إِحدىone of المُلِمَّاتthe calamities الجَلائِلthe grievous
إِحدى المُلِمَّات الجَلائِل
أَودَتhas made away بِفَضلٍwith Fadl وَالفَضائِلand the virtues
أَودَت بِفَضلٍ وَالفَضائِل
One of the grievous calamities
One of the great disasters
has carried off Fadl and the virtues.
That did away with excellence and virtues
ياO ذاpossessor of الرِئاسَةleadership وَالسِياand statecraft (first part)
يا ذا الرِئاسَة وَالسِيا
سَةِcompletion of 'statecraft' وَاِبنَand son of سادَتِهاits masters الأَوائِلthe earliest
سَةِ وَاِبنَ سادَتِها الأَوائِل
O master of leadership and statecraft,
O you of leadership, politics and a son of its foremost masters
and son of its earliest masters!
The graves were delighted by you, and the houses were made desolate by your loss
أَنِسَتhave found comfort ببهجتكin your radiance القُبوthe graves (first part)
أَنِسَت ببهجتك القُبو
رُcompletion of 'graves' وَأَوحَشَتand have grown desolate مِنكwithout you المَنازِلthe homes
رُ وَأَوحَشَت مِنك المَنازِل
The graves have found comfort in your radiance,
Today obligations were suspended and a striker for Islam arrived
while homes have grown desolate without you.
Who will be there for the poor, the stranger, the orphans and the widows
اليَومtoday عُطِّلتhave been neglected الفُروthe religious duties (first part)
اليَوم عُطِّلت الفُرو
ضُcompletion of 'religious duties' وَصالَand has attacked بِالإِسلامِagainst Islam صائِلan assailant
ضُ وَصالَ بِالإِسلامِ صائِل
Today the religious duties lie neglected,
Who will take on the mighty adversities and defeat the fierce warriors
and an assailant has attacked Islam.
It descended upon the family of Muhammad and forgot the descending misfortunes
مَنwho لِلعَديمfor the destitute وَلِلغَريand for the debtor (first part)
مَن لِلعَديم وَلِلغَري
مِcompletion of 'debtor' وَلِليَتامىand for the orphans وَالأَرامِلand the widows
مِ وَلِليَتامى وَالأَرامِل
Who will care for the destitute and the debtor,
It studied the way of the hopeful and disabled its water springs
and for orphans and widows?
And the earth, its exterior became barren while its interior became populated
منwho يَحملwill bear الخَطبthe calamity الجَليthe mighty (first part)
من يَحمل الخَطب الجَلي
لَcompletion of 'mighty' وَيُبطِلand will vanquish البَطلthe champion الحُلاحِلthe formidable
لَ وَيُبطِل البَطل الحُلاحِل
Who will bear the mighty calamity,
Death after you is a blessing and life after you is of no use
and vanquish the formidable champion?
Either time changes with you as praise of you is never ending
نَزلتhas descended بِآلupon the family of مُحَمَّدMuhammad
نَزلت بِآل مُحَمَّد
وَالدِّينِand the faith منسِيَةُmaking forgotten النَّوازِلcalamities
وَالدِّينِ منسِيَةُ النَّوازِل
Upon Muhammad's family has descended,
In God and the trustworthy, the satisfactory is a substitute for the sane
and upon the faith, a calamity that makes all others forgotten.
The likes of the Caliph and the contentment compensated for the major sins
دَرَستhas effaced سَبيلَthe path of الرَّاغِبيthe petitioners (first part)
دَرَست سَبيلَ الرَّاغِبي
نَcompletion of 'petitioners' وَعَطّلَتand has left unused منهاof it المَناهِلthe watering places
نَ وَعَطّلَت منها المَناهِل
It has effaced the path of the petitioners,
And the generous sons are for the generous and kinsmen for the fortresses
and left its watering places unused.
One whose brother is good and resembles him did not die in his endeavors
وَالأَرضُand the earth أَصبحhas become ظَهرهاits surface
وَالأَرضُ أَصبح ظَهرها
قَفراًa wasteland وَبَطنُand the belly of الأَرضِthe earth آهِلinhabited
قَفراً وَبَطنُ الأَرضِ آهِل
The earth's surface has become
Asking the Commander of the Faithful with the tongues and the sheaths
a wasteland, while the earth's belly is inhabited.
Since there is no protection from the enemies except through fighting
المَوتُdeath بَعدَكafter you نِعمَةa blessing
المَوتُ بَعدَك نِعمَة
وَالعَيشُand life بَعدَكafter you غَيرُnot طائِلworthwhile
وَالعَيشُ بَعدَك غَيرُ طائِل
Death after you is a blessing,
In the young men whose swords, on the day of thrusting, had fortresses for them
and life after you is of no avail.
Covering their hearts over the armors when the adversity comes
إِمّاeven if يَزُلshould pass away بِكَwith you ذاthis الزَّماage (first part)
إِمّا يَزُل بِكَ ذا الزَّما
نُcompletion of 'age' فَإِنَّthen indeed مَدحكyour praise غَيرnot زائِلpassing away
نُ فَإِنَّ مَدحك غَير زائِل
Though this age should pass away with you,
Bearing every grandeur, dignified and questioning
your praise will never pass away.
فيin اللَّهِGod وَالمَأمونِand al-Ma'mun مِنby
في اللَّهِ وَالمَأمونِ مِن
هُHim المُرتَضىthe approved one عِوَضٌrecompense لِعاقِلfor a wise man
هُ المُرتَضى عِوَضٌ لِعاقِل
In God and al-Ma'mun,
approved by Him, a wise man finds recompense.
مِثلُthe like of الخَليفَةِthe Caliph وَالرِّضىand al-Rida
مِثلُ الخَليفَةِ وَالرِّضى
عَزّاsolace عنfor النُوَبthe calamities الجَلائِلthe grievous
عَزّا عن النُوَب الجَلائِل
The likes of the Caliph and al-Rida
bring solace for grievous calamities.
وَبَنيand sons of الأَكارِمnoble men لِلأَكاfor noble men (first part)
وَبَني الأَكارِم لِلأَكا
رِمِcompletion of 'noble men' وَالعَقائِلِand the noble ones لِلمَعاقِلfor strongholds
رِمِ وَالعَقائِلِ لِلمَعاقِل
And sons of noble men replace noble men,
and noble ones replace strongholds.
ماnot ماتَhas died مَنone whose حَسَنٌHasan أَخوbrother
ما ماتَ مَن حَسَنٌ أَخو
هُhis وَشِبهُهand his likeness فيماin what يحاوِلhe undertakes
هُ وَشِبهُه فيما يحاوِل
He has not died whose brother is Hasan,
who resembles him in all he undertakes.
سائِلask أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنيthe Faithful (first part)
سائِل أَميرَ المُؤمِني
نَcompletion of 'the Faithful' بِهِabout him الأَسِنّةَthe spearheads وَالمناصِلand the sword blades
نَ بِهِ الأَسِنّةَ وَالمناصِل
Ask, Commander of the Faithful,
the spearheads and sword blades about him,
إِذwhen لاno مَقيلَresting place لَهاfor them منamong الthe
إِذ لا مَقيلَ لَها من ال
أعداءِenemies إِلّاexcept فيin المقاتِلthe vital spots
أعداءِ إِلّا في المقاتِل
when they had no resting place among
the enemy except in their vital spots.
فيamong فتيةyoung men أَسيافُهُمtheir swords
في فتية أَسيافُهُم
يَومon the day of الطِّعانِspear-fighting لَهمfor them مَعاقِلstrongholds
يَوم الطِّعانِ لَهم مَعاقِل
Among young warriors whose swords
are their strongholds on the day of spear-fighting,
مُتَدرِّعينwearing as armor قُلوبَهُمtheir hearts
مُتَدرِّعين قُلوبَهُم
فَوقَabove الدُّروعِthe mail coats لَدىat التَّنازلclose combat
فَوقَ الدُّروعِ لَدى التَّنازل
wearing their hearts as armor
above their mail in close combat.
حَمَّالbearer of كلevery عَظيمَةmighty burden
حَمَّال كل عَظيمَة
وَمَعانِand a source of aid for معترّa needy visitor وَسائِلand a petitioner
وَمَعانِ معترّ وَسائِل
Bearer of every mighty burden,
and a source of aid for the needy visitor and the petitioner.
Partial English translation: 21 of 40 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1