بيتُ الرسالةِ والنبوةِ والذ
ينَ نُعِدُّهمْ لِذنوبِنا شفعاءَ
The house of the Message and Prophethood, and those
The house of prophethood, messengership, and faith
we count as intercessors for our sins;
Whom we take as intercessors for our sins
الطاهرينَ الصادقينَ العا
لمينَ السادةَ النجباءَ
The pure, the truthful, the learned,
The pure, the truthful, the learned
the masters, the noble ones.
The masters, the nobles
إنّي علقتُ بحبهمْ متمسّكاً
أرجو بذاكَ من الإله رضاءَ
I have clung to love for them, holding fast,
I have held onto loving them, clinging
hoping thereby for God's approval.
Hoping to thereby gain God's pleasure
أَسِواهم أَبغي لنفسي قُدوةً
لا والذي فَطَر السماءَ سماءَ
Do I seek anyone but them as a model for myself?
I want no other exemplars for myself
No, by Him who fashioned the sky as sky!
No, by Him who created the heavens, the heavens!
مَن كان أوّلَ من أبادَ بسيفِهِ
كُفّارَ بدرِ واستباحَ دماءَ
Who was the first to destroy with his sword
Who was it who first drew his sword
the unbelievers at Badr, and deem their blood lawful to shed?
Against the pagans of Badr and shed their blood
مَن ذاكَ نوّهَ جُبرئيلٌ باسمِهِ
في يوم بدرٍ يَسمعونَ نداءَ
Whose name did Gabriel proclaim
Who was it Gabriel extolled by name
on the day of Badr, as they heard the cry:
On the day of Badr as they heard the call
لا سيفَ إلاّ ذو الفقارِ ولا فتى
إلاّ عليٌّ رفعةً وعَلاءَ
"No sword but Dhu al-Fiqar, and no hero
None wields the sword but Dhu al-Fiqar, none is the youth
but Ali"—in exaltation and glory?
Except Ali, lofty and sublime
مَن انزل الرحمنُ فيهمْ هل أتى
لما تَحدَّوْا للنذورِ وَفاءَ
About whom did the All-Merciful reveal "Has there come...",
Did not the Merciful send them down when
when they rose to the challenge of fulfilling their vows—
They were challenged with vows and troths
من خمسةٍ جبريلُ سادِسهمْ وقد
مدَّ النبيُّ على الجميعِ عَباءَ
those five, with Gabriel their sixth, while
Of the five, Gabriel the sixth, as
the Prophet spread a cloak over them all?
The Prophet wrapped them all in his cloak
مَن ذا بِخاتَمهِ تَصَدَّقَ راكِعاً
فأثابه ذو العرشِ عنهُ وَلاءَ
Who gave his ring in charity while bowing,
Who was it donated his ring while bowing
so the Lord of the Throne rewarded him for it with allegiance?
And the Lord of the Throne rewarded him loyalty
يا رايةُ جبريلُ سارَ أمامَها
قِدماً واتبعَها النبيُّ دعاءَ
O banner, before which Gabriel marched
O banner, Gabriel marched ahead of it
forward, and which the Prophet followed with prayer!
On foot, and the Prophet followed with prayer
اللهُ فضّله بها ورسولُه
واللهُ ظاهَرَ عندَهُ اللآلاءَ
God and His Messenger favored him with it,
God favored him through it, and His Messenger
and God multiplied the splendors about him.
And God made clear to him grace upon grace
مَن ذا تَشاغل بالنبيِّ وغُسْلِه
ورأى عن الدنيا بذاكَ عَزاءَ
Who busied himself with the Prophet and washing him,
Who was it was occupied with the Prophet's funeral
and found in that consolation apart from the world?
And saw in that comfort from the world
مَن كان أعلمَهمْ واقضاهمْ ومن
جعلَ الرعيةَ والرُّعاةَ سواءَ
Who was their most learned and their finest judge, and who
Who was the most learned and judicious of them
made subjects and rulers equal?
Who made the flock and the shepherds equal
مَن كان بابَ مدينةِ العلمِ الذي
ذكرَ النُّزولَ وفسَّر الأَنباءَ
Who was the gate of the city of knowledge, who
Who was the gateway to the city of knowledge
recounted revelation's descent and explained the tidings?
He who related the revelation and explicated the news
مَن كان أخْطَبَهُم وأنْطَقَهُم ومن
قد كان يَشفي قولُه البُرَحاءَ
Who was their finest orator and most eloquent speaker, and whose
Who was the most eloquent and articulate speaker
words would heal grievous anguish?
Whose words cured even the vitiligo
مَن كان أَنزعهم من الإشراكِ أو
للعلمِ كان البطنُ منه حَفاءَ
Who was furthest removed from idolatry among them, or
Who was the staunchest opponent of idolatry
had a belly that was, for knowledge, [unclear wording]?
In whose belly knowledge was a wrap
مَن ذا الذي أُمِروا إذا اختلفوا بأنْ
يَرضَوْا بهِ في أمرِهِمْ قَضَّاءَ
Who was it whom they were commanded, when they differed, to
Whom were they commanded, if they differed,
accept as judge in their affairs?
To acquiesce to his judgment as binding
مَن كان أرسَله النبيُّ بسورةٍ
في الحجِّ كانت فَيْصَلاً وقضاءَ
Whom did the Prophet send with a surah
Whom did the Prophet send with a surah during Hajj
at the pilgrimage, one that was a decisive ruling and judgment?
That would be decisive and binding
مَن ذا الذي أوصى إليه محمدٌ
يَقضي العِداتِ فانفذَ الإيصاءَ
Who was it whom Muhammad instructed
To whom did Muhammad entrust
to fulfill his promises, and who carried out the instructions?
The execution of his will and last testament
مَن ذا الذي حملَ النبيُّ برأفةٍ
ابنَيْهِ حتّى جاوزَ الغَمْضاءَ
For whom did the Prophet tenderly carry
Whom did the Prophet carry in kindness
his two sons, until he had passed al-Ghamda [unclear term]?
His two sons till the valley's end
مَن قال نعَم الراكبانِ هما ولم
يكنِ الذي قد كانَ منه خفَاءَ
Who said, "What excellent riders these two are"? Nor
Who said "What excellent riders are they!"
was what he had done concealed.
When that was not what had been concealed in him
مَن ذا مشى في لَمْعِ برقٍ ساطِعٍ
إذ راح من عندِ النبيِ عِشاءَ
Who walked in the flash of brilliant lightning,
Who walked in a flash of lightning
when he left the Prophet's presence at nightfall?
When he left the Prophet at night
Sol 6.1