أُعَاتِبُI reproach دَهْراًTime لاَnot يُصيخُheeds إلَىto عَتْبِreproach
أُعَاتِبُ دَهْراً لاَ يُصيخُ إلَى عَتْبِ
وَأَسْأَلُهُand I ask it صَفْحاًpardon وَمَالَيand I have no مِنْany ذَنْبِfault
وَأَسْأَلُهُ صَفْحاً وَمَالَي مِنْ ذَنْبِ
I reproach Time, which pays no heed to reproach,
and ask it for pardon, though I have done no wrong.
وَأُعْلِنُand I proclaim بِالشَّكْوَىwith the complaint إِلَىto غَيْرَone who is not رَاحِمٍmerciful
وَأُعْلِنُ بِالشَّكْوَى إِلَى غَيْرَ رَاحِمٍ
فَأَشْكُوso I complain وَقَدْand indeed عَزَّhas become scarce الْعَزَاءُsolace إِلَىto رَبِّيmy Lord
فَأَشْكُو وَقَدْ عَزَّ الْعَزَاءُ إِلَى رَبِّي
And I voice my complaint to one who shows no mercy;
so, with solace hard to find, I complain to my Lord.
أَبَاO father of حَسَنٍHasan مَاwhat لِلزَّمَانِwith Time يَنُوشُنِيassails me
أَبَا حَسَنٍ مَا لِلزَّمَانِ يَنُوشُنِي
كَأَنَّكَas though you لَمْdid not تَعْلَمْknow بِوُدَّيof my affection وَلاnor حُبِّيmy love
كَأَنَّكَ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ بِوُدَّي وَلا حُبِّي
O Abu Hasan, why does Time assail me,
as though you did not know of my affection or my love?
وَمَنْand who لِيfor me بِأَقْوَامٍagainst people عَلَيَّagainst me تَأَلَّبُواhave banded together
وَمَنْ لِي بِأَقْوَامٍ عَلَيَّ تَأَلَّبُوا
أُسَالِمُهُمْI treat them peacefully دَهْرِيthroughout my life وَيَسْعَوْنَand they strive فِيin حَرْبِيwar against me
أُسَالِمُهُمْ دَهْرِي وَيَسْعَوْنَ فِي حَرْبِي
And who will aid me against people who have banded together against me?
I treat them peacefully all my days, while they strive to wage war on me.
وَأَنْتَand you عَلِيٌّAli قَدْalready عَلِمْتَyou know تَشَيُّعِيmy allegiance to your cause
وَأَنْتَ عَلِيٌّ قَدْ عَلِمْتَ تَشَيُّعِي
فكُنْso be نَاصِريِmy defender وَأدْرَأَand repel جُمْوعَthe hosts بَنِيthe sons of حَرْبِHarb
فكُنْ نَاصِريِ وَأدْرَأَ جُمْوعَ بَنِي حَرْبِ
And you are Ali; you already know my allegiance to your cause.
So be my defender, and repel the hosts of Banu Harb.
Sol 6.1