نعىannounced a death الروحthe Spirit جبريلٌGabriel بأنَّthat ذويthose possessed of الغدرtreachery
نعى الروح جبريلٌ بأنَّ ذوي الغدر
أراقواthey shed دمَthe blood of الموفينَthose fulfilling للهto God بالنذرِwith the vow
أراقوا دمَ الموفينَ لله بالنذرِ
Gabriel, the Spirit, announced that the treacherous
Gabriel lamented that the treacherous people
Had shed the blood of those who fulfilled their vow to God.
Shed the blood of the pious who swore devotion
نَعىannounced a death وانقلابand the overturning of الكونthe cosmos فيin ضمنthe scope of نعيهhis death announcement
نَعى وانقلاب الكون في ضمن نعيه
بأنthat ذويthose possessed of الحجرstone استباحواthey violated ذويthose possessed of الحجرunderstanding
بأن ذوي الحجر استباحوا ذوي الحجر
He announced it, and the overturning of the cosmos lay within his announcement:
He lamented and the universe was overturned in his grief
That men of stone had violated men of understanding.
That the stony-hearted violated the rocky sanctum
نَعىannounced a death فغداso became منall who فيin الوجودexistence بدهشةٍin bewilderment
نَعى فغدا من في الوجود بدهشةٍ
هيit is الحشرthe Gathering لاno بلrather دونهاless than it دهشةُthe bewilderment of الحَشرthe Gathering
هي الحشر لا بل دونها دهشةُ الحَشر
He announced it, and all in existence fell into a bewilderment
He lamented and all creation was left in bewilderment
That was the Gathering—no, the Gathering's bewilderment was less than it.
Not just confusion, but the confusion of Judgement Day
نَعىannounced the death of منone whose بقلبin the heart of الدهرTime منfrom جُرحthe wound of جسمهhis body
نَعى من بقلب الدهر من جُرح جسمه
جراحاتُwounds of حُزنٍgrief لاnot يعالجنَare treated بالسَبرby probing
جراحاتُ حُزنٍ لا يعالجنَ بالسَبر
He announced the death of one whose wounded body left in Time's heart
He lamented the one whose body's wounds
Wounds of grief that no probing could heal.
Inflicted wounds of sorrow that cannot be probed
نَعىannounced أنَّthat روحthe soul of الكونthe cosmos بالطفّat al-Taff أقلعتuprooted
نَعى أنَّ روح الكون بالطفّ أقلعت
يدُthe hand of الموتdeath منهfrom it وهيwhile it was داميةُbloodstained الظِفرthe nail
يدُ الموت منه وهي داميةُ الظِفر
He announced that at al-Taff the soul of the cosmos was uprooted
He lamented that the soul of the universe gently departed
From it by death's hand, its nail stained with blood.
While the hand of death, bloody with victory, seized it
نَعىannounced the death of مقلةُthe eye of الإِسلامIslam فاحتلبso milked الشجىgrief
نَعى مقلةُ الإِسلام فاحتلب الشجى
دماءَblood أفاويقsuccessive spurts of الدُموعtears منfrom الصَّخرrock
دماءَ أفاويق الدُموع من الصَّخر
He announced the death of Islam's eye, and grief milked
He lamented the pupil of Islam, so sorrow milked
Blood from rock in successive spurts of tears.
The blood of grief's stars from the rocky earth
نَعىannounced the death of شطرَhalf of قلبthe heart of الدينthe faith للدينto the faith فاغتدىso it became
نَعى شطرَ قلب الدين للدين فاغتدى
ومنand from قلبهits heart شطرُone half ينوحwails علىover شَطرanother half
ومن قلبه شطرُ ينوح على شَطر
He announced to the faith the death of half its heart, leaving it
He lamented half the heart of the faith for the faith, so malice prevailed
With one half of its heart wailing over the other.
And from his heart half mourns for the other half
نَعىannounced the death of منone who دَعاcalled بالدينthrough the faith حيّcome علىto الهُدىguidance
نَعى من دَعا بالدين حيّ على الهُدى
أُناساًpeople دعواthey called بالشركthrough idolatry حيّcome علىto الكُفرunbelief
أُناساً دعوا بالشرك حيّ على الكُفر
He announced the death of one who called through faith, 'Come to guidance!'
He lamented the one who called the living to religion and guidance
To people who called through idolatry, 'Come to unbelief!'
While others called the living to paganism and blasphemy
نَعىannounced the death of داعياًone calling للهto God حيًّاalive وميّتاًand dead
نَعى داعياً لله حيًّا وميّتاً
وفيand in زبرthe scriptures of الأسيافِswords يصدعhe proclaims openly والذكرand Revelation
وفي زبر الأسيافِ يصدع والذكر
He announced the death of one calling to God in life and death,
He lamented a caller to God, alive and dead,
And proclaiming openly in the scriptures of swords and Revelation.
Crying out God's name even as swords struck him
نَعىannounced the death of ساجداًone prostrate صلَّتprayed إلىto اللهGod روحهُhis spirit
نَعى ساجداً صلَّت إلى الله روحهُ
قضىhe died رأسهhis head المرفوعraised منfrom سَجدةthe prostration of الشكرthanksgiving
قضى رأسه المرفوع من سَجدة الشكر
He announced the death of one prostrate, whose spirit prayed to God;
He lamented one whose soul in prostration rose to God
He died with his head raised from the prostration of thanksgiving.
His raised head severed while bowing in thanks
نَعىannounced the death of منone who بجنبfor the sake of اللهGod للموتto death نفسهhis soul
نَعى من بجنب الله للموت نفسه
يَجودgives freely بهاwith it بينamong القواضبcleaving swords والسُّمرand dusky spears
يَجود بها بين القواضب والسُّمر
He announced the death of one who, for God's sake, offered his soul to death,
He lamented one who sacrificed himself beside God
Giving it freely amid cleaving swords and dusky spears.
Generously shedding his soul among swords and spears
نَعىannounced the death of منone who أعارlent اللهGod بالطفّat al-Taff هامهhis head
نَعى من أعار الله بالطفّ هامه
ومَنand one whose قَلبهُhis heart فيهاin it أقامremained علىon جمرembers
ومَن قَلبهُ فيها أقام على جمر
He announced the death of one who lent his head to God at al-Taff,
He lamented one who lent God his precious life
And one whose heart there remained upon embers.
And with it established a fire in his heart
نَعىannounced the death of ذاتa being of قدسٍholiness يعلمknows اللهGod أنَّهاthat it is
نَعى ذات قدسٍ يعلم الله أنَّها
منزَّهةُpure الأفعالِin deeds فيin السرِّsecrecy والجهرand openness
منزَّهةُ الأفعالِ في السرِّ والجهر
He announced the death of a holy being whom God knows to be
He lamented a sacred being, God knows
Pure in deeds, in secret and in public.
Her actions were pure in secret and open
نَعىannounced the death of للنفوسto the souls التسعthe nine منone who كانwas عاشرthe tenth of الthe
نَعى للنفوس التسع من كان عاشر ال
عقولintellects أباthe father of الخمسthe five الجواهرsubstances للفخرfor glory
عقول أبا الخمس الجواهر للفخر
He announced to the nine souls the death of him who was the tenth of the
He lamented the tenth soul to nine souls
Intellects, the father of the five substances, a source of glory.
The five essential elements' father of intellect
نَعىannounced the death of الجوهرthe substance الفردindivisible الذيwho فيin أُمورهhis affairs
نَعى الجوهر الفرد الذي في أُموره
تجرَّدdivested himself للرحمنfor the All-Merciful منof عالمthe realm of الأمرCommand
تجرَّد للرحمن من عالم الأمر
He announced the death of the indivisible substance, who in his affairs
He lamented the unique essence who in his affairs
Stripped himself, for the All-Merciful, of the realm of Command.
Detached himself for the Merciful from the world of decree
نَعىannounced the death of مَنone who لهto him النفسthe soul البسيطةُsimple لمdid not تصلreach
نَعى مَن له النفس البسيطةُ لم تصل
ولوand even if حاولتit tried إدراكهto comprehend him بالقوىwith the faculties العشرthe ten
ولو حاولت إدراكه بالقوى العشر
He announced the death of one whom the simple soul could not reach,
He lamented the one of simple soul who never
Even if it tried to comprehend him with its ten faculties.
Could be comprehended even by the ten faculties
نَعىannounced the death of صفوةَthe chosen one of اللهGod العظيمthe Almighty ولطفَهand His grace
نَعى صفوةَ الله العظيم ولطفَه
علىtoward الخلقcreation فيin الدنياthis world وفيand in الحشرthe Gathering والنشرand resurrection
على الخلق في الدنيا وفي الحشر والنشر
He announced the death of God Almighty's chosen one, and His grace
He lamented God's chosen elite and His greatest grace
Toward creation in this world, and at the Gathering and Resurrection.
Upon creation in life and at Resurrection
نَعىannounced the death of منone who لهfor him خلقwere created الورىmankind يومon the day of خلقهمtheir creation
نَعى من له خلق الورى يوم خلقهم
ويومَand on the day يقومarises الحشرthe Gathering سلطنةُsovereignty over الحشرthe Gathering
ويومَ يقوم الحشر سلطنةُ الحشر
He announced the death of one for whom mankind was created on the day of their creation,
He lamented the one who holds sway over humanity the day He created them
And whose is sovereignty over the Gathering on the day it arises.
And the day the Resurrection arrives, authority of the Reckoning
نَعىannounced the death of للهدىto guidance النصرَvictory الإِلهيَّdivine والذيand the one who
نَعى للهدى النصرَ الإِلهيَّ والذي
لمرهفهfor his keen blade وسمٌa brand علىon جبهةthe forehead of الكُفرunbelief
لمرهفه وسمٌ على جبهة الكُفر
He announced to guidance the death of divine victory, and of one
He lamented the divine victory and aid for the guidance
Whose keen blade has left its brand upon unbelief's brow.
Branded on the forehead of blasphemy by his sword
نَعىannounced the death of خيرَthe best of منthose whose سارjourneyed المطيُّthe riding-camels برحلِهwith his saddle
نَعى خيرَ من سار المطيُّ برحلِه
وأكرمَand the noblest of منthose who يمشيwalks سويًّاupright علىupon العَفرdust
وأكرمَ من يمشي سويًّا على العَفر
He announced the death of the best man whose saddle the riding-camels carried,
He lamented the best conveyed by mount
And the noblest to walk upright upon the dust.
And most noble who walked straight on the dust
نَعىannounced the death of مُطعِمthe feeder of الهُلاّكthe perishing مشبعَthe satisfier of غرثهاtheir hunger
نَعى مُطعِم الهُلاّك مشبعَ غرثها
أخيa brother to الشتواتwinters الشهبashen فيin الحججyears الغُبرdust-grey
أخي الشتوات الشهب في الحجج الغُبر
He announced the death of the feeder of the perishing, who sated their hunger,
He lamented the feeder of the destitute, satisfying their poverty,
A brother to ashen winters amid dust-grey years.
My brother of wintry nights and flaming summer heat
نَعىannounced the death of منone whose يَضيفgives hospitality to الطيرَbirds والوحشand beasts سيفهُhis sword
نَعى من يَضيف الطيرَ والوحش سيفهُ
وجيشand the army of المناياdeaths تحتَbeneath رايتهhis banner يسريtravels by night
وجيش المنايا تحتَ رايته يسري
He announced the death of one whose sword hosts birds and beasts,
He lamented one who hosts beast and bird, his sword
While death's army marches by night beneath his banner.
And the army of death marching beneath his banner
نَعىannounced the death of واسماًone branding وجهَthe face of المناياdeath بعضبهwith his keen sword
نَعى واسماً وجهَ المنايا بعضبه
فقلبso the heart of المناياdeath بينbetween قادمتيthe two leading wing-feathers of نسرِa vulture
فقلب المنايا بين قادمتي نسرِ
He announced the death of one branding death's face with his keen sword,
He lamented the one who faced death with his rage
So death's heart lies between a vulture's two leading wing-feathers.
Turning death's heart between the claws of eagles
نَعىannounced the death of منone who يُحليadorns الشوسَfierce warriors ضرباًwith blows فَسيفُهso his sword
نَعى من يُحلي الشوسَ ضرباً فَسيفُه
علىat النحرthe throat طوقa collar أوor وشاحٌa sash علىaround الخصرthe waist
على النحر طوق أو وشاحٌ على الخصر
He announced the death of one who adorns fierce warriors with blows; his sword
He lamented the one whose sword collaring necks
Is a collar at the throat, or a sash around the waist.
Was a torque or sash upon the waist
نَعىannounced the death of ابْنَthe son of الذيthe one who سدهsealed it الثغورthe frontiers بسيفهwith his sword
نَعى ابْنَ الذي سده الثغور بسيفه
وأفرغَand poured فيهاinto them منof دمthe blood of الشوسfierce warriors لاnot القَطرِrain
وأفرغَ فيها من دم الشوس لا القَطرِ
He announced the death of the son of him who sealed the frontiers with his sword,
He lamented the son whose sword defended the frontiers
And poured into them the blood of fierce warriors, not rain.
Pouring into them the blood of valour, not rain
نَعىannounced أنthat أسيافاًswords نحرنَslaughtered ابنthe son of فاطمٍFatima
نَعى أن أسيافاً نحرنَ ابن فاطمٍ
نحرنَslaughtered بحجرin the protection of اللهGod كلَّall أُوليthose vested with الأمرِauthority
نحرنَ بحجر الله كلَّ أُولي الأمرِ
He announced that swords which slaughtered Fatima's son
He lamented that swords slit the throat
Had slaughtered, in God's keeping, all those vested with authority.
Of Fatima's son at the rocky place of God
نَعىannounced the death of ضامياًone parched with thirst أبكىmade weep السماءَthe sky بعندمٍwith crimson dye
نَعى ضامياً أبكى السماءَ بعندمٍ
وحقّand it was fitting لهاfor it تبكيto weep بأنجمهاwith its stars الزهرِradiant
وحقّ لها تبكي بأنجمها الزهرِ
He announced the death of a thirsty one who made the sky weep blood-red dye,
He lamented the blood-letter who made the sky weep in remorse
And rightly should it weep with its radiant stars.
Rightfully it should weep with its stars as tears
نَعىannounced the death of منone who بكىwept لاnot خِيفةًout of fear منof عِداتهhis enemies
نَعى من بكى لا خِيفةً من عِداته
ولكنbut لإشفاقٍout of concern عليهمfor them منover الكفرunbelief
ولكن لإشفاقٍ عليهم من الكفر
He announced the death of one who wept, not from fear of his enemies,
He lamented the one who wept not out of fear of enemies
But out of concern for them over unbelief.
But of pity for them against blasphemy
نَعىannounced the death of شاكراًone grateful نالattained الشهادةَmartyrdom صابراًpatiently
نَعى شاكراً نال الشهادةَ صابراً
وقدand indeed يُجتبىmay be gathered شهدُthe honey of العواقبِoutcomes بالصبرthrough patience
وقد يُجتبى شهدُ العواقبِ بالصبر
He announced the death of one who, grateful and patient, attained martyrdom,
He lamented the martyr who gained martyrdom patiently
And the honey of outcomes may indeed be gathered through patience.
For patience in suffering earns selection
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