فؤادُ عليٍّ بالسَّماحِ عَلوقُ
وبِشْرُ عليٍّ بالسَّماحِ يَروقُ
Ali's heart is devoted to generosity,
Ali's heart is high with generosity,
And Ali's smiling face delights through generosity.
And Ali's face radiates with generosity.
فمَنْ كانَ أضحَى للمَكارِمِ صاحباً
فأَنتَ لها يا ابْنَ الحُسَينِ شَقيقُ
If anyone has become a companion to noble deeds,
Whoever is a companion of virtues,
Then you are their full brother, O son of al-Husayn.
You, O son of Hussein, are his brother.
طَرَقتُكَ مُمتاحاً وليسَ لِطَارِقٍ
يَرومُكَ من وَقْعِ الضَّريبِ طَريقُ
I came to you by night seeking bounty, though no visitor
I came to you seeking refuge, while no seeker
Seeking you has a path through the frost's onslaught.
Aims at you fearing hardship from you.
جَنوبٌ تَحُثُّ المُزْنَ حَثّاً وشَمْأَلٌ
يُعَبِّسُ منه الوجهُ وهو طَليقُ
A south wind drives the rain clouds fiercely, and a north wind
Makes even a cheerful face frown.
Scorching heat clothed the land with its garment,
وحَرُّ حريقٍ ألبسَ الأَرْضَ ثَوبَه
يُخافُ على الأَقدامِ منه حَريقُ
And the heat of a blaze has clothed the earth in its robe;
Feared by feet with its burning.
One fears that it will burn the feet.
The morning breeze stirs up turbulence in the air,
تُثيرُ الصَّبا في الجَوِّ منه عَجاجَةً
كما انتشَرَ الكافورُ وهو سَحيقُ
The east wind stirs up from it a dust cloud in the air,
As camphor spreads while ground.
As camphor scatters when ground to powder.
The new moon deserted visiting its companion,
فقد هجرَ الخُلُّ الوَصولُ خَليلَه
ولم يَحْظَ فيه بالصَّديقِ صَديقُ
For the devoted friend has abandoned his companion,
And no friend obtained loyalty from a friend.
And in it no friend has enjoyed a friend's company.
Light duty turned away while crumpled,
وعادَ خَفيفُ الفَرْضِ وهو مُنَفَّلٌ
عليَّ ورَقَّ الدِّينُ وهو صَفيقُ
And light obligatory worship, with voluntary devotions added, grew burdensome
Burdening me while the debt is light.
To me; religion grew thin, though its fabric was thick.
The limit of ability loosened only with coffee
وما انفلَّ حَدُّ القُرِّ إلا بِقَهْوَةٍ
تَرَقرَقُ في كاساتِها فَتَرُوقُ
And the edge of bitter cold was blunted only by wine,
That ripples in its cups attractively.
Which shimmers in its cups and delights the eye.
If it wears its clothes, it is precious,
إذا لَبِسَتْ أثوابَها فعَقيقَةٌ
وإن نَشَرَتْ أنفاسَها فَخَلوقُ
When it dons its garments, it is a carnelian gem;
And if it spreads its breaths, it is gentle.
And if it releases its breaths, it is saffron perfume.
Its cup circulates among us in waves,
تَدورُ علينا كأسُها في غَلائِلٍ
رِقاقٍ تَرُدُّ العَيْشَ وهو رَقيقُ
Its cup goes round among us in robes
Fine, making life pleasant and delicate.
Fine-spun, restoring life though it is frail.
So dress me with it when I recover,
فألبس منها جنة حين انتشى
وأخلعها بالكره حين أفيق
So I don a shield of it when I grow tipsy,
And take it off unwillingly when I wake up.
And reluctantly take it off when I sober up.
I am content with calling you for it,
وإنّي خَليقٌ من نَداكَ بنَيْلِها
وأنتَ بما أُولِيتُ منكَ خَليقُ
And I am worthy of receiving it from your bounty,
And you are, with what I have been given by you, content.
And you are worthy of what you have bestowed on me.
Sol 6.1