حييgreet ولاand do not تسأمtire of التحياتgreetings
حيي ولا تسأم التحيات
وناجand commune ماas much as اسطعتyou can منof مناجاةintimate speech
وناج ما اسطعت من مناجاة
Greet, and do not tire of greetings.
Greet and do not tire of greetings
And commune as much as you can.
And whisper what shines from whispering
حييgreet دياراًdwellings أضحتhave become معالمهاtheir landmarks
حيي دياراً أضحت معالمها
بالطفat al-Taff معلومةknown العلاماتthe signs
بالطف معلومة العلامات
Greet dwellings whose landmarks have become
Greet homes whose landmarks
at al-Taff, recognizable by their signs.
Are known for their kindness
وقلand say لهاto them ياO ديارdwellings آلthe family of رسوMessenger (continued)
وقل لها يا ديار آل رسو
لcompletion of 'Messenger' اللَهGod ياO معدنwellspring الرسالاتrevelations
ل اللَه يا معدن الرسالات
And say to them: O dwellings of the family of the Messenger
And say to it, O homes of the Messenger of Allah
of God, O wellspring of revelations!
O source of messages
وقلand say عليكupon you السلامpeace ماas long as انبرتcomes forth الthe
وقل عليك السلام ما انبرت ال
شمسsun أوor البدرthe full moon للبرياتto created beings
شمس أو البدر للبريات
And say: Peace be upon you for as long as the
And say upon you peace as long as the sun rises
sun or the full moon appears to creation.
Or the full moon for creation
نعمexcellent is مناخa resting place for الهدىguidance ومنتجعand a haven for
نعم مناخ الهدى ومنتجع
الوحيrevelation ومستوطنand a home for الهداياتforms of guidance
الوحي ومستوطن الهدايات
How fine a resting place for guidance, a haven for
Yes, it is the climate of guidance and the resort
revelation, and a home for forms of guidance!
Of revelation and the residence of guidance
نعمexcellent is مصلىthe prayer-place of الأرضthe earth المضمنenclosing منthose whom
نعم مصلى الأرض المضمن من
صلىblessed عليهمthem ربthe Lord of السمواتthe heavens
صلى عليهم رب السموات
How fine the earth's prayer-place, enclosing those
Yes, it is the prayer of the earth that includes
whom the Lord of the heavens blessed!
Those who prayed for them, the Lord of the heavens
إنif يتلrecites تاليa reciter of الكتابthe Book فضلهمtheir excellence
إن يتل تالي الكتاب فضلهم
يتلhe recites صنوفاًvarieties منof التلاواتrecitations
يتل صنوفاً من التلاوات
If a reciter of the Book recites their excellence,
If the reciter of the Quran recites their virtues
he recites manifold forms of recitation.
He recites types of recitations
خصواthey were singled out بتلكby those الآياتverses تكرمةas an honor
خصوا بتلك الآيات تكرمة
أكرمhow noble بتلكthose (exclamatory construction) الآياتverses آياتas verses
أكرم بتلك الآيات آيات
They were singled out by those verses as an honor.
They were distinguished with those verses as an honor
What noble verses those verses are!
The verses themselves were honored with those verses
همthey خيرthe finest ماشwalker مشىwalked علىon قدمa foot
هم خير ماش مشى على قدم
وخيرand the finest منof those who يمتطيride المطياتِmounts
وخير من يمتطي المطياتِ
They are the finest of those who have walked on foot,
They are the best of those who walked on feet
and the finest of those who ride mounts.
And the best of those who ride mounts
همthey علمواtaught العالمينall peoples إنif or when عبدواthey worshipped
هم علموا العالمين إن عبدوا
اللَهوGod, and ألغواabolished عبادةthe worship of اللاتal-Lat
اللَهو ألغوا عبادة اللات
They taught all peoples when they worshipped
They taught the worlds that if they worship
God, and abolished the worship of al-Lat.
God and abolish the worship of Al-Lat
عجتI turned aside بأبياتهمto their dwellings أسائلهاquestioning them
عجت بأبياتهم أسائلها
فعجتthen I turned aside منهاamong them بخرat the finest (uncertain reading) أبياتdwellings
فعجت منها بخر أبيات
I turned aside to their dwellings, questioning them,
Its questions were stumped by their verses
then among them I paused at [the finest] dwellings.
So it was stumped by the scent of their verses
علىover قبورgraves زكيةpure ضمنتcontained
على قبور زكية ضمنت
لحودهاtheir burial niches أعظمهاtheir bones زكياتhallowed
لحودها أعظمها زكيات
Over pure graves, holding
Upon pure graves that contained
in their burial niches their hallowed bones.
Their finest purity
أزكىsweeter نسيماًin fragrance لمنto whoever ينسمهاbreathes their scent
أزكى نسيماً لمن ينسمها
منthan زهراتthe flowers of الربىthe hills الزكياتthe fragrant ones
من زهرات الربى الزكيات
Sweeter in fragrance to whoever breathes their scent
The purest breeze for those who smell it
than the fragrant flowers of the hills.
From the pure flowers
واصلهاmay it keep visiting them الغيثthe rain بالغدوat dawn ولاand may not
واصلها الغيث بالغدو ولا
صارمهاabandon them الغيثthe rain بالعشياتin the evenings
صارمها الغيث بالعشيات
May rain visit them at dawn, and may
The rain connects it at dawn and does not
rain never forsake them in the evenings.
Cut it off at dusk
الشافعونthe intercessors المشفعونwhose intercession is accepted إذاwhen ماindeed (emphasis)
الشافعون المشفعون إذا ما
لمdid not يشفعintercede يوماon a day ذووthose possessing الشفاعاتintercessions
لم يشفع يوما ذوو الشفاعات
The intercessors whose intercession is accepted, when
The intercessors when intercession is needed
other intercessors fail to intercede that day.
Since no one else can intercede
منsince حينthe moment ماتواthey died حيواthey lived وليسand not كمنlike those whose
من حين ماتوا حيوا وليس كمن
أحياؤهمtheir living فيin عدادِthe ranks of أمواتِthe dead
أحياؤهم في عدادِ أمواتِ
They have lived since the moment they died, unlike those
Since they died they live and are not like those
whose living are counted among the dead.
Whose life is among the dead
جلتwere immense رزاياهمtheir calamities فلستso I do not أرىsee
جلت رزاياهم فلست أرى
بعدafter رزياتهمtheir calamities رزياتcalamities
بعد رزياتهم رزيات
Their calamities were immense; I can see no
Their calamities have disappeared so I do not see
calamities after their calamities.
After their calamities, calamities
نوحاmourn, you two علىover سيديmy lord الحسينal-Husayn نعمyes
نوحا على سيدي الحسين نعم
نوحاmourn, you two علىover سيديmy lord وابنand the son of ساداتيmy lords
نوحا على سيدي وابن ساداتي
Mourn, you two, for my lord al-Husayn—yes,
Alas for my master al-Husayn yes
mourn for my lord and the son of my lords.
Alas for my master the son of masters
نوحاmourn, you two تنوحاyou two lament علىover أخيa possessor of شرفhonor
نوحا تنوحا على أخي شرف
مجدلlaid low بينamid مشرفياتMashrafi swords
مجدل بين مشرفيات
Mourn, you two; lament a man of honor,
Alas weeping for the honor of my brother
laid low amid Mashrafi swords.
Adorned among the adorned
ذقناwe tasted بدوقthrough tasting (uncertain reading) السيوفthe swords منof دمهhis blood
ذقنا بدوق السيوف من دمه
مرارةa bitterness فاقتsurpassed المراراتall bitterness
مرارة فاقت المرارات
We tasted, as the swords [tasted] his blood,
We tasted the swords in his blood
a bitterness surpassing all bitterness.
Bitterness beyond bitterness
كأننيas though I بالدماءwith the blood منهfrom him علىupon
كأنني بالدماء منه على
خيرthe noblest تراقcollarbones وخيرand the noblest لباتhollows of the throat
خير تراق وخير لبات
It is as though I see his blood upon
It is as if I see his blood on
the noblest collarbones and the noblest throats.
The best carpet and cloak
ذيدwas driven away الحسينal-Husayn عنfrom الفراتthe Euphrates فياso, O
ذيد الحسين عن الفرات فيا
بليةa calamity أثمرتbore بلياتcalamities
بلية أثمرت بليات
Al-Husayn was barred from the Euphrates—O
Al-Husayn was banned from the Euphrates so what
calamity that bore calamities!
A catastrophe that produced calamities
لمcould not يستطعmanage شربهdrinking it وقدyet already شربتhad drunk
لم يستطع شربه وقد شربت
منof دمهhis blood المرهفاتthe keen-edged blades شرباتِdraughts
من دمه المرهفات شرباتِ
He could not drink it, yet they had drunk
He could not drink while the swords
draughts of his blood—the keen-edged blades.
Drank his blood in gulps
ماwhat لكis with you ماnot غرتyou sank away ياO فراتُEuphrates ولمand why
ما لك ما غرت يا فراتُ ولم
تسقgive drink to الخبيثينthe vile men والخبيثاتand the vile women
تسق الخبيثين والخبيثات
What ails you? Why did you not sink away, O Euphrates? And why
What is wrong with you Euphrates, you were not fair
give drink to the vile men and vile women?
And did not water the wicked men and women
كمhow many فاطميينmale descendants of Fatimah منكfrom you قدindeed فطمواwere weaned
كم فاطميين منك قد فطموا
منwith غيرno جرمٍwrongdoing وفاطمياتand female descendants of Fatimah
من غير جرمٍ وفاطميات
How many male descendants of Fatimah were weaned from you,
How many Fatimids were weaned by you
without any wrongdoing—and female descendants too!
Without crime, O Fatimids
الجنthe jinn والأنسand humankind والملائكةand the angels الthe
الجن والأنس والملائكة ال
ابرارrighteous تبكيweep بلاwithout محاشاةexception
ابرار تبكي بلا محاشاة
The jinn, humankind, and the angels, the
The jinn, humans and angels
righteous, weep without exception
The righteous cry without exception
علىover خضيبone stained الأطرافin the limbs منwith دمهhis blood
على خضيب الأطراف من دمه
ياO هولthe horror of أطرافهhis limbs الخضيباتthe blood-dyed ones
يا هول أطرافه الخضيبات
over one whose limbs are dyed with his blood—
For the blood stained limbs
O the horror of his blood-dyed limbs!
O horror of his blood stained parts
فيamid لمةa band منof بنيthe sons of أبيهhis father حوتembraced
في لمة من بني أبيه حوت
طيبthe goodness of الأبواتfatherhoods والبنواتِand sonships
طيب الأبوات والبنواتِ
Amid a band of his father's sons that embodied
In a group of his sons who contained
the goodness of fatherhood and sonship.
The good fathers and children
منwhoever يسلُfinds solace وقتاًfor a time فأنyet indeed ذكرهمremembrance of them
من يسلُ وقتاً فأن ذكرهم
مجددis renewed ليfor me فيat كلevery أوقاتtime
مجدد لي في كل أوقات
Though one may find solace for a time, remembrance of them
Who can one time so their remembrance
is renewed for me at every moment.
Renews me at all times
بهمthrough them أجازىI am rewarded يومon the Day of الحسابReckoning إذاwhen ماindeed (emphasis)
بهم أجازى يوم الحساب إذا ما
حوسبis called to account الخلقcreation للمجازاتfor recompense
حوسب الخلق للمجازات
Through them I shall be rewarded on the Day of Reckoning, when
With them I will be rewarded on Judgement Day when
creation is called to account for recompense.
People are judged for their rewards
تجارتيmy trade حبهمlove for them وحبُهمand love for them
تجارتي حبهم وحبُهم
ماnot زالhas ceased منamong أربحthe most profitable التجاراتtrades
ما زال من أربح التجارات
My trade is love for them, and love for them
My trade is their love and loving them
has always been among the most profitable trades.
Is the most profitable trade
Sol 6.1