صَدَرَتْit came forth مُخْبِّرَةًreporting عَنِabout الأَمْرِthe matter الذيthat
صَدَرَتْ مُخْبِّرَةً عَنِ الأَمْرِ الذي
يَشْكُوهُhe complains of it اِبْنُson of أِبيAbi (father of) الرِّجالِal-Rijal (the men) مُحَمدُMuhammad
يَشْكُوهُ اِبْنُ أِبي الرِّجالِ مُحَمدُ
It came forth, reporting on the matter that
It set forth informing of the matter which
Muhammad ibn Abi al-Rijal complains of.
The son of Abi al-Rijal Muhammad complains of
وإليكَand to you ياO فَخْرَpride of الأنامِhumankind بَعَثْتُهاI sent it
وإليكَ يا فَخْرَ الأنامِ بَعَثْتُها
فانْظُرْso examine لِتَعْلَمَso that you may know أَيُّناwhich of us المتَشَدِّدُthe unyielding one
فانْظُرْ لِتَعْلَمَ أَيُّنا المتَشَدِّدُ
And to you, O pride of humankind, I sent it;
And to you O pride of mankind I sent it
so examine it to learn which of us is unyielding.
So look to know which of us is the obstinate one
وَلَرُبّماand how often دَارَتْturned رَحَىthe millstone of حُكْمٍa judgment عَلَىupon
وَلَرُبّما دَارَتْ رَحَى حُكْمٍ عَلَى
رَجُلٍa man فَظَلَّso he kept عَنِfrom الحَقِيقةِthe truth يَشْرُدُstraying
رَجُلٍ فَظَلَّ عَنِ الحَقِيقةِ يَشْرُدُ
And many a time the millstone of judgment has turned upon
And perhaps the millstone of authority turned upon
a man, who then kept straying from the truth.
A man so he strayed from the truth confused
دَاَبَhas made it a habit الزَّمانُtime وأَهْلُهُand its people أنto يَثْلُمواmake breaches
دَاَبَ الزَّمانُ وأَهْلُهُ أن يَثْلُموا
مَنْwho ذاthis one يُطيقُcan manage لِكُلِّfor every ثُلْمٍbreach يَسْدُدُfills
مَنْ ذا يُطيقُ لِكُلِّ ثُلْمٍ يَسْدُدُ
Time and its people habitually open breaches;
The days and its people are accustomed to defraud
who can manage to close every breach?
Who can aim rightly at each fraud?
فإذاso if سَمِعْتَyou hear مَقَالةًa statement مُعْوَجَّةًdistorted
فإذا سَمِعْتَ مَقَالةً مُعْوَجَّةً
فيabout شَأْنِthe matter of حُكْمٍa judgment قَالَهاhe uttered it مَنْone who يَنْقُدُcriticizes
في شَأْنِ حُكْمٍ قَالَها مَنْ يَنْقُدُ
So if you hear a distorted statement
So if you hear a crooked saying
about a judgment, voiced by a critic,
In a matter of authority said by one who criticizes
فاعْلَمْso know بأنَّthat النّاسَpeople مَحْكُومٌone judged لَهُin his favor
فاعْلَمْ بأنَّ النّاسَ مَحْكُومٌ لَهُ
يَرْضَىis pleased ومَحكُومٌand one judged عَلَيْهِagainst him مُكَمَّدُgrief-stricken
يَرْضَى ومَحكُومٌ عَلَيْهِ مُكَمَّدُ
know that, among people, one who wins a judgment
Know that people are ruled by him
is pleased, while one ruled against is grief-stricken.
Who is pleased and ruled against who is repressed
تاللهِby God ماnot رَضيواthey were satisfied مَقَالَthe words of مُحَمّدٍMuhammad
تاللهِ ما رَضيوا مَقَالَ مُحَمّدٍ
وَهُوَand he الرَّسولُthe Messenger وقَوْلُهُand his word لاnot يُرْدَدُis rejected
وَهُوَ الرَّسولُ وقَوْلُهُ لا يُرْدَدُ
By God, they were not satisfied with Muhammad’s words,
By Allah they were not pleased with Muhammad's saying
though he is the Messenger and his word is not to be rejected.
And he is the Messenger and his word is not rejected
كَلاّno indeed ولاnor رَضيواthey were satisfied مَقَالَةَthe statement of حَيْدَرٍHaydar
كَلاّ ولا رَضيوا مَقَالَةَ حَيْدَرٍ
وَهُوَand he الإِمامُthe Imam المْرتَضَىthe chosen المتَجَهِّدُthe devoted striver
وَهُوَ الإِمامُ المْرتَضَى المتَجَهِّدُ
No indeed, nor were they satisfied with Haydar’s words,
No, nor were they pleased with Haydar's saying
though he is the chosen Imam, diligent in devotion.
And he is the chosen Imam who strives
فَمَتَىso when تَرَاهُمْyou see them يَرْتَضُونَthey accept مَقَالَتيmy words
فَمَتَى تَرَاهُمْ يَرْتَضُونَ مَقَالَتي
مِنْfrom دُونِshort of أَنْthat يَأْتُواthey bring بماwith what لاnot يُوجِدُexists (apparently intended)
مِنْ دُونِ أَنْ يَأْتُوا بما لا يُوجِدُ
So when will you see them accept my words
So when will you see them pleased with my sayings
without bringing forth what does not exist?
Without bringing what cannot be found?
وعَلَيْكَand upon you ياO بنَson of الأَكْرَمِينَthe noblest تَحِيَّةٌa greeting
وعَلَيْكَ يا بنَ الأَكْرَمِينَ تَحِيَّةٌ
مِنِّيfrom me وَذَاكَand that هُوَit السَّلامُpeace السَّرْمَدُeverlasting
مِنِّي وَذَاكَ هُوَ السَّلامُ السَّرْمَدُ
And to you, O son of the noblest, a greeting
And upon you O son of the two most honorable greetings
from me—and that is everlasting peace.
From me and that is the eternal peace
Sol 6.1