أَنا من شيعَة الرِضا

أَنا من شيعَة الرِضا

سيدِ الناسِ حيدَرَه

سيدِ الناسِ حيدَرَه

I am among the partisans of al-Rida,

I am among the followers of al-Rida,

Haydara, lord of humankind—

Haydara, lord of humankind,

الاِمامِ المُطَهَّر اب

الاِمامِ المُطَهَّر اب

نِ الحصانِ المُطَهَّره

نِ الحصانِ المُطَهَّره

the purified Imam, the son—

the purified Imam, son

of the chaste, purified woman;

of the chaste, purified woman,

وَأَخي المُصطَفى وَمَن

وَأَخي المُصطَفى وَمَن

حَسَدَ الفَخرُ مَفخَرَه

حَسَدَ الفَخرُ مَفخَرَه

the Chosen One’s brother, and one

and brother of al-Mustafa, and the one

whose proud distinction Glory itself envied;

whose glory Pride itself envied;

زوج مولاتِنا الَّتي

زوج مولاتِنا الَّتي

لَم يَكُن مِثلَها مَرَه

لَم يَكُن مِثلَها مَرَه

husband of our lady, she

husband of our lady, whom

whose like was never seen.

no woman has ever equaled.

جاشَ طبعي بِمَدحِهِ

جاشَ طبعي بِمَدحِهِ

فَاِستَميلوا لِأَنشُرَه

فَاِستَميلوا لِأَنشُرَه

My spirit surged to praise him;

My poetic gift welled up in praise of him;

lend me your ears, that I may spread it.

so draw me out, that I may proclaim it.

انَّ آثارَهُ منا

انَّ آثارَهُ منا

قِبُ في الناسِ مُؤثَرَه

قِبُ في الناسِ مُؤثَرَه

Surely his deeds are noble—

Indeed, his deeds are noble merits,

virtues whose impress lives among men.

cherished among the people.

فَهو في السِلمِ رَوضَةٌ

فَهو في السِلمِ رَوضَةٌ

وَهو في الحَربِ قَسورَه

وَهو في الحَربِ قَسورَه

In peace, he is a garden;

For in peace he is a garden,

in war, a lion.

and in war he is a lion.

كَم عَزيزٍ أَذَلَّهُ

كَم عَزيزٍ أَذَلَّهُ

بِيَدَيهِ وَعفَّره

بِيَدَيهِ وَعفَّره

How many a mighty man he humbled

How many mighty men he humbled

with his own hands and cast in dust!

with his two hands and cast into the dust!

المَساعي عَلَيهِ في

المَساعي عَلَيهِ في

يَومِ بَدرٍ مُوَفَّره

يَومِ بَدرٍ مُوَفَّره

His exploits were abundant on—

The undertakings laid upon him on

the day of Badr.

the day of Badr were abundant.

سيفُهُ صولجانُهُ

سيفُهُ صولجانُهُ

وَهُمُ فيهِ كَالكُرَه

وَهُمُ فيهِ كَالكُرَه

His sword was his polo mallet,

His sword is his polo mallet,

and they before it were like the ball.

and they are like a ball in its play.

فَاِسأَلوا عَنهُ أُحدهُ

فَاِسأَلوا عَنهُ أُحدهُ

وَاِسأَلوا عَنهُ خَيبَرَه

وَاِسأَلوا عَنهُ خَيبَرَه

Ask Uhud about him;

So ask his Uhud about him,

ask Khaybar about him.

and ask his Khaybar about him.

جَعَل البَأسَ درعَهُ

جَعَل البَأسَ درعَهُ

وَمَعاليهِ مَغفَرَه

وَمَعاليهِ مَغفَرَه

He made valor his armor,

He made valor his armor,

and his high virtues his helmet,

and his lofty virtues his helmet,

حَيثُ لَم يُغنِ عامِرُ ب

حَيثُ لَم يُغنِ عامِرُ ب

نُ طَفيل وَعَنتَرَه

نُ طَفيل وَعَنتَرَه

where neither Amir ibn—

where neither Amir ibn

Tufayl nor Antarah could avail.

Tufayl nor Antara could avail.

كَم غُصونٍ من العُلو

كَم غُصونٍ من العُلو

مِ بِعلياهُ مُثمِرَه

مِ بِعلياهُ مُثمِرَه

How many branches of knowl—

How many branches of knowledge

edge his loftiness made fruitful!

bear fruit through his eminence!

كفُّهُ كَفَّت الخُطو

كفُّهُ كَفَّت الخُطو

بَ وَكانَتُ مظَفَّرَه

بَ وَكانَتُ مظَفَّرَه

His hand checked calami—

His hand held back calamities,

ties, and it was ever victorious.

and was victorious.

فَفَدى الخَلقُ كفَّه

فَفَدى الخَلقُ كفَّه

بَل فَدى الخلقُ خنصره

بَل فَدى الخلقُ خنصره

All creation would ransom his hand—

So may all creation be ransom for his hand,

nay, all creation would ransom his little finger.

nay, may all creation be ransom for his little finger!

صاحَبَ المُصطَفى عَلى

صاحَبَ المُصطَفى عَلى

حالِ عُسرٍ وَمَيسَرَه

حالِ عُسرٍ وَمَيسَرَه

He kept the Chosen One’s company

He accompanied al-Mustafa through

in hardship and in ease.

hardship and ease.

رُبَّ قومٍ تَغَيَّروا

رُبَّ قومٍ تَغَيَّروا

وَأَمِنّا تَغَيُّره

وَأَمِنّا تَغَيُّره

Many a people changed,

Many a people changed,

but we were secure from change in him.

but we had no fear that he would change.

ناصِحُ الجَيبِ آمِنُ ال

ناصِحُ الجَيبِ آمِنُ ال

غَيبِ لَم يَغرف الشَرَه

غَيبِ لَم يَغرف الشَرَه

Sincere at heart, trustworthy in ab—

Sincere at heart, trustworthy when

sence, and untouched by greed.

unseen, he never dipped into greed.

صاحِبُ الحَوضِ وَالرَسو

صاحِبُ الحَوضِ وَالرَسو

لُ بِها ذاكَ بَشَّره

لُ بِها ذاكَ بَشَّره

Master of the Pool, and the Messen—

He is master of the Pool; and the Messenger

ger gave him those glad tidings.

himself gave him glad tidings of it.

قَد فَدى لَيلَةَ الفرا

قَد فَدى لَيلَةَ الفرا

شِ أخاهُ لِيَنصُرَه

شِ أخاهُ لِيَنصُرَه

On the Night of the Bed he ransomed—

On the night of the bed he indeed ransomed

his brother, that he might aid him.

his brother, to come to his aid.

لَعَنَ اللَهُ كلَّ مَن

لَعَنَ اللَهُ كلَّ مَن

رَدَّ هذا وَأَنكَرَه

رَدَّ هذا وَأَنكَرَه

May God curse every one

May God curse everyone

who rejected this and denied it;

who rejected this and denied it.

لَعَنَ اللَهُ عُصبَةً

لَعَنَ اللَهُ عُصبَةً

ناصَبَتهُ عَلى تِرَه

ناصَبَتهُ عَلى تِرَه

may God curse the faction

May God curse a faction

that opposed him out of vengeance,

that opposed him over a blood-grudge,

نَكَثَتهُ وَحارَبَت

نَكَثَتهُ وَحارَبَت

هُ عَلى غَيرِ تبصِرَه

هُ عَلى غَيرِ تبصِرَه

broke faith with him and fought

broke faith with him and fought

him blindly, without insight.

him without insight.

تِلكَ أَفعالُها الَّتي

تِلكَ أَفعالُها الَّتي

قَد تَبَدَّينَ مُنكَره

قَد تَبَدَّينَ مُنكَره

Those were its deeds, which

Those are its deeds, which

stood revealed as abominations.

have appeared plainly reprehensible.

وَيلَها لَم تخف من ال

وَيلَها لَم تخف من ال

لهِ في سِبرِهِ الجُرَه

لهِ في سِبرِهِ الجُرَه

Woe to it! It did not fear—

Woe to it! It did not fear

God in its brazen treatment of his scion.

God in His probing of audacity.

يا تباريحَ كَربَلا

يا تباريحَ كَربَلا

انَّ نَفسي مُحَيَّره

انَّ نَفسي مُحَيَّره

O torments of Karbala,

O the agonies of Karbala!

my soul is bewildered

Indeed, my soul is bewildered

لِلَّذي نالَ سادَتي

لِلَّذي نالَ سادَتي

مِن رَزاياً مُشَمِّره

مِن رَزاياً مُشَمِّره

by what befell my lords—

by what befell my lords,

calamities advancing, girded for ruin.

from calamities girded for action.

كُنتُمُ بُكرَةً بُدو

كُنتُمُ بُكرَةً بُدو

رَ ظلامٍ مُنَوِّرَه

رَ ظلامٍ مُنَوِّرَه

At dawn you were full

At dawn you were full moons,

moons, illuminating darkness.

illuminating the darkness.

فَدُموعي بِفَيضِها

فَدُموعي بِفَيضِها

عَن وُلوعي مخَبِّره

عَن وُلوعي مخَبِّره

My tears, in their outpouring,

So my tears, in their overflow,

tell of my consuming love.

tell of my passionate devotion.

كَم مَراثٍ نَظَمتُها

كَم مَراثٍ نَظَمتُها

في المَوالي مُحَبَّره

في المَوالي مُحَبَّره

How many elegies I have composed,

How many elegies I have composed,

richly adorned, for the masters!

finely wrought, about the lords,

اِذ تَيَقَّنتُ اِنَّها

اِذ تَيَقَّنتُ اِنَّها

عَن ذُنوبي مُكَفِّرَه

عَن ذُنوبي مُكَفِّرَه

For I became certain that they

since I became certain that they

would atone for my sins:

atone for my sins.

كَرِياضٍ مجودةٍ

كَرِياضٍ مجودةٍ

وَلِئالٍ مفقَّرَه

وَلِئالٍ مفقَّرَه

like gardens drenched in generous rain,

Like gardens watered by generous rain,

and pearls set row on row.

and pearls pierced for stringing,

سِرنَ شرقاً وَمَغرِباً

سِرنَ شرقاً وَمَغرِباً

حَولَها أَلفُ مِحبَره

حَولَها أَلفُ مِحبَره

They journeyed east and west,

they traveled east and west,

with a thousand inkwells circling them.

with a thousand inkwells around them.

سَيِّدُ الناسِ حَيدَرَه

سَيِّدُ الناسِ حَيدَرَه

هذِهِ خيرُ تذكره

هذِهِ خيرُ تذكره

Lord of humankind, Haydara—

Haydara, lord of humankind,

this is the finest remembrance

this is the finest remembrance

لابنِ عَبّادٍ الَّذي

لابنِ عَبّادٍ الَّذي

أَربَحَ اللَهُ مَتجَرَه

أَربَحَ اللَهُ مَتجَرَه

by Ibn Abbad, for whom

for Ibn Abbad, whose

may God make his commerce prosper.

trade God has made profitable.

يَرتَجي في ولائِكُم

يَرتَجي في ولائِكُم

حُسنَ عَفوٍ وَمَغفِرَه

حُسنَ عَفوٍ وَمَغفِرَه

Through devotion to you, he hopes

He hopes, through allegiance to you,

for gracious pardon and forgiveness.

for gracious pardon and forgiveness.