طارَfled نَوميmy sleep وَعاوَدَand revisited القَلبَthe heart عيدُrecurring sorrow
طارَ نَومي وَعاوَدَ القَلبَ عيدُ
وَأَبىand denied ليme الرُقادَslumber حُزنٌgrief شَديدُintense
وَأَبى لي الرُقادَ حُزنٌ شَديدُ
My sleep has fled, and recurring sorrow has revisited my heart.
My sleep has flown, and sorrow has returned to my heart,
And intense grief has denied me slumber.
Reluctant is slumber to visit me, so great is my grief.
جَلَّgrew great ماwhat بيafflicts me وَقَلَّand dwindled صَبريmy patience فَفيfor within قَلmy heart (first part)
جَلَّ ما بي وَقَلَّ صَبري فَفي قَل
بيmy heart (last part) جِراحٌwounds وَحَشوُand the filling of جَفنيmy eyelid السُهودُsleeplessness
بي جِراحٌ وَحَشوُ جَفني السُهودُ
Great is my suffering, and scant my patience; within my
Little is my patience, and less that which consoles me,
heart are wounds, and sleeplessness fills my eyelids.
My heart harbors wounds, and my eyelids are calloused from weeping.
سَهَرٌsleeplessness يَفتُقُtears open الجُفونَthe eyelids وَنيراand fires (first part)
سَهَرٌ يَفتُقُ الجُفونَ وَنيرا
نٌfires (last part) تَلَظّىblaze قَلبيmy heart لَهُنَّfor them وَقودُfuel
نٌ تَلَظّى قَلبي لَهُنَّ وَقودُ
Sleeplessness tears open my eyelids, and fires
Insomnia splits open my eyelids, and the fires
blaze; my heart is their fuel.
Of my heart are stoked, making pain their fuel.
لامَنيreproached me صاحِبيmy companion وَقَلبيand my heart عَميدُlovesick
لامَني صاحِبي وَقَلبي عَميدُ
أَينَwhere مِمّاcompared with what يُريدُهُhe wants it ماwhat أُريدُI want
أَينَ مِمّا يُريدُهُ ما أُريدُ
My companion reproached me, though my heart is lovesick.
If only my companion were near, he the pillar of my heart!
How far what I want is from what he wants!
How different is what I desire from what is intended for me!
شَيَّبَتنيhave turned me gray وَماand not يُشَيِّبُنيturns me gray السُنage (first part)
شَيَّبَتني وَما يُشَيِّبُني السُن
نُage (last part) هُمومٌworries تَترىfollow one another وَدَهرٌand an age مَريدُrebellious
نُ هُمومٌ تَترى وَدَهرٌ مَريدُ
I have been turned gray—not by age,
It is not the passing years that have aged me,
but by worries coming one after another, and a rebellious age.
But sorrows that come in succession, and a hostile fate.
فَتَرانيso you see me مِثلَlike الصَحيفَةِthe metal sheet قَدalready أَخpurified it (first part)
فَتَراني مِثلَ الصَحيفَةِ قَد أَخ
لَصَهاpurified it (last part) عِندَduring صَقلِهاits polishing تَرديدُrepeated rubbing
لَصَها عِندَ صَقلِها تَرديدُ
So you see me like a metal sheet, refined
Thus I am like a page that has been
by repeated rubbing as it is polished.
Polished by repeated rubbing until thin.
أَينَwhere إِخوانيmy brothers الأُلىwho كُنتُI used to أَصفيgive sincerely
أَينَ إِخواني الأُلى كُنتُ أَصفي
هِمto them وِداديmy affection وَكُلُّهُمand all of them ليtoward me وَدودُaffectionate
هِم وِدادي وَكُلُّهُم لي وَدودُ
Where are my brothers, to whom I once gave
Where are my dear brothers with whom I shared
my sincere love, each of them devoted to me?
My affection, and who were all loving to me?
شَرَّدَتهُمscattered them كَفُّthe hand of الحَوادِثِcalamities وَالأَيand the days (first part)
شَرَّدَتهُم كَفُّ الحَوادِثِ وَالأَي
يامُthe days (last part) مِنfrom بَعدِafter جَمعِهِمtheir gathering تَشريدُdispersal
يامُ مِن بَعدِ جَمعِهِم تَشريدُ
The hand of calamities scattered them; and the days,
The hand of events has scattered them, and time
after their gathering, have meant dispersal.
After gathering us, dispersed us far and wide.
فَلَقَدso indeed أَصبَحواthey have become وَأَصبَحتُand I have become مِنهُمamong them
فَلَقَد أَصبَحوا وَأَصبَحتُ مِنهُم
كَلِحاءٍlike bark اِستُلَّwas pulled out مِنهُfrom it العودُthe wood
كَلِحاءٍ اِستُلَّ مِنهُ العودُ
So they—and I among them—have become
Truly, they and I have become like
like bark from which the wood has been pulled.
A looted encampment, its tent poles uprooted.
هَلis there لِدُنياfor a world قَدalready أَقبَلَتcame forward نَحوَناtoward us دَهfor a time (first part)
هَل لِدُنيا قَد أَقبَلَت نَحوَنا دَه
راًfor a time (last part) فَصَدَّتthen turned away وَلَيسَand there is no مِنّاfrom us صُدودُturning away
راً فَصَدَّت وَلَيسَ مِنّا صُدودُ
Can the world, which came toward us for a time
Does a world that turned its back to us
then turned away, though we did not turn away,
Have any loyalty? None stand firm against it.
مَنany مُعادٌreturn أَمor لاno مُعادَreturn لَدَيناfor us
مَن مُعادٌ أَم لا مُعادَ لَدَينا
فَاِسلُso forget عَنهاabout it فَكُلُّfor every شَيءٍthing يَبيدُperishes
فَاِسلُ عَنها فَكُلُّ شَيءٍ يَبيدُ
return—or is there no return for us?
What awaits us? Is there no future left for us?
Then forget it, for everything perishes.
Stop asking about it, for all things perish.
رُبَّماoften طافَwent around بِالمُدامِwith aged wine عَلَيناamong us
رُبَّما طافَ بِالمُدامِ عَلَينا
عَسكَرِيٌّa soldier كَغُصنِlike a bough of بانٍa bān tree يَميدُsways
عَسكَرِيٌّ كَغُصنِ بانٍ يَميدُ
Often there came round to us with aged wine
Perhaps a military patrol will pass by us
a soldier, swaying like a bān-tree bough.
Swaying like a supple bough.
أَكرَعُI drink deeply الكَرعَةَthe draught الرَوِيَّةَthirst-quenching فيin الكَأthe cup (first part)
أَكرَعُ الكَرعَةَ الرَوِيَّةَ في الكَأ
سِthe cup (last part) وَطَرفيand my gaze بِطِرفِهِwith his gaze مَعقودُbound
سِ وَطَرفي بِطِرفِهِ مَعقودُ
I drink a thirst-quenching draught from the
I will tilt my goblet and lift it to my eye,
cup, my gaze bound to his.
Its rim touching my eyelids.
أَيُّهاO you السائِليwho asks me عَنِabout الحَسَبِancestral nobility الأَطthe purest (first part)
أَيُّها السائِلي عَنِ الحَسَبِ الأَط
يَبِthe purest (last part) ماthere is no فَوقَهُabove it لِخَلقٍfor any creature مَزيدُgreater distinction
يَبِ ما فَوقَهُ لِخَلقٍ مَزيدُ
O you who ask me about the purest lineage,
O you who ask about noble lineage -
beyond which no one has greater distinction:
None are nobler than we, guides to every tribe.
نَحنُwe آلُthe family of الرَسولِthe Messenger وَالعِترَةُand the kindred الحَقtrue (first part)
نَحنُ آلُ الرَسولِ وَالعِترَةُ الحَق
قُtrue (last part) وَأَهلُand the people of القُربىclose kinship فَماذاthen what تُريدُdo you want
قُ وَأَهلُ القُربى فَماذا تُريدُ
We are the Messenger's family and his true kindred,
We are the House of the Prophet, the true kin,
and his close relations—what, then, do you want?
The near relations - what more do you seek?
وَلَناand ours is ماwhatever أَضاءَshone صُبحٌdawn عَلَيهِupon it
وَلَنا ما أَضاءَ صُبحٌ عَلَيهِ
وَأَتَتهُand reached it آياتُsigns of لَيلٍnight سودُdark
وَأَتَتهُ آياتُ لَيلٍ سودُ
And ours is all on which dawn has shone,
To us belongs all that the dawn has shone upon,
and which night's dark signs have reached.
And all that the verses of night have made dark.
وَمَلَكناand we possessed رِقَّabsolute ownership of الإِمامَةِthe imamate ميراas an inheritance (first part)
وَمَلَكنا رِقَّ الإِمامَةِ ميرا
ثاًas an inheritance (last part) فَمَنthen who ذاis it that عَنّاfrom us بِفَخرٍwith a boast يَحيدُturns aside
ثاً فَمَن ذا عَنّا بِفَخرٍ يَحيدُ
And we inherited full possession of the imamate;
We have held the succession of leadership an inheritance.
so who can turn away from us with a boast?
Who then would boast or deviate from us?
وَأَبوناand our forefather حاميprotector of النَبِيِّthe Prophet وَقَدand already أَدfled (first part)
وَأَبونا حامي النَبِيِّ وَقَد أَد
بَرَfled (last part) مَنthose whom تَعلَمونَyou know وَهوَwhile he يَذودُwards off attack
بَرَ مَن تَعلَمونَ وَهوَ يَذودُ
And our forefather was the Prophet's protector, when
Our father protected the Prophet, driving
those you know fled, while he warded off attack.
Off enemies you know well, defending and guarding.
ذاكَthat يَومَthe day اِستَطارَspread rapidly بِالجَمعِthrough the host رَدعٌa repulse
ذاكَ يَومَ اِستَطارَ بِالجَمعِ رَدعٌ
فيat حُنَينٍHunayn وَلِلوَطيسِand for the furnace وَقودُfuel
في حُنَينٍ وَلِلوَطيسِ وَقودُ
That was the day a repulse swept through the host
That day the confederates stirred,
at Hunayn, while the furnace had fuel.
To kindle war at Hunayn - fuel for the inferno.
كانَthere was فيهِمamong them مِنّاone of us المُكاتِمُthe one concealing إيماfaith (first part)
كانَ فيهِم مِنّا المُكاتِمُ إيما
ناًfaith (last part) وَفِرعَونُand Pharaoh غافِلٌunaware وَالجُنودُand the troops
ناً وَفِرعَونُ غافِلٌ وَالجُنودُ
Among them was one of us who concealed his faith,
Among them were hypocrites from us, and Pharaoh,
while Pharaoh and the troops were unaware.
Oblivious,with his legions unaware.
رُسُلُmessengers of القَومِthe people حينَwhen لَدَّواthey force-fed medicine جَميعاًall together
رُسُلُ القَومِ حينَ لَدَّوا جَميعاً
غَيرَهُexcept him كَيفَhow فُضِّلَwas deemed superior المَلدودُthe forcibly medicated one
غَيرَهُ كَيفَ فُضِّلَ المَلدودُ
The people's messengers, when they all force-fed medicine,
When the people called each other to arms
except him—how was the dosed man judged superior?
None was preferred over the outcast.
Sol 6.1