ياO لمةa lock of hair ضربpitched الزماTime (word continues)
يا لمة ضرب الزما
نcompletes 'Time' علىupon معرسهاits resting place خيامَهُhis tents
ن على معرسها خيامَهُ
O lock of hair, Time has pitched
his tents upon its resting place.
للّهto God دركyour excellence منas; such a خُزاlavender (word continues)
للّه درك من خُزا
مىcompletes 'lavender' روضةa garden عادتbecame ثَغامهwhite thaghām grass
مى روضة عادت ثَغامه
How wondrous you are—lavender
of a garden, now turned to white thaghām grass.
فَوَرَبّهso, by his Lord قامتarose بهthrough him
فَوَرَبّه قامت به
للدينfor the faith أشراطportents of القيامهthe Resurrection
للدين أشراط القيامه
So, by his Lord, through him there arose
for the faith the portents of Resurrection.
لمضرجfor one bloodied بدمwith the blood of النبوprophethood (word continues)
لمضرج بدم النبو
ةcompletes 'prophethood' ضاربstriking بِيدwith the hand of الإمامهthe Imamate
ة ضارب بِيد الإمامه
For one drenched in the blood of prophethood,
striking with the hand of the Imamate;
متقسمtorn apart يطأtreads upon السيوthe swords (word continues)
متقسم يطأ السيو
فcompletes 'swords' مجرعاًforced to swallow منهاfrom them حِمامهhis death
ف مجرعاً منها حِمامه
torn apart, he treads upon swords,
forced to swallow his death from them.
منعwas denied الورودaccess to water وماؤهand his water
منع الورود وماؤه
منهfrom him علىat طرفthe tip of الثمامهthumāma grass
منه على طرف الثمامه
Denied access to water, though his water
was but a thumāma grass-tip away from him.
نصبset up ابنson of هندHind راسهhis head
نصب ابن هند راسه
فوقabove الورىmankind نصبthe erecting of العلامهthe marker
فوق الورى نصب العلامه
Hind's son set his head up
above mankind, like a marker erected.
ومقبَّلand a mouth to kiss كانused to النبيthe Prophet
ومقبَّل كان النبي
بلثمهby kissing it يشفيsoothe; heal غرامهhis yearning
بلثمه يشفي غرامه
And a mouth that the Prophet would
kiss to soothe his longing—
قرعstruck ابنson of هندHind بالقضيـwith the rod (word continues)
قرع ابن هند بالقضيـ
ـبcompletes 'rod' غرارهits edge (its teeth) فرطan excess of استضامهhumiliating abuse
ـب غراره فرط استضامه
Hind's son struck with the rod
its tooth-edge, in excessive cruelty.
وشداand sang بنغمتهwith his tune عليـover (word continues)
وشدا بنغمته عليـ
ـهhim وصبand poured out بالفضلاتwith the dregs جامهhis goblet
ـه وصب بالفضلات جامه
And he sang his tune over
him, and poured out his goblet's dregs.
والعدلand justice أبلجbright; clear ساطعradiant
والعدل أبلج ساطع
والدينand the faith ذوpossessing خالa mole وشامهand a birthmark
والدين ذو خال وشامه
And justice is bright and radiant,
while the faith bears a mole and a birthmark.
ياO ويحalas for منwhoever ولَّىturned; presented الكتاthe Book (word continues)
يا ويح من ولَّى الكتا
بcompletes 'Book' قفاهhis back والدنياand this world أمامهbefore him
ب قفاه والدنيا أمامه
Alas for him who showed the Book
his back, with this world before him!
ليُضرِّسَنَّhe will surely gnaw يدthe hand of النداremorse (word continues)
ليُضرِّسَنَّ يد الندا
مةcompletes 'remorse' حينwhen لاnot تغنيavails الندامهremorse
مة حين لا تغني الندامه
He will surely gnaw the hand of remorse
when remorse can no longer avail.
وليدركنand he will surely realize علىdespite الكراhonor (word continues)
وليدركن على الكرا
مةcompletes 'honor' سوءthe evil of عاقبةthe outcome of الغرامهthe penalty
مة سوء عاقبة الغرامه
And he will surely learn, despite his honor,
the dire consequence of the penalty.
وحمىand a sanctuary أباحviolated; threw open بنوthe sons of يزيـYazīd (word continues)
وحمى أباح بنو يزيـ
ـدٍcompletes 'Yazīd' عنon account of طوائلهمtheir blood-feuds حرامهits sacred bounds
ـدٍ عن طوائلهم حرامه
And a sanctuary—the sons of Yazīd violated
its sacred bounds, to avenge their blood-feuds,
حتىuntil اشتفواsatisfied their vengeance منfor يومthe day of بدBadr (word continues)
حتى اشتفوا من يوم بد
رcompletes 'Badr' واستبدواand took sole control بالزعامهof the leadership
ر واستبدوا بالزعامه
until they took revenge for the day of Badr
and monopolized the leadership.
لعنواthey cursed أميرthe Commander of المؤمنيـthe Faithful (word continues)
لعنوا أمير المؤمنيـ
ـنcompletes 'the Faithful' بمثلin the same manner as إعلانthe public proclamation of الإقامهthe iqāma, call to begin prayer
ـن بمثل إعلان الإقامه
They cursed the Commander of the Faithful
as publicly as the iqāma, the call to begin prayer.
لِمwhy لَمْdid not تَخرِّيyou fall ياO سماsky (word continues)
لِم لَمْ تَخرِّي يا سما
ءcompletes 'sky' ولمand did not تصبّيyou pour down ياO غمامهcloud
ء ولم تصبّي يا غمامه
Why did you not fall, O sky,
and why did you not pour down, O cloud?
ياO لعنةa curse صارتhas become علىupon
يا لعنة صارت على
أعناقهمtheir necks طوقthe neck-ring of الحمامهthe dove
أعناقهم طوق الحمامه
O curse that has become, upon
their necks, the collar of a dove!
إنindeed الإمامةthe Imamate لمdid not تكنbe
إن الإمامة لم تكن
للئيمfor a base man ماany; whatsoever تحتbeneath العمامهthe turban
للئيم ما تحت العمامه
Surely the Imamate was never
for any base man beneath a turban.
ياO سبطgrandson of هندHind وابنهاand her son
يا سبط هند وابنها
دونrather than; not of البتولal-Batūl, the Chaste One ولاand no كرامهhonor
دون البتول ولا كرامه
O grandson of Hind, and her son,
not al-Batūl's—and no honor to you!
ياO عينeye جوديpour forth للبقيـfor al-Baqīʿ (word continues)
يا عين جودي للبقيـ
ـعcompletes 'al-Baqīʿ' وماand what بهwithin it تشفىmay be healed رغامهresentment
ـع وما به تشفى رغامه
O eye, pour forth for al-Baqīʿ
and what lies within it, that resentment may be healed.
جوديpour forth لمشهدfor the shrine of كربلاKarbalāʾ (word continues)
جودي لمشهد كربلا
ءcompletes 'Karbalāʾ' فوفريso fulfill عنيon my behalf ذمامهits sacred claim
ء فوفري عني ذمامه
Pour forth for the shrine of Karbalāʾ,
so fulfill its sacred claim on my behalf.
جوديpour forth بمكنونwith the hidden store of الدموtears (word continues)
جودي بمكنون الدمو
عcompletes 'tears' وأرسليand send forth بدداًscattered تهامهTihāma
ع وأرسلي بدداً تهامه
Pour forth the hidden store of tears,
and send them scattering across Tihāma.
Sol 6.1