegant فأرخso record its date
ثم حمامك الأَنيق فأرخ
جادgave generously فيin حَوضهits basin بِماءwith water طَهورpurifying
جاد في حَوضه بِماء طَهور
Then date your elegant bathhouse thus:
Then free your graceful dove
It gave generously of purifying water in its basin.
To flow in its pure basin
Sol 6.1