كَمْhow long أَستَطِيلُI find prolonged تَضَلُّلِيmy wandering وتَلَدُّدِيand my wavering
كَمْ أَستَطِيلُ تَضَلُّلِي وتَلَدُّدِي
وأرُوحُand I go at evening فِيin ظُلْمِthe gloom of الخطوبِcalamities وأَغْتَديand I go at dawn
وأرُوحُ فِي ظُلْمِ الخطوبِ وأَغْتَدي
How long my wandering and wavering seem to me,
How long will I wander confused and hesitant
and I go at evening and dawn amid the gloom of calamities,
Roaming in the darkness of calamities unrestrained
والأَرضُand the earth مُشرِقَةٌis radiant بنورَيْwith the two lights of ربِّهاits lord
والأَرضُ مُشرِقَةٌ بنورَيْ ربِّها
والفجرُand the dawn مُنبَلِجٌbreaks clear لِعَيْنِto the eye of المُهتديthe rightly guided
والفجرُ مُنبَلِجٌ لِعَيْنِ المُهتدي
while the earth shines with its lord's two lights,
While the earth shines with the light of its Lord
and dawn breaks clear to the eye of the rightly guided,
And the dawn gleams to the eye of the guided
بأَغَرَّthrough a radiant man منfrom بيتِthe house of النُّبوَّةِprophethood والهُدىand guidance
بأَغَرَّ من بيتِ النُّبوَّةِ والهُدى
كالبدرِlike the full moon منamong وَلَدِthe offspring of النَّبيِّthe Prophet مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
كالبدرِ من وَلَدِ النَّبيِّ مُحَمَّدِ
through a radiant man from the house of prophethood and guidance,
More radiant than the house of prophethood and guidance
like the full moon, among the offspring of the Prophet Muhammad:
Like the full moon from the son of the Prophet Muhammad
القاسِمِal-Qasim المقسومِapportioned راحَةَthe palm of كَفِّهِhis hand
القاسِمِ المقسومِ راحَةَ كَفِّهِ
فِيin بَسطِextending معروفٍkindness وقَبضِand gripping مُهَنَّدِan Indian-forged sword
فِي بَسطِ معروفٍ وقَبضِ مُهَنَّدِ
al-Qasim, the palm of whose hand is divided
Al-Qasim, the distributor, the ease of his palm
between extending kindness and gripping an Indian-forged sword;
In the extension of kindness and clenching of fury
الهاشِمِيِّthe Hashimite الطَّالِبيِّthe Talibid الفاطِمِيthe Fatimite
الهاشِمِيِّ الطَّالِبيِّ الفاطِمِي
يِcontinuation of the preceding adjective الوَارِثِthe inheritor of العَلياlofty rank بأَعْلىthrough the highest قُعدُدِcloseness of descent
يِ الوَارِثِ العَليا بأَعْلى قُعدُدِ
the Hashimite, the Talibid, the Fatimite,
The Hashimi, the Talibi, the Fatimi
heir to lofty rank through the highest degree of closeness in descent.
The heir, the most high on the throne
أَهْدىbestowed إِلَىupon الدنياthe world عَليٌّAli هَدْيَهُhis guidance
أَهْدى إِلَى الدنيا عَليٌّ هَدْيَهُ
فِيwithin طَيِّthe folds of أَرْدِيَةِthe robes of النُّهىwisdom والسُّؤْدَدِand nobility
فِي طَيِّ أَرْدِيَةِ النُّهى والسُّؤْدَدِ
Ali bestowed his guidance upon the world,
Ali gifted the world his guidance
wrapped within the robes of wisdom and nobility,
In the folds of abstinence's gown and integrity's attire
حتىuntil تَجَلَّىhe appeared radiantly للمكارِمِto noble virtues والعُلاand lofty rank
حتى تَجَلَّى للمكارِمِ والعُلا
بَدْراًas a full moon تَنَقَّلَpassing فِيthrough بُرُوجِthe mansions of الأَسْعُدِauspicious stars
بَدْراً تَنَقَّلَ فِي بُرُوجِ الأَسْعُدِ
until he appeared radiantly to noble virtues and lofty rank,
Until he manifested to all virtues and supremacy
a full moon passing through the mansions of auspicious stars,
A moon circulating through the mansions of fortune
مُتَقَدِّماًadvancing منfrom مَشرِقٍa place of sunrise فِيinto مَشرِقٍa place of sunrise
مُتَقَدِّماً من مَشرِقٍ فِي مَشرِقٍ
مُتَنَقِّلاًpassing منfrom سيِّدٍa lord فِيinto سَيِّدِa lord
مُتَنَقِّلاً من سيِّدٍ فِي سَيِّدِ
advancing from one place of sunrise into another,
Advancing from an orient to another orient
passing from one lord into another,
Transferring from one master to another master
منfrom كُلِّevery رُوحٍspirit بالعَفافِby chastity مقدَّسٍsanctified
من كُلِّ رُوحٍ بالعَفافِ مقدَّسٍ
فِيinto كُلِّevery جِسمٍbody بالسَّناءِwith radiance مُقلَّدُadorned
فِي كُلِّ جِسمٍ بالسَّناءِ مُقلَّدُ
from every spirit sanctified by chastity
From every spirit sanctified in chastity
into every body adorned with radiance.
In every body adorned with glory
بَعُدُواthey kept far عنِfrom الرِّجْسِdefilement الذَّمِيمِvile وطُهِّرُواand were purified
بَعُدُوا عنِ الرِّجْسِ الذَّمِيمِ وطُهِّرُوا
فِيin مَنشَأٍa place of nurture للمُنْجِبِينَfor begetters of noble offspring ومَوْلِدِand a birthplace
فِي مَنشَأٍ للمُنْجِبِينَ ومَوْلِدِ
They kept far from vile defilement and were purified
Shun the despised impurity and purify
in a place of nurture and birth for begetters of noble offspring.
Yourselves in the birthplace of the begetters and the birth
ولَرُبَّand many an موجودٍexisting one ولَمَّاthough not yet يُوجَدِbrought into being
ولَرُبَّ موجودٍ ولَمَّا يُوجَدِ
منهُمْamong them ومفقودٍand a lost one كَأَنْas though لَمْnot يُفْقَدِlost
منهُمْ ومفقودٍ كَأَنْ لَمْ يُفْقَدِ
And many are present though not yet brought into being,
By the Lord of all existing and all yet to exist
among them, and many are lost as though never lost.
Among them the lost is as if never lost
ماnot بُشِّرُواwere they given glad tidings بالفَوْزِof triumph حَتَّىuntil بُشِّرُواthey were given glad tidings
ما بُشِّرُوا بالفَوْزِ حَتَّى بُشِّرُوا
بِأَبَرِّof the most dutiful مَنْof those who خَلَفَsucceeded الجُدُودَthe forefathers وأَمْجَدِand most glorious
بِأَبَرِّ مَنْ خَلَفَ الجُدُودَ وأَمْجَدِ
They received no glad tidings of triumph until they were told
They were not given tidings of success until given tidings
of the most dutiful and glorious successor to the forefathers.
Of the most righteous after ancestors and most glorious
لَهمُto them belong زكِيُّpure صَلاتِناour blessings ودُعاؤُناand our prayers
لَهمُ زكِيُّ صَلاتِنا ودُعاؤُنا
فِيin كلِّevery خُطبةِsermon of مِنبرٍa pulpit وتَشهُّدِand testimony of faith
فِي كلِّ خُطبةِ مِنبرٍ وتَشهُّدِ
To them belong our pure blessings and our prayers
Theirs are the prayers of our invocation and supplication
in every pulpit sermon and testimony of faith.
In every sermon of the pulpit and utterance of devotion
ومكانُهُمand their place منin قلبِthe heart of كُلِّevery كَتيبةٍbattalion
ومكانُهُم من قلبِ كُلِّ كَتيبةٍ
كمكانِهِمْlike their place منin قلبِthe heart of كُلِّevery مُوَحِّدِmonotheist
كمكانِهِمْ من قلبِ كُلِّ مُوَحِّدِ
And their place in the heart of every battalion
And their place in the heart of every battalion
is like their place in the heart of every monotheist.
Is as their place in the heart of every monotheist
هُمْthey أَنجبوكَbegot you لسانَas a tongue of صدقٍtruth عَنهُمُon their behalf
هُمْ أَنجبوكَ لسانَ صدقٍ عَنهُمُ
فَرعاًas a branch يطيبُpleasing لناto us بطيبِthrough the goodness of المَحْتِدِancestral stock
فَرعاً يطيبُ لنا بطيبِ المَحْتِدِ
They begot you as a truthful tongue speaking for them,
They begot you, a tongue of truth about them
a branch sweet to us through the sweetness of its ancestral stock.
A branch that smells sweet to us with the scent of guidance
وهُمُand they رَضُوكَchose you لكلِّfor every خطبٍcalamity فادحٍcrushing
وهُمُ رَضُوكَ لكلِّ خطبٍ فادحٍ
واستخلفوكَand made you their successor لكلِّfor every غاوٍerring one مُعتَدِaggressor
واستخلفوكَ لكلِّ غاوٍ مُعتَدِ
And they chose you for every crushing calamity
And they accepted you for every outstanding sermon
and appointed you their successor against every erring aggressor,
And deputized you to oppose every transgressing opponent
ولصوتِand for the voice of داعٍa caller بالصَّرِيخِwith a cry for help مُثَوِّبٍrepeating the call
ولصوتِ داعٍ بالصَّرِيخِ مُثَوِّبٍ
ولِفَكِّand for freeing عانٍa captive بالخطوبِby calamities مُقيَّدِbound
ولِفَكِّ عانٍ بالخطوبِ مُقيَّدِ
and for the voice of a caller repeating his cry for help,
And for the voice of the imploring screamer
and to free a captive bound by calamities.
And the jaws of the supplicant bound in calamities
مَلَكٌa king تَشاكَهَwere alike جُودُهُhis generosity وجَوادُهُand his steed
مَلَكٌ تَشاكَهَ جُودُهُ وجَوادُهُ
إِنwhether كَرَّhe charges نحوَtoward مُبارِزٍa challenger أَوْor مُجْتَدِa seeker of bounty
إِن كَرَّ نحوَ مُبارِزٍ أَوْ مُجْتَدِ
A king whose generosity and steed are alike,
A king whose generosity equals his nobility
whether he charges toward a challenger or a seeker of bounty.
If he races towards a challenger or adversary
أَعْياit baffled عَليَّme أَهَادِياتُare the necks of جِيادِهِhis steeds
أَعْيا عَليَّ أَهَادِياتُ جِيادِهِ
فِيin الرَّوْعِbattle's terror أَهْدىbetter guides أَمْor نداهhis bounty فِيin النَّديthe assembly
فِي الرَّوْعِ أَهْدى أَمْ نداه فِي النَّدي
It baffles me: are the necks of his steeds
The neighing of his steeds tires me
in battle better guides, or his bounty in the assembly?
In fervor - does he gently prod or fiercely goad?
لاnot الفارِسُthe horseman الأَقصىfarthest بمُعجِزِهِable to elude him ولاnor
لا الفارِسُ الأَقصى بمُعجِزِهِ ولا
جَدْواهُhis bounty للأَدنَيْنfor those nearest دونَto the exclusion of الأَبْعَدِthe farthest
جَدْواهُ للأَدنَيْن دونَ الأَبْعَدِ
The farthest horseman cannot elude him, nor
Not the farthest horseman with his miracles, nor
is his bounty for the near to the exclusion of the far.
His cavalry to the lowliest beneath the highest
سيفُthe sword of الخِلافَةِthe caliphate فِيagainst العِدىthe enemies وأَمينُهاand its guardian
سيفُ الخِلافَةِ فِي العِدى وأَمينُها
دونَagainst الغُيوبِthe unseen وزَيْنُهاand its adornment فِيin المَشْهَدِpublic view
دونَ الغُيوبِ وزَيْنُها فِي المَشْهَدِ
The caliphate's sword against its foes, and its guardian
The sword of the caliphate against the enemies and its trustee
against the unseen, and its adornment in public view.
Away from prying eyes and its adornment in public
يُبليrenders valiant service to جَوَانِحَهاits inmost breast بنفسِwith the soul of مخاطِرٍa risk-taker
يُبلي جَوَانِحَها بنفسِ مخاطِرٍ
ويُنيمُand lulls to sleep أَعيُنَهاits eyes بعَيْنِwith the eye of مُسَهَّدِa sleepless one
ويُنيمُ أَعيُنَها بعَيْنِ مُسَهَّدِ
He serves its inmost heart with a soul that courts danger,
It wears out its wings with perilous endeavors
and lulls its eyes to sleep with his own sleepless eye.
And lulls its eyes with a reposing guardian
جَهِدَstrained الكرامُthe noble men وَمَاand not دَنَوْاdid they approach منany غايَةٍgoal
جَهِدَ الكرامُ وَمَا دَنَوْا من غايَةٍ
أَحرزْتَهاyou attained it متأَنِّياًunhurriedly لَمْnot تَجهدِdid you strain
أَحرزْتَها متأَنِّياً لَمْ تَجهدِ
Noble men strained, yet never approached a goal
The generous struggled but did not approach any feat
you attained unhurriedly, without straining.
You easily achieved without straining yourself
بِكَthrough you أُخْمِدَتْwere extinguished نيرانُهاits fires منof فتنَةٍstrife
بِكَ أُخْمِدَتْ نيرانُها من فتنَةٍ
لولاكَbut for you يَاO ابْنَson of نَبيِّناour Prophet لَمْnot تُخْمَدِwould they be extinguished
لولاكَ يَا ابْنَ نَبيِّنا لَمْ تُخْمَدِ
Through you its fires of strife were extinguished,
With you the fires of discord were extinguished
which, without you, son of our Prophet, would not have been quenched.
Without you, son of our Prophet, they would not be extinguished
مَنْwho ذاis there سِوَاكَother than you إِذَاwhen الرجالُthe men تدافعواclashed
مَنْ ذا سِوَاكَ إِذَا الرجالُ تدافعوا
رَأْياًin opinion يُؤَلِّفُهاreconciles them برأْيٍwith a judgment أَوْحَدِpeerless
رَأْياً يُؤَلِّفُها برأْيٍ أَوْحَدِ
Who but you, when men clashed
Who but you, when men quarrel
in opinion, could reconcile them with a peerless judgment?
Composes them with unified perspective?
وإِذاand when الصَّوارِمُthe sharp swords جُرِّدَتْwere drawn فِيin فتنةٍa strife
وإِذا الصَّوارِمُ جُرِّدَتْ فِي فتنةٍ
عَمْياءَblind تُغْمِدُهاyou sheathe them بسيفٍwith a sword مُغمَدِsheathed
عَمْياءَ تُغْمِدُها بسيفٍ مُغمَدِ
And when sharp swords are drawn in a strife
And when the swords are bared in blind chaos
blind, you sheathe them with a sword still sheathed.
Sheathes them with a sheathed sword?
ولرُبَّand many a مُشعَلةِstrife kindling الرِّماحِspears كَفَفْتهاyou checked it
ولرُبَّ مُشعَلةِ الرِّماحِ كَفَفْتها
عَفواًeffortlessly وَمَاand not زَعْزَعْتَdid you disturb حَبوَةَthe seated knee-wrap of مُرتَدِa cloak-wearer
عَفواً وَمَا زَعْزَعْتَ حَبوَةَ مُرتَدِ
And many a spear-kindling strife you have checked
And for many a kindled spear you restrained
effortlessly, without disturbing a cloaked man's seated knee-wrap.
With pardon, never shaking a retreating pillar
ياO مَنْyou who إِذَاwhenever عَلِقَتْclings يَدِيmy hand بيَمينِهِto his right hand
يا مَنْ إِذَا عَلِقَتْ يَدِي بيَمينِهِ
فالكاشِحونَthen the secret foes أَقَلُّare the least of مَاwhat مَلَكتْpossesses يَديmy hand
فالكاشِحونَ أَقَلُّ مَا مَلَكتْ يَدي
O you whose right hand, whenever mine clings to it,
O you, when my hand is joined with his
makes my secret foes the least of what my hand commands.
The assailants are the least my hand has held
وإِذاand whenever عَقَلْتُI hobble رَواحِليmy mounts بفنائِهِin his courtyard
وإِذا عَقَلْتُ رَواحِلي بفنائِهِ
فقدthen indeed اقتَضَيْتُI have secured ضَمانَa guarantee for يومِيmy day عنagainst غدِtomorrow
فقد اقتَضَيْتُ ضَمانَ يومِي عن غدِ
And whenever I hobble my mounts in his courtyard,
And when I steady my pace at his courtyard
then I have secured my day's guarantee against tomorrow.
I have guaranteed my day from tomorrow
وَعَدَتْنِيَpromised me الدُّنياthe world شقيقَكyour brother مفزَعاًas a refuge
وَعَدَتْنِيَ الدُّنيا شقيقَك مفزَعاً
منfrom سُوءِthe evil of عادِيةِthe onslaught of الزَّمانِtime الأَنكَدِwretched
من سُوءِ عادِيةِ الزَّمانِ الأَنكَدِ
The world promised me your brother as a refuge
And the world returns me to your brother for refuge
from the evil onslaught of wretched time.
From the evil habits of miserable times
وكَفىand sufficient is بِبِشرِكَyour cheerful welcome ليfor me بَشيراًas a herald بالمُنىof cherished hopes
وكَفى بِبِشرِكَ لي بَشيراً بالمُنى
وقبولِand the welcome of وَجْهِكyour face مُنجِزاًfulfilling للمَوْعِدِthe promise
وقبولِ وَجْهِك مُنجِزاً للمَوْعِدِ
Your cheerful welcome suffices me as glad news of my hopes,
And your tidings suffice as harbinger of wishes
and the welcome in your face as fulfillment of the promise.
And your acceptance fulfills promises
ياO ابْنَson of الشفِيعِthe intercessor بناfor us وأَكْرَمَand noblest أُسْوَةٍexample
يا ابْنَ الشفِيعِ بنا وأَكْرَمَ أُسْوَةٍ
لِلمُقتَدِينَfor those who follow وأَنتَand you أَجْدَرُare the worthiest مُقتَدِfollower
لِلمُقتَدِينَ وأَنتَ أَجْدَرُ مُقتَدِ
O son of our intercessor, and noblest example
O son of the intercessor for us and most gracious model
for those who follow—you are the worthiest follower!
For those who follow, and you are most worthy to follow
امدُدْstretch out يَمينكَyour right hand شافِعاًinterceding ومُشَفَّعاًand granted intercession
امدُدْ يَمينكَ شافِعاً ومُشَفَّعاً
تَحُزِyou will win الثَّناءَpraise مُخلَّداًmade everlasting بمُخلَّدِthrough an everlasting tribute
تَحُزِ الثَّناءَ مُخلَّداً بمُخلَّدِ
Stretch out your right hand, interceding and granted intercession;
Stretch out your right hand interceding and interceded for
you shall win praise made everlasting through an everlasting tribute.
To earn eternal praise in eternity
ياO ابْنَson of الوَصِيِّthe legatee عليَّAli أَوْصِcounsel سَمِيَّهُhis namesake
يا ابْنَ الوَصِيِّ عليَّ أَوْصِ سَمِيَّهُ
أَلّاthat not يضيعَbe neglected سَمِيُّthe namesake of جَدِّكَyour grandfather أَحْمَدِAhmad
أَلّا يضيعَ سَمِيُّ جَدِّكَ أَحْمَدِ
O son of Ali, the legatee, counsel his namesake
O son of the trustee, command your namesake
not to let the namesake of your grandfather Ahmad be neglected.
Not to lose the namesake of your grandfather Ahmad
ياO صَفْوَةَchoicest scion of الحَسَنَيْنِHasan and Husayn كَمْhow greatly قَدْindeed أَحْسَناthey two did well
يا صَفْوَةَ الحَسَنَيْنِ كَمْ قَدْ أَحْسَنا
إِصغاءَin listening to وُدِّthe affection of النازِحِthe distant man المتَودِّدِoffering affection
إِصغاءَ وُدِّ النازِحِ المتَودِّدِ
O choicest scion of Hasan and Husayn, how kindly the two have
O quintessence of the two beauties, how excellent
listened to the affection of the distant man offering love.
Is heeding the affection of the gentle loving suitor
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou القَمرانِtwo moons أَيْنَwhere سَناكُمَاyour radiance, you two
يَا أَيُّهَا القَمرانِ أَيْنَ سَناكُمَا
عنfrom مُطبِقٍone enclosed فِيin ليلِa night of هَمٍّsorrow أَسْوَدِblack
عن مُطبِقٍ فِي ليلِ هَمٍّ أَسْوَدِ
O you two moons, where is your radiance
O you two moons, where is your radiance
from one enclosed in a black night of sorrow?
From one shrouded in the night of worries blackened?
يَاO أَيُّهَاyou الغيثانِtwo rains هلْis there لكماfor you two إِلَىtoward
يَا أَيُّهَا الغيثانِ هلْ لكما إِلَى
روضِthe garden of النُّهىintellect والعِلْمِand learning فِيin التُّرْبِthe dust الصَّدِيthirsty
روضِ النُّهى والعِلْمِ فِي التُّرْبِ الصَّدِي
O you two rains, is there a way for you toward
O you two rains, do you have for
the garden of intellect and learning in thirsty dust?
The garden of integrity and knowledge in hallowed soil?
ياO فرقَدَيْtwo Farqad stars of قُطْبِthe pole of الخلافَةِthe caliphate جَهِّزاequip, you two
يا فرقَدَيْ قُطْبِ الخلافَةِ جَهِّزا
مُهْدِيthe bearer of السَّلامِgreetings لفَرْقَدٍto a Farqad star منfrom فَرْقَدِa Farqad star
مُهْدِي السَّلامِ لفَرْقَدٍ من فَرْقَدِ
O two Farqad stars of the caliphate's pole, equip
O two bright stars of the caliphate, prepare
the bearer of greetings from one Farqad to the other.
The guide of peace for a bed from a bed
فَلأَجْعَلَنَّthen I shall surely make ثناءَpraise for مَاwhat أَوْلَيْتُماyou two bestowed
فَلأَجْعَلَنَّ ثناءَ مَا أَوْلَيْتُما
زاداًas provisions لكُلِّfor every مكَوِّفٍtraveler to Kufa أَوْor مُنجِدِtraveler to Najd
زاداً لكُلِّ مكَوِّفٍ أَوْ مُنجِدِ
Then I shall surely make praise for what you two have bestowed
For I will make the praise of what I bestowed on you
provisions for every traveler to Kufa or Najd,
Provision for every anxious or helper
حَتَّىuntil يُسَمَّعَis made heard طِيبthe sweetness of مَاwhat أُثنيI praise بِهِwith it
حَتَّى يُسَمَّعَ طِيب مَا أُثني بِهِ
قَبْرٌa grave بطَيبةَin Tayba أَوْor بِصَحْنِin the courtyard of المَسجِدِthe mosque
قَبْرٌ بطَيبةَ أَوْ بِصَحْنِ المَسجِدِ
until the sweetness of the praise I utter is heard by
Until the fragrance of my praise for him is heard
a grave in Tayba or in the mosque's courtyard.
A tomb in Taybah or the mosque's courtyard
وإِذاand when وردناwe arrive at حوضَthe Pool of جدِّكyour grandfather فاستمعْthen listen
وإِذا وردنا حوضَ جدِّك فاستمعْ
وأَبوكَand your father يَسقِيgives drink للرَّواءِfor refreshment السَّرْمَدِeverlasting
وأَبوكَ يَسقِي للرَّواءِ السَّرْمَدِ
And when we reach your grandfather's Pool, listen,
And when we come to the pool of your grandfather, listen
while your father gives drink for everlasting refreshment,
As your father quenches the eternal thirst
شُكْرthanks for الَّذِيthat which أَرْحَبتُماyou two made spacious منof منزِليmy dwelling
شُكْر الَّذِي أَرْحَبتُما من منزِلي
وثناءَand praise for مَاwhat رَفَّهتُماyou two made comfortable منof مَوْرِدِa source of sustenance
وثناءَ مَا رَفَّهتُما من مَوْرِدِ
to thanks for the dwelling you two made spacious,
Gratitude for the hospitality you showed my dwelling
and praise for the sustenance you two made plentiful,
And praise for the bounty you provided from my stream
فِيfor سِتَّةٍsix ضَعُفُواwho grew weak وضُعِّفَand was doubled عَدُّهُمْtheir number
فِي سِتَّةٍ ضَعُفُوا وضُعِّفَ عَدُّهُمْ
حَمْلاًas a burden لمبهورِupon one overwhelmed at الفُؤَادِheart مُبَلَّدِbewildered
حَمْلاً لمبهورِ الفُؤَادِ مُبَلَّدِ
for six who grew weak, their number doubled
In sixty they were weakened and their number weakened
as a burden upon a man overwhelmed at heart and bewildered.
A burden for the distracted heart's thoughts
شدَّbound tight الجلاءُexile رِحالُهُمtheir saddles فتَحَمَّلتْand they carried
شدَّ الجلاءُ رِحالُهُم فتَحَمَّلتْ
أَفلاذَpieces of قلبٍa heart بالهُمُومِby sorrows مُبَدّدِscattered
أَفلاذَ قلبٍ بالهُمُومِ مُبَدّدِ
Exile lashed their saddles on, and they bore
The exile tightened their saddles, so their dear ones bore
pieces of a heart scattered by sorrows.
The sorrows of a heart distressed and scattered
وَحَدَتْand drove onward بِهِمْthem صَعَقَاتُthunderclaps of رَوْعٍterror شَرَّدَتْthat scattered
وَحَدَتْ بِهِمْ صَعَقَاتُ رَوْعٍ شَرَّدَتْ
أَوْطانَهُمْtheir homelands فِيacross الأرضِthe earth كُلَّevery مُشَرَّدِdispersion
أَوْطانَهُمْ فِي الأرضِ كُلَّ مُشَرَّدِ
And thunderclaps of terror drove them onward, scattering
And sudden calamities of fear dislodged them
their homes every which way across the earth.
Throughout the land, every dislodged soul
لاnot ذَاتُthe woman of خِدْرِهمُtheir secluded chamber يُرَامُis sought لِوَجْهِهَاfor her face
لا ذَاتُ خِدْرِهمُ يُرَامُ لِوَجْهِهَا
كِنٌّa shelter ولاnor ذوthe child of مَهْدِهمْtheir cradle بمُمَهَّدِprovided with bedding
كِنٌّ ولا ذو مَهْدِهمْ بمُمَهَّدِ
For the face of their secluded woman, no one seeks
Neither their wombs coveted for their sake
a shelter; nor is their cradle-child given bedding.
A nest, nor those of their cradles in comfort
عاذُواthey sought refuge بلَمْعِin the gleam of الآلِthe mirage فِيin مَدِّthe lengthening of الضُّحىthe forenoon
عاذُوا بلَمْعِ الآلِ فِي مَدِّ الضُّحى
مِنْfrom بَعدِafter ظِلٍّshade فِيin القُصورِthe palaces مُمَدَّدِoutstretched
مِنْ بَعدِ ظِلٍّ فِي القُصورِ مُمَدَّدِ
They sought refuge in the mirage's gleam as forenoon lengthened,
They sought refuge in the glimmer of the Household amid the glare of noon
after long-stretched shade within palaces.
After shade in the extended palaces
ورَضُواand they accepted لباسَthe garb of الجُودِhunger يَنْهَكُwearing away مِنهُمُof them
ورَضُوا لباسَ الجُودِ يَنْهَكُ مِنهُمُ
بِالبُؤْسِthrough misery أَبشارَthe skins of النَّعِيمِease الأَرْغَدِmost luxuriant
بِالبُؤْسِ أَبشارَ النَّعِيمِ الأَرْغَدِ
And they accepted hunger's garb, which wore away
And they consented to wear the garb of generosity though it wore away
through misery their skin, once used to the richest ease.
From them the faces of bounty and prosperity
واستَوْطَنُواand they made their home فَزَعاًseeking refuge إِلَىtoward بَحرِthe sea of النَّدىbounty
واستَوْطَنُوا فَزَعاً إِلَى بَحرِ النَّدى
أَهْوَالَthe terrors of بَحْرٍa sea ذيhaving غَوَارِبَwave-crests مُزْبِدِfoaming
أَهْوَالَ بَحْرٍ ذي غَوَارِبَ مُزْبِدِ
And, seeking refuge with the sea of bounty, they made their home amid
And they resided seeking refuge on the sea of guidance
the terrors of a foaming sea with towering wave-crests,
The horrors of a sea with foaming billows
منof كُلِّevery عارٍnaked one بالتَّجَمُّلِin dignified bearing مُكتَسٍclothed
من كُلِّ عارٍ بالتَّجَمُّلِ مُكتَسٍ
ومُزَوَّدٍand provisioned بالصَّبْرwith patience غيرِnot مُزَوَّدِprovisioned
ومُزَوَّدٍ بالصَّبْر غيرِ مُزَوَّدِ
each naked, yet clothed in dignified bearing,
From all dishonor they are veiled in pretense
and provisioned with patience, yet without provisions.
And provided with patience without provision
ولَنِعْمَand how excellent جَبْرُa remedy for الفَقْرِpoverty منfrom بَعدِafter الغِنىwealth
ولَنِعْمَ جَبْرُ الفَقْرِ من بَعدِ الغِنى
والذُّلِّand abasement بَعدَafter العِزّhonor آلُthe family of مُحَمَّدِMuhammad
والذُّلِّ بَعدَ العِزّ آلُ مُحَمَّدِ
How excellent a remedy for poverty after wealth,
And excellent is the compensation for poverty after wealth
and abasement after honor, is the family of Muhammad!
And humiliation after honor, House of Muhammad
Sol 6.1