انزِلِsettle المَنْزِلَthe abode الحَسَنْthe fair
انزِلِ المَنْزِلَ الحَسَنْ
فِيin حِمَىthe sanctuary of اللهِGod يَاO حَسَنْHasan
فِي حِمَى اللهِ يَا حَسَنْ
Settle in the fair abode,
Descend, O Hasan, to the blessed abode,
In God's sanctuary, O Hasan.
In the protection of God, O Good One.
أَيُّwhat غُنْمٍgain لِمَاكِثٍfor one who stays
أَيُّ غُنْمٍ لِمَاكِثٍ
وَهْوَwhile he فِيin السِّنِّage قَدْalready طَعَنْadvanced
وَهْوَ فِي السِّنِّ قَدْ طَعَنْ
What gain is there for one who stays,
What profit is there for one who lingers,
While he is already far advanced in years,
Now that he is weighed down by years?
مُشْبَعَfilled القلْبِthe heart مِنْwith أَسًىsorrow
مُشْبَعَ القلْبِ مِنْ أَسًى
فِيin لَيَالِيهِhis nights مِنْof أَسَنْdecay
فِي لَيَالِيهِ مِنْ أَسَنْ
His heart steeped in sorrow,
One whose heart is sated with sorrow
In his nights of decay?
In his nights that once were joyful.
تَارِكُone who leaves العَيْشِlife إِنَّمَاmerely
تَارِكُ العَيْشِ إِنَّمَا
يَتْرُكُleaves الخَوْفَfear وَالحَزَنْand sorrow
يَتْرُكُ الخَوْفَ وَالحَزَنْ
He who leaves life merely
He who renounces life, verily,
Leaves fear and sorrow.
Renounces only fear and grief.
هَلْis there? مَعَwith اللَّيْلِthe night وَالنَّهَاand the day (first part)
هَلْ مَعَ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَا
رِday (completion) سِوَىother than السُّهْدِsleeplessness وَالمِحَنْand ordeals
رِ سِوَى السُّهْدِ وَالمِحَنْ
Is there, through night and day,
Is there aught with the night and day
Anything but sleeplessness and ordeals?
But weariness and tribulation?
أَوَand (question marker) لَيْسَis not الأَحَبَّthe more desirable فِيamid
أَوَ لَيْسَ الأَحَبَّ فِي
كُلِّevery شَيءٍkind مِنَof الفِتَنْtrials
كُلِّ شَيءٍ مِنَ الفِتَنْ
And is it not preferable amid
Or is not the beloved, in everything,
Every kind of trial?
A cause for trials to commence?
مَاnot جَزِعْنَاwe grieved عَلَيْكَfor you إِذْwhen
مَا جَزِعْنَا عَلَيْكَ إِذْ
بِعْتَyou sold بِالجَنَّةِfor Paradise الدِّمَنْthe dung heaps
بِعْتَ بِالجَنَّةِ الدِّمَنْ
We did not grieve for you when
We did not grieve when you sold yourself
You traded the dung heaps for Paradise,
To Paradise for a cheap price.
بَلْbut rather عَلَىfor والدٍa father حَزِينٍgrieving
بَلْ عَلَى والدٍ حَزِينٍ
دهاهُstruck him الرَّدَىdeath بِمَنْthrough whom
دهاهُ الرَّدَى بِمَنْ
But for a grieving father,
But for a grieving father, whom
Whom death struck through the one it claimed;
Time has decayed with its passing days.
وَعَلَىand for أُمَّةٍa nation ثَكُولٍbereaved
وَعَلَى أُمَّةٍ ثَكُولٍ
خَلِيقٍbefitting بِهَاfor her الشَّجَنْsorrow
خَلِيقٍ بِهَا الشَّجَنْ
And for a bereaved nation,
And for a nation steeped in misery,
Whom sorrow well befits,
Worthy of only lamentation.
أَحْوَجَmost in need اليَوْمَtoday مَاwhen تَكُوshe is (first part)
أَحْوَجَ اليَوْمَ مَا تَكُو
نshe is (completion) إِلَىof فِتْيَةِyoung men of الفِطَنْkeen discernment
ن إِلَى فِتْيَةِ الفِطَنْ
Today more in need than ever
Today, what is most needed
Of youths of keen discernment,
Are clever youth with insight.
وَشَبَابٍand young men مِنَamong المَنَاthe valiant men (first part)
وَشَبَابٍ مِنَ المَنَا
جِيدِvaliant men (completion) إِنْif تَدْعُهُمْshe calls them تُصَنْshe is protected
جِيدِ إِنْ تَدْعُهُمْ تُصَنْ
And young men among the valiant—
And spirited youths, if you call them,
If she calls them, she is kept safe.
Will build and elevate the community.
يَاoh لَغَبْنِfor the loss to الكَمَالِexcellence فِيin
يَا لَغَبْنِ الكَمَالِ فِي
كُلِّevery عِلْمٍscience وَكلِّand every فَنْart
كُلِّ عِلْمٍ وَكلِّ فَنْ
Oh, the loss to excellence in
Oh what a loss of perfection in every
Every science and every art!
Knowledge and every discipline!
يَاO ابنَson of ذَاكَthat man الَّذِيwho هُوَhe الthe
يَا ابنَ ذَاكَ الَّذِي هُوَ ال
عَلَمُluminary الفَرْدُpeerless فِيin الوَطَنْthe homeland
عَلَمُ الفَرْدُ فِي الوَطَنْ
O son of that man who is the
O son of the one who was the unique
Peerless luminary in the homeland,
Scholar and singular sage of the nation.
أَوْحَشَتْbecame desolate مِنْكَwithout you دَارُهُhis home
أَوْحَشَتْ مِنْكَ دَارُهُ
فَهْيَso it is سُكْنَىa dwelling بِلاwithout سَكَنْsolace
فَهْيَ سُكْنَى بِلا سَكَنْ
His home is desolate without you;
Your house was made desolate by your loss
So it is a dwelling without solace.
It has become a dwelling without tranquility.
كُنْتَyou were فِيهَاin it وَدِيعَةًa trust
كُنْتَ فِيهَا وَدِيعَةً
تَعْدِلُequals الرُّوحَthe soul بِالثَّمَنْin value
تَعْدِلُ الرُّوحَ بِالثَّمَنْ
You were a trust within it,
You were once a treasure in it,
Equal in worth to the soul.
The equivalent of the soul in value.
أَوْدَعَتْهَاentrusted it عِنَايَةُthe providence of اللـGod (first part)
أَوْدَعَتْهَا عِنَايَةُ اللـ
ـهِGod (completion) حِيناًa span مِنَof الزَّمَنْtime
ـهِ حِيناً مِنَ الزَّمَنْ
God's providence entrusted it
The care of God had entrusted you to it
For a span of time.
For a period of time.
وَاسْتُرِدَّتْand it was reclaimed فَرَدَّهَاso he returned it
وَاسْتُرِدَّتْ فَرَدَّهَا
مُؤْمِنُfaithful القَلْبِthe heart مُؤْتَمَنْa trusted keeper
مُؤْمِنُ القَلْبِ مُؤْتَمَنْ
And it was reclaimed, so he returned it—
But the Trustee of hearts returned you;
A faithful-hearted, trusted keeper.
The Trusted One has taken you back.
هَكَذَاthus هَكَذَاthus الوَفَاءُfaithfulness
هَكَذَا هَكَذَا الوَفَاءُ
وَقَدْand indeed جَازَsurpassed كُلَّevery ظَنّْexpectation
وَقَدْ جَازَ كُلَّ ظَنّْ
Thus, thus is faithfulness,
Thus, thus is loyalty,
And it has surpassed every expectation.
Surpassing all expectations.
فِيin جِنَانِthe gardens of الرِّضَىcontentment عَزَيـa dear one (first part)
فِي جِنَانِ الرِّضَى عَزَيـ
ـزٌdear one (completion) بِرَغْمِdespite المُنَىwishes ظَعَنْdeparted
ـزٌ بِرَغْمِ المُنَى ظَعَنْ
In the gardens of contentment is a dear one,
In the gardens of Paradise, a dear one,
Who departed despite our wishes.
Triumphant despite the trials of death.
جَادَهُwatered him abundantly الغَيْثُthe rain مِنْof فَتىًa youth
جَادَهُ الغَيْثُ مِنْ فَتىً
جَفَّwithered يُورِقُputs forth leaves الفَنَنْthe bough
جَفَّ يُورِقُ الفَنَنْ
May rain water him—a youth
The rain has made you bloom, O youth,
Who withered while his bough was leafing.
To sprout forth good deeds.
Sol 6.1