رَثيتُI mourned الحَجيجِthe pilgrims فَقالَthen said العُداةُthe enemies
رَثيتُ الحَجيجِ فَقالَ العُداةُ
سَبَّhe reviled عَلِيّاًAli وَبَيتَand the household of النَبيthe Prophet
سَبَّ عَلِيّاً وَبَيتَ النَبي
I mourned the pilgrims, and the enemies said:
"He reviled Ali and the Prophet's household."
أَآكُلُdo I eat لَحميmy flesh وَأَحسوand sip دَميmy blood
أَآكُلُ لَحمي وَأَحسو دَمي
فَياso, O قَومِmy people لِلعَجَبِwhat a wonder الأَعجَبِmost astonishing
فَيا قَومِ لِلعَجَبِ الأَعجَبِ
Would I eat my own flesh and sip my own blood?
O my people, what a most astonishing wonder!
عَليٌّAli يَظِنّونَthey suspect بيin me بُغضَهُhatred of him
عَليٌّ يَظِنّونَ بي بُغضَهُ
فَهَلّاso why not سِوىother than الكُفرِunbelief ظَنّوهُthey supposed it بيof me
فَهَلّا سِوى الكُفرِ ظَنّوهُ بي
Ali—they think I harbor hatred for him!
Why did they not suspect something other than unbelief in me?
إِذاًin that case لاmay not سَقَتنيgive me drink غَداًtomorrow كَفُّهُhis hand
إِذاً لا سَقَتني غَداً كَفُّهُ
مِنَfrom الحَوضِthe pool وَالمَشرَبِand the drinking-place الأَعذَبِsweetest
مِنَ الحَوضِ وَالمَشرَبِ الأَعذَبِ
Then may his hand give me no drink tomorrow
from the pool and the sweetest drinking-place.
سُبِبتُI was reviled فَمَنso whoever لامَنيblamed me مِنهُمُamong them
سُبِبتُ فَمَن لامَني مِنهُمُ
فَلَستُso I am not بِمُرضٍone who pleases وَلاnor مُعتِبِone who appeases
فَلَستُ بِمُرضٍ وَلا مُعتِبِ
I was reviled; whoever among them has blamed me,
I shall neither please nor appease him.
مُجَلّيdispeller of الكُروبِsorrows وَلَيثُand the lion of الحُروبِwars
مُجَلّي الكُروبِ وَلَيثُ الحُروبِ
فيin الرَهَجِthe dust الساطِعِrising الأَهيَبِmost fearsome
في الرَهَجِ الساطِعِ الأَهيَبِ
Dispeller of sorrows and lion of wars,
amid the rising, most fearsome dust;
وَبَحرُand an ocean of العُلومِknowledge وَغَيظُand the vexation of الخُصومِadversaries
وَبَحرُ العُلومِ وَغَيظُ الخُصومِ
مَتىwhenever يَصطَرِعhe wrestles وَهُمُand they يَغلِبِhe prevails
مَتى يَصطَرِع وَهُمُ يَغلِبِ
and an ocean of knowledge, and the vexation of foes—
whenever he wrestles with them, he prevails.
يُقَلِّبُhe rolls فيin فَمِهِhis mouth مِقوَلاًan eloquent tongue
يُقَلِّبُ في فَمِهِ مِقوَلاً
كَشِقشِقَةِlike the throat-pouch of الجَمَلِthe camel المُصعَبِunbroken
كَشِقشِقَةِ الجَمَلِ المُصعَبِ
He rolls an eloquent tongue within his mouth,
like the throat-pouch of an unbroken camel.
وَأَوَّلُand the first مَنwho ظَلَّremained فيin مَوقِفٍa standing-place
وَأَوَّلُ مَن ظَلَّ في مَوقِفٍ
يُصَلّيhe prays مَعَwith الطاهِرِthe pure one الطَيِّبِthe good one
يُصَلّي مَعَ الطاهِرِ الطَيِّبِ
And the first to remain in a place,
praying with the pure and virtuous one.
وَكانَand he was أَخاًa brother لِنَبِيِّto the Prophet of الهُدىguidance
وَكانَ أَخاً لِنَبِيِّ الهُدى
وَخُصَّand he was singled out بِذاكَfor that فَلاso do not تَكذِبِlie
وَخُصَّ بِذاكَ فَلا تَكذِبِ
And he was a brother to the Prophet of guidance,
and singled out for that—so do not lie.
وَكُفؤاًand a worthy match لِخَيرِfor the best of نِساءِthe women of العِبادِhumankind
وَكُفؤاً لِخَيرِ نِساءِ العِبادِ
ماwhat lies بَينَbetween شَرقٍeast إِلىto مَغرِبِwest
ما بَينَ شَرقٍ إِلى مَغرِبِ
And a worthy match for the finest of mankind's women,
across the span from east to west.
وَأَقضىand the most judicious of القُضاةِthe judges لِفَصلِfor resolving الخِطابِspeech
وَأَقضى القُضاةِ لِفَصلِ الخِطابِ
وَالمَنطِقِand speech الأَعدَلِfairest الأَصوَبِmost correct
وَالمَنطِقِ الأَعدَلِ الأَصوَبِ
And the most discerning of judges, with decisive judgment
and speech most just and sound.
وَفيand on لَيلَةِthe night of الغارِthe cave وَقّىhe shielded النَبِيَّthe Prophet
وَفي لَيلَةِ الغارِ وَقّى النَبِيَّ
عِشاءًat nightfall إِلىuntil الفَلَقِthe dawn الأَشهَبِgray-white
عِشاءً إِلى الفَلَقِ الأَشهَبِ
And on the night of the cave he shielded the Prophet,
from nightfall until the gray-white dawn.
وَباتَand he spent the night ضَجيعاًlying down بِهِfor his sake فيin الفِراشِthe bed
وَباتَ ضَجيعاً بِهِ في الفِراشِ
مَوطِنَsteeling نَفسٍa soul عَلىfor الأَصعَبِthe hardest
مَوطِنَ نَفسٍ عَلى الأَصعَبِ
And he spent the night lying in the bed for his sake,
steeling his soul for the hardest trial.
وَعَمروُand Amr بنُson of عَبدٍAbd وَأَحزابُهُand his confederates
وَعَمروُ بنُ عَبدٍ وَأَحزابُهُ
سَقاهُمhe gave them to drink حَساdraughts of المَوتِdeath فيin يَثرِبِYathrib
سَقاهُم حَسا المَوتِ في يَثرِبِ
And Amr son of Abd and his confederates—
he made them drink death's draught in Yathrib.
وَسَلand ask عَنهُabout him خَيبَرَKhaybar ذاتَpossessing الحُصونِthe fortresses
وَسَل عَنهُ خَيبَرَ ذاتَ الحُصونِ
تُخَبِّركَit will tell you عَنهُabout him وَعَنand about مَرحَبِMarhab
تُخَبِّركَ عَنهُ وَعَن مَرحَبِ
And ask Khaybar, with its fortresses, about him;
it will tell you about him and Marhab.
وَسِبطاهُand his two scions جَدُّهُماtheir grandfather أَحمَدٌAhmad
وَسِبطاهُ جَدُّهُما أَحمَدٌ
فَبَخَّso, bravo لِجَدِّهِماto their grandfather وَالأَبِand the father
فَبَخَّ لِجَدِّهِما وَالأَبِ
And his two scions—their grandfather is Ahmad;
so, hail their grandfather and father!
وَلاand no عَجَبٌwonder غَيرَother than قَتلِthe killing of الحُسَينِHusayn
وَلا عَجَبٌ غَيرَ قَتلِ الحُسَينِ
ظَمآنَthirsty يُقصىhe is kept away عَنِfrom المَشرَبِthe drinking-place
ظَمآنَ يُقصى عَنِ المَشرَبِ
And nothing is astonishing but the killing of Husayn,
thirsty, kept away from the drinking-place.
فَياso, O أَسَداًlion ظَلَّremained بَينَamong الكِلابِthe dogs
فَيا أَسَداً ظَلَّ بَينَ الكِلابِ
تَنَهَّشُهُthey tear at him دامِيَbloodied المِخلَبِthe claw
تَنَهَّشُهُ دامِيَ المِخلَبِ
O lion who remained among the dogs,
as they tear at him, his claw bloodied!
لَئِنif indeed كانَwas رَوَّعَناterrified us فَقدُهُhis loss
لَئِن كانَ رَوَّعَنا فَقدُهُ
وَفاجَأَand took by surprise مِنfrom حَيثُwhere لَمnot يُحسَبِbe expected
وَفاجَأَ مِن حَيثُ لَم يُحسَبِ
If indeed his loss has terrified us,
and struck from where it was not expected,
وَكَمand how often قَدindeed بَكَيناwe wept عَلَيهِfor him دَماًblood
وَكَم قَد بَكَينا عَلَيهِ دَماً
بِسُمرٍwith brown spears مُثَقَّفَةِstraightened الأَكعُبِthe joints
بِسُمرٍ مُثَقَّفَةِ الأَكعُبِ
and how often we have wept blood for him,
with brown spears, straightened at the joints,
وَبيضٍand white swords صَوارِمَkeen-edged مَصقولَةٍpolished
وَبيضٍ صَوارِمَ مَصقولَةٍ
مَتىwhenever يُمتَحَنis tested وَقعُهاtheir stroke تَشرَبِthey drink
مَتى يُمتَحَن وَقعُها تَشرَبِ
and polished white swords, keen of edge—
whenever their stroke is tested, they drink.
وَكَمand how many مِنof شِعارٍa battle-cry لَناours بِاِسمِهِin his name
وَكَم مِن شِعارٍ لَنا بِاِسمِهِ
يُجَدِّدُhe renews مِنهاsome of them عَلىagainst المُذنِبِthe guilty one
يُجَدِّدُ مِنها عَلى المُذنِبِ
And how many a battle-cry we have in his name,
he renews some of them against the guilty.
وَكَمand how much مِنof سَوادِنblack attire حَدَدناwe mourned بِهِin it
وَكَم مِن سَوادِن حَدَدنا بِهِ
وَتَطويلِand lengthening شَعرٍhair عَلىupon المَنكِبِthe shoulder
وَتَطويلِ شَعرٍ عَلى المَنكِبِ
And how much black attire we have worn in mourning,
and hair grown long upon the shoulder,
وَنَوحٍand lamentation عَلَيهِfor him لَناours بِالصَهيلِwith neighing
وَنَوحٍ عَلَيهِ لَنا بِالصَهيلِ
وَصَلصَلَةِand the clatter of اللُجمِthe bits فيin مِنقَبِa troop of horsemen
وَصَلصَلَةِ اللُجمِ في مِنقَبِ
and our lament for him in neighing,
and the clatter of bits in a troop of horsemen.
وَذاكَand that قَليلٌlittle لَهُfor him مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of
وَذاكَ قَليلٌ لَهُ مِن بَني
أَبيهِhis father وَمَنصِبِهِand his lineage الأَقرَبِnearest
أَبيهِ وَمَنصِبِهِ الأَقرَبِ
And that is little for him from the sons
of his father and his nearest kin.
Sol 6.1