ياO مستضيمَyou who wrong الملكthe realm أينَwhere الحاميthe defender
يا مستضيمَ الملك أينَ الحامي
ياجدبُO drought ماwhat فعلَhas become of السحابُthe cloud الهاميpouring
ياجدبُ ما فعلَ السحابُ الهامي
O you who wrong the realm, where is its defender?
O you who took away the kingdom, where is the protector?
O drought, what has become of the pouring cloud?
O barren lands, what did the gathering clouds do?
حَرمُthe sanctuary of الإمارةِrule كيفhow حَلَّbecame lawful سلوكُهpassage through it
حَرمُ الإمارةِ كيف حَلَّ سلوكُه
منin غيرthe absence of تلبيةٍthe pilgrim's invocation ولاnor إحرامِritual consecration
من غير تلبيةٍ ولا إحرامِ
The sanctuary of rule—how has passage through it become lawful
How did the sanctuary of leadership become desolate?
without the pilgrim's invocation or ritual consecration?
Without response or pilgrimage
ماwhat is wrong للعراقwith Iraq عَقيبَjust after صحَّتِهits recovery اشتكىit complained
ما للعراق عَقيبَ صحَّتِه اشتكى
سقماan illness يجاذِبُtugging منat ذيولthe skirts of الشامِal-Sham
سقما يجاذِبُ من ذيول الشامِ
Why has Iraq, just after its recovery, complained
What ails Iraq after its health complained
of a sickness tugging at the skirts of al-Sham?
Of an illness that pulls at the tails of Syria?
منwho غصَّchoked فيin دارthe abode of السلامpeace وإنماand indeed
من غصَّ في دار السلام وإنما
هيit حينwhen تعمُرُit flourishes بيضةُthe stronghold of الإسلامِIslam
هي حين تعمُرُ بيضةُ الإسلامِ
Who has choked in the Abode of Peace, though
Whoever feels cramped in the Abode of Peace
when flourishing it is Islam's stronghold?
It is only when the egg of Islam is inhabited
أأصيبَwas stricken? بالشمسthrough the sun الضُّحَىthe forenoon أمor خولستwere stealthily robbed
أأصيبَ بالشمس الضُّحَى أم خولست
فيهاwithin it اللياليthe nights البيضُbright بدرَof a full moon تمامِat its fullness
فيها الليالي البيضُ بدرَ تمامِ
Has the forenoon been stricken through its sun, or have
Was the bright morning sun afflicted
the bright nights there been stealthily robbed of a moon at its fullness?
Or did the white nights fail, with the full moon?
أمor هلdid هوَىbring down بأبيwith Abu عليٍّAli نَجمِهاits star
أم هل هوَى بأبي عليٍّ نَجمِها
رامٍan archer تعوّدaccustomed himself بالنجومat the stars يراميto shoot
رامٍ تعوّد بالنجوم يرامي
Or was Abu Ali, its star, brought down
Or did its star Abu Ali fall in love
by an archer accustomed to shooting at the stars?
With an archer, accustomed to shooting at stars?
قدَرٌfate أصابstruck الصاحبَthe vizier ابنَthe son of صلاحهاits good order
قدَرٌ أصاب الصاحبَ ابنَ صلاحها
بيدٍwith a hand فكانتand so it became أمَّthe mother of كلِّevery سَقامِmalady
بيدٍ فكانت أمَّ كلِّ سَقامِ
Fate struck the vizier, the son of its good order,
Fate struck the Caliph, son of its righteousness
with a hand that became the mother of every malady,
With a hand, so it became the mother of all sickness
بغريبةِwith a strange الإلمامvisitation ماnot خطَرتْcrossed علىto
بغريبةِ الإلمام ما خطَرتْ على
بالٍa mind ولاnor سبقتcame beforehand إلىto الأوهامِthe imagination
بالٍ ولا سبقت إلى الأوهامِ
with a strange visitation that never crossed
With the strange Caliphate, nothing occurred
a mind, nor had ever been imagined.
To a mind, nor preceded imaginations
عهديmy experience التجنُّبُkeeping away بالردىby death عنfrom مثلهhis like
عهدي التجنُّبُ بالردى عن مثله
ياO موتُDeath ماwhat سببٌcause لذاfor this الإقدامِbold advance
يا موتُ ما سببٌ لذا الإقدامِ
I had known death to shun his like;
My habit is to avoid evil from the likes of him
O Death, what prompted this bold advance?
Oh death, what is the cause of this audacity?
أفمستجيراwere you then seeking refuge? حيثwhere عزَّwas impregnable رُواقُهhis pavilion
أفمستجيرا حيث عزَّ رُواقُه
لمخافةٍfrom a fear دهِمتكthat beset you أوor إعدامِdestitution
لمخافةٍ دهِمتك أو إعدامِ
Did you come seeking refuge where his pavilion was impregnable,
Did you seek refuge where its porch was mighty?
from a fear that beset you, or from destitution?
Fearing you pounced or executed?
فلقدfor indeed وصلتyou reached إلىto المنيعthe unassailable المرتَقَىheight
فلقد وصلت إلى المنيع المرتَقَى
ولقدand indeed حططتyou brought down ذُرَىthe summits of المنِيفthe towering one السامِيthe lofty
ولقد حططت ذُرَى المنِيف السامِي
Indeed, you reached the unassailable height,
You reached the strong, the lofty
and brought low the summits of the towering, lofty one.
And you picked the fruit of the towering, sublime
وغصبتَناand you robbed us of منone whom لمnot يُفِدناgive us مثلَهhis like
وغصبتَنا من لم يُفِدنا مثلَه
جوبُtraversing الملاthe wide expanses وتعاقبُand the succession of الأعوامِyears
جوبُ الملا وتعاقبُ الأعوامِ
And you robbed us of one whose like was never given us
And deprived us of one whose like did not benefit us
by traversing the wide earth or the succession of years;
The alternation of years and the succession of times
وحَياًand life-giving rain مُطرناهwe were showered with it علىdespite يأسthe despair of الثرىthe soil
وحَياً مُطرناه على يأس الثرى
منof جوِّهِits sky وقطوبِand the scowling of كلِّevery غمامِcloud
من جوِّهِ وقطوبِ كلِّ غمامِ
and of life-giving rain showered on us, despite the soil's despair
And alive you showered upon the soil’s despair
of its sky and the scowling of every cloud.
From its atmosphere and the clouds’ condensation
عقَلgrew wise الزمانُTime بهthrough him ووقَّرand dignified نفسَهitself
عقَل الزمانُ به ووقَّر نفسَه
فالآنَso now عادit returned لِشرَّةٍto malice وعُرامِand unruliness
فالآنَ عاد لِشرَّةٍ وعُرامِ
Through him Time grew wise and held itself in dignity;
The times acknowledged him and honored themselves
now it has returned to malice and unruliness.
But now they have returned to villainy and bareness
بشراكgood tidings to you ياO ساعيseeker of الفسادcorruption وغبطةًand joy
بشراك يا ساعي الفساد وغبطةً
ذهبis gone المقوِّمُthe one who sets right ياO بنيsons of الإجرامِcrime
ذهب المقوِّمُ يا بني الإجرامِ
Good tidings to you, seeker of corruption, and joy!
Good tidings to you, oh evil’s advocate, and congratulations
The one who set things right is gone, you sons of crime.
The straightener is gone, O children of villainy
عادagain became القويّthe strong علىover الضعيفthe weak مسلَّطاًdominant
عاد القويّ على الضعيف مسلَّطاً
ونمىand grew السَّفاهُfolly فدبّand so it crept فيinto الأحلامِsober minds
ونمى السَّفاهُ فدبّ في الأحلامِ
The strong again hold sway over the weak,
The strong returned dominant over the weak
and folly has grown, creeping into sober minds.
And foolishness grew until it crept into dreams
سوِّمْunleash خيولكyour horses للثغورagainst the frontiers مُريدَهاyou who covet them
سوِّمْ خيولك للثغور مُريدَها
واطمعand covet وسُمْand bid بالملكfor the kingdom رُخْصَthe cheapness of مَسامِa bid
واطمع وسُمْ بالملك رُخْصَ مَسامِ
Unleash your horses against the frontiers, you who covet them,
Prepare your horses for the borders, drive them
and covet the realm; bid for it at a paltry price.
And be greedy and poison the veins
واخلِطand mingle بنومِكwith your sleep مطمئنّاًuntroubled حيثُwhere لمnot
واخلِط بنومِك مطمئنّاً حيثُ لم
يكُthere was موردٌa watering place لترومَfor you to seek حطَّthe laying aside of لجامِa bridle
يكُ موردٌ لترومَ حطَّ لجامِ
And mix in sleep, untroubled, where there was no
And mix your sleep comfortably where no
watering place where you could hope to lay aside a bridle.
Foothold was intended for your cup’s arrival
خلَّىcleared لكfor you الحَسنُal-Hasan السبيلَthe way وأُخليتand were emptied
خلَّى لك الحَسنُ السبيلَ وأُخليت
منهof him عزائمُthe resolves of رِحلةtravel ومُقامِand residence
منه عزائمُ رِحلة ومُقامِ
Al-Hasan has cleared the path for you, and bereft
Al-Hasan left the way open for you and you were emptied
of him are the resolves of journey and abode.
Of his will for departure and abode
لاmay not سُدّدَbe aimed true الخَطّيُّthe Khatti spear فيin طلبٍpursuit ولاnor
لا سُدّدَ الخَطّيُّ في طلبٍ ولا
شُحذتْbe sharpened لمثلكfor your like شفرتاthe two edges of صمصامِa keen sword
شُحذتْ لمثلك شفرتا صمصامِ
May no Khatti spear be aimed in pursuit, nor
The good did not aim in seeking, nor
a keen sword's two edges sharpened for your like.
Were blades sharpened for the likes of you
منwho للجيوشfor the armies وقدwhen indeed أصيبhas been struck عميدُهاtheir pillar
من للجيوش وقد أصيب عميدُها
ماnot البيتُthe house بعدَafter عمادهِits pillar لقيامِable to stand
ما البيتُ بعدَ عمادهِ لقيامِ
Who will stand by the armies now their pillar has been struck?
Who will lead the armies when their chief is struck?
No house can stand after losing its pillar.
The house cannot stand without its pillar
منwho للدُّسوتfor the thrones وللسُّروجand for the saddles محافظٌa guardian
من للدُّسوت وللسُّروج محافظٌ
ظهرَيهِhis two backs منwith حَزْمٍprudence بهاin them وحزامِand a saddle-girth
ظهرَيهِ من حَزْمٍ بها وحزامِ
Who will tend the thrones and saddles, guarding
Who will guard the saddles and saddlebags?
his back in both with prudence and a saddle-girth?
With a belt binding their backs?
منwho للفتوّةfor chivalry بعدafter موتكyour death إنهاindeed it
من للفتوّة بعد موتك إنها
رحِمٌa kinship bond تُضَمُّto be embraced وأنتwhile you تحتَbeneath رِجامِpiled stones
رحِمٌ تُضَمُّ وأنت تحتَ رِجامِ
Who will uphold chivalry after your death? It is
Who will remain for gallantry after your death?
a bond of kinship to be embraced, while you lie beneath piled stones.
It is a womb that gathers while you are beneath soil
منwho لابنfor the son of وحدتهhis solitude تقوّضhave scattered قومُهhis people
من لابن وحدته تقوّض قومُه
ومضىand has gone أبوهhis father ياO أباfather of الأيتامِorphans
ومضى أبوه يا أبا الأيتامِ
Who will care for the son of solitude, whose people have scattered
Who for the son of his uniqueness when his people fractured
and whose father has gone, O father of orphans?
And his father passed away, O father of orphans?
منwho للبلادfor the lands تضمُّهاyou unite them ورعيّةٍand subjects
من للبلاد تضمُّها ورعيّةٍ
أرضعتَهاyou suckled them الإنصافَjustice بعدafter فِطامِweaning
أرضعتَها الإنصافَ بعد فِطامِ
Who will care for the lands you held together, and the subjects
Who for the lands to embrace them and the citizens
you suckled with justice after weaning?
That you weaned with justice after weaning?
ولداركand for your house الفيحاءِspacious إلاexcept بابهاits doorway
ولدارك الفيحاءِ إلا بابها
شرِقاchoking بضيقِfrom the constriction of مواكبٍprocessions وزحامِand crowding
شرِقا بضيقِ مواكبٍ وزحامِ
And for your spacious house, except its doorway,
And for your spacious house if not for its door
choked by the press of processions and the crush?
Whose East was crowded with processions and crowding?
مُلِكتْwas seized علىdespite حُرَّاسهاits guards وتسلَّبتand became stripped
مُلِكتْ على حُرَّاسها وتسلَّبت
أبوابُهاits gates منof دافعa defender ومحاميand a protector
أبوابُها من دافع ومحامي
It was seized despite its guards, and stripped
It ruled over its guards and its doors slipped
were its gates of defender and protector.
From someone to push away and advocate
مَثَلُواthey appeared قعوداseated وسْطَهاin its midst وقُصارُهمand their utmost
مَثَلُوا قعودا وسْطَها وقُصارُهم
بالأمسyesterday خُطوَةُa step واصلينas visitors قيامِstanding
بالأمس خُطوَةُ واصلين قيامِ
They appeared seated in its midst, though their utmost
They sat lazily amidst it while their short ones
yesterday was a step inside as visitors kept standing.
Yesterday were steps of rising pillars
يدعوكcalls you بالإصغارwith belittlement فيin اسمكyour name ناقصٌan inferior
يدعوك بالإصغار في اسمك ناقصٌ
منfrom قبلbefore أنthat ندعوكwe call you بالإعظامِwith reverence
من قبل أن ندعوك بالإعظامِ
An inferior calls you by a diminutive of your name,
One with a clipped tongue and grinning face
before we can call you with reverence.
Would call you small before we call you grand
خطرواthey strutted بهاin it الخُيَلاءarrogantly بعدafter مراتبٍstations
خطروا بها الخُيَلاء بعد مراتبٍ
معدودةِcounted الخطواتِthe steps بالأقدامِby the feet
معدودةِ الخطواتِ بالأقدامِ
They strutted there arrogantly, after being assigned places
The times slipped the day after you, slips
where their steps were counted out foot by foot.
Whose disgraces are not covered by masks
واسترسلواand they extended freely بيدwith the hand of التحيّةgreeting واحتَبَواand clasped their knees
واسترسلوا بيد التحيّة واحتَبَوا
فصحاءَeloquent بعدafter تطاولthe prolonging of الإعجامِinarticulacy
فصحاءَ بعد تطاول الإعجامِ
They freely extended the greeting hand and clasped their knees,
Disgrace harvested disgrace upon the years
eloquent after long inarticulacy.
And your day among them is the year’s disgrace
منof كلِّevery مقصوصclipped اللسانthe tongue شكمتَهyou bridled him
من كلِّ مقصوص اللسان شكمتَه
قبلbefore الردىdeath منthrough هيبةٍawe بلجامِwith a bridle
قبل الردى من هيبةٍ بلجامِ
Each a clipped-tongued man whom you had bridled
None fortified our borders equal to you
before death with a bridle of awe.
Except one who arched beyond your opinion’s bow
ذَربٍsharp-tongued يقولُhe speaks ولوand if سمعتَyou had heard تلجلجتْwould have stammered
ذَربٍ يقولُ ولو سمعتَ تلجلجتْ
شفتاهhis two lips غَدرَlike the betrayal of التاءِthe letter tāʾ بالتَّمتامِagainst a stammerer
شفتاه غَدرَ التاءِ بالتَّمتامِ
Sharp-tongued, he speaks; had you heard, they would have stammered—
Walking in the ways he saw you pave
his lips—as the letter tāʾ betrays a stammerer.
Like a cub relying on the thumb
زلَّstumbled الزمانُTime غداةَon the morning of يومكyour day زَلَّةًa stumble
زلَّ الزمانُ غداةَ يومك زَلَّةً
لاnot تُتَّقَىcan be warded off خجلاتُهاits shames بلثامِwith a face-veil
لا تُتَّقَى خجلاتُها بلثامِ
Time stumbled on the morning of your day—a stumble
Do you hear me and I remain settled
whose shame no face-veil can ward off.
In you? The weakness of my understanding despite my eloquence?
عارa disgrace جنىbegot عاراdisgrace علىupon الأعوامِthe years
عار جنى عارا على الأعوامِ
أبداforever ويومكand your day منهfrom it عارthe disgrace of العامِthe year
أبدا ويومك منه عار العامِ
A disgrace that begot disgrace upon the years
I gathered to ready your grave from the heat
forever; your day is its disgrace upon the year.
Of my heart, so my confusion increased
لاmay not سَدَّclose ثُغرتَناour breach سواكanyone but you مفوّقاًnocking an arrow
لا سَدَّ ثُغرتَنا سواك مفوّقاً
إلاexcept امرؤa man عنfrom قوسthe bow of رأيكyour judgment راميshooting
إلا امرؤ عن قوس رأيك رامي
May none but you close our breach, nocking an arrow,
A grave in which I mixed my tears with its soil
save a man shooting from the bow of your judgment,
And called you, so now it is a flooding sea
يجريhe follows علىalong سَنَنٍa path رآكhe saw you نهجتهlay it out
يجري على سَنَنٍ رآك نهجته
كالفِتْرlike the finger-span معتمداrelying علىon الإبهامِthe thumb
كالفِتْر معتمدا على الإبهامِ
following a path he saw you lay out,
And adorn it over a ripped shirt, it
like a finger-span resting upon the thumb.
Redeemed shirts with flags
أتراكcan you, I wonder تسمعُhear ليme وأبرحُwhile the harshest نازلٍaffliction
أتراك تسمعُ لي وأبرحُ نازلٍ
بكupon you ضعفُthe weakness of فهمكyour understanding معdespite قُوَىthe powers of إفهاميmy explanation
بك ضعفُ فهمك مع قُوَى إفهامي
Can you hear me, I wonder, when the harshest affliction
And I stood to reward you with eulogy, mourning
upon you is weak understanding, despite my powers of explanation?
Woe to me, if that were my stance
ألممتُI visited أستعدِيseeking redress بلحدكat your grave منagainst جوَىthe burning grief of
ألممتُ أستعدِي بلحدك من جوَى
قلبيmy heart فزادand so increased صبابتيmy yearning إلماميmy visit
قلبي فزاد صبابتي إلمامي
I came to your grave seeking aid against the burning grief
This is my reward, and that is no bounty
of my heart; my visit only increased my yearning.
For what I bestowed, so how was my passion?
قبرٌa grave خلطتُI mixed مدامعيmy tears بترابهwith its soil
قبرٌ خلطتُ مدامعي بترابه
ونداكand your bounty فهوso it is الآنnow بحرٌa sea طاميoverflowing
ونداك فهو الآن بحرٌ طامي
A grave: I mixed my tears with its soil
If you sprinkled my arrival and its jug broke
and your bounty; now it is an overflowing sea.
Or if you clothed my bones in emaciation
وأُجِلّهand I deem it too exalted عنfor شقِّthe rending of جيبٍa collar إنهindeed it
وأُجِلّه عن شقِّ جيبٍ إنه
فدَّىransomed الجيوبَthe collars عليهover it بالأعلامِwith banners
فدَّى الجيوبَ عليه بالأعلامِ
I hold it too exalted for the rending of a collar; it
If I have no day among you specially for me
has ransomed collars with the banners over it.
I knew you to have wholesome days
ووقفتُand I stood أَجزيكrepaying you الثناءَpraise مؤبّناًeulogizing
ووقفتُ أَجزيك الثناءَ مؤبّناً
يالوعتيalas for my anguish أنthat كانwas ذاكthat مُقاميmy station
يالوعتي أن كان ذاك مُقامي
I stood repaying you in praise, delivering your elegy;
And I am accounted truthful when I genuinely weep you
alas for my anguish, that this should be where I stand!
Among preservers and maintainers of kinship
هذاthis جزايَmy repayment وليسand is not ذلكthat نعمةa favor
هذا جزايَ وليس ذلك نعمة
فيماin what مننتُI bestowed فكيفَthen how كانwould have been غراميmy debt
فيما مننتُ فكيفَ كان غرامي
This is my repayment; it is no favor
I pray and tie you in one sanctuary
in what I have bestowed—what, then, would my debt have been
Though the two branches differed in portions
لوif رِشتَyou had feathered قادِمَتيmy flight-feather فطارso flew قصيصُهاits clipped part
لو رِشتَ قادِمَتي فطار قصيصُها
أوor لوif كسوتَyou had clothed منagainst الهزالemaciation عظاميmy bones
أو لو كسوتَ من الهزال عظامي
had you feathered my flight-feather, so its clipped part flew,
And if ancestry and relations intertwined and met
or clothed my bones against emaciation?
Your father was among my uncles
إنif لمnot يكنthere was ليfor me منكfrom you يومٌa day خصَّنيthat singled me out
إن لم يكن لي منك يومٌ خصَّني
فلقدyet indeed علمتُكI knew you صالحَrighteous الأيامِin days
فلقد علمتُك صالحَ الأيامِ
If no day from you singled me out,
A nobility that connected us in Persia
still I knew you as one whose days were righteous.
With the solemn oaths of covenant
ولقدand indeed أُعَدُّI am counted إذاwhen بكيتُكI weep for you صادقاsincerely
ولقد أُعَدُّ إذا بكيتُك صادقا
فيamong الحافظينthose who keep faith وواصليand those who maintain الأرحامِkinship bonds
في الحافظين وواصلي الأرحامِ
And when I weep for you sincerely, I am counted
They scorn with aloofness after their setting
among the faithful and those who maintain kinship bonds.
While the heavens are praised for bodies
أصليmy root وأصلكُand your root فيin مقرٍّa dwelling واحدٍone
أصلي وأصلكُ في مقرٍّ واحدٍ
وتفاوتُand the difference between الفرعينthe two branches بالأقسامِin allotted shares
وتفاوتُ الفرعين بالأقسامِ
My root and yours share one dwelling,
And I gathered in your praise, guiding
though the two branches differ in their allotted shares.
Your elegy, so I blamed the best of blamers
وإذاand when تشجَّرتbranched المناسبُthe kinships والتقىand met الthe
وإذا تشجَّرت المناسبُ والتقى ال
فخرانtwo glories كانwas أبوكyour father منamong أعماميmy paternal uncles
فخران كان أبوك من أعمامي
And when the lineages branch and together come the
They opened your tomb in the dwellings of soil
two glories, your father was among my uncles.
That you neighbored, sealing a good seal
شَرفٌa nobility وصلناwe joined حبلَهits cord فيin فارسٍPersia
شَرفٌ وصلنا حبلَه في فارسٍ
بالمحكمينwith those who make firm مرائرَthe twisted strands of الإبرامِthe binding
بالمحكمين مرائرَ الإبرامِ
A nobility whose cord we joined in Persia,
And you descended among Mudar though your people are others
through those who tightened the strands of its binding.
After death, among the most noble of peoples
بَرِمُونَchafing بالإعراضِat being shunned بعدafter غُبورهمtheir passing
بَرِمُونَ بالإعراضِ بعد غُبورهم
وسُمَاءُhandsome men يُمتدَحونare praised بالأجسامِfor their bodies
وسُمَاءُ يُمتدَحون بالأجسامِ
Chafing at neglect after their passing,
How did you turn when you are in two sanctuaries’ protection
handsome men praised for their bodies.
Of a martyr, master, and imam?
ولقدand indeed جمعتُI joined إلىto مديحكyour praise حادياًa caravan singer
ولقد جمعتُ إلى مديحك حادياً
ناحاكwho approached you فاستذممتُso I sought protection خيرَthe best ذِمامِpledge of protection
ناحاك فاستذممتُ خيرَ ذِمامِ
And I joined to my praise of you a caravan singer
You became, by descending upon them
who approached you; thus I sought the finest pledge of protection.
O vast, what a lodging you were given of honor!
فتحواthey opened ضريحَكyour grave فيamong مساكِنthe dwellings of تربةٍa burial ground
فتحوا ضريحَك في مساكِن تربةٍ
جاورتَهاyou became its neighbor فختمتَand so you sealed طيبَa sweet خِتامِending
جاورتَها فختمتَ طيبَ خِتامِ
They opened your grave amid a burial ground's dwellings;
So when the gardens are adorned tomorrow for them
you became its neighbor and sealed it with a sweet ending.
You will join them, entering in peace
ونزلتَand you lodged فيamong مضرMudar وقومُكthough your people غيرهُمare other than them
ونزلتَ في مضر وقومُك غيرهُم
بعدafter المماتdeath بأشرفamong the noblest الأقوامِpeoples
بعد الممات بأشرف الأقوامِ
You lodged among Mudar, though your people are not theirs,
after death, among the noblest of peoples.
أَنَّىwherever التفتَّyou turn فأنتَthen you are فيin حِرزينtwo refuges منfrom
أَنَّى التفتَّ فأنتَ في حِرزين من
حَرَمَيْthe two sanctuaries of شهيدٍa martyr سيِّدٍa lord وإمامِand an imam
حَرَمَيْ شهيدٍ سيِّدٍ وإمامِ
Whichever way you turn, you have two refuges:
the two sanctuaries of a martyred lord and an imam.
أصبحتَyou have become منهمone of them بالنزولby lodging عليهمُwith them
أصبحتَ منهم بالنزول عليهمُ
ياO رحبَhow spacious ماwhat بوِّئتَyou have been lodged in منof إكرامِhonor
يا رحبَ ما بوِّئتَ من إكرامِ
By lodging with them, you have become one of them;
O, how ample the honor in which you have been lodged!
فإذاand when تزخرفتare adorned الجِنانُthe gardens غداًtomorrow لهمfor them
فإذا تزخرفت الجِنانُ غداً لهم
صاحبتَهمyou will accompany them فدخلتُمُand you will all enter بسلامِin peace
صاحبتَهم فدخلتُمُ بسلامِ
And when the gardens are adorned for them tomorrow,
you will accompany them and enter together in peace.
Partial English translation: 104 of 112 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1