سَلاَمُpeace اللهِof God بُورِكَblessed be it مِنْas سَلاَمِa greeting
سَلاَمُ اللهِ بُورِكَ مِنْ سَلاَمِ
عَلَىupon قَبْرِthe grave of الإِمَامِthe imam ابْنِson of الإَِمَامِthe imam
عَلَى قَبْرِ الإِمَامِ ابْنِ الإَِمَامِ
God's peace—blessed be this greeting—
Upon the grave of the imam, son of the imam.
وَسُقْيَاand rain ثُمَّthen سُقْيَاrain ثُمَّthen سُقْيَاrain
وَسُقْيَا ثُمَّ سُقْيَا ثُمَّ سُقْيَا
يَصُوبُpours down بِدَمْعِهَاwith its tears جَفْنُthe eyelid of الْغَمَامِthe clouds
يَصُوبُ بِدَمْعِهَا جَفْنُ الْغَمَامِ
And rain, then rain, then rain,
As the clouds' eyelid pours down its tears,
إِلَىuntil أَنْthat تَفْهَقَoverflow الْقِيعَانُthe lowlands رِيّاًwell watered
إِلَى أَنْ تَفْهَقَ الْقِيعَانُ رِيّاً
وَتُورِقَand put forth leaves عَنْهُfrom it أَوْتَادُthe pegs of الْخِيَامِthe tents
وَتُورِقَ عَنْهُ أَوْتَادُ الْخِيَامِ
Until the lowlands overflow, well watered,
And the tent-pegs put forth leaves from it.
تُبَشِّرُherald بِالرِّضَىof divine favor مغْدىًin the morning وَمَمْسىًand in the evening
تُبَشِّرُ بِالرِّضَى مغْدىً وَمَمْسىً
فَتَبْسِمُso smile عَنْهُin response to it أَزْهَارُthe blossoms of الْكِمَامِthe flower-sheaths
فَتَبْسِمُ عَنْهُ أَزْهَارُ الْكِمَامِ
Heralding divine favor morning and evening,
So the blossoms in their sheaths smile in response.
وَلَوْلاَand were it not أَنَّهَاthat it is بُشْرَىglad tidings وَرُحْمَىand mercy
وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّهَا بُشْرَى وَرُحْمَى
لَمَاwould not have جَرُؤَdared الْكِماَمُthe flower-sheaths عَلَىto ابْتِساَمِsmile
لَمَا جَرُؤَ الْكِماَمُ عَلَى ابْتِساَمِ
And were it not glad tidings and mercy,
The flower-sheaths would not have dared to smile.
أَمَوْلاَىَO my lord أَهْنَenjoy نَوْمَكَyour sleep فِيin قَرَارٍa resting-place
أَمَوْلاَىَ أَهْنَ نَوْمَكَ فِي قَرَارٍ
يَعُودُreturns عَلَيْكَupon you بِالنِّعَمِwith blessings الْجِسامِimmense
يَعُودُ عَلَيْكَ بِالنِّعَمِ الْجِسامِ
O my lord, enjoy your sleep in a resting-place
That brings you immense blessings.
تَهُبُّblows عَلَىalong جَوَانِبِهِits sides النُّعَامَىthe south wind
تَهُبُّ عَلَى جَوَانِبِهِ النُّعَامَى
فَتُهْدِيكَso brings you السَّلاَمَpeace مِنَfrom السَّلاَمِthe Source of Peace
فَتُهْدِيكَ السَّلاَمَ مِنَ السَّلاَمِ
The south wind blows along its sides,
And brings you peace from the Source of Peace,
إِلَىuntil أَنْthat تَسْتَقِرَّyou settle بِدَارِin the abode of عَدْنٍEden
إِلَى أَنْ تَسْتَقِرَّ بِدَارِ عَدْنٍ
فَتَظْفَرَso you attain بِالنَّعِيمِbliss الْمُسْتَدَامِeverlasting
فَتَظْفَرَ بِالنَّعِيمِ الْمُسْتَدَامِ
Until you dwell in the abode of Eden
And attain everlasting bliss.
هُنَاكَthere الْمُلْكُkingship لاَnot مَاwhat بِنْتَyou departed عَنْهُfrom it
هُنَاكَ الْمُلْكُ لاَ مَا بِنْتَ عَنْهُ
فَمَاfor ... is nothing الدُّنْيَاthis world سِوَىbut حُلْمِa dream of الْمَنَامِsleep
فَمَا الدُّنْيَا سِوَى حُلْمِ الْمَنَامِ
Kingship lies there, not in what you left behind;
For this world is nothing but a dream in sleep.
يَسُرُّgladdens عُلاَكَYour Highness مَاwhat قَدَّمْتَyou sent ahead فِيهِin it
يَسُرُّ عُلاَكَ مَا قَدَّمْتَ فِيهِ
مِنَof الْقُرُبَاتِacts of devotion فِيin جُنْحِthe wing of الظَّلاَمِdarkness
مِنَ الْقُرُبَاتِ فِي جُنْحِ الظَّلاَمِ
Your Highness is gladdened by what you sent ahead there:
Acts of devotion beneath the wing of darkness,
وَوَصْلُكَand your linking بِالصَّلاَةِwith prayer دُجَىthe darkness of اللَّيَالِيthe nights
وَوَصْلُكَ بِالصَّلاَةِ دُجَى اللَّيَالِي
وَقَطْعُكَand your passing لِلْهَوَاجِرِof the noonday heats بِالصِّيَامِwith fasting
وَقَطْعُكَ لِلْهَوَاجِرِ بِالصِّيَامِ
And your spanning the darkness of nights with prayer,
And your passing the noonday heat in fasting,
وَسَمْحُكَand your generosity لِلْجِهَادِfor jihad بِكُلِّwith every سَامٍprecious piece
وَسَمْحُكَ لِلْجِهَادِ بِكُلِّ سَامٍ
مِنَof السَّامِprecious metal النُّضَارِpure gold وَكُلِّand every جَامِgoblet
مِنَ السَّامِ النُّضَارِ وَكُلِّ جَامِ
And your generous giving for jihad of every precious piece
Of pure gold, and every goblet.
وَتَصْدُقُand make true وَعْدَكَyour promise الصَّدَقَاتُthe alms تُعْلِيraise
وَتَصْدُقُ وَعْدَكَ الصَّدَقَاتُ تُعْلِي
مَقَامَكَyour station فِيamong الْمَقَامَاتِthe stations الْكِرَامِnoble
مَقَامَكَ فِي الْمَقَامَاتِ الْكِرَامِ
And your alms prove your promise true, raising
Your station among the noble stations.
أَيَاO عَبْدَ'Abd (servant of) الْعَزِيزِal-'Aziz (the Mighty) يَعِزُّis hard to attain صَبْرِيmy patience
أَيَا عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ يَعِزُّ صَبْرِي
عَلَيْكَover you فَإِنَّهُfor indeed it صَعْبُdifficult الْمَرَامِattainment
عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ صَعْبُ الْمَرَامِ
O 'Abd al-'Aziz, patience is hard for me
In mourning you, for it is difficult to attain.
وَلَكِنِّيbut for me يُخَفِّضُlessens بَعْضَsome of بَثِّيmy anguish
وَلَكِنِّي يُخَفِّضُ بَعْضَ بَثِّي
وَحُزْنِيand my sorrow مَاwhat لِعِزِّكَfor your glory مِنْof دَوَامِendurance
وَحُزْنِي مَا لِعِزِّكَ مِنْ دَوَامِ
Yet some of my anguish is eased,
And my sorrow, by the endurance of your glory.
سُعُودُكَyour lucky stars بَعْدَafter مَوْتِكَyour death فِيin حَيَاةٍlife
سُعُودُكَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكَ فِي حَيَاةٍ
وَإِنْand though جُرِّعْتَyou were made to drink أَكْوْاسَcups of الْحِمَامِdeath
وَإِنْ جُرِّعْتَ أَكْوْاسَ الْحِمَامِ
Your lucky stars live on after your death,
Though you were made to drink the cups of death.
وَبَيْتُكَand your house فَوْقَهُabove it لِلَّهِGod's سِتْرٌa veil
وَبَيْتُكَ فَوْقَهُ لِلَّهِ سِتْرٌ
ضَفَاspread amply كَالسِّتْرِlike the covering بِالْبَيْتِon the House الْحَرَامِSacred
ضَفَا كَالسِّتْرِ بِالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ
And over your house lies God's veil,
Spread amply like the covering on the Sacred House.
وَوَارِثُكَand your heir الْعَزِيزُdear عَلَيْكَto you مَلْكٌa king
وَوَارِثُكَ الْعَزِيزُ عَلَيْكَ مَلْكٌ
عَزِيزُmighty in الأَمْرِcommand مَرْهُوبُfeared for الْحُسَامِthe sword
عَزِيزُ الأَمْرِ مَرْهُوبُ الْحُسَامِ
And your heir, so dear to you, is a king,
Mighty in command, his sword held in dread.
سَعِيدٌSa'id (fortunate) فَابْتَهِجْso rejoice لَفْظاًin name وَمَعْنَىand in meaning
سَعِيدٌ فَابْتَهِجْ لَفْظاً وَمَعْنَى
يُطَاوِعُهُobeys him الزَّمَانُtime بِلاَwithout زِمَامِa rein
يُطَاوِعُهُ الزَّمَانُ بِلاَ زِمَامِ
Sa'id—'fortunate'—so rejoice in name and meaning;
Time obeys him without a rein.
وَدَارُكَand your house لِلسُّعُودِfor lucky stars بِهَاwithin it مَدَارٌan orbit
وَدَارُكَ لِلسُّعُودِ بِهَا مَدَارٌ
وَشَمْلُكَand your household فِيin اتَّسَاقٍharmony وَانْتِظَامِand order
وَشَمْلُكَ فِي اتَّسَاقٍ وَانْتِظَامِ
And your house is where lucky stars revolve,
And your household is in harmony and order.
لَئِنْthough indeed خلفتyou left behind مِنْهُfrom him هِلاَلَa crescent of مُلْكٍkingship
لَئِنْ خلفت مِنْهُ هِلاَلَ مُلْكٍ
وَرُحْنَاand we went بَعْدَafter شَمْسِكَyour sun فِيin ظَلاَمِdarkness
وَرُحْنَا بَعْدَ شَمْسِكَ فِي ظَلاَمِ
Though in him you left a crescent of kingship,
And after your sun had set, we went into darkness,
فَهَاyet behold هُوَhe كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday فِيin ازْدِيَادٍincrease
فَهَا هُوَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ
يُشَابِهُresembles هَيْئَةَthe form of الْبَدْرِthe full moon التَّمَامِcomplete
يُشَابِهُ هَيْئَةَ الْبَدْرِ التَّمَامِ
Yet behold him, waxing every day,
Resembling the form of the perfect full moon.
مَحَضْتَyou gave sincerely بِهِconcerning him الْوَصَاةَthe charge إِلَىto رِجَالٍmen
مَحَضْتَ بِهِ الْوَصَاةَ إِلَى رِجَالٍ
كِرَامٍnoble شَأَنُهُمْtheir practice رَعْيُhonoring الذِّمَامِbonds of loyalty
كِرَامٍ شَأَنُهُمْ رَعْيُ الذِّمَامِ
You sincerely entrusted his care to men,
Noble men whose practice is honoring bonds of loyalty.
أَبُوAbu (father of) يَحْيَىYahya وَحَسْبُكَand sufficient for you مِنْas حَيِيٍّa modest man
أَبُو يَحْيَى وَحَسْبُكَ مِنْ حَيِيٍّ
وَفِيٍّfaithful بِالْعُهُودِto pledges عَلَىin التَّمَامِfull
وَفِيٍّ بِالْعُهُودِ عَلَى التَّمَامِ
Abu Yahya—what a man of modesty,
Faithful to his pledges in full!
يُدَافِعُdefends عَنْهُon his behalf بِالْبِيضِwith bright swords الْمَوَاضِيkeen
يُدَافِعُ عَنْهُ بِالْبِيضِ الْمَوَاضِي
وَيَحْمِيand guards السَّرْحَthe grazing herds بِالْجَيْشِwith the army اللُّهَامِvast
وَيَحْمِي السَّرْحَ بِالْجَيْشِ اللُّهَامِ
He defends him with bright, keen swords,
And guards the grazing herds with a vast army.
وَمَهْمَاand whenever سَارَhe sets out فِيon أَمْرٍan undertaking مُهِمٍّimportant
وَمَهْمَا سَارَ فِي أَمْرٍ مُهِمٍّ
وَجَدَّand hastens السَّيْرَthe march بُورِكَblessed be he مِنْas هُمَامِa valiant man
وَجَدَّ السَّيْرَ بُورِكَ مِنْ هُمَامِ
And whenever he sets out on an important undertaking
And presses on—blessed be such a valiant man!
فَعَلاَّلٌthen 'Allal بِدَارِكَin your house أَيُّwhat a ذُخْرٍtreasure
فَعَلاَّلٌ بِدَارِكَ أَيُّ ذُخْرٍ
يَقُومُattends بِحِفْظِهَاto its protection خَيْرَthe best الْقِيَامِstewardship
يَقُومُ بِحِفْظِهَا خَيْرَ الْقِيَامِ
Then 'Allal—what a treasure in your house!
He attends to its protection in the finest manner.
فَشُكْراًso give thanks أَيُّهَاO الْمَوْلَىlord لِسَعْيٍfor an endeavor
فَشُكْراً أَيُّهَا الْمَوْلَى لِسَعْيٍ
بَرِيٍّfree فِيin الْوَفَاءِloyalty مِنَfrom الْمَلاَمِreproach
بَرِيٍّ فِي الْوَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمَلاَمِ
Then give thanks, O lord, for an endeavor
Free of reproach in its faithfulness.
وَيَاand oh مَاhow much كُنْتَyou would have تَشْكُرُgiven thanks مِنْfor وَفَاءٍloyalty
وَيَا مَا كُنْتَ تَشْكُرُ مِنْ وَفَاءٍ
وَرَعْيٍand care لَوْif قَدَرْتَyou had been able عَلَىto الْكَلاَمِspeak
وَرَعْيٍ لَوْ قَدَرْتَ عَلَى الْكَلاَمِ
And oh, how much loyalty you would have given thanks for,
And care, had you been able to speak!
وَظَائِفُregular duties بَعْدَafter بُعْدِكَyour departure فِيin ازْدِيَادٍincrease
وَظَائِفُ بَعْدَ بُعْدِكَ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ
وَحِفْظٌand care فِيin طِعَانٍspear-fighting أَوْor طَعَامِfood
وَحِفْظٌ فِي طِعَانٍ أَوْ طَعَامِ
Regular duties increase after your departure,
And care, in spear-fighting or at meals.
وَإِعْدَادٌand preparation لَهُbelonging to it بَرَكَاتُblessings of نُعْمَىbounty
وَإِعْدَادٌ لَهُ بَرَكَاتُ نُعْمَى
سَحَائِبُهَاits clouds تَجُودُpour generously عَلَىupon الأَنَامِmankind
سَحَائِبُهَا تَجُودُ عَلَى الأَنَامِ
And preparation bearing blessings of bounty,
Whose clouds pour generously upon mankind.
أَعَدَّتْهُprepared him الْمُلُوكُthe kings إِلَىfor بَنِيهَاtheir sons
أَعَدَّتْهُ الْمُلُوكُ إِلَى بَنِيهَا
وَشَائِجَbonds of وُصْلَةٍconnection ذَاتِpossessing الْتِحَامِclose union
وَشَائِجَ وُصْلَةٍ ذَاتِ الْتِحَامِ
The kings prepared him for their sons,
Through bonds of connection, knit in close union,
وَأَبْدَتْand showed فِيهِin him رَغْبَةَdesire ذِيof one امْتِسَاكٍclinging
وَأَبْدَتْ فِيهِ رَغْبَةَ ذِي امْتِسَاكٍ
بِحَبْلٍto a cord لِلْمَوَدَّةِof affection وَاعْتِصَامِand refuge
بِحَبْلٍ لِلْمَوَدَّةِ وَاعْتِصَامِ
And showed a desire for him like one clinging
To a cord of affection and refuge.
وَأَهْدَتْهُمْand presented them إِلَيْهِto him بِحُسْنِwith a happy عُقْبَىoutcome
وَأَهْدَتْهُمْ إِلَيْهِ بِحُسْنِ عُقْبَى
وَجَمْعٍand gathering بَعْدَafter شَتٍّseparation وَالْتِئَامِand reunion
وَجَمْعٍ بَعْدَ شَتٍّ وَالْتِئَامِ
And presented them to him with a happy outcome,
And gathering after separation, and reunion.
وَمَنْand whoever غَرَسَplanted الْمَوَدَّةَaffection قَرَّfinds delight عَيْناًfor his eyes
وَمَنْ غَرَسَ الْمَوَدَّةَ قَرَّ عَيْناً
وَأَعْمَلَand sets to work فِيin الْجَنَىthe fruit كَفَّa hand of احْتِكَامِmastery
وَأَعْمَلَ فِي الْجَنَى كَفَّ احْتِكَامِ
And whoever plants affection finds delight for his eyes,
And puts a hand of mastery to gathering its fruit.
فَطِبْso be at ease نَفْساًin spirit وَنَمْand sleep فِيin ظِلِّthe shade of رُحْمَىmercy
فَطِبْ نَفْساً وَنَمْ فِي ظِلِّ رُحْمَى
تَلِذُّyou delight بِبَرْدِهَاin its coolness بَيْنَamong النِّيَامِthe sleepers
تَلِذُّ بِبَرْدِهَا بَيْنَ النِّيَامِ
So be at ease, and sleep in the shade of mercy,
Delighting in its coolness among the sleepers.
أَتَيْتُكَI came to you بِالْهَنَاءِwith congratulations هَنَاءِthe congratulations of عَبْدٍa servant
أَتَيْتُكَ بِالْهَنَاءِ هَنَاءِ عَبْدٍ
أَخِيpossessed of هَمٍّconcern بِأَمْرِكَfor your affairs وَاهْتِمَامِand care
أَخِي هَمٍّ بِأَمْرِكَ وَاهْتِمَامِ
I have come to you with congratulations, a servant's congratulations,
A man of concern and care for your affairs,
تَطَوَّقَwore as a collar مِنْكَfrom you إِنْعَاماًa favor كَرِيماًnoble
تَطَوَّقَ مِنْكَ إِنْعَاماً كَرِيماً
لَزِيماًlasting مِثْلَlike تَطْوِيقِthe neck-rings of الْحَمَامِdoves
لَزِيماً مِثْلَ تَطْوِيقِ الْحَمَامِ
Who wore your noble favor about his neck,
Lasting, like the neck-rings of doves.
تَعَلَّلَfound solace بِالسَّلاَمِin greetings عَلَيْكَto you حَتَّىuntil
تَعَلَّلَ بِالسَّلاَمِ عَلَيْكَ حَتَّى
يَرَاكَhe sees you وَأَنْتَwhile you are فِيin دَارِthe Abode of السَّلاَمِPeace
يَرَاكَ وَأَنْتَ فِي دَارِ السَّلاَمِ
He finds solace in greeting you, until
He sees you while you are in the Abode of Peace.
Sol 6.1