قدindeed بلغتنيhas reached me دعوةٌan invitation
قد بلغتني دعوةٌ
منكمfrom you لخيرto the finest منزلِhome
منكم لخير منزلِ
An invitation has reached me
I received an invitation
from you, to the finest home.
From you to a blessed abode
ولمand not يكنwas تأخريmy delay
ولم يكن تأخري
عنكمfrom you منamong المحتملِthe expected
عنكم من المحتملِ
Nor was my delay
And my tardiness
in joining you to be expected.
In meeting you was not intentional
فإننيfor I منof شيعةa faction
فإنني من شيعة
شعارهاits watchword حبlove عليAli
شعارها حب علي
For I belong to a faction
For I am of the party
whose watchword is love of Ali.
Whose motto is love of Ali
وليسand is not عثمانUthman الذيwhom
وليس عثمان الذي
أقصدهI seek him فيat المحفلِthe gathering
أقصده في المحفلِ
And it is not Uthman whom
Not that Othman whom
I seek at the gathering,
I seek in the assembly
ولوand even if حكتechoed أنغامهhis melodies
ولو حكت أنغامه
صوتthe sound صفيرwhistling البلبلِthe bulbul
صوت صفير البلبلِ
even if his melodies echoed
And if his melodies were told
the sound of the bulbul's whistle.
By the song of the nightingale
لكنbut علىfor المحبِthe lover قدalready
لكن على المحبِ قد
سُدتwere barred جميعall السبلِthe paths
سُدت جميع السبلِ
But for the lover,
But for the lover all
all paths have been barred:
Paths have been blocked
النيلthe Nile عزتgrew scarce سفْنهits boats
النيل عزت سفْنه
والجسرand the bridge لمnot يُعَدّلِbe adjusted
والجسر لم يُعَدّلِ
the Nile's boats have grown scarce,
The Nile boats have gained pride
and the bridge has not been adjusted.
And the bridge is not yet repaired
فاصفحso pardon عنfor الماضيthe past ودمand remain
فاصفح عن الماضي ودم
ذخيرةَa treasure المستقبلِthe future
ذخيرةَ المستقبلِ
So pardon the past, and remain
So forgive what is past and let blood
a treasure for the future.
Be provision for the future
Sol 6.1