أَباO father of عَبدِservant of الاِلَهِGod أَصِخlisten attentively لِقَوليto my words
أَبا عَبدِ الاِلَهِ أَصِخ لِقَولي
وَبَعضُand some القَولِspeech يَصحَبُهُaccompanies it السَدادُsound judgment
وَبَعضُ القَولِ يَصحَبُهُ السَدادُ
O Abu Abd al-Ilah, listen to my words;
O Father of God, listen to my words
and some speech is accompanied by sound judgment.
Some words come with righteousness
تَرىyou see طَمساًTams تَعودُreturn بِهاwith it اللَياليthe nights
تَرى طَمساً تَعودُ بِها اللَيالي
إِلىto الدُنياthe world كَماjust as رَجَعَتreturned إِيادُIyad
إِلى الدُنيا كَما رَجَعَت إِيادُ
You see Tams, brought back by the nights
You see a darkness that nights return to
to the world, just as Iyad returned.
To the world as the Ayyad tribe returned
قَبائِلَtribes جُذَّwas severed أَصلُهُمُtheir root فَبادواso they perished
قَبائِلَ جُذَّ أَصلُهُمُ فَبادوا
وَأَودىand died away ذِكرُهُمtheir memory زَمَناًfor a time فَعادواthen they returned
وَأَودى ذِكرُهُم زَمَناً فَعادوا
Tribes whose roots were severed, so they perished;
Tribes whose roots perished so they perished
and their memory died away for a time, then they returned.
And their mention in time returned so they returned
وَكانواand they had غَرَّزواthey buried فيin الرَملِthe sand بَيضاًeggs
وَكانوا غَرَّزوا في الرَملِ بَيضاً
فَأَمسَكَهُso it held it كَماjust as غَرَزَburied eggs الجَرادُthe locusts
فَأَمسَكَهُ كَما غَرَزَ الجَرادُ
And they had buried eggs in the sand,
They were planted in the sand like eggs
which held them, as locusts bury theirs.
It held them as locusts are planted
فَلَمّاthen when أَنthat سُقواthey were watered دَرَجواthey crept وَدَبّواand they crawled
فَلَمّا أَن سُقوا دَرَجوا وَدَبّوا
وَزادواand they increased حينَwhen جادَهُمُdrenched them العِهادُrecurring rains
وَزادوا حينَ جادَهُمُ العِهادُ
Then, when they were watered, they crept and crawled,
So when they were watered they moved and crept
and multiplied when the recurring rains drenched them.
And increased when the good times helped them
هُمُthey بَيضُeggs الرَمادِash يُشَقُّis split open عَنهُمfrom around them
هُمُ بَيضُ الرَمادِ يُشَقُّ عَنهُم
وَبَعضُand some البَيضِeggs يُشبِهُهُresembles it الرَمادُash
وَبَعضُ البَيضِ يُشبِهُهُ الرَمادُ
They are eggs of ash, which is split open to reveal them;
They are the eggs of ashes opened from them
and ash resembles some eggs.
And some eggs resemble ashes
غَداًtomorrow تَأتيكَwill come to you إِخوَتُهُمtheir brothers جَديسٌJadis
غَداً تَأتيكَ إِخوَتُهُم جَديسٌ
وَجُرهُمُand Jurhum قُصَّراًshort of stature وَتَعودُand will return عادُAd
وَجُرهُمُ قُصَّراً وَتَعودُ عادُ
Tomorrow their brothers, Jadis, will come to you,
Tomorrow their bothers will come to you filthy
and Jurhum, short of stature; and Ad will return.
And their pulling short and the Ayyad return
فَتَعجِزُthen will be unable عَنهُمُto cope with them الأَمصارُthe cities ضَيِّقاًcramped
فَتَعجِزُ عَنهُمُ الأَمصارُ ضَيِّقاً
وَتَمتَلِىءُand will fill up المَنازِلُthe dwellings وَالبِلادُand the lands
وَتَمتَلِىءُ المَنازِلُ وَالبِلادُ
Then the cities will be too cramped to contain them,
So the cities will be too narrow for them
and the dwellings and lands will fill up.
And the houses and lands fill up
فَلَمso did not أَرَI see مِثلَهُمtheir like بادواthey perished فَعادواthen they returned
فَلَم أَرَ مِثلَهُم بادوا فَعادوا
وَلَمand did not أَرَI see مِثلَهُمtheir like قَلّواthey became few فَزادواthen they increased
وَلَم أَرَ مِثلَهُم قَلّوا فَزادوا
For I have never seen their like: they perished, then returned;
I have not seen the like of them perish and return
nor have I seen their like: they dwindled, then multiplied.
Nor the like of them few then increase
تَوَغَّلَpenetrated deeply فيهِمُamong them سَفِلٌlowborn people وَخوزٌand the Khuz
تَوَغَّلَ فيهِمُ سَفِلٌ وَخوزٌ
وَأَوباشٌand rabble فَهُمso they لَهُمُfor them مِدادُreinforcements
وَأَوباشٌ فَهُم لَهُمُ مِدادُ
Lowborn people and the Khuz have infiltrated them,
Among them the lowly and devious crept
and rabble; they are reinforcements for them.
And rabble so they are their supplies
وَأَنباطُand the Nabataeans السَوادِal-Sawad قَدِindeed اِستَحالواthey have turned
وَأَنباطُ السَوادِ قَدِ اِستَحالوا
بِهاin it عَرَباًinto Arabs فَقَدso indeed خَرِبَhas fallen into ruin السَوادُal-Sawad
بِها عَرَباً فَقَد خَرِبَ السَوادُ
And the Nabataeans of al-Sawad have turned
The black tents' Anbat have changed
into Arabs there; thus al-Sawad lies ruined.
Among them to Arabs so the black tent perished
فَلَوso if شاءَwished الاِمامُthe Imam أَقامَhe would set up سوقاًa market
فَلَو شاءَ الاِمامُ أَقامَ سوقاً
فَباعَهُمُthen he would sell them كَماas بيعَwas sold السَمادُmanure
فَباعَهُمُ كَما بيعَ السَمادُ
So if the Imam wished, he would set up a market,
If the Imam willed he'd make a market
and sell them as manure is sold.
And sell them like fertilizer is sold
Sol 6.1