أُميَّةUmayya غوريdescend فيinto الخمولobscurity وأنجديand ascend
أُميَّة غوري في الخمول وأنجدي
فماfor no لكِfor you فيin العلياءlofty glory فوزةُa victory مَشهدِan encounter
فما لكِ في العلياء فوزةُ مَشهدِ
Umayya, descend into obscurity and climb the heights;
Umayya, immerse yourself in languor, and support me,
for no victory in glory's arena is yours.
For what good fortune do you have in high places worth seeing?
هُبوطاًa descent إلىto أحسابكمyour ancestral honors وانخفاضِهاand their abasement
هُبوطاً إلى أحسابكم وانخفاضِها
فلاso no نسبٌlineage زاكٍpure ولاnor طيبُpurity of مَولدَbirth
فلا نسبٌ زاكٍ ولا طيبُ مَولدَ
Down to your ancestral worth and its low estate!
Descending to your lowly thoughts and baseness,
There is neither pure lineage nor purity of birth.
Neither honored lineage nor gentle birth.
تطاولتمواyou overreached لاnot عنthrough عُلاًnobility فتراجعواso retreat
تطاولتموا لا عن عُلاً فتراجعوا
إلىto حيثُwhere أنتمyou are واقعدواand sit شرَّthe worst مقعدseat
إلى حيثُ أنتم واقعدوا شرَّ مقعد
You overreached, not through nobility; so retreat
You have presumed, not out of nobility, so go back
to where you belong, and sit in the vilest seat.
To where you are from, and sit, worst of seats.
قديمكمyour past ماwhat قدindeed علمتمyou know ومثلهُand its like
قديمكم ما قد علمتم ومثلهُ
حديثكمyour present فيin خزيهits disgrace المتجدّدever-renewed
حديثكم في خزيه المتجدّد
Your past is what you know, and like it
Your past is known, and more of the same
is your present, in its ever-renewed disgrace.
Is your present in its recurring shame.
فماذاso what الذيis that which أحسابكمyour ancestral honors شَرُفتwere ennobled بهby it
فماذا الذي أحسابكم شَرُفت به
فأصعدكمand thus raised you فيin الملكsovereignty أشرفthe noblest مَصعدheight
فأصعدكم في الملك أشرف مَصعد
What, then, ennobled your ancestral honors
What then elevated you in your minds,
and raised you to the noblest height of sovereignty?
Raising you to supreme authority?
صلابةُthe hardness of أعلاكِyour upper part الذيwhich بللُthe moisture of الحياrain
صلابةُ أعلاكِ الذي بللُ الحيا
بِهِin it جَفَّdried up أمor فيin لينِthe softness of أسفَلِكِyour lower part النديmoist
بِهِ جَفَّ أم في لينِ أسفَلِكِ الندي
Was it the hardness of your upper part, where the rain's moisture
Is it the firmness of your nobles whose lives
dried up, or the softness of your damp lower part?
Were moistened by it, though their hearts are dry?
بنيO sons of عبدAbd (servant of) شمسٍShams (sun) لاmay not سقىwater اللهGod جُفرةًa pit
بني عبد شمسٍ لا سقى الله جُفرةً
تضمّكِencloses you والفحشاءَand obscenity فيin شرّthe worst مَلحدِgrave
تضمّكِ والفحشاءَ في شرّ مَلحدِ
Sons of Abd Shams, may God never water the pit
Sons of Abdu Shams, Allah did not water a barren tract,
that encloses you and obscenity in the vilest grave.
Containing you and obscenity in worst infidel.
ألمَّاhave you not تكونيyou are منthrough فجوركِyour debauchery دائماًalways
ألمَّا تكوني من فجوركِ دائماً
بِمشغلةٍpreoccupied عنaway from غصبdespoiling أبناءthe sons of أحمدAhmad
بِمشغلةٍ عن غصب أبناء أحمد
Have you not always, through your debauchery,
Why are you not always busy with your debauchery
been too preoccupied to despoil the sons of Ahmad?
To distract you from seizing the sons of Ahmad?
وَراءكِback with you! عنهاaway from it لاmay there be no أباًfather لكfor you إنَّماonly
وَراءكِ عنها لا أباً لك إنَّما
تقدَّمتِهاyou advanced beyond it لاnot عنthrough تقدّمِsuperiority of سُؤددnobility
تقدَّمتِها لا عن تقدّمِ سُؤدد
Back away from it—may you have no father! You only
Behind it you have no father, but instead
advanced beyond it, not through superior nobility.
You advanced it, not out of progress or benevolence.
عجبتُI marveled لمنat one who فيin ذلَّةthe abasement of النعلa sandal رأسُهhis head
عجبتُ لمن في ذلَّة النعل رأسُه
بهwith it يَتراءىhe shows himself عاقداًbinding تاجَa crown of سيّدa lord
به يَتراءى عاقداً تاجَ سيّد
I marvel at one whose head is lowly as a sandal,
I wondered at him whose head is in the humiliation of shoes,
yet shows it off with a lord's crown bound upon it.
Yet appears binding the crown of a lord.
دعواleave هاشماًHashim والفخرand glory يعقدbinds تاجَهُits crown
دعوا هاشماً والفخر يعقد تاجَهُ
علىupon الجبهاتthe brows المستنيراتshining فيin النديthe assembly
على الجبهات المستنيرات في الندي
Leave Hashim alone; glory binds its crown
Leave Hashim be, and let glory crown him
upon the brows that shine in the assembly.
Upon the enlightened brows in assemblies.
ودونكمواand take for yourselves والعارand disgrace ضُمُّواdraw close غِشاءهُits covering
ودونكموا والعار ضُمُّوا غِشاءهُ
إليكمto yourselves إلىonto وجهa face منfrom العارdisgrace أسودblackened
إليكم إلى وجه من العار أسود
And take disgrace for yourselves; draw its veil
And lower yourselves, drawing the veil of shame
to yourselves, over a face blackened by shame.
Upon you, to a face blackened with shame.
يُرَشّحُis groomed لكنbut لاnot لشيءfor anything سوىexcept الخناlewdness
يُرَشّحُ لكن لا لشيء سوى الخنا
وليدكمyour child فيماas يروحُhe goes out at evening ويغتديand goes out at morning
وليدكم فيما يروحُ ويغتدي
He is groomed—but for nothing except lewdness—
Your youth is nominated, but only for villainy
your child, as he goes out at evening and at dawn.
In what he undertakes and transgresses.
وتترفُand are pampered لكنbut للبغاءfor prostitution نساؤكمyour women
وتترفُ لكن للبغاء نساؤكم
فيدنسso is defiled منهاby them فيin الدجىthe darkness كلّevery مرقدbed
فيدنس منها في الدجى كلّ مرقد
And your women are pampered, but for prostitution,
And your women live lewdly, defiling
so every bed is defiled by them in the dark.
Every bed in the darkness with their impiety.
ويَسقيand waters بماءٍwith water حرثكمyour tilth غيرُmore than واحدٍone
ويَسقي بماءٍ حرثكم غيرُ واحدٍ
فكيفso how لكمfor you تُرجىcan be hoped for طهارةُpurity of مولدbirth
فكيف لكم تُرجى طهارةُ مولد
And more than one man waters your tilth with water;
Watering your tillage is not just one man,
so how can purity of birth be hoped for among you?
So how can you hope for pure birth?
ذهبتمyou went away بهاwith it شنعاءَan atrocity تبقىremain وصومهاits stains
ذهبتم بها شنعاءَ تبقى وصومها
لأحسابكمfor your ancestral honors خزياًa disgrace لدىat كلّevery مشهدgathering
لأحسابكم خزياً لدى كلّ مشهد
You committed an outrage whose stains endure,
They took it - ugly, it remains, and their fast
a disgrace to your ancestral honors in every gathering.
Is a disgrace for you in every sight.
فسلso ask عبدAbd (servant of) شمسShams (sun) هلwhether يرىhe sees جرمَan offense by هاشمHashim
فسل عبد شمس هل يرى جرمَ هاشم
إليهagainst him سوىapart from ماwhat كانhe had أسداهbestowed on him منof يدa favor
إليه سوى ما كان أسداه من يد
Ask Abd Shams: does he see any offense by Hashim
Ask Abdu Shams if he sees any crime of Hashim
against him, apart from the favor he once bestowed?
Except what he himself extended in aid.
وقلand say لأبيto Abu (father of) سفيانSufyan ماwhat أنتyou ناقمresenting
وقل لأبي سفيان ما أنت ناقم
أأمنكَdid he grant you safety? يومon the day of الفتحthe conquest ذنبُthe sin of محمدMuhammad
أأمنكَ يوم الفتح ذنبُ محمد
And tell Abu Sufyan: what do you resent?
And say to Abu Sufyan: what do you resent?
Was giving you safety on the day of conquest Muhammad's sin?
Did the crimes of Muhammad harm you on the day of opening (conquest)?
فكيفso how جَزيتمyou repaid أحمداًAhmad عنfor صنيعهhis kindness
فكيف جَزيتم أحمداً عن صنيعه
بسفكِby spilling دمthe blood of الأطهارthe pure ones منfrom آلthe house of أحمدِAhmad
بسفكِ دم الأطهار من آل أحمدِ
How, then, did you repay Ahmad for his kindness?
How did you repay Ahmad for his deeds,
By spilling the blood of the pure ones of Ahmad's house.
By shedding the blood of the pure of Muhammad's house?
غداةَon the morning when ثناياthe passes of الغدرtreachery منهاfrom them إليهمtoward them
غداةَ ثنايا الغدر منها إليهم
تطالعتمواyou emerged منfrom أشمِّa lofty peak ثرcopiously flowing أنكدill-omened
تطالعتموا من أشمِّ ثر أنكد
On the morning when, through treachery's passes, toward them
The morning after the folds of betrayal toward them
you emerged from a lofty peak pouring forth ill fortune.
You looked with piercing, rancorous eyes.
بعثتمyou sent عليهمagainst them كلَّevery سوداءَblack banner تحتهاbeneath it
بعثتم عليهم كلَّ سوداءَ تحتها
دفعتمyou drove إليهمtoward them كلّevery فقماءmonstrous calamity مُؤيّدmighty
دفعتم إليهم كلّ فقماء مُؤيّد
You sent against them every black banner, beneath which
You sent against them every dark (calamity) beneath which
you drove upon them every monstrous, mighty calamity.
You drove to them every well-supported rebel.
ولاand none مثلَlike يومthe day of الطفal-Taff لوعةُthe anguish of واجدa mourner
ولا مثلَ يوم الطف لوعةُ واجد
وحرقةُand the burning of حرّانِone aflame with grief وحسرةand the sorrow of مُكمدa grief-stricken one
وحرقةُ حرّانِ وحسرة مُكمد
No day matches al-Taff for a mourner's anguish,
There is no day like the day of (Karbala) in anguish,
a burning soul's torment, or a grief-stricken one's sorrow.
Heat of Harran, regret of the subdued.
تباريحُtorments أعطينَgave القلوبthe hearts وجيبَهاtheir pounding
تباريحُ أعطينَ القلوب وجيبَها
وقلنَand said لهاto them قوميrise منfrom الوجدgrief واقعديand sit
وقلنَ لها قومي من الوجد واقعدي
Torments gave the hearts their pounding,
Downpours of grief, hollowing out hearts,
and told them, 'Rise in grief, and sit!'
Which said: arise from fervor and sit.
غداةَon the morning when ابنُthe son of بنتِthe daughter of الوحيRevelation خرَّfell لوجههupon his face
غداةَ ابنُ بنتِ الوحي خرَّ لوجهه
صريعاًslain علىupon حرِّthe heat of الثرىthe earth المتوقّدblazing
صريعاً على حرِّ الثرى المتوقّد
On the morning when the son of Revelation's daughter fell upon his face,
The morning the son of Revelation's daughter fell
slain upon the heat of the blazing earth.
Lifeless, on the burning hot ground.
درتknew آلthe house of حربHarb أنَّهاthat it يومon the day of قتلهhis killing
درت آل حرب أنَّها يوم قتله
أراقتshed دمَthe blood of الإِسلامIslam فيwith سيفthe sword of مُلحدa godless man
أراقت دمَ الإِسلام في سيف مُلحد
The house of Harb knew that, on the day of his killing,
The family of Harb knew that the day they killed him,
it shed the blood of Islam with a godless man's sword.
They spilled the blood of Islam with an atheist sword.
لعمريby my life لئنeven if لمnot يَقضِhe died فوقupon وِسادهhis pillow
لعمري لئن لم يَقضِ فوق وِساده
فموتُfor the death of أخيa brother of الهيجاءbattle غيرnot موسّدpillowed
فموتُ أخي الهيجاء غير موسّد
By my life, though he did not die upon his pillow,
By my life, even if he did not attain rest on a pillow,
a brother of battle dies without a pillow.
Still, my passionate brother's death is not cushioned.
وإنand though أكلتdevoured هنديَّةُthe Indian-made blades of البيضthe bright swords شلوَهhis remains
وإن أكلت هنديَّةُ البيض شلوَه
فلحمُso the flesh of كريمa noble man of القومِthe people طعمfood for المهنّدthe Indian-steel sword
فلحمُ كريم القومِ طعم المهنّد
And though the Indian-made bright blades devoured his remains,
And if the Indian cut up his body,
a noble clansman's flesh is food for Indian steel.
The flesh of the nobles is the taste of blend.
وإنand though لمnot يشاهِدwitnessed قتلهhis killing غيرُother than سيفهhis sword
وإن لم يشاهِد قتله غيرُ سيفه
فذاكthen that أخوهhis brother الصدقtrue فيin كلّevery مشهدencounter
فذاك أخوه الصدق في كلّ مشهد
And though none but his sword witnessed his killing,
And if none witnessed his murder but his sword,
it was his true brother in every encounter.
That is his brother Al-Saddiq (the Truthful) in every view.
لقدindeed ماتhe died لكنbut ميتةًa death هاشميَّةًHashimite
لقد مات لكن ميتةً هاشميَّةً
لهمamong them عُرفتknown تحتbeneath القناthe spears المتقصّدsplintered
لهم عُرفت تحت القنا المتقصّد
He died indeed—but a Hashimite death,
He died an honorable Hashimite death,
known as theirs beneath the splintered spears.
Known to them under the intentional blow.
كريمٌa noble man أبىrefused شمَّto smell الدنيَّةabasement أنفُهhis nose
كريمٌ أبى شمَّ الدنيَّة أنفُه
فأشمَمهso he made it smell شوكthe thorns of الوشيجspear-shafts المُسدّدaimed straight
فأشمَمه شوك الوشيج المُسدّد
A noble man whose nose refused to smell abasement,
A noble who disdained the lowliness to smell
so he made it smell the thorns of well-aimed spears.
His nose, so he sniffed the thorns of solid determination.
وقالand he said قفيstand ياO نفسُsoul وقفةَthe stance of واردٍone approaching
وقال قفي يا نفسُ وقفةَ واردٍ
حياضَthe pools of الردىdeath لاnot وقفةthe stance of المتردّدِone hesitating
حياضَ الردى لا وقفة المتردّدِ
And he said, 'Stand, O soul, as one approaching
And he said: stand, O soul, the stance of one seeking
the pools of death, not as one who hesitates.
The cisterns of destruction, not the hesitant stance.
أرىI see أنَّthat ظهرَthe back of الذلّhumiliation أخشنُrougher مركباًas a mount
أرى أنَّ ظهرَ الذلّ أخشنُ مركباً
منthan الموتdeath حيثُsince الموتdeath منهfrom it بمرصدِin ambush
من الموت حيثُ الموت منه بمرصدِ
I see humiliation's back as a harsher mount
I see that the back of humiliation is a rougher mount
than death, for death lies in wait there.'
Than death, where death lies in ambush.
فآثرso he preferred أنto يسعىtread علىupon جمرةthe ember of الوغىbattle
فآثر أن يسعى على جمرة الوغى
بِرِجلٍwith a foot ولاand not يُعطيyield المقادةthe reins عنby يدa hand
بِرِجلٍ ولا يُعطي المقادة عن يد
So he chose to tread on the ember of battle
So he chose to tread on the embers of turmoil
on foot, rather than yield the reins with his hand.
With a foot, rather than give the reins from his hand.
قضىdied ابنُthe son of عليّAli والحفاظand defense of honor كلاهماboth of them
قضى ابنُ عليّ والحفاظ كلاهما
فلستso you will not ترىsee ماas long as عشتَyou live نهضةَthe rising of سيّدa lord
فلست ترى ما عشتَ نهضةَ سيّد
The son of Ali and the defense of honor died together;
The son of Ali has passed, and his peers as well,
so never, as long as you live, will you see a lord rise,
So you will not see - while you live - the rise of a master.
ولاnor هاشميًّاa Hashimite هاشماًcrushing أنفَthe nose of واترٍa blood-enemy
ولا هاشميًّا هاشماً أنفَ واترٍ
لدىon يومa day of رَوعterror بالحسامwith the sword المُهنّدof Indian steel
لدى يوم رَوع بالحسام المُهنّد
nor a Hashimite crushing a blood-enemy's nose
Nor a proud Hashimite, after the day that terrified
on a day of terror with an Indian-steel sword.
With the sharpened swords.
لقدindeed وضعتhas laid down أوزارهاits burdens حربُthe war of هاشمHashim
لقد وضعت أوزارها حربُ هاشم
وقالتand said قيامَthe rising of القائمthe Qa'im الطهرِthe pure one موعديmy appointed time
وقالت قيامَ القائم الطهرِ موعدي
Hashim's war has indeed laid down its burdens,
Indeed, the war of Hashim has put down its burdens,
and said, 'My appointed time is the rising of the pure Qa'im.'
And said: the rise of the Riser, the Pure One, is my appointed time.
إمامImam of الهُدىguidance سمعاًlisten وأنتwhile you بمسمعwithin hearing
إمام الهُدى سمعاً وأنت بمسمع
عتابَthe reproach of مُثيرٍa rouser لاnot عتابthe reproach of مُفنّدa detractor
عتابَ مُثيرٍ لا عتاب مُفنّد
Imam of guidance, listen—you are within hearing—
O Imam of guidance, hear a rousing reproach,
to a rouser's reproach, not a detractor's.
Not a rebutted reproach.
فداؤكَyour ransom نفسيmy soul ليسthere is not للصبرfor patience موضعٌany place
فداؤكَ نفسي ليس للصبر موضعٌ
فتُغضيso you avert your eyes ولاnor منany مسكةٍreserve للتجلُّدfor endurance
فتُغضي ولا من مسكةٍ للتجلُّد
May my soul be your ransom; there is no room for patience,
My self is your ransom - there is no room for patience -
that you should avert your eyes, nor any reserve for endurance.
That you should be heedless, with no resilience to grasp.
أتنسىdo you forget وهلand can يَنسىforget فعالthe deeds of أُميَّةٍUmayya
أتنسى وهل يَنسى فعال أُميَّةٍ
أخوone possessing ناظرٍan eye منfrom فعلهاher deeds جدُّvery أرمدsore-eyed
أخو ناظرٍ من فعلها جدُّ أرمد
Do you forget—and can Umayya's deeds be forgotten
Can you forget - does one forget the deeds of Umayya -
by one whose eye her deeds have grievously inflamed?
The brother of one whose past actions were wiped out?
وتقعدand you sit back عنfrom حربwar وأيُّand which حشًاheart لكمof yours
وتقعد عن حرب وأيُّ حشًا لكم
عليهمagainst them بنارِwith the fire of الغيظrage لمhas not تتوقّدblazed
عليهم بنارِ الغيظ لم تتوقّد
Do you hold back from war? What heart among you
And you sit back from war - what decisive moments are there
has not blazed against them with the fire of rage?
Against them, when the fires of wrath have not blazed?
فقمso rise وعليهمagainst them جرّدdraw السيفَthe sword وانتصفand exact redress
فقم وعليهم جرّد السيفَ وانتصف
لِنفسكfor yourself بالعضبwith the sharp sword الجُرازcleaving المجرّدunsheathed
لِنفسك بالعضب الجُراز المجرّد
Rise, then; draw the sword against them and exact redress
So stand, bare the sword against them, and avenge
for yourself with the sharp, cleaving blade unsheathed.
Yourself with resolute, intense vengeance.
وقمand rise أرهمshow them شُهبَthe meteors of الأسنَّةthe spearheads طُلّعاًrising
وقم أرهم شُهبَ الأسنَّة طُلّعاً
بغاشيةٍunder a shroud منof ليلِthe night of هيجاءbattle أربدdusky
بغاشيةٍ من ليلِ هيجاء أربد
Rise, and show them the meteors of spearheads rising
And stand, show them the flames of the blades as a vanguard
under the pall of battle's dusky night.
In a night raid of passionate cold.
فكمfor how often ولجواthey entered منكمamong you مَغارةَthe cave of أرقمٍa speckled serpent
فكم ولجوا منكم مَغارةَ أرقمٍ
وكمand how often لكمof yours داسواthey trampled عرينةthe lair of مُلبدa thick-maned lion
وكم لكم داسوا عرينة مُلبد
How often they entered a speckled serpent's cave among you,
For how many did they force into the cave of Arqam,
and how often they trampled your thick-maned lion's lair!
And how many of their dens did you tread?
وكمand how often هتكواthey violated منكمamong you خباءًa tent لحرّةٍof a freeborn woman
وكم هتكوا منكم خباءً لحرّةٍ
عِناداًin defiance ودقّواand broke منكمamong you عنقَthe neck of أصيدa proud man
عِناداً ودقّوا منكم عنقَ أصيد
How often they tore open a freeborn woman's tent among you,
And how many of your inviolable quarters did they violate
in defiance, and broke a proud man's neck among you!
Defiantly, and how many of your necks did they strike down?
فلاso no نَصفَredress حتَّىuntil تنضحواyou spatter منfrom سيوفكمyour swords
فلا نَصفَ حتَّى تنضحوا من سيوفكم
علىupon كلّevery مرعًىpasture منof دماهمtheir blood وموردand watering place
على كلّ مرعًى من دماهم ومورد
There is no redress until you spatter from your swords
Do not stop until you soak their pastures with their blood
their blood upon every pasture and watering place.
From your swords, and every place they drink.
ولاnor نَصفَredress حتَّىuntil توطؤاyou make trample الخيلthe horses هامهمtheir skulls
ولا نَصفَ حتَّى توطؤا الخيل هامهم
كماas أوطؤهاthey made them trample منكمamong you خيرَthe best سيّدlord
كما أوطؤها منكم خيرَ سيّد
Nor is there redress until you make horses trample their skulls,
Do not stop until their protector is trampled by the hooves
as they made them trample the noblest lord among you.
As the best master trampled it.
ولاnor نَصفَredress إلاَّexcept أنthat تُقيمواyou make stand نساءهمtheir women
ولا نَصفَ إلاَّ أن تُقيموا نساءهم
سباياcaptives لكمfor you فيin محشدٍa gathering بعدafter محشدa gathering
سبايا لكم في محشدٍ بعد محشد
Nor is there redress unless you make their women stand
Do not stop unless you take their women captive,
as your captives, in gathering after gathering.
One group after another, in captivity.
وأُخرىand another thing إذاif لمnot تفعلوهاyou do it فلمthen will not تزلcease
وأُخرى إذا لم تفعلوها فلم تزل
حزازاتُthe bitter grievances of قلبa heart of الموجعthe anguished one المتوجّدgrief-stricken
حزازاتُ قلب الموجع المتوجّد
And another thing: unless you do it, there will remain
And if you do not - you will remain
the bitter grievances of an anguished, grieving heart:
Gasping with the pain of an anguished heart.
تبيدونهمyou annihilate them عطشىthirsty كماas قتلوكمthey killed you
تبيدونهم عطشى كما قتلوكم
ضماءَthirst-parched قلوبhearts حرُّهاtheir heat لمwas not يُبرّدcooled
ضماءَ قلوب حرُّها لم يُبرّد
annihilate them thirsty, as they killed you,
You will destroy them thirsty as they killed you
with thirst-parched hearts whose heat was never cooled.
Parched - the heat of their hearts was not cooled.
Sol 6.1