نَفسيmy soul الفِداءُthe ransom لمقتولٍfor one slain علىin ظمأٍthirst
نَفسي الفِداءُ لمقتولٍ على ظمأٍ
لَمnot يُسقَbe given drink إلّاexcept بحدِّwith the edge of البيضِthe gleaming swords والأَسلِand the spears
لَم يُسقَ إلّا بحدِّ البيضِ والأَسلِ
My soul be a ransom for one slain in thirst,
Who was given no drink but the edges of gleaming swords and spears.
نَفسيmy soul الفداءُthe ransom لهfor him منas a هالكٍfallen man هلكتperished
نَفسي الفداءُ له من هالكٍ هلكت
لهwith him الهدايةُguidance منof علمٍknowledge ومنand of عملِdeed
له الهدايةُ من علمٍ ومن عملِ
My soul be his ransom—a fallen man with whom perished
Guidance in knowledge and in deed.
قَرَّتwere gladdened بهover him أَعينُeyes الأَعداءِthe enemies شامتةًgloating
قَرَّت به أَعينُ الأَعداءِ شامتةً
وأسخِنَتand were heated with grief أَعينُeyes الأَملاكِthe angels والرُسلِand the messengers
وأسخِنَت أَعينُ الأَملاكِ والرُسلِ
His enemies’ eyes were gladdened, gloating over him,
And the eyes of angels and messengers grew hot with grief.
أَفديهI would ransom him مستنصراًseeking aid قدindeed قلَّwas scarce ناصرُهhis helper
أَفديه مستنصراً قد قلَّ ناصرُه
وَمُستَضاماًand oppressed قَليلَwith few الخيلthe horses والخَولِand the retainers
وَمُستَضاماً قَليلَ الخيل والخَولِ
I would ransom him as he sought aid, with few to help him,
Oppressed, with few horses and retainers.
ياO صرعةًa fatal fall صُرِعَتwere felled شمُّlofty الأنوفnoses بهاby it
يا صرعةً صُرِعَت شمُّ الأنوف بها
وأَصبحَand became الدينُthe faith منهاbecause of it عاثِرَfaltering in الأَمَلِhope
وأَصبحَ الدينُ منها عاثِرَ الأَمَلِ
O fatal fall that laid the proud-nosed low,
And left the faith, through it, with faltering hope.
قدindeed أثكلَتbereaved of a child بضعةَa piece of flesh المختارِthe Chosen One فاطمةًFatimah
قد أثكلَت بضعةَ المختارِ فاطمةً
وأَوجَعتand pained قلبthe heart of خَيرِthe best of الأوصياءِthe successors عليAli
وأَوجَعت قلب خَيرِ الأوصياءِ علي
It bereaved Fatimah, a piece of the Chosen One’s own flesh,
And pained the heart of Ali, the best of successors.
Sol 6.1