أهذاIs this نبيُّprophet الهُدىguidance أحمدُAhmad
أهذا نبيُّ الهُدى أحمدُ
وهذاand this الذيthat ضمَّناgathered us المسجدُthe mosque
وهذا الذي ضمَّنا المسجدُ
Is this Ahmad, the Prophet of guidance,
Is this Ahmad, the Prophet of guidance?
and is this the one with whom the mosque brought us together?
And is this the mosque that gathered us?
منfrom الدمعtears محمرَّةٌreddened أرضهits ground
من الدمع محمرَّةٌ أرضه
وسقفand the roof السماءthe sky بهover it أسودُblack
وسقف السماء به أسودُ
Its floor is crimson from tears,
Its ground is reddened by tears,
and heaven’s vault is black because of him;
And heaven’s vault above it is black.
وجبريلand Gabriel إذwhen قامَrose ينعىannounces the death of الحسينHusayn
وجبريل إذ قامَ ينعى الحسين
وتبكيand weep الملائكthe angels إذas تنشدُchant
وتبكي الملائك إذ تنشدُ
and Gabriel, when he arose, announcing the death of al-Husayn,
And Gabriel, as he rose to announce Husayn’s death,
and the angels weep as you recite?
And the angels weep as they chant.
نعمyes وأبيكand by your father بهاin it أحمدAhmad
نعم وأبيك بها أحمد
وأملاكand the angels ربِّthe Lord السماheaven تشهدُbear witness
وأملاك ربِّ السما تشهدُ
Yes—by your father!—Ahmad is there,
Yes, by your father, Ahmad is there,
and the angels of heaven’s Lord bear witness.
And the angels of the Lord of heaven bear witness.
فماso what عذرexcuse عينكمyour eye فيin الجمودdryness
فما عذر عينكم في الجمود
وعينand the eye الملائكthe angels لاnot تجمدُremain dry
وعين الملائك لا تجمدُ
What excuse, then, have your eyes for remaining dry,
So what excuse have your eyes for remaining dry,
when the angels’ eyes do not run dry?
While the angels’ eyes do not remain dry?
Sol 6.1