أَلِئالِis there for the family of إِبراهيمَIbrahim بَعدَafter مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
أَلِئالِ إِبراهيمَ بَعدَ مُحَمَّدٍ
إِلّاexcept حَنينٌyearning دائِمٌunceasing وَزَفيرُand sighing
إِلّا حَنينٌ دائِمٌ وَزَفيرُ
Does Ibrahim's family, after Muhammad, have
After Abraham, except for constant yearning and sighing,
Is there for Ibrahim's kin, after Muhammad,
anything but ceaseless yearning and sighs?
None who informed them doubted that grieving over them was forbidden.
Aught but eternal longing and heavy sighs?
ماnot شَكَّdoubted خابِرُone acquainted with أَمرِهِمtheir condition مِنfrom بَعدِهِafter him
ما شَكَّ خابِرُ أَمرِهِم مِن بَعدِهِ
أَنَّthat العَزاءَconsolation عَلَيهِمِto them مَحظورُforbidden
أَنَّ العَزاءَ عَلَيهِمِ مَحظورُ
No one acquainted with their condition after him has doubted
Tears stain their cheeks, their nights dissolve into hours.
No observer of their state, since his loss, can doubt
that consolation is forbidden to them.
The sins of the sons of an uncle - all are forgivable
That consolation is to them forbidden.
تُدميmake bleed خُدودَهُمُtheir cheeks الدُموعُthe tears وَتَنقَضيand pass away
تُدمي خُدودَهُمُ الدُموعُ وَتَنقَضي
ساعاتُthe hours of لَيلِهِمِtheir night وَهُنَّand they are دُهورُages
ساعاتُ لَيلِهِمِ وَهُنَّ دُهورُ
Tears make their cheeks bleed, and pass away
Except strife sowed among them.
Tears draw blood upon their cheeks as they endure
the hours of their night, though they are ages.
Slanderers flew at the purity of their affection
The hours of their night, though each seems an age.
أَبناءُsons of عَمِّa paternal uncle كُلُّevery ذَنبٍsin لِاِمرِئٍfor a man
أَبناءُ عَمِّ كُلُّ ذَنبٍ لِاِمرِئٍ
إِلّاexcept السِعايَةَtale-bearing بَينَهُمbetween them مَغفورُforgiven
إِلّا السِعايَةَ بَينَهُم مَغفورُ
They are cousins; every sin a man commits
As flies alight on food.
Cousins! Every sin that a man may bear,
is forgiven, except tale-bearing between them.
Indeed I granted Abu al-Husayn such affection
Is pardoned, save for slander sown between them.
طارَflew الوُشاةُthe tale-bearers عَلىover صَفاءِthe purity of وِدادِهِمtheir love
طارَ الوُشاةُ عَلى صَفاءِ وِدادِهِم
وَكَذاand likewise الذُبابُthe flies عَلىover الطَعامِthe food يَطيرُfly
وَكَذا الذُبابُ عَلى الطَعامِ يَطيرُ
The tale-bearers flew over the purity of their love,
I would bestow on his enemy in abundance.
The slanderers swooped upon the purity of their bond,
just as flies fly over food.
A king imagined whatever he wished as though
Just as flies descend upon a meal.
وَلَقَدand indeed مَنَحتُI bestowed أَباAbu (father of) الحُسَينِal-Husayn مَوَدَّةًlove
وَلَقَد مَنَحتُ أَبا الحُسَينِ مَوَدَّةً
جوديmy generosity بِهاwith it لِعَدُوِّهِto his enemy تَبذيرُsquandering
جودي بِها لِعَدُوِّهِ تَبذيرُ
And I have indeed bestowed love on Abu al-Husayn;
The decree he executes flows from destiny's judgment.
I have granted Abu al-Husayn a true affection,
for me to lavish it on his enemy would be wasteful.
To give it to his enemy were squandering indeed.
مَلِكٌa king تَصَوَّرَtook shape كَيفَhowever شاءَhe wished كَأَنَّماas though
مَلِكٌ تَصَوَّرَ كَيفَ شاءَ كَأَنَّما
يَجريproceeds بِفَصلِby the decisiveness of قَضائِهِhis decree المَقدورُwhat is fated
يَجري بِفَصلِ قَضائِهِ المَقدورُ
A king who took shape as he wished, as though
A king fashioned as he wished, as if it were
destiny proceeds according to his decisive decree.
By his decree that destiny itself proceeds.
Partial English translation: 11 of 14 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1