بحارseas نَدىof bounty مِنfrom بعضهاsome of them نَبعsprang البَحرthe sea
بحار نَدى مِن بعضها نَبع البَحر
وَنورand a light هُدىof guidance مِنfrom ضوئهits radiance طَلعarose الفَجرthe dawn
وَنور هُدى مِن ضوئه طَلع الفَجر
Seas of bounty, from some of which the ocean sprang,
and a light of guidance, from whose radiance dawn arose.
تَبَدتthey appeared وَكانَتand they were فيin الوجودexistence ضَميمةjoined together
تَبَدت وَكانَت في الوجود ضَميمة
بِآلto the house of بَنيthe sons of فَخرFakhr لَهاfor them عرفbecame known الذكرrenown
بِآل بَني فَخر لَها عرف الذكر
They appeared, and within existence were joined
to the house of Banu Fakhr, through whom their renown became known.
نُجومstars إِذاwhen سارواthey marched إِلىinto غَيهبthe gloom of الوَغىbattle
نُجوم إِذا ساروا إِلى غَيهب الوَغى
أضاءَتshone لَهُمfor them شُهبmeteors of الصَوارمkeen swords وَالنَجرand hewing blows
أضاءَت لَهُم شُهب الصَوارم وَالنَجر
Stars: when they marched into battle's gloom,
the meteors of keen swords and hewing blows shone for them.
جِبالmountains of عُلومlearning سادةlords علويةof Ali's line
جِبال عُلوم سادة علوية
صَغيرهمtheir youngest عَلامةa great scholar علمa luminary بحرan ocean of knowledge
صَغيرهم عَلامة علم بحر
Mountains of learning, lords of Ali's line;
their youngest is a great scholar, a luminary, an ocean of knowledge.
إِذاwhen طَلَعواthey appeared كانواthey were أَهلةcrescent moons of مَجلسa gathering
إِذا طَلَعوا كانوا أَهلة مَجلس
تَحوطencircling عَبيداًUbayd وَهوَwhile he is ماemphatic particle بَينَهُمamong them بَدرa full moon
تَحوط عَبيداً وَهوَ ما بَينَهُم بَدر
When they appear, they are a gathering's crescent moons,
encircling Ubayd, a full moon in their midst.
بَعيدfar مَدىin reach لَوif سابقتهthey raced him إِلىtoward العُلىthe heights
بَعيد مَدى لَو سابقته إِلى العُلى
رِياحwinds of الصباthe east شَأواًover a racecourse لَكانَthen would be لَهُhis الفَخرthe glory
رِياح الصبا شَأواً لَكانَ لَهُ الفَخر
Far-reaching: were he challenged in a race toward glory
by the east winds, over any course, the triumph would be his.
وَلَوand if ساجلتهthey vied with him السُحبthe clouds فيin مَسقطthe falling of النَدىbounty
وَلَو ساجلته السُحب في مَسقط النَدى
لَجَفتwould surely dry عزاليهاtheir waterspouts وَكانَand would be لَهُhis القَطرthe rain
لَجَفت عزاليها وَكانَ لَهُ القَطر
Were clouds to vie with him in raining bounty,
their spouts would run dry, and the rain would be his.
وَحَسبكand sufficient for you مِنas نوءa rain-bringing star إِذاwhen مَدhe extended كَفهhis palm
وَحَسبك مِن نوء إِذا مَد كَفه
حباءas bounty جَرىflowed مِنfrom كُلevery أَغلةunclear; perhaps a fingertip نَهرa river
حباء جَرى مِن كُل أَغلة نَهر
Sufficient for you is a rain-bringing star who, when he extends his palm
in bounty, sends a river flowing from every [fingertip?].
إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle عَلاhe mounted يَوماًone day مِنof الدَهرtime شَيظماa tall steed
إِذا ما عَلا يَوماً مِن الدَهر شَيظما
تَرىyou see أَسَداًa lion مِنfrom تَحتهِbeneath him يحفرpawing the ground النسرthe eagle
تَرى أَسَداً مِن تَحتهِ يحفر النسر
If, one day in time, he mounts a tall steed,
you see a lion, beneath whom an eagle paws the ground.
تسنمhe scaled مِنfrom ظَهرthe back of المَفاخرglorious deeds هَضبةa summit
تسنم مِن ظَهر المَفاخر هَضبة
لَهُfor him شادهاraised it المُختارal-Mukhtar وَالحَيدرand Haydar الطهرthe pure
لَهُ شادها المُختار وَالحَيدر الطهر
He scaled a summit on the back of glorious deeds,
raised for him by al-Mukhtar and Haydar the Pure.
تَهبblow رِياحwinds of الجودgenerosity مِنfrom رَوضthe garden of كَفهhis palm
تَهب رِياح الجود مِن رَوض كَفه
وَيظهرand emerges مِنfrom أَسرارthe secrets of غرتهhis radiant brow النَصرvictory
وَيظهر مِن أَسرار غرته النَصر
Winds of generosity blow from the garden of his palm,
and victory emerges from the secrets of his radiant brow.
أَموليO lord of العلىthe heights ياO مَنyou who لَهُto him الفَضلexcellence وَالحجىand wisdom
أَمولي العلى يا مَن لَهُ الفَضل وَالحجى
وَقَرعand the smiting of الكماةarmored champions الصيدthe proud وَالفتكةand the deadly assault البكرthe unprecedented
وَقَرع الكماة الصيد وَالفتكة البكر
O lord of the heights, you who possess excellence and wisdom,
the smiting of proud champions, and the unprecedented assault!
سَمعتI heard بِكُمof you all حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen جاءَcame مخبراًbringing news
سَمعت بِكُم حَتّى إِذا جاءَ مخبراً
بِكَof you الحسنHasan الزاكيal-Zaki, the pure وَحقand was confirmed لَناfor us الأَمرthe matter
بِكَ الحسن الزاكي وَحق لَنا الأَمر
I had heard of you, until there came, bringing news
of you, Hasan al-Zaki, and the account was confirmed for us.
جَلاhe revealed عَنكabout you أَوصافاًqualities بِهاin them يَفخرglories السُهىSuha
جَلا عَنك أَوصافاً بِها يَفخر السُهى
وَيقصرand falls short عَنof إِدراكgrasping أَقصرهاthe least of them الحجرreason
وَيقصر عَن إِدراك أَقصرها الحجر
He revealed traits of yours in which Suha glories,
yet reason falls short of grasping even their least.
مَناقبvirtues غرradiant كُلَّماwhenever قصhe recounted جُملةa portion
مَناقب غر كُلَّما قص جُملة
تَلألأsparkled مِنfrom مصباحthe lamp of غرتهاtheir radiant brow الفَجرdawn
تَلألأ مِن مصباح غرتها الفَجر
Radiant virtues: whenever he recounted a portion,
dawn glittered from the lamp of their radiant brow.
يُشاكلهاresembles them لطفthe gentleness of النَسيمthe breeze فَيَنثنىthen it turns back
يُشاكلها لطف النَسيم فَيَنثنى
وَفيand in بردهits mantle مِنfrom طيبthe fragrance of عنصرهاtheir essence نَشرa scent
وَفي برده مِن طيب عنصرها نَشر
The breeze's gentleness resembles them; it turns back
with fragrance from their sweet essence in its mantle.
وَأملىand he dictated لَناto us أَسفارvolumes of مجدglory وإَنَّهُand indeed he
وَأملى لَنا أَسفار مجد وإَنَّهُ
إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle تَلاhe read سفراًa volume يعنcame to mind لَهُto him سفرanother volume
إِذا ما تَلا سفراً يعن لَهُ سفر
He dictated to us volumes of glory, and indeed,
whenever he read one volume, another came to mind.
وَأعجزهand defeated him تِعدادthe enumeration of ماwhat رامَhe sought نَشرهto make it known
وَأعجزه تِعداد ما رامَ نَشره
وَضاقَand he was constrained بِهِby it ذرعاًin capacity وَأَدركهand overtook him الحَصرspeechlessness
وَضاقَ بِهِ ذرعاً وَأَدركه الحَصر
He could not number all he sought to make known;
it exceeded his powers, and speechlessness overtook him.
جَوامعcompendia of أَخبارreports أَحاديثtraditions of صحةsoundness
جَوامع أَخبار أَحاديث صحة
بِهاthrough them دينناour religion يَسموis exalted وَيَنطمسand is effaced الكُفرunbelief
بِها ديننا يَسمو وَيَنطمس الكُفر
Compendia of reports, sound traditions,
through which our faith is exalted and unbelief effaced.
وَلَمand did not يَألspare جُهداًany effort غَيرَexcept أَنthat رامَhe sought سُؤدداًnobility
وَلَم يَأل جُهداً غَيرَ أَن رامَ سُؤدداً
كَقَطرlike drops of النَدىdew عداًin number وَهَلand can يحسبbe counted القطرthe drops
كَقَطر النَدى عداً وَهَل يحسب القطر
He spared no effort, yet sought to number noble deeds
like drops of dew in number—and can those drops be counted?
وَلَمand did not أَدرِI know قَبلَbefore البينthe parting أَنthat يفجعwould be bereaved العلىglory
وَلَم أَدرِ قَبلَ البين أَن يفجع العلى
بِدرةof a pearl خدرof seclusion طالَماfor so long صانَهاhad sheltered her الخدرthe private chamber
بِدرة خدر طالَما صانَها الخدر
Before the parting, I never knew that glory could be bereaved
of a secluded pearl, long sheltered in her chamber.
فَريدةthe peerless jewel of قَومa people قَدindeed أنيطتwere bound قُلوبهمtheir hearts
فَريدة قَوم قَد أنيطت قُلوبهم
عَلَيهاto her كَماjust as نيطتwere attached بِأَفلاكِهاto their spheres الزهرthe bright stars
عَلَيها كَما نيطت بِأَفلاكِها الزهر
Her people's peerless jewel, their hearts were bound
to her, as bright stars are bound to their spheres.
غذوهاthey nourished her بِأَلبانwith the milk of القُلوبhearts وَمهدواand spread out
غذوها بِأَلبان القُلوب وَمهدوا
بِساطاًa carpet لَهاfor her فيin القَلبthe heart يَعرفهknows it الصَدرthe breast
بِساطاً لَها في القَلب يَعرفه الصَدر
They nourished her with the milk of hearts and spread
a carpet for her within the heart, known to the breast.
فَكَمand how many سَهرتkept vigil مِنin دونهاher defense أَعيُنeyes لَهُمof theirs
فَكَم سَهرت مِن دونها أَعيُن لَهُم
حذاراًout of fear عَلَيهاfor her أَنlest يَقومarise بِهاwithin her ذعرterror
حذاراً عَلَيها أَن يَقوم بِها ذعر
How many eyes of theirs kept vigil to protect her,
fearing for her, lest terror arise within her.
وَحيدةthe only darling of أَعمامpaternal uncles لَهاof her own وَعَشيرةand a clan
وَحيدة أَعمام لَها وَعَشيرة
حَناياbent protectively عَلَيهاover her أَنlest يحاولهاassail her الدَهرTime
حَنايا عَلَيها أَن يحاولها الدَهر
The only darling of her paternal uncles and her clan,
who bent protectively over her, lest Time assail her.
فَماand not شَعَرواthey realized إِلاuntil وَقَدand already علقتhad fastened بِهاupon her
فَما شَعَروا إِلا وَقَد علقت بِها
أَناملهhis fingers وَالدَهرand Time مِنamong شَأنهhis ways الغَدرtreachery
أَنامله وَالدَهر مِن شَأنه الغَدر
They knew nothing until there had fastened upon her
his fingers—and Time's way is treachery.
فَأَمسواso they became حَيارىbewildered لاno شُعورfeeling وَلاand no حجىreason
فَأَمسوا حَيارى لا شُعور وَلا حجى
سِوىexcept أَعيُنeyes تَجريstreaming وَأَدمعهاand their tears حُمرred
سِوى أَعيُن تَجري وَأَدمعها حُمر
They were left bewildered, with neither feeling nor reason,
nothing but streaming eyes, their tears red.
مَصائبcalamities سودblack أَدركتهمovertook them فَمَزقَتand tore apart
مَصائب سود أَدركتهم فَمَزقَت
عُرىthe bonds of صَبرهمtheir patience وَالصَبرand patience عَنunder مثلهاtheir like صَبرbitter aloes
عُرى صَبرهم وَالصَبر عَن مثلها صَبر
Black calamities overtook them and tore apart
the bonds of their patience—and patience under such trials is bitter aloes.
هِيَshe is الشَمسthe sun فيat عُرسthe wedding feast of الفَخارglory محلهاher place
هِيَ الشَمس في عُرس الفَخار محلها
فَواand oh أَسَفاًwhat sorrow هَلis it possible كَيفَhow غَيبهاconcealed her القَبرthe grave
فَوا أَسَفاً هَل كَيفَ غَيبها القَبر
She is the sun, her place at glory's wedding feast;
oh, alas! How could the grave conceal her?
وَكانَتand she was لجيدfor the neck of المَجدglory عقداًa necklace منظماًstrung
وَكانَت لجيد المَجد عقداً منظماً
فَقُولواso tell لَهُhim ياO مَجدGlory قَدnow عطلis unadorned النَحرthe throat
فَقُولوا لَهُ يا مَجد قَد عطل النَحر
She was a strung necklace upon glory's neck;
so tell him: 'O Glory, your throat is now unadorned.'
بَكَتwept فَقدهاher loss الزَهراءal-Zahra إِذwhen فجعتshe was bereaved بِهاof her
بَكَت فَقدها الزَهراء إِذ فجعت بِها
وَخالاتهاand her maternal aunts الأَطهارthe pure وَالسادةand the lords الغُرthe radiant
وَخالاتها الأَطهار وَالسادة الغُر
Al-Zahra wept at her loss, bereaved of her,
as did her pure maternal aunts and the radiant lords.
عَلَيهاfor her نَعتannounced her death زهرthe bright ones of النُجومthe stars كَآبةin sorrow
عَلَيها نَعت زهر النُجوم كَآبة
وَفاضَتand overflowed عَلَيهاfor her مُقلةthe eye of الشَمسthe sun وَالبَدرand the full moon
وَفاضَت عَلَيها مُقلة الشَمس وَالبَدر
The bright stars announced her death in sorrow,
and the eye of sun and full moon overflowed for her.
وَلَمand did not أَنسَI forget إِذwhen جاءَcame النعيthe death notice وَأَظلَمَتand grew dark
وَلَم أَنسَ إِذ جاءَ النعي وَأَظلَمَت
قُلوبthe hearts of الوَرىhumankind حُزناًwith grief وَقَدand indeed عَظمwas grievous الأَمرthe calamity
قُلوب الوَرى حُزناً وَقَد عَظم الأَمر
I have not forgotten when the death notice came, darkening
people's hearts with grief; the calamity was immense.
وَجلتand swelled شؤونthe streams of الدمعtears مِنfrom كُلevery ناظرeye
وَجلت شؤون الدمع مِن كُل ناظر
وَأذهلand bewildered مِنهُby it العَمthe paternal uncle وَالخالand the maternal uncle وَالصهرand the in-law
وَأذهل مِنهُ العَم وَالخال وَالصهر
Streams of tears swelled from every eye,
and at it, paternal uncle, maternal uncle, and in-law were bewildered.
وَلاحand appeared شعارthe sign of الحزنgrief مِنfrom حُسنHasan الرضاal-Rida
وَلاح شعار الحزن مِن حُسن الرضا
وَقالَand he said وَنظمwhile the string of الدَمعtears فيon خَدهhis cheek نَثرlay scattered
وَقالَ وَنظم الدَمع في خَده نَثر
The sign of sorrow appeared in Hasan al-Rida,
and he said, while the string of tears lay scattered on his cheek:
أَعينيO my two eyes جوداboth give generously بِالبُكاءwith weeping لدرةfor a pearl
أَعيني جودا بِالبُكاء لدرة
عَلىover فَقدِهاher loss تَبكيweep القَلائدnecklaces وَالدرand pearls
عَلى فَقدِها تَبكي القَلائد وَالدر
O my two eyes, pour forth tears for a pearl
whose loss makes necklaces and pearls weep.
أَعينيO my two eyes جوداboth give generously بِالبُكاءwith weeping لحرةfor a noble lady
أَعيني جودا بِالبُكاء لحرة
مَضَتshe departed وَلَهاwhile she had فيwithin طَيthe folds of أَحشائِهاher innards جَمرembers
مَضَت وَلَها في طَي أَحشائِها جَمر
O my two eyes, pour forth tears for a noble lady
who departed with embers folded within her breast.
أَعينيO my two eyes جوداboth give generously بِالبُكاءwith weeping لدميةfor a doll-like beauty
أَعيني جودا بِالبُكاء لدمية
محجبةveiled فيin قَصرِهاher palace فَخَلاthen stood empty القَصرthe palace
محجبة في قَصرِها فَخَلا القَصر
O my two eyes, pour forth tears for a doll-like beauty,
veiled in her palace; now the palace stands empty.
أَعينيO my two eyes جوداboth give generously بِالبُكاءwith weeping بحرقةwith burning grief
أَعيني جودا بِالبُكاء بحرقة
غَداthere came to be بَينَamong أَثناءthe folds of الضُلوعthe ribs لَهاits حرheat
غَدا بَينَ أَثناء الضُلوع لَها حر
O my two eyes, pour forth tears with burning grief,
whose heat now dwells within the folds of my ribs.
أَعينيO my two eyes جوداboth give generously بِالبُكاءwith weeping وَجدداand both renew
أَعيني جودا بِالبُكاء وَجددا
ثِيابthe garments of العناanguish وَالحُزنand grief قَدindeed نَفدis exhausted الصَبرpatience
ثِياب العنا وَالحُزن قَد نَفد الصَبر
O my two eyes, pour forth tears, and renew
the garments of anguish and grief; patience is exhausted.
سَأبكيكI shall weep for you ماas long as انهلpours down الغَمامthe clouds وَماand as long as جَرَتflow
سَأبكيك ما انهل الغَمام وَما جَرَت
غيوثrain torrents وَلاحَand appears البَدرthe full moon أَوor طَلَعَrises الفَجرthe dawn
غيوث وَلاحَ البَدر أَو طَلَعَ الفَجر
I shall weep for you while clouds pour down and while there flow
rain torrents, while the full moon shines or dawn rises.
سَأبكيكI shall weep for you عَنout of حزنgrief بعبرةwith the tears of ثاكلa bereaved parent
سَأبكيك عَن حزن بعبرة ثاكل
وَمُقلةand the eye of مَحزونa mourner طَرائقهاits channels عَشرten
وَمُقلة مَحزون طَرائقها عَشر
I shall weep for you in grief, with a bereaved parent's tears
and a mourner's eye whose tear-channels number ten.
سَقاهاmay it water her الحَياlife-giving rain مِنsuch a حرةnoble lady أَنthat قَبرهاher grave
سَقاها الحَيا مِن حرة أَن قَبرها
حَديقةa garden of فردوسParadise وَذراتهand its dust عطرperfume
حَديقة فردوس وَذراته عطر
May rain water her, that noble lady, for her grave
is a garden of Paradise, its very dust perfume.
وَلاand may she not برحتcease فيin جنةthe garden of الخُلدeternity تَنثَنيturn
وَلا برحت في جنة الخُلد تَنثَني
لَهاtoward her الحورthe houris والولدانand the young attendants وَالحللand the robes الخضرgreen
لَها الحور والولدان وَالحلل الخضر
May she ever dwell in the Garden of Eternity, encircled
by houris, youthful attendants, and green robes.
وَثبتكand may He steady you الرَحمنthe All-Merciful بِالصَبرwith patience وَالهُدىand guidance
وَثبتك الرَحمن بِالصَبر وَالهُدى
وَكانَتand may be لَكَyours العَقيunclear; likely the final outcome وَتمand may be complete لَكَfor you الأَجرthe reward
وَكانَت لَكَ العَقي وَتم لَكَ الأَجر
May the All-Merciful steady you with patience and guidance,
and may the [final outcome] be yours, and your reward complete.
وَلاand may not زِلتُمyou all cease to be ياO آلhouse of فَخرFakhr وَحَيدرand Haydar
وَلا زِلتُم يا آل فَخر وَحَيدر
بحارseas نَدىof bounty مِنfrom بَعضِهاsome of them نبعsprang البَحرthe sea
بحار نَدى مِن بَعضِها نبع البَحر
And may you ever remain, O house of Fakhr and Haydar,
seas of bounty, from some of which the ocean sprang.
Sol 6.1