هبَّwafted نَشرُthe fragrance of العَرارِʿarār blossoms منfrom مِتْكينِMitkin
هبَّ نَشرُ العَرارِ من مِتْكينِ
مُذْكِياًkindling لوعَةَthe anguish of الفُؤادِthe heart الحَزينِsorrowful
مُذْكِياً لوعَةَ الفُؤادِ الحَزينِ
The scent of ʿarār blossoms wafted from Mitkin,
The fragrance of incense spread from Mitkin,
Kindling the anguish of the sorrowful heart.
Igniting the sorrow in my grieving heart,
وأَعادَand brought back الصَّباthe east wind شَذاهاits fragrance زَكِيًّاpure
وأَعادَ الصَّبا شَذاها زَكِيًّا
منfrom رِحابِthe precincts of الصَّيَّادِal-Sayyad (the hunter) عزِّʿIzz (glory of) الدِّينِal-Din (the faith)
من رِحابِ الصَّيَّادِ عزِّ الدِّينِ
And the east wind brought back its pure fragrance
And the morning breeze renewed its purity
From the precincts of al-Sayyad, ʿIzz al-Din.
From the open plains of the mighty hunter.
نَشَرَspread المِسكَmusk منfrom نَوافِجِthe musk-pods of طَيٍّconcealment
نَشَرَ المِسكَ من نَوافِجِ طَيٍّ
أحْكَمَتْهُperfected it حَقائقُthe realities of التَّمكينِfirm establishment
أحْكَمَتْهُ حَقائقُ التَّمكينِ
He spread musk from the musk-pods of concealment,
It spread the musk from the flasks of Tayy
Which the realities of firm establishment had perfected.
Secured by the realities of perfection.
وأهاجَand stirred القُلوبَthe hearts منهُfrom him شَميمٌa fragrance
وأهاجَ القُلوبَ منهُ شَميمٌ
هزَّshook باللُّطْفِwith gentleness كلَّevery عَزْمٍresolve مَتينِsteadfast
هزَّ باللُّطْفِ كلَّ عَزْمٍ مَتينِ
And a fragrance from him stirred the hearts,
And a breeze from it stirred the hearts
Gently shaking every steadfast resolve.
Shaking all firm resolve with kindness.
ياO حُداةَchanting drivers of الجِمالِthe camels مِتْكينُMitkin لاحَتْcame into view
يا حُداةَ الجِمالِ مِتْكينُ لاحَتْ
ماwhy وُقوفُthe stopping of الحاديthe camel-chanter علىat تِبْرينِTibrin
ما وُقوفُ الحادي على تِبْرينِ
O camel-drivers, Mitkin has come into view!
O you, beauty of Mitkin, it has appeared
Why does the camel-chanter linger at Tibrin?
As the standing of the lovesick at Tibreen.
أَسمِعوناlet us hear مَدائحَpraises of ابنِthe son of الرِّفاعِيِّal-Rifaʿi
أَسمِعونا مَدائحَ ابنِ الرِّفاعِيِّ
شِبْلِlion cub of أَهلِthe People of الكِساءِthe Cloak ليثِlion of العَرينِthe lair
شِبْلِ أَهلِ الكِساءِ ليثِ العَرينِ
Let us hear praises of the son of al-Rifaʿi,
Let us hear the praise poems of Ibn Rifa'i
Cub of the People of the Cloak, lion of the lair;
The lion of the cave, grandson of the People of the Cloak.
لَوْحُthe tablet of سِرِّthe secret of الحَقائقِthe realities المُتَدلِّيsuspended
لَوْحُ سِرِّ الحَقائقِ المُتَدلِّي
منfrom ضَميرِthe inner heart of الغَيْبِthe unseen المَصونِguarded الأَمينِtrustworthy
من ضَميرِ الغَيْبِ المَصونِ الأَمينِ
The tablet of the secret of realities, suspended
The tablet of the secrets of realities
From the guarded, trustworthy heart of the unseen;
Flowing from the protected, trustworthy unseen.
سِبْطُmaternal grandson of شيخِthe shaykh of العَرْجاءِal-ʿArjaʾ (the lame one) روحِsoul of المَعانيmeanings
سِبْطُ شيخِ العَرْجاءِ روحِ المَعاني
فيamong بنيthe sons of المُرْتَضىal-Murtada (the chosen one) نُجومِstars of اليَقينِcertainty
في بني المُرْتَضى نُجومِ اليَقينِ
Grandson of the shaykh of al-ʿArjaʾ, soul of meanings,
Grandson of the Sheikh of Arajaa, spirit of meanings
Among the sons of al-Murtada, stars of certainty;
Among the children of Al-Murtada, stars of certainty.
الإمامُthe imam السَّجَّادُthe oft-prostrating one منfrom عِتْرَةِthe lineage of السَّal-Sajjad (opening fragment)
الإمامُ السَّجَّادُ من عِتْرَةِ السَّ
جَّادِal-Sajjad (closing fragment) زينِadornment of العُبَّادِthe worshippers رحبِgenerous of اليَمينِthe right hand
جَّادِ زينِ العُبَّادِ رحبِ اليَمينِ
The oft-prostrating imam, from the lineage of al-Sa—
Imam As-Sajjad from the family of generosity
—jjad, adornment of worshippers, generous of hand;
Adornment of worshippers, vast right hand.
قُطْبُthe spiritual pole of أهلِthe people of الوَحاinspiration وغوثُand succor of البَراياall creatures
قُطْبُ أهلِ الوَحا وغوثُ البَرايا
شامِخُlofty in العزمِresolve ذوpossessor of الفَخارِglory الرَّصينِsteadfast
شامِخُ العزمِ ذو الفَخارِ الرَّصينِ
The pole of the people of inspiration, and succor of all creatures,
Pole of the people of love and help of mankind
Lofty in resolve, possessed of steadfast glory.
Firm of resolve, of honorable determination.
ليتَwould that شِعْريmy knowing وأينَand where علَّperhaps وليتَand if only
ليتَ شِعْري وأينَ علَّ وليتَ
منin relation to زَمانٍan age بماwith what أُحِبُّI love ضَنينِmiserly
من زَمانٍ بما أُحِبُّ ضَنينِ
Would that I knew! Yet what use are 'perhaps' and 'if only'
Would that I knew, where is Ali? Would that
Against an age that begrudges me what I love?
Someone were with me whom I love and confide in.
أَأُوافيshall I reach مِتْكينَMitkin والعُمرُwhile life وافٍis ample
أَأُوافي مِتْكينَ والعُمرُ وافٍ
ويَهيجُand stirs الرُّكبانَthe riders صوتُthe sound of حَنينِيmy longing
ويَهيجُ الرُّكبانَ صوتُ حَنينِي
Shall I reach Mitkin with life still to spare,
Shall I meet Mitkin while my life is fleeting?
And will the sound of my longing stir the riders?
And the departing caravans stir my longing.
وبِلَثْمِand by kissing القِيعانِthe plains منof ذلكthat الرُّحْthe broad expanse (opening fragment)
وبِلَثْمِ القِيعانِ من ذلك الرُّحْ
بِbroad expanse (closing fragment) أَرىI find بردَthe cooling of لهفَتيmy yearning وأَنينِيand my moaning
بِ أَرى بردَ لهفَتي وأَنينِي
And by kissing the plains of that broad
With a kiss of the meadows there, I would see
Expanse, shall I find cool relief for my yearning and moaning?
Alleviation of my passion and my moaning.
ياO مَوالِيَّmy masters والزَّمانُwhile time خَؤونٌis treacherous
يا مَوالِيَّ والزَّمانُ خَؤونٌ
أَسعِفونيcome to my aid فالعزمُfor resolve غيرُis not مُعينِhelpful
أَسعِفوني فالعزمُ غيرُ مُعينِ
O my masters, while time is treacherous,
O my masters, and the times are dejected,
Come to my aid, for resolve is of no help.
Help me, for resolve is not reinforced.
واقْبَلونيand accept me وتَوِّجونيand crown me بصَفْحٍwith pardon
واقْبَلوني وتَوِّجوني بصَفْحٍ
فهَواكُمْfor love of you ياO سادَةَlords of الحَيِّthe encampment دِينيmy religion
فهَواكُمْ يا سادَةَ الحَيِّ دِيني
And accept me, and crown me with pardon;
And accept me and crown me with forgiveness,
For love of you, O lords of the encampment, is my religion.
For your love, O masters of the true faith, is my religion.
Sol 6.1