سَلاَمُpeace اللهِof God بُورِكَblessed be it مِنْas a سَلاَمِgreeting of peace
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 such peace—
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,
the clouds' eyelid pouring down its tears,
إِلَىuntil أَنْthat تَفْهَقَbrim over الْقِيعَانُthe lowlands رِيّاًwith water
إِلَى أَنْ تَفْهَقَ الْقِيعَانُ رِيّاً
وَتُورِقَand sprout leaves عَنْهُfrom it أَوْتَادُthe pegs of الْخِيَامِthe tents
وَتُورِقَ عَنْهُ أَوْتَادُ الْخِيَامِ
until the lowlands brim with water,
and the tent pegs sprout leaves from it.
تُبَشِّرُit gives glad tidings بِالرِّضَىof divine favor مغْدىًat morning وَمَمْسىًand at evening
تُبَشِّرُ بِالرِّضَى مغْدىً وَمَمْسىً
فَتَبْسِمُso smile عَنْهُin response to it أَزْهَارُthe flowers of الْكِمَامِthe bud-sheaths
فَتَبْسِمُ عَنْهُ أَزْهَارُ الْكِمَامِ
It heralds divine favor, morning and evening,
so blossoms smile from their sheaths in response.
وَلَوْلاَand were it not أَنَّهَاthat it is بُشْرَىglad tidings وَرُحْمَىand mercy
وَلَوْلاَ أَنَّهَا بُشْرَى وَرُحْمَى
لَمَاwould not جَرُؤَhave dared الْكِماَمُthe bud-sheaths عَلَىto ابْتِساَمِsmile
لَمَا جَرُؤَ الْكِماَمُ عَلَى ابْتِساَمِ
And were it not glad tidings and mercy,
the bud-sheaths would not have dared to smile.
أَمَوْلاَىَO my lord أَهْنَenjoy نَوْمَكَyour sleep فِيin قَرَارٍa resting place
أَمَوْلاَىَ أَهْنَ نَوْمَكَ فِي قَرَارٍ
يَعُودُreturns عَلَيْكَto 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 bears you peace from the Source of Peace,
إِلَىuntil أَنْthat تَسْتَقِرَّyou settle بِدَارِin the abode of عَدْنٍEden
إِلَى أَنْ تَسْتَقِرَّ بِدَارِ عَدْنٍ
فَتَظْفَرَand thus you attain بِالنَّعِيمِbliss الْمُسْتَدَامِeverlasting
فَتَظْفَرَ بِالنَّعِيمِ الْمُسْتَدَامِ
until you settle in the abode of Eden
and attain everlasting bliss.
هُنَاكَthere الْمُلْكُsovereignty لاَnot مَاwhat بِنْتَyou departed عَنْهُfrom it
هُنَاكَ الْمُلْكُ لاَ مَا بِنْتَ عَنْهُ
فَمَاfor ... is not الدُّنْيَاthe world سِوَىbut حُلْمِa dream of الْمَنَامِsleep
فَمَا الدُّنْيَا سِوَى حُلْمِ الْمَنَامِ
True sovereignty is 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 cover of الظَّلاَمِdarkness
مِنَ الْقُرُبَاتِ فِي جُنْحِ الظَّلاَمِ
What you sent ahead there gladdens Your Highness:
acts of devotion under cover of darkness,
وَوَصْلُكَand your joining بِالصَّلاَةِwith prayer دُجَىthe darkness of اللَّيَالِيthe nights
وَوَصْلُكَ بِالصَّلاَةِ دُجَى اللَّيَالِي
وَقَطْعُكَand your passing لِلْهَوَاجِرِof the scorching noons بِالصِّيَامِwith fasting
وَقَطْعُكَ لِلْهَوَاجِرِ بِالصِّيَامِ
and your filling the nights' darkness with prayer,
and your passing the scorching noons in fasting,
وَسَمْحُكَand your generosity لِلْجِهَادِfor jihad بِكُلِّwith every سَامٍprecious thing
وَسَمْحُكَ لِلْجِهَادِ بِكُلِّ سَامٍ
مِنَof السَّامِgold النُّضَارِpure وَكُلِّand every جَامِgoblet
مِنَ السَّامِ النُّضَارِ وَكُلِّ جَامِ
and your freely giving for jihad every precious piece
of pure gold, and every goblet.
وَتَصْدُقُand fulfill وَعْدَكَyour promise الصَّدَقَاتُthe alms تُعْلِيraising
وَتَصْدُقُ وَعْدَكَ الصَّدَقَاتُ تُعْلِي
مَقَامَكَyour station فِيamong الْمَقَامَاتِthe stations الْكِرَامِnoble
مَقَامَكَ فِي الْمَقَامَاتِ الْكِرَامِ
And your alms fulfill your promise, raising
your station among the noble stations.
أَيَاO عَبْدَAbd (servant of) الْعَزِيزِal-Aziz (the Almighty) يَعِزُّis hard to find صَبْرِيmy patience
أَيَا عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ يَعِزُّ صَبْرِي
عَلَيْكَover your loss فَإِنَّهُfor it is صَعْبُhard الْمَرَامِto attain
عَلَيْكَ فَإِنَّهُ صَعْبُ الْمَرَامِ
O Abd al-Aziz, patience eludes me
in mourning you, for it is hard to attain.
وَلَكِنِّيbut I يُخَفِّضُlessens بَعْضَsome of بَثِّيmy anguish
وَلَكِنِّي يُخَفِّضُ بَعْضَ بَثِّي
وَحُزْنِيand my sorrow مَاwhat لِعِزِّكَyour glory has مِنْof دَوَامِendurance
وَحُزْنِي مَا لِعِزِّكَ مِنْ دَوَامِ
Yet what eases some of my anguish
and my sorrow is the enduring glory that is yours.
سُعُودُكَyour good fortunes بَعْدَafter مَوْتِكَyour death فِيin حَيَاةٍlife
سُعُودُكَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِكَ فِي حَيَاةٍ
وَإِنْand though جُرِّعْتَyou were made to drink أَكْوْاسَthe cups of الْحِمَامِdeath
وَإِنْ جُرِّعْتَ أَكْوْاسَ الْحِمَامِ
Your good fortune lives on after your death,
though you were made to drink the cups of death.
وَبَيْتُكَand your house فَوْقَهُabove it لِلَّهِfrom God سِتْرٌa covering
وَبَيْتُكَ فَوْقَهُ لِلَّهِ سِتْرٌ
ضَفَاspread wide كَالسِّتْرِlike the covering بِالْبَيْتِupon the House الْحَرَامِthe Sacred
ضَفَا كَالسِّتْرِ بِالْبَيْتِ الْحَرَامِ
And over your house lies a covering from God,
spread wide like the covering upon the Sacred House.
وَوَارِثُكَand your heir الْعَزِيزُdear عَلَيْكَto you مَلْكٌa king
وَوَارِثُكَ الْعَزِيزُ عَلَيْكَ مَلْكٌ
عَزِيزُmighty in الأَمْرِcommand مَرْهُوبُfeared for الْحُسَامِhis sword
عَزِيزُ الأَمْرِ مَرْهُوبُ الْحُسَامِ
And your heir, so dear to you, is a king,
mighty in command, feared for his sword.
سَعِيدٌSa'id; fortunate فَابْتَهِجْso rejoice لَفْظاًin name وَمَعْنَىand in meaning
سَعِيدٌ فَابْتَهِجْ لَفْظاً وَمَعْنَى
يُطَاوِعُهُobeys him الزَّمَانُtime بِلاَwithout زِمَامِa bridle
يُطَاوِعُهُ الزَّمَانُ بِلاَ زِمَامِ
Sa'id—fortunate in name and meaning—so rejoice!
Time obeys him without a bridle.
وَدَارُكَand your house لِلسُّعُودِfor good fortune بِهَاwithin it مَدَارٌan orbit
وَدَارُكَ لِلسُّعُودِ بِهَا مَدَارٌ
وَشَمْلُكَand your household فِيin اتَّسَاقٍharmony وَانْتِظَامِand order
وَشَمْلُكَ فِي اتَّسَاقٍ وَانْتِظَامِ
And in your house good fortune has its orbit,
and your household is in harmony and order.
لَئِنْthough خلفتyou left behind مِنْهُof 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 we passed into darkness after your sun,
فَهَاyet behold هُوَhe كُلَّevery يَوْمٍday فِيin ازْدِيَادٍgrowth
فَهَا هُوَ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ
يُشَابِهُresembles هَيْئَةَthe form of الْبَدْرِthe full moon التَّمَامِcomplete
يُشَابِهُ هَيْئَةَ الْبَدْرِ التَّمَامِ
yet here he is, waxing every day,
resembling the form of the moon at its full.
مَحَضْتَyou sincerely gave بِهِconcerning him الْوَصَاةَthe charge إِلَىto رِجَالٍmen
مَحَضْتَ بِهِ الْوَصَاةَ إِلَى رِجَالٍ
كِرَامٍnoble شَأَنُهُمْwhose practice is رَعْيُhonoring الذِّمَامِpledged obligations
كِرَامٍ شَأَنُهُمْ رَعْيُ الذِّمَامِ
You earnestly entrusted him to men,
noble men, whose way is to honor their pledges:
أَبُوAbu (father of) يَحْيَىYahya وَحَسْبُكَand sufficient for you مِنْas a حَيِيٍّmodest man
أَبُو يَحْيَى وَحَسْبُكَ مِنْ حَيِيٍّ
وَفِيٍّfaithful بِالْعُهُودِto the covenants عَلَىto التَّمَامِperfection
وَفِيٍّ بِالْعُهُودِ عَلَى التَّمَامِ
Abu Yahya—what a modest man he is,
wholly faithful to his covenants!
يُدَافِعُdefends عَنْهُon his behalf بِالْبِيضِwith white swords الْمَوَاضِيkeen-edged
يُدَافِعُ عَنْهُ بِالْبِيضِ الْمَوَاضِي
وَيَحْمِيand guards السَّرْحَthe grazing herds بِالْجَيْشِwith the army اللُّهَامِvast
وَيَحْمِي السَّرْحَ بِالْجَيْشِ اللُّهَامِ
He defends him with keen white swords,
and guards the grazing herds with a vast army.
وَمَهْمَاand whenever سَارَhe sets out فِيon أَمْرٍa matter مُهِمٍّimportant
وَمَهْمَا سَارَ فِي أَمْرٍ مُهِمٍّ
وَجَدَّand hastens السَّيْرَthe march بُورِكَblessed be he مِنْas a هُمَامِvaliant man
وَجَدَّ السَّيْرَ بُورِكَ مِنْ هُمَامِ
And whenever he sets out on an important mission
and presses on—blessed be such a valiant man!—
فَعَلاَّلٌthen Allal بِدَارِكَin your house أَيُّwhat a ذُخْرٍtreasure
فَعَلاَّلٌ بِدَارِكَ أَيُّ ذُخْرٍ
يَقُومُundertakes بِحِفْظِهَاits protection خَيْرَthe best الْقِيَامِperformance
يَقُومُ بِحِفْظِهَا خَيْرَ الْقِيَامِ
then Allal, in your house—what a treasure!—
guards it with the utmost care.
فَشُكْراًso give thanks أَيُّهَاO الْمَوْلَىlord لِسَعْيٍfor an endeavor
فَشُكْراً أَيُّهَا الْمَوْلَى لِسَعْيٍ
بَرِيٍّfree فِيin الْوَفَاءِloyalty مِنَfrom الْمَلاَمِreproach
بَرِيٍّ فِي الْوَفَاءِ مِنَ الْمَلاَمِ
So give thanks, O lord, for service
free from reproach in its loyalty.
وَيَاand oh مَاhow much كُنْتَyou would تَشْكُرُgive thanks مِنْfor وَفَاءٍloyalty
وَيَا مَا كُنْتَ تَشْكُرُ مِنْ وَفَاءٍ
وَرَعْيٍand care لَوْif قَدَرْتَyou were capable عَلَىof الْكَلاَمِspeech
وَرَعْيٍ لَوْ قَدَرْتَ عَلَى الْكَلاَمِ
And how much loyalty you would give thanks for,
and care, if only you could speak!
وَظَائِفُregular services بَعْدَafter بُعْدِكَyour departure فِيin ازْدِيَادٍincrease
وَظَائِفُ بَعْدَ بُعْدِكَ فِي ازْدِيَادٍ
وَحِفْظٌand care فِيin طِعَانٍspear-fighting أَوْor طَعَامِfood
وَحِفْظٌ فِي طِعَانٍ أَوْ طَعَامِ
Regular services increase after your departure,
and care in battle or in matters of food,
وَإِعْدَادٌand provision لَهُit has بَرَكَاتُblessings of نُعْمَىbounty
وَإِعْدَادٌ لَهُ بَرَكَاتُ نُعْمَى
سَحَائِبُهَاits clouds تَجُودُpour generously عَلَىupon الأَنَامِmankind
سَحَائِبُهَا تَجُودُ عَلَى الأَنَامِ
and provision bearing blessings of bounty,
whose clouds pour generously upon mankind.
أَعَدَّتْهُthey prepared him الْمُلُوكُthe kings إِلَىfor بَنِيهَاtheir sons
أَعَدَّتْهُ الْمُلُوكُ إِلَى بَنِيهَا
وَشَائِجَbonds of وُصْلَةٍunion ذَاتِhaving الْتِحَامِclose cohesion
وَشَائِجَ وُصْلَةٍ ذَاتِ الْتِحَامِ
Kings have prepared him for their sons,
with bonds of union closely knit;
وَأَبْدَتْand showed فِيهِfor him رَغْبَةَthe desire of ذِيone with امْتِسَاكٍa firm hold
وَأَبْدَتْ فِيهِ رَغْبَةَ ذِي امْتِسَاكٍ
بِحَبْلٍto a cord لِلْمَوَدَّةِof affection وَاعْتِصَامِand refuge
بِحَبْلٍ لِلْمَوَدَّةِ وَاعْتِصَامِ
and shown desire for him like one who holds fast
to a cord of affection and refuge;
وَأَهْدَتْهُمْand brought them إِلَيْهِto him بِحُسْنِwith a good عُقْبَىoutcome
وَأَهْدَتْهُمْ إِلَيْهِ بِحُسْنِ عُقْبَى
وَجَمْعٍand reunion بَعْدَafter شَتٍّdispersion وَالْتِئَامِand concord
وَجَمْعٍ بَعْدَ شَتٍّ وَالْتِئَامِ
and brought them to him with a happy outcome,
and reunion after dispersal, and concord.
وَمَنْand whoever غَرَسَplants الْمَوَدَّةَaffection قَرَّfinds contentment عَيْناًin his eyes
وَمَنْ غَرَسَ الْمَوَدَّةَ قَرَّ عَيْناً
وَأَعْمَلَand employs فِيin الْجَنَىthe harvest كَفَّa hand of احْتِكَامِauthority
وَأَعْمَلَ فِي الْجَنَى كَفَّ احْتِكَامِ
And whoever plants affection finds coolness of eye,
and gathers its fruit with a sovereign hand.
فَطِبْso be at ease نَفْساًin soul 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 in soul, and sleep in mercy's shade,
delighting in its coolness among the sleepers.
أَتَيْتُكَI came to you بِالْهَنَاءِwith congratulations هَنَاءِthe congratulations of عَبْدٍa servant
أَتَيْتُكَ بِالْهَنَاءِ هَنَاءِ عَبْدٍ
أَخِيpossessed of هَمٍّanxiety بِأَمْرِكَfor your affairs وَاهْتِمَامِand concern
أَخِي هَمٍّ بِأَمْرِكَ وَاهْتِمَامِ
I have come to you with congratulations, a servant's congratulations,
full of worry and concern for your affairs,
تَطَوَّقَhe wore as a collar مِنْكَfrom you إِنْعَاماًa favor كَرِيماًgenerous
تَطَوَّقَ مِنْكَ إِنْعَاماً كَرِيماً
لَزِيماًinseparable مِثْلَlike تَطْوِيقِthe neck-rings of الْحَمَامِdoves
لَزِيماً مِثْلَ تَطْوِيقِ الْحَمَامِ
who has worn your generous favor as a collar,
inseparable, like the ring about a dove's neck.
تَعَلَّلَhe consoles himself بِالسَّلاَمِwith greetings of peace عَلَيْكَupon you حَتَّىuntil
تَعَلَّلَ بِالسَّلاَمِ عَلَيْكَ حَتَّى
يَرَاكَhe sees you وَأَنْتَwhile you are فِيin دَارِthe Abode of السَّلاَمِPeace
يَرَاكَ وَأَنْتَ فِي دَارِ السَّلاَمِ
He consoles himself with greetings of peace to you, until
he sees you, dwelling in the Abode of Peace.
Sol 6.1