حُيّيتhail to you ياO واديvalley of الحِمىal-Hima; the protected pasture مِنas a واديvalley
حُيّيت يا وادي الحِمى مِن وادي
وَسَقىand may water معَاهدَكَyour familiar haunts الغمامُthe clouds الغاديpassing in the morning
وَسَقى معَاهدَكَ الغمامُ الغادي
Hail, O valley of al-Hima—what a valley!
And may the morning clouds water your familiar haunts.
كانتwas سُعادُSu'ad مُقيمةًdwelling بكin you إنّهاindeed she
كانت سُعادُ مُقيمةً بك إنّها
رَحَلتْshe departed فوآso alas! أسفيmy sorrow لبُعْدat the remoteness of سُعادِSu'ad
رَحَلتْ فوآ أسفي لبُعْد سُعادِ
Su'ad once dwelt in you; indeed, she
has departed—alas, my sorrow at Su'ad's remoteness!
حَدّثَتنيshe told me عنabout أهلِهاher people وبلادِهاand her homeland
حَدّثَتني عن أهلِها وبلادِها
كرّرْrepeat عليّto me حديثهَمtheir story ياO حاديcamel-driver
كرّرْ عليّ حديثهَم يا حادي
She told me of her people and her homeland.
Repeat their story to me, O camel-driver.
وأردتُand I wished دمعيmy tears أنto يكفcease فخلنيso leave me be
وأردتُ دمعي أن يكف فخلني
فالدمعfor the tears دمعيmy tears والفؤَادُand the heart فؤادِيmy heart
فالدمع دمعي والفؤَادُ فؤادِي
And I wished my tears to cease, so leave me be;
for the tears are mine, and the heart is mine.
قالواthey said فسَدتَyou became corrupt وقدand already مضَىhas passed زمنthe time of الصِّبَاyouth
قالوا فسَدتَ وقد مضَى زمن الصِّبَا
اللهُGod يُصْلحُsets right لوif أرادHe wished فسادَيmy corruption
اللهُ يُصْلحُ لو أراد فسادَي
They said, ‘You have grown corrupt, though youth's days have passed.’
God would mend my corruption, if He wished.
أنَاI قدindeed ضَللتُhave strayed ولوand had أرادHe wished لَقدsurely هدىHe guided
أنَا قد ضَللتُ ولو أراد لَقد هدى
فهوfor He المضلّthe one who leads astray بعلِمكمas you know والهاديand the Guide
فهو المضلّ بعلِمكم والهادي
I have indeed strayed; had He wished, He would surely have guided me.
For He is, as you know, the one who leads astray and the Guide.
أناI جارُa neighbor of هاتيكthose القبورgraves ومَسكنيand my dwelling
أنا جارُ هاتيك القبور ومَسكني
كُثُبٌsand dunes وكلٌّand all يَعْرِفونknow ودآديmy affection
كُثُبٌ وكلٌّ يَعْرِفون ودآدي
I am a neighbor to those graves, and my dwelling
is among dunes, and all know my affection.
فمحمّدٌfor Muhammad ومحمَّدٌand Muhammad وعليَّand Ali لِيْfor me
فمحمّدٌ ومحمَّدٌ وعليَّ لِيْ
أطوادُmountains عِزّhonor أيماwhat mighty أطوادmountains
أطوادُ عِزّ أيما أطواد
For Muhammad, Muhammad, and Ali are to me
mountains of honor—what mountains!
دنيايmy worldly life حاطونيthey protected me بهاin it ورفاقتيand my companions
دنياي حاطوني بها ورفاقتي
ومطيتيand my mount هيit is منfrom أولاكthose men وَزاديand my provisions
ومطيتي هي من أولاك وَزادي
They protected me in my worldly life; my companions,
my mount, and my provisions come from those men.
وأناand I السعيدُthe fortunate one بحبّهمthrough loving them وبقُرْبهمand through nearness to them
وأنا السعيدُ بحبّهم وبقُرْبهم
منwhoever لاdoes not يحبّهُمlove them شقيٌّwretched مُرادِaim; desire
من لا يحبّهُم شقيٌّ مُرادِ
And I am blessed by loving them and being near them;
whoever does not love them is wretched in his aims.
غابواthey departed فأنسنيso he comforted me عليٌّAli وَرَاءهمُafter them
غابوا فأنسني عليٌّ وَرَاءهمُ
ففديتُهso may I be his ransom قرباًin nearness بغيرwithout بعادِseparation
ففديتُه قرباً بغير بعادِ
They departed; Ali comforted me in their wake.
So may I be his ransom, in nearness without separation.
وأمنتُand I became safe منfrom جورthe injustice of الزَمانtime بوجههthrough his countenance
وأمنتُ من جور الزَمان بوجهه
وبلغتُand I reached غايةthe utmost of بُغْيتيmy wish ومُرَاديand my desire
وبلغتُ غاية بُغْيتي ومُرَادي
And through his countenance I was safe from time's injustice,
and attained the utmost of my wish and desire.
وهدايةُand the guidance of اللهGod العَمىblindness مِنfrom ناظريmy eye
وهدايةُ الله العَمى مِن ناظري
وهُدَىand the guidance of الورىhumankind وكفىand sufficient بهis he منas a هادguide
وهُدَى الورى وكفى به من هاد
And he is God's guidance, [dispelling] blindness from my eye,
and mankind's guidance; he suffices as a guide.
رَجُلٌa man ضِياءُradiance of جبِينِهhis brow ونوالِهand his bounty
رَجُلٌ ضِياءُ جبِينِه ونوالِه
قدindeed عَمّhas spread للأغوارِto the lowlands والأنجادِand the highlands
قد عَمّ للأغوارِ والأنجادِ
A man whose brow's radiance and bounty
have reached the lowlands and the highlands.
يَهَبُhe gives المِئينhundreds منof الألوفِthousands وحَاتمٌwhile Hatim
يَهَبُ المِئين من الألوفِ وحَاتمٌ
يُمناهُhis right hand قابضةٌclenched عَلَىover الأحادِsingle units
يُمناهُ قابضةٌ عَلَى الأحادِ
He gives hundreds of thousands, while Hatim
keeps his right hand clenched over single coins.
ملأتْhave filled فضائلُهhis virtues البلادَthe lands ومالُهand his wealth
ملأتْ فضائلُه البلادَ ومالُه
المجموعُamassed مُلكُthe property of أياديَthe hands of الوُفّادvisiting delegations
المجموعُ مُلكُ أياديَ الوُفّاد
His virtues have filled the lands, and his wealth,
amassed, belongs to the hands of visiting delegations.
ماnot زالceased رَبَّa master of مكارمٍnoble deeds ومراحمٍand mercies
ما زال رَبَّ مكارمٍ ومراحمٍ
ونباهةٍand eminence عفافةٍchastity ورشادand rectitude
ونباهةٍ عفافةٍ ورشاد
He has ever been a master of noble deeds and mercies,
and of eminence, chastity, and rectitude.
وعَلَىand in عليٍّAli بنson of الحُسينِal-Husayn توكليmy trust
وعَلَى عليٍّ بن الحُسينِ توكلي
وإليهand to him منfrom بعدِafter الإِلهِGod معاديmy return
وإليه من بعدِ الإِلهِ معادي
And in Ali ibn al-Husayn I put my trust,
and to him, after God, is my return.
الموجدthe bringer-into-being السِّرِّthe mystery القديمَancient وجملَةand all
الموجد السِّرِّ القديمَ وجملَة
الأسرارmysteries موجودٌexists وراءbeyond الإيجادِbringing into being
الأسرار موجودٌ وراء الإيجادِ
The bringer-into-being of the ancient mystery and all
mysteries exists beyond creation.
كالبحرlike the sea فيin علمٍknowledge وفيand in كرمٍgenerosity وفيand in
كالبحر في علمٍ وفي كرمٍ وفي
حِلْمٍforbearance كراسِخlike the firmly rooted شامخِtowering الأطوادِmountains
حِلْمٍ كراسِخ شامخِ الأطوادِ
Like the sea in knowledge, and in generosity, and in
forbearance like the firmly rooted, towering mountains.
كالشّمسlike the sun فيin الإشراقِradiance نورُthe light of جبينهhis brow
كالشّمس في الإشراقِ نورُ جبينه
الوضّاحِresplendent أوor كالبدرِlike the full moon وسطamid الناديthe assembly
الوضّاحِ أو كالبدرِ وسط النادي
Like the sun in radiance is the light of his brow,
resplendent—or like the full moon amid the assembly.
أمَّاas for أناme فسعدتُso I became happy حينwhen مَدحتُهI praised him
أمَّا أنا فسعدتُ حين مَدحتُه
حتىeven طُروسيmy pages أُسْعِدَتwere gladdened بمدادِwith ink
حتى طُروسي أُسْعِدَت بمدادِ
As for me, I found happiness when I praised him,
till even my pages were gladdened by ink.
لاdo not تجعلواset up لعليّfor Ali نَدًّاan equal إنّهُindeed he
لا تجعلوا لعليّ نَدًّا إنّهُ
عالٍexalted علىabove النُّطراءpeers والأندادand equals
عالٍ على النُّطراء والأنداد
Do not set up an equal to Ali; indeed, he
is exalted above peers and equals.
كمhow often قدindeed أظلّhas sheltered الناسَthe people واسعَvast جاههhis influence
كم قد أظلّ الناسَ واسعَ جاهه
كمhow often شادَhe built بلnay كمhow often سَدّhe closed كلَّevery سدادِclosure; repair
كم شادَ بل كم سَدّ كلَّ سدادِ
How often his vast influence has sheltered the people!
How often he built—nay, how thoroughly he closed every breach!
فجميعُfor all of سرِthe mystery of حسينٌHusayn سِرّthe mystery of محمّدٍMuhammad
فجميعُ سرِ حسينٌ سِرّ محمّدٍ
فيهis in him وعِزُّand the might of الغابthe forest بالأسادِlies in lions
فيه وعِزُّ الغاب بالأسادِ
For all Husayn's mystery—the mystery of Muhammad—
is in him; the forest's might lies in its lions.
بعثsent النبيّthe Prophet إليهto him إنthat (text uncertain) صلgive generously to أُمتيmy community
بعث النبيّ إليه إن صل أُمتي
فلأنتَfor you indeed بعديafter me أجودُthe most generous of الأجوادِthe generous
فلأنتَ بعدي أجودُ الأجوادِ
The Prophet sent him word: ‘Give generously to my community,
for after me you are the most generous of the generous.
وإذاand when دُعيتَyou are called فكُنْthen be سريعاًswift مُنجداًgiving aid
وإذا دُعيتَ فكُنْ سريعاً مُنجداً
فلأنْتَfor you indeed بعديafter me أمجدُthe most glorious of الأمجادِthe glorious
فلأنْتَ بعدي أمجدُ الأمجادِ
And when you are called, be swift in giving aid,
for after me you are the most glorious of the glorious.’
سَدّدتyou set right أحوالthe affairs of القبائلthe tribes عنby يدٍa hand
سَدّدت أحوال القبائل عن يدٍ
بَلْnay حُطتَهُمyou protected them فجميعُهُمso all of them لكfor you فاديa ransomer
بَلْ حُطتَهُم فجميعُهُم لك فادي
You set the tribes' affairs aright by your hand;
nay, you protected them, so all would give their lives for you.
ياO مفخراًa source of pride لعُواجةٍfor Uwajah ولأهلِهاand for its people
يا مفخراً لعُواجةٍ ولأهلِها
إذsince أنْتَyou بالأفقon the horizon الهلالُthe crescent moon الهاديthe guiding
إذ أنْتَ بالأفق الهلالُ الهادي
O source of pride for Uwajah and its people,
for you are the guiding crescent on the horizon.
سَرْدَقْتَهاyou enclosed it خَنْدَقتهاyou dug a trench around it مَنَّعْتَهاyou fortified it
سَرْدَقْتَها خَنْدَقتها مَنَّعْتَها
واللهby God ماnot يعدُوattacks عليهَاagainst it العَاديthe aggressor
والله ما يعدُو عليهَا العَادي
You enclosed it, dug a trench around it, and fortified it;
by God, no aggressor attacks it.
والكلُّand all مَحْفُوطٌprotected بسركby your secret طالماfor long
والكلُّ مَحْفُوطٌ بسرك طالما
مَنَعُواthey kept back بنيthe sons of العباسal-Abbas عنfrom بغْدادِBaghdad
مَنَعُوا بني العباس عن بغْدادِ
And all are protected by your secret; for long
they kept the sons of al-Abbas away from Baghdad.
أناI ياO عليُّAli ونسْلُand the descendants of حميرHimyar كلَّهمall of them
أنا يا عليُّ ونسْلُ حمير كلَّهم
مَهْمَاwhatever سُئلتَyou are asked فقلthen say أولاكthose عباديmy servants
مَهْمَا سُئلتَ فقل أولاك عبادي
I, O Ali, and all the descendants of Himyar—
whatever you are asked, say: ‘Those are my servants.’
Sol 6.1