أسمعتhave you heard عنof حاديthe driver of الركائبِthe riding camels إذwhen حدىhe sang the camels onward
أسمعت عن حادي الركائبِ إذ حدى
أأغارdid he descend to the lowlands يومَon the day of مُحَجّرٍMuhajjar أمor أنَجَدَاascend to the highlands
أأغار يومَ مُحَجّرٍ أم أنَجَدَا
Have you heard of the camel-driver as he sang the camels onward?
On Muhajjar's day, did he descend to the lowlands or climb the highlands?
ورأيتand have you seen برقَthe lightning of القبلتينal-Qiblatayn وقدand already سَرىtraveled by night
ورأيت برقَ القبلتين وقد سَرى
وسمعتُand I heard وُرْقَthe gray doves of البانتينthe two ban trees وقدand already شداsang
وسمعتُ وُرْقَ البانتين وقد شدا
And have you seen al-Qiblatayn's lightning traveling by night?
And I heard the gray doves of the two ban trees singing.
همthey بشّرونيgave me glad news أنّthat لَيلَىLayla عاودتhad returned to
هم بشّروني أنّ لَيلَى عاودت
أوطانَهاher homelands والأنسand joy عادreturned كماas بَداit first appeared
أوطانَها والأنس عاد كما بَدا
They brought me glad news that Layla had returned
To her homelands, and joy had returned as at the beginning.
وحكواand they related بأنّthat الشعبَthe ravine عاودbecame again سلسلاًsweet-flowing
وحكوا بأنّ الشعبَ عاود سلسلاً
بوُرودهthrough coming to its water ففدَيتُso I would ransom ذاكthat المورداwatering place
بوُروده ففدَيتُ ذاك الموردا
And they told me the ravine was sweet-flowing once more
With the return to its waters—may I be ransom for that watering place!
أهْلاًwelcome بركبِto the caravan of العَامريّةal-ʿAmiriyya قادماًarriving
أهْلاً بركبِ العَامريّة قادماً
فلَقدfor indeed ببردwith the coolness of لقائهmeeting it بَلّquenched الصّداthirst
فلَقد ببرد لقائه بَلّ الصّدا
Welcome to al-ʿAmiriyya's caravan as it arrives!
For the coolness of meeting it has quenched my thirst.
قدindeed كنتُI was بعدَafter رحيلِهمtheir departure مُتَوَحشاًlonely
قد كنتُ بعدَ رحيلِهم مُتَوَحشاً
فاليومَso today أُخْطرُI stride proudly فيthrough المعَاهدthe familiar haunts مُنْشداchanting
فاليومَ أُخْطرُ في المعَاهد مُنْشدا
After their departure I had been lonely;
So today I stride through the familiar haunts, chanting.
هيshe جارتيmy neighbor خِدريmy curtained tent بجانبِbeside خِدرِهَاher curtained tent
هي جارتي خِدري بجانبِ خِدرِهَا
فتبَاعدتْthen she went far away وغدوتُand I became عنهاfrom her مُبْعَداbanished
فتبَاعدتْ وغدوتُ عنها مُبْعَدا
She is my neighbor, my curtained tent beside hers;
Then she went far away, and I became banished from her.
وبكلّand on every ليلٍnight ماnot يزالceases خَيالُهاher phantom
وبكلّ ليلٍ ما يزال خَيالُها
يزْدَارنيvisits me فيسلّand draws off مئرزهits waist-wrap النداthe dew
يزْدَارني فيسلّ مئرزه الندا
And every night her phantom never ceases
To visit me, its waist-wrap drawn off by the dew,
مُتَعَسِّفاًcrossing tracklessly نجدَthe uplands of الحجازthe Hijaz وبَعْدَهand beyond it
مُتَعَسِّفاً نجدَ الحجاز وبَعْدَه
غورَthe lowlands of الحِميal-Hima فأعجبْso marvel لهat it كيفَhow اهتداit found its way
غورَ الحِمي فأعجبْ له كيفَ اهتدا
Crossing tracklessly the Hijaz uplands, and beyond them
The lowlands of al-Hima—marvel at how it found its way!
ياO رائحينtravelers bound for ذُؤالِDhuʾal وهيand it is مَوطِنٌa homeland
يا رائحين ذُؤالِ وهي مَوطِنٌ
أبتِrefused السيوفُthe swords لجارهاfor its protected neighbor أنto تُفْهَداbe subdued (uncertain reading)
أبتِ السيوفُ لجارها أن تُفْهَدا
O travelers bound for Dhuʾal, that homeland
Whose swords refuse to yield for one under its protection,
عُوجُواturn الركابَthe mounts بقُرةtoward the delight of العينthe eye التيwhich
عُوجُوا الركابَ بقُرة العين التي
تلقونyou will find فيهاthere مكةًMecca والمَسْجِدَاand the Mosque
تلقون فيها مكةً والمَسْجِدَا
Turn your mounts toward Qurrat al-ʿAyn, where
You will find Mecca and the Mosque.
بلrather عَرّسواhalt for rest بابنbeside the son of الحسينal-Husayn وقبِّلُواand kiss
بل عَرّسوا بابن الحسين وقبِّلُوا
منهof him الجبينَthe brow وقبّلُواand kiss منهof him اليداthe hand
منه الجبينَ وقبّلُوا منه اليدا
Rather, halt beside Ibn al-Husayn, and kiss
His brow, and kiss his hand.
فإذاthen when عليٌّʿAli رأيتمُوهyou have seen him فانشُرواthen proclaim
فإذا عليٌّ رأيتمُوه فانشُروا
أنْthat قدindeed رأيتمyou have seen يثرباًYathrib ومُحمَّداand Muhammad
أنْ قد رأيتم يثرباً ومُحمَّدا
Then, when you have seen ʿAli, proclaim
That you have seen Yathrib and Muhammad.
ذاكthat is الإِمامُthe Imam ابنُson of الإِمامِthe Imam وإنّهُand indeed he
ذاك الإِمامُ ابنُ الإِمامِ وإنّهُ
لأخوis surely the brother of الإِمامِthe Imam بهدىthrough the guidance of ذلكthat one يُهْتدىone is guided
لأخو الإِمامِ بهدى ذلك يُهْتدى
That is the Imam, son of the Imam, and he
Is indeed the Imam's brother; through that one's guidance people are guided.
ذاكthat is الذيthe one who مذsince غابَdeparted أحمدُAhmad لمnot يُرىhas been seen
ذاك الذي مذ غابَ أحمدُ لم يُرى
فيin الأمّةِthe community البيضَاradiant يخلفُsucceeding أحمداAhmad
في الأمّةِ البيضَا يخلفُ أحمدا
He is the one whose like, since Ahmad departed, has not been seen
In the radiant community, succeeding Ahmad.
اللهGod ألّفَunited شملَهمtheir company ببقائهthrough his continued life
الله ألّفَ شملَهم ببقائه
فاللهso God يحميprotects الشملَthe union أنlest يتبدداit scatter
فالله يحمي الشملَ أن يتبددا
God has united their company through his continued life;
So may God protect their union from breaking apart.
اللهGod مَدّspread علىover الخلائقall creatures ظِلَّهُhis shade
الله مَدّ على الخلائق ظِلَّهُ
ببقائهthrough his continued life فهمso they الجميعُall لهfor him الفِدَاa ransom
ببقائه فهم الجميعُ له الفِدَا
God has spread his shade over all creatures
By keeping him alive; all would give themselves as his ransom.
سَدَّادُthe rectifier of أحوالِthe affairs of الإمامِthe Imam بفضلِهthrough his excellence
سَدَّادُ أحوالِ الإمامِ بفضلِه
لاmay he not زالcease to be محمودَpraised in المقامِstation مُسَدّداguided aright
لا زال محمودَ المقامِ مُسَدّدا
Through his excellence, he sets the Imam's affairs aright;
May he remain praised in his station and guided aright.
مَاnot فيin التهائمthe Tihama lowlands غيرُother than منone who يَدْعُوprays لَهُfor him
مَا في التهائم غيرُ من يَدْعُو لَهُ
اللهGod يصرِفُaverts عَنهfrom him أسبابَthe causes of الردىdeath
الله يصرِفُ عَنه أسبابَ الردى
There is none in the Tihama lowlands but prays for him:
May God avert from him the causes of death.
ونفوسُهمand their lives لأبيfor the father of أبيAbu بكرٍBakr وِقاa shield
ونفوسُهم لأبي أبي بكرٍ وِقا
ودُعاؤهمand their prayer أنthat لاnot يزالcease to be مُخلّداimmortal
ودُعاؤهم أن لا يزال مُخلّدا
And their lives are a shield for the father of Abu Bakr,
And their prayer is that he may live forever.
إنيindeed I أباO Abu عُمَرٍʿUmar إليكfor you لشيّقٌam deeply longing
إني أبا عُمَرٍ إليك لشيّقٌ
شوقَwith the longing of العطاشِthe thirsty إلىfor الزلالclear water المبرداcooled
شوقَ العطاشِ إلى الزلال المبردا
Abu ʿUmar, I am indeed filled with longing for you,
As the thirsty long for cool, clear water.
منذsince أخبرونيthey told me أنّthat جِسْمكِyour body مُسْقَمٌwas ailing
منذ أخبروني أنّ جِسْمكِ مُسْقَمٌ
سعرواthey kindled بأعصابيin my nerves الحريقَthe fire المُوقداblazing
سعروا بأعصابي الحريقَ المُوقدا
Ever since they told me that your body was ailing,
They kindled a blazing fire in my nerves.
وَوَدتنيand I wished myself فيamong الرائحينthose departing لكيso that أرَىI might see
وَوَدتني في الرائحين لكي أرَى
كالقومِlike the others منظَرَكَyour countenance السعيدَblessed فأسْعداand so rejoice
كالقومِ منظَرَكَ السعيدَ فأسْعدا
And I wished myself among those departing, that I might see,
Like the others, your blessed countenance, and rejoice.
لكنّbut ثنانيheld me back العجزُincapacity دونapart from رِفاقتيmy companions
لكنّ ثناني العجزُ دون رِفاقتي
فبعثتُso I sent طِرسيmy written page والثناءَand praise السرمداeverlasting
فبعثتُ طِرسي والثناءَ السرمدا
But weakness held me back from my companions,
So I sent my written page and everlasting praise.
ياoh ليتنيwould that I were فيin مَاwhat يريكbrings you into view وليْتنيand would that I were
يا ليتني في مَا يريك وليْتني
فيin الرّكبِthe caravan إذْwhen قطعواthey crossed إليكtoward you الفدفداthe vast desert plain
في الرّكبِ إذْ قطعوا إليك الفدفدا
Would that I were where you could be seen; would that I were
In the caravan when they crossed the desert waste toward you.
حجواthey made pilgrimage وزارواand visited إذwhile حِرُمْتُI was deprived وإننيand indeed I
حجوا وزاروا إذ حِرُمْتُ وإنني
لاnot عدّreckon ليfor myself حقاًa claim عليكupon you موكداfirmly established
لا عدّ لي حقاً عليك موكدا
They made pilgrimage and visited, while I was denied; and I
Do not reckon myself to have any binding claim upon you.
ياO قرةdelight of العينِthe eye أفخريtake pride شرفاًin honor بهin him
يا قرة العينِ أفخري شرفاً به
فالجوُّfor the sky يشرقُshines بالهِلاَلِwith the crescent moon إذاwhen بداit appears
فالجوُّ يشرقُ بالهِلاَلِ إذا بدا
O Qurrat al-ʿAyn, take pride in the honor of having him!
For the sky shines with the crescent moon when it appears.
ياO ربّLord عافrestore to health لناfor us عليًّاʿAli واشفهand heal him
يا ربّ عاف لنا عليًّا واشفه
عَجلاًswiftly وسلّمهand keep him safe وجنبهand spare him الرّدىdeath
عَجلاً وسلّمه وجنبه الرّدى
O Lord, restore ʿAli to health for us, and heal him
Swiftly; keep him safe and spare him death.
إناindeed we لنرضَىwould surely consent أنthat تفوتَbe lost نفُوسُنَاour lives
إنا لنرضَى أن تفوتَ نفُوسُنَا
ويكونُand be عُمْرُthe life of ابنِthe son of الحسينal-Husayn مجدّداrenewed
ويكونُ عُمْرُ ابنِ الحسين مجدّدا
Indeed, we would accept that our lives be lost
And the life of Ibn al-Husayn be renewed.
هوhe فخرُthe pride of دُنياناour world وعُمْدةُand the mainstay of دِيْننَاour faith
هو فخرُ دُنيانا وعُمْدةُ دِيْننَا
جَمْعاًboth together وليسand it is not fitting لفضلِهfor his excellence أنْto يجحدَاbe denied
جَمْعاً وليس لفضلِه أنْ يجحدَا
He is the pride of our world and the mainstay of our faith,
Both together; his excellence cannot be denied.
ياO ركْبَcaravan خصّوهsingle him out بألفِwith a thousand تحِيّةٍgreetings
يا ركْبَ خصّوه بألفِ تحِيّةٍ
عنيfrom me وحيواand greet ربْعَهُhis dwelling والمسجداand the Mosque
عني وحيوا ربْعَهُ والمسجدا
O caravan, honor him with a thousand greetings
From me, and salute his dwelling and the Mosque.
أنْبُوهtell him أنّيthat I منam among اقلthe least of عَبيدِهhis slaves
أنْبُوه أنّي من اقل عَبيدِه
والسيّدُand the master الحاميprotecting يحوطُguards الأعْبُدَاthe slaves
والسيّدُ الحامي يحوطُ الأعْبُدَا
Tell him that I am among the least of his slaves,
And the protecting master watches over his slaves.
فليسْألso let him ask الرحمنthe Merciful دارَthe abode of الخُلْدَeternity ليfor me
فليسْأل الرحمن دارَ الخُلْدَ لي
فاللهُfor God أسألُهI ask Him يُطيِلto prolong لهfor him المَدىthe span of life
فاللهُ أسألُه يُطيِل له المَدى
So let him ask the Merciful for the eternal abode for me;
For I ask God to prolong his span of life.
وعلىand upon جماعتِهhis company السّلامُpeace فإنّهُمfor indeed they
وعلى جماعتِه السّلامُ فإنّهُم
مثلُlike النجومِthe stars منwhoever اقتدىtakes example بهمfrom them اهتدىfinds the way
مثلُ النجومِ من اقتدى بهم اهتدى
And peace be upon his company, for they
Are like the stars: whoever follows them finds the way.
Sol 6.1