عينُO eye جوديpour forth generously عَلىfor الشَهيدthe martyr القَتيلthe slain
عينُ جودي عَلى الشَهيد القَتيل
وَاِترُكيand leave الخَدَّthe cheek كَالمحلِّlike a tract of land المُحيلِbarren
وَاِترُكي الخَدَّ كَالمحلِّ المُحيلِ
O eye, pour out your tears for the slain martyr.
And leave the cheek like a barren tract of land.
كَيفَhow يَشفيcan soothe البُكاءُweeping فيat قَتلِthe killing of مولاlord (continued)
كَيفَ يَشفي البُكاءُ في قَتلِ مولا
يَmy (completes preceding word) امامِimam of التَنزيلِrevelation وَالتَأويلand interpretation
يَ امامِ التَنزيلِ وَالتَأويل
How can weeping bring solace for my lord's killing—
The imam of revelation and interpretation?
وَلَوand even if اِنَّthat البحارَthe seas صارَتbecame دُموعيmy tears
وَلَو اِنَّ البحارَ صارَت دُموعي
ماnot كَفَتنيwould suffice me لِمُسلِمfor Muslim بنson of عَقيلِAqil
ما كَفَتني لِمُسلِم بن عَقيلِ
And even if the seas became my tears,
They would not suffice me for Muslim ibn Aqil.
قاتَلواthey fought اللَهَGod وَالنَبِيَّand the Prophet وَمولاand lord (continued)
قاتَلوا اللَهَ وَالنَبِيَّ وَمولا
هُمtheir (completes preceding word) عَلِيّاAli اِذwhen قاتَلواthey fought اِبنَthe son of الرَسولِthe Messenger
هُم عَلِيّا اِذ قاتَلوا اِبنَ الرَسولِ
They fought God, the Prophet, and their lord—
Ali—when they fought the Messenger's son.
صَرَعواthey felled حَولَهُaround him كَواكِبَstars of دجنٍdarkness
صَرَعوا حَولَهُ كَواكِبَ دجنٍ
قَتَلواthey killed حَولَهaround him ضَراغِمَlions of غيلa thicket
قَتَلوا حَولَه ضَراغِمَ غيل
They felled around him stars of darkness;
They slew around him lions of the thicket.
اخوَةbrothers كلُّeach واحِدٍone مِنهُمof them لَيlion (continued)
اخوَة كلُّ واحِدٍ مِنهُم لَي
ثُcompletion of 'lion' عَرينٍa lair وَحَدُّand the edge of سَيفٍa sword صَقيلpolished
ثُ عَرينٍ وَحَدُّ سَيفٍ صَقيل
Brothers, each one of them a lion
Of the lair, and the edge of a polished sword.
أَوسَعوهُمthey overwhelmed them with طَعناًstabbing وَضَرباًand blows وَنَحراًand throat-slitting
أَوسَعوهُم طَعناً وَضَرباً وَنَحراً
وَاِنتِهاباًand plunder ياO ضلةًstraying مِنfrom سَبيلa path
وَاِنتِهاباً يا ضلةً مِن سَبيل
They overwhelmed them with stabbing, blows, and slaughter,
And plunder—what a straying from the path!
وَالحسنُand Hasan المَمنوعdenied شُربَةَa draught of ماءٍwater
وَالحسنُ المَمنوع شُربَةَ ماءٍ
بَينَbetween حرِّthe burning of الظَبيsword-blades (contextual reading) وَحرِّand the burning of الغَليلِthirst
بَينَ حرِّ الظَبي وَحرِّ الغَليلِ
And Hasan, denied a draught of water,
Between the burning of sword-blades and the burning of thirst,
مُثكَلٌbereaved بِاِبنِهِof his son وَقدand already ضَمَّهُhe clasped him وَهwhile he (continued)
مُثكَلٌ بِاِبنِهِ وَقد ضَمَّهُ وَه
وَcompletion of 'he' غَريقdrowned مِنَin الدِماءِthe blood الهمولِfreely flowing
وَ غَريق مِنَ الدِماءِ الهمولِ
Bereaved of his son, whom he had clasped as he lay
Drowned in freely flowing blood.
فَجَعوهُthey bereaved him منfrom بَعدِهِafter him بِرَضيعٍof a suckling infant
فَجَعوهُ من بَعدِهِ بِرَضيعٍ
هَلhave ...? سَمِعتُمyou heard بِمُرضِعٍof a suckling (contextual reading) مَقتولslain
هَل سَمِعتُم بِمُرضِعٍ مَقتول
After him, they bereaved him of a suckling infant.
Have you heard of a suckling slain?
ثُمَّthen لَمnot يَشفِهِمsatisfied them سِوىexcept قَتلkilling نَفسٍa soul
ثُمَّ لَم يَشفِهِم سِوى قَتل نَفسٍ
هيَit is نَفسُthe soul of التَكبيرِproclaiming 'God is greatest' وَالتَهليلand proclaiming 'No god but God'
هيَ نَفسُ التَكبيرِ وَالتَهليل
Then nothing satisfied them but the killing of a soul:
It is the very soul of proclaiming God's greatness and oneness.
هيَit is نَفسُthe soul of الحُسَينِHusayn نَفسُthe soul of رَسولِthe Messenger of الGod (continued)
هيَ نَفسُ الحُسَينِ نَفسُ رَسولِ ال
لَهِcompletion of 'God' نَفسُthe soul of الوَصيthe Legatee نَفسthe soul of البتولِthe Chaste One
لَهِ نَفسُ الوَصي نَفس البتولِ
It is Husayn's soul, the soul of God's Messenger,
The soul of the Legatee, the soul of the Chaste One.
ذَبَحوهُthey slaughtered him ذَبحَas one slaughters الأَضاحيsacrificial animals فَياso O قَلheart (continued)
ذَبَحوهُ ذَبحَ الأَضاحي فَيا قَل
بُcompletion of 'heart' تَصدَّعshatter عَلىfor العَزيزِthe honored one الذَليلthe abased one
بُ تَصدَّع عَلى العَزيزِ الذَليل
They slaughtered him like sacrificial animals; O heart,
Shatter for the honored one brought low!
وَطَأَواthey trampled جِسمهhis body وَقَدand already قَطَّعوهُthey cut him apart
وَطَأَوا جِسمه وَقَد قَطَّعوهُ
وَيلَهُمwoe to them مِنfrom عِقابِthe punishment of يَومٍa day وَبيلdire
وَيلَهُم مِن عِقابِ يَومٍ وَبيل
They trampled his body, having already cut it apart.
Woe to them for the punishment of a dreadful day!
أَخَذواthey took رَأسَهُhis head وَقَدand already بَضَّعوهُthey hacked him apart
أَخَذوا رَأسَهُ وَقَد بَضَّعوهُ
اِنindeed سَعيَthe striving of الكُفارthe unbelievers فيin تَضليلgoing astray
اِن سَعيَ الكُفار في تَضليل
They took his head, having hacked him apart.
Indeed, the unbelievers' striving goes astray.
نَصَبوهthey raised it عَلىupon القَناthe spears فَدِمائيso my blood
نَصَبوه عَلى القَنا فَدِمائي
لاnot دُموعيmy tears تَسيلُflows كلَّevery مُسيلِchannel
لا دُموعي تَسيلُ كلَّ مُسيلِ
They raised it upon the spears; so my blood,
Not my tears, flows in every channel.
وَاِستَباحواand they violated the sanctity of بناتthe daughters of فاطِمَةFatimah الزَهal-Zahra, 'the Radiant' (continued)
وَاِستَباحوا بنات فاطِمَة الزَه
راءcompletion of 'al-Zahra' لمّاwhen صَرَخنَthey cried out حَولَaround القَتيلthe slain one
راء لمّا صَرَخنَ حَولَ القَتيل
And they violated the sanctity of Fatimah al-Zahra's daughters,
When they cried out around the slain one.
حَمَلوهُنَّthey carried them قَدalready كُشِفنَthey had been unveiled عَلىon الأَقthe camel-saddles (continued)
حَمَلوهُنَّ قَد كُشِفنَ عَلى الأَق
تابِcompletion of 'camel-saddles' سَبياًas captives بِالعُنفِwith violence وَالتَهويلِand intimidation
تابِ سَبياً بِالعُنفِ وَالتَهويلِ
They carried them, unveiled, upon the camel-saddles,
As captives, with violence and intimidation.
ياO لِكربٍwhat anguish بِكَربلاءat Karbala عَظيمٍgreat
يا لِكربٍ بِكَربلاء عَظيمٍ
وَلرزءٍand what a calamity عَلىupon النَبِيِّthe Prophet ثَقيلِheavy
وَلرزءٍ عَلى النَبِيِّ ثَقيلِ
O what immense anguish at Karbala!
And what a loss, heavy upon the Prophet!
كَمhow much بَكىwept جِبرئيلُGabriel مِمّاbecause of what دَهاهُbefell him
كَم بَكى جِبرئيلُ مِمّا دَهاهُ
فيin بنيهِhis sons صَلّواinvoke blessings عَلىupon جبرئيلGabriel
في بنيهِ صَلّوا عَلى جبرئيل
How greatly Gabriel wept over what befell him
In his sons—invoke blessings upon Gabriel!
سَوفَwill تَأتيcome الزَهراءُal-Zahra تَلتَمِسshe seeks الحكjudgment (continued)
سَوفَ تَأتي الزَهراءُ تَلتَمِس الحك
مَcompletion of 'judgment' اِذاwhen حانَcomes due مَحشَرُthe gathering for التَعديلِjustice
مَ اِذا حانَ مَحشَرُ التَعديلِ
Al-Zahra will come seeking judgment,
When the gathering for justice is at hand.
وَأَبوهاand her father وَبَعلِهاand her husband وَبَنوهاand her sons
وَأَبوها وَبَعلِها وَبَنوها
حَولَهاaround her وَالخِصامُand the dispute غَيرnot قَليلsmall
حَولَها وَالخِصامُ غَير قَليل
And her father, her husband, and her sons
Will be around her, and the dispute will be no small one.
وَتُناديand she cries out ياO ربLord ذُبِّحwere slaughtered أَولاchildren (continued)
وَتُنادي يا رب ذُبِّح أَولا
ديmy (completes preceding word) لِماذاwhy وَأَنتَand You خيرُthe best مديلgiver of redress
دي لِماذا وَأَنتَ خيرُ مديل
And she will cry: 'O Lord, my children were slaughtered—
Why, when You are the best giver of redress?'
فَيُنادىthen a call is made بِمالِكٍto Malik أَلهَبset ablaze الناthe Fire (continued)
فَيُنادى بِمالِكٍ أَلهَب النا
رَcompletion of 'Fire' وَأَجَّحand stoke fiercely وَخُذand take hold بِأَهلof the perpetrators of الغلولtreachery
رَ وَأَجَّح وَخُذ بِأَهل الغلول
Then Malik will be called: 'Set the Fire ablaze,
Stoke it, and seize those guilty of treachery!'
وَيُجازىand is recompensed كُلٌّeach one بِماfor what كانَwas مِنهُfrom him
وَيُجازى كُلٌّ بِما كانَ مِنهُ
منwith عِقابِthe punishment of التَخليدِremaining forever وَالَتنكيلِand exemplary torment
من عِقابِ التَخليدِ وَالَتنكيلِ
And each will be recompensed for what he did,
With everlasting punishment and exemplary torment.
ياO بَنيsons of المُصطَفىthe Chosen One بَكيتُI wept وَأَبكَيand made others weep (continued)
يا بَني المُصطَفى بَكيتُ وَأَبكَي
تُI (completes preceding verb) وَنَفسيand my soul لَمnot تَأتِhas come بَعدُyet بِسوليwith my wish
تُ وَنَفسي لَم تَأتِ بَعدُ بِسولي
O sons of the Chosen One, I wept and made others weep,
And my soul has not yet fulfilled my wish.
لَيتَwould that روحيmy spirit ذابَتmelted دُموعاًinto tears فَأَبكيso I could weep
لَيتَ روحي ذابَت دُموعاً فَأَبكي
لِلَّذيfor what نالكُمbefell you مِنَof التَذليلhumiliation
لِلَّذي نالكُم مِنَ التَذليل
Would that my spirit melted into tears, so I could weep
For the humiliation that befell you.
فَوَلائيso my allegiance لَكُمto you عتاديmy equipment وَزاديand my provision
فَوَلائي لَكُم عتادي وَزادي
يَومَthe day أَلقاكُمُI meet you عَلىat سَلسَبيلِSalsabil
يَومَ أَلقاكُمُ عَلى سَلسَبيلِ
For my allegiance to you is my equipment and provision
On the day I meet you at Salsabil.
ليَI have فيكُمin your honor مَدائِحٌpanegyrics وَمراثٍand elegies
ليَ فيكُم مَدائِحٌ وَمراثٍ
حُفِظَتwere preserved حِفظَas ... is preserved محكَمthe unambiguous text of التَنزيلِrevelation
حُفِظَت حِفظَ محكَم التَنزيلِ
I have panegyrics and elegies in your honor,
Preserved as the unambiguous revelation is preserved.
قَدindeed كَفانيhas sufficed me فيin الشَرقِthe East وَالغَربِand the West فَخراًas glory
قَد كَفاني في الشَرقِ وَالغَربِ فَخراً
أَنthat يَقولواthey say مِنfrom قيلَthe words of اِسماعيلIsmail
أَن يَقولوا مِن قيلَ اِسماعيل
It is glory enough for me, in East and West,
That they say, 'From the words of Ismail.'
وَمَتىand whenever كادَنيplotted against me النَواصِبُthe Nasibis (foes of Ali's family) فيكُمon your account
وَمَتى كادَني النَواصِبُ فيكُم
حَسبِيَsufficient for me اللَهُGod وَهوَand He خَيرُthe best وَكيلِguardian
حَسبِيَ اللَهُ وَهوَ خَيرُ وَكيلِ
And whenever the Nasibis plot against me on your account,
God suffices me, and He is the best guardian.
Sol 6.1