أَبشِرrejoice فَدَيتُmay I be your ransom أَباfather of الحُسَينِal-Husayn بِنِعمَةٍin a blessing
أَبشِر فَدَيتُ أَبا الحُسَينِ بِنِعمَةٍ
لوif صادَفتَbefell يَوماًone day سِواكَsomeone other than you بِهاby it اِفتَتَنَbecame enthralled
لو صادَفتَ يَوماً سِواكَ بِها اِفتَتَنَ
Rejoice, Abu al-Husayn—may I be your ransom—in a blessing
Good tidings! For I have ransomed Abu al-Husayn with a blessing,
That, had it ever befallen anyone but you, would have enthralled him.
If it had met anyone but you one day, he would have been tempted.
زارَتكَvisited you شَمسٌa sun تَبتَغيseeking بِتَلَطُّفٍwith gentleness
زارَتكَ شَمسٌ تَبتَغي بِتَلَطُّفٍ
أَدراكَattainment بَدرُكَyour full moon وَالكَريمُand the Generous One بِذاكَwith that مَنَbestowed a favor
أَدراكَ بَدرُكَ وَالكَريمُ بِذاكَ مَنَ
A sun visited you, gently seeking
A sun visited you, seeking with gentleness,
To reach your full moon; the Generous One bestowed this favor.
To reach you, its full moon, and the Generous One through you is reached.
وَلَدىand at تَجَلّيهاher radiant appearance الكَواكِبُthe stars أَرخَتrecorded the date
وَلَدى تَجَلّيها الكَواكِبُ أَرخَت
قَمَرَthe moon of الحُسَينِal-Husayn بِزائِرِwith the visitor of الشَمسِthe sun اِقتَرَنbecame united
قَمَرَ الحُسَينِ بِزائِرِ الشَمسِ اِقتَرَن
And at her radiant appearance, the stars recorded the date:
And at its manifestation the stars folded up,
“Al-Husayn’s moon has joined the sun’s visitor.”
The moon of al-Husayn was coupled with the sun visiting him.
Sol 6.1