إنindeed النجيبينthe two noble men الرضاal-Rida والمصطفىand al-Mustafa
إن النجيبين الرضا والمصطفى
بالمكرماتby noble deeds والصلاحand righteousness اتصفاthey both were distinguished
بالمكرمات والصلاح اتصفا
Indeed, the two noble men, al-Rida and al-Mustafa,
Were distinguished by noble deeds and righteousness.
والتحفاand they both cloaked themselves بردthe mantle of العلىhigh honor واشتملاand they both wrapped themselves
والتحفا برد العلى واشتملا
بكلin all معروفٍkindness ومجدٍand glory ووفاand fidelity
بكل معروفٍ ومجدٍ ووفا
And donned the mantle of high honor and wrapped themselves
In all kindness, glory, and fidelity.
فأشبهاso they both resembled أباهماtheir father فيin هديهhis conduct
فأشبها أباهما في هديه
ومنand whoever يشابهresembles أبهhis father قدindeed أنصفاhas acted justly
ومن يشابه أبه قد أنصفا
Thus they resembled their father in his conduct,
And whoever resembles his father has done right.
واقتفياand they both followed فيin الدينreligion إثرthe traces of فعلهhis conduct
واقتفيا في الدين إثر فعله
وصالحand righteous الأفعالdeeds نعمexcellent is المقتفيthe follower
وصالح الأفعال نعم المقتفي
And in faith they followed the traces of his conduct,
And righteous deeds—how excellent the follower!
منهfrom him استمداthey both drew strength وعلهيand on him (likely intended) اعتمداthey both relied
منه استمدا وعلهي اعتمدا
ومنand from ندىthe dew of جدوىthe bounty of يديهhis two hands اغترفاthey both drew
ومن ندى جدوى يديه اغترفا
From him they drew strength, and on him they relied,
And drew from the dew of his hands' bounty.
وللمسيرand for the journey احتزماthey both girded themselves بعزمةٍwith resolve
وللمسير احتزما بعزمةٍ
تطويfolds up الفيافيthe vast deserts نفنفاًa vast expanse فنفنفاthen another vast expanse
تطوي الفيافي نفنفاً فنفنفا
And for the journey they girded themselves with a resolve
That folds up the deserts, expanse after expanse.
ويمماand they both headed toward أعظمthe greatest بيتHouse قدindeed سماrose high
ويمما أعظم بيت قد سما
علىabove السماواتthe heavens جميعاًall شرفاin honor
على السماوات جميعاً شرفا
And they made for the greatest House, which rose
Above all the heavens in honor.
وكعبةand the Kaaba فضلهاfavored it ربthe Lord of العلىthe heights
وكعبة فضلها رب العلى
علىabove بقاعthe regions of الأرضthe earth فيماin what سلفاcame before
على بقاع الأرض فيما سلفا
And the Kaaba, which the Lord of the heights favored
Above the earth's regions in ages past.
فاستلماso they both touched تلكthose القواعدfoundations التيwhose
فاستلما تلك القواعد التي
علىupon الهدىguidance بنيانهاtheir structure قدalready رصفاwas laid
على الهدى بنيانها قد رصفا
So they touched those foundations whose
Structure had been laid upon guidance.
وأدركاand they both reached بالجدthrough earnest effort عنwith معرفةٍunderstanding
وأدركا بالجد عن معرفةٍ
فيat عرفاتArafat الموقفthe place of standing المشرفاthe honored
في عرفات الموقف المشرفا
And with earnest effort and understanding they reached
The honored place of standing at Arafat.
وأحرزاand they both attained كلall المنىwishes واليمنand blessing فيin
وأحرزا كل المنى واليمن في
واديthe valley of منيMina والمروتينand the two Marwas والصفاand al-Safa
وادي مني والمروتين والصفا
And attained every wish and blessing in
The valley of Mina, the two Marwas, and al-Safa.
وأدياand they both performed مناسكthe rites of الحجthe pilgrimage علىaccording to
وأديا مناسك الحج على
ماwhat أمراthey were both commanded بهto do it تماماًfully ووفاand faithfully
ما أمرا به تماماً ووفا
And performed the rites of pilgrimage according to
What they were commanded to do, fully and faithfully.
ثمthen أحلاthey both left ihram بعدafter إحرامritual consecration وقدand already
ثم أحلا بعد إحرام وقد
حلاthey both alighted بطيبةin Tayba المحلthe abode الأشرفاthe most honored
حلا بطيبة المحل الأشرفا
Then, after ihram, they left the consecrated state, and had
Alighted in Tayba, the most honored abode.
وانتشقاand they both inhaled منfrom طيبهاits fragrance مسكthe musk of ثرىmoist earth
وانتشقا من طيبها مسك ثرى
أمسىhad become بهwith it روضthe garden of الهدىguidance مفوفاfinely patterned
أمسى به روض الهدى مفوفا
And inhaled, from its fragrance, the musk of moist earth
With which the garden of guidance had become finely patterned.
والتثماand they both kissed روضةa garden of قدسٍholiness لثمهاkissing it
والتثما روضة قدسٍ لثمها
فيهin it لداءfor the sickness of المذنبthe sinner الجانيthe offender شفاhealing
فيه لداء المذنب الجاني شفا
And kissed a sacred garden; kissing it
Holds a cure for the sinful offender's sickness.
وفيand in البقيعal-Baqi بقعةa spot زاكيةٌpure
وفي البقيع بقعة زاكيةٌ
قدindeed وقفاthey both stood ظلهاin its shade واستوقفاand they both called for a halt
قد وقفا ظلها واستوقفا
And in al-Baqi lies a pure spot;
They stood in its shade and called for a halt.
وأجرياand they both made flow فوقover ثراهاits soil أدمعاًtears
وأجريا فوق ثراها أدمعاً
سائلةflowing تحكيresembling السحابthe clouds الأوطفاrain-laden
سائلة تحكي السحاب الأوطفا
And let tears stream over its soil,
Flowing like the rain-laden clouds.
وراحand began كلeach سائلاًasking صاحبهhis companion
وراح كل سائلاً صاحبه
ياO صاحfriend ماwhat هاجstirred العيونthe eyes الذرفاtear-shedding
يا صاح ما هاج العيون الذرفا
And each began to ask his companion:
O friend, what stirred the weeping eyes?
فليهنso may he rejoice كلeach منهماof the two أنthat أدياthey both fulfilled
فليهن كل منهما أن أديا
فرضهماtheir obligation أولthe first وقتtime كلفاthey were both obligated
فرضهما أول وقت كلفا
So may each of them rejoice that they fulfilled
Their duty at the first moment it was required of them.
Sol 6.1