دِمَنٌruined dwelling traces عَفَونَhave been effaced بِذيat Dhu الأَراكِal-Arak
دِمَنٌ عَفَونَ بِذي الأَراكِ
خَلَّفنَthey left قَلبيmy heart ذاpossessed of اِرتِباكِconfusion
خَلَّفنَ قَلبي ذا اِرتِباكِ
Ruins have faded at Dhu al-Arak.
The abode has become desolate in the place of intimacy
They have left my heart in turmoil.
It left my heart confused and disturbed
لَهفيmy yearning عَلىfor أَيّامِناour days
لَهفي عَلى أَيّامِنا
وَالعَيشِand life فيin ذاكَthat الشِركsnare
وَالعَيشِ في ذاكَ الشِرك
Alas for our days,
I yearn for our days
and life within that snare!
And living in that partnership
تَدَعُit leaves الأَحازعrugged tracts (uncertain reading) لِلأَجاto the valley bends (word begins)
تَدَعُ الأَحازع لِلأَجا
زِعcompletion of 'valley bends' وَالنِباكَand the mounds عَلىupon النِباكthe mounds
زِع وَالنِباكَ عَلى النِباك
Leaving the rugged tracts to the valley
It leaves disputes for those who dispute
bends, and mounds upon mounds.
And crying for those who cry
ياO دارُdwelling كَيفَhow عَفَتwere effaced رُباكِyour heights
يا دارُ كَيفَ عَفَت رُباكِ
ياO دارُdwelling أَينَwhere مَضَتwent مهاكِyour oryxes
يا دارُ أَينَ مَضَت مهاكِ
O dwelling, how have your heights been effaced?
O abode, how did your people neglect you
O dwelling, where have your oryxes gone?
O abode, where did your beauty go
أَمor أَيُّwhat خطبٍcalamity بعدَناafter us
أَم أَيُّ خطبٍ بعدَنا
أَوor بَعدَafter بُعدِهُمُtheir absence دَهاكِbefell you
أَو بَعدَ بُعدِهُمُ دَهاكِ
Or what calamity, after we left,
Or what news after us
or after their departure, befell you?
Or after their distance, destroyed you
سَقياًmay rain bless لوسَنىfor Wasna وَهيَwhile she تَرshe casts (word begins)
سَقياً لوسَنى وَهيَ تَر
ميcompletion of 'she casts' حَبلَcord وَصليmy union بِاِنبِتاكِwith severance
مي حَبلَ وَصلي بِاِنبِتاكِ
May rain bless Wasna, though she consigns
Watering basil while it was being watered
the cord of my union to severance.
With love and grow with your growth
لَهفيmy yearning عَلىfor ثَغرٍa mouth تُحَدspeak (word begins)
لَهفي عَلى ثَغرٍ تُحَد
دِثُcompletion of 'speak' عَنهُof it أَلسِنَةُtongues السواكtoothsticks
دِثُ عَنهُ أَلسِنَةُ السواك
How I yearn for a mouth spoken of
I yearn for a mouth that talks
by the tongues of toothsticks!
About it the tongues of miswak
ياO وَسنَWasan لَمdid not يَرَsee ناظِريmy eye
يا وَسنَ لَم يَرَ ناظِري
نوراًa light لِمُقلَتِهِfor its eye سِواكِother than you
نوراً لِمُقلَتِهِ سِواكِ
O Wasan, my eye has never seen
O basil, my eyes have not seen
any light to brighten it but you.
Except your light for its pupil
أَفضىhas led to حَديثيmy discourse اِنَّهُindeed it is
أَفضى حَديثي اِنَّهُ
لاno عَيشَlife ليfor me حَتّىuntil أراكَI see you
لا عَيشَ لي حَتّى أراكَ
My words have led to this:
My talk is over, that
there is no life for me until I see you.
There is no life for me until I see you
ياO حاسِديmy envier دُمremain فيin جَوىًburning grief
يا حاسِدي دُم في جَوىً
يُنمىis increased وَفيand in هَمٍّsorrow دِراكِunceasing
يُنمى وَفي هَمٍّ دِراكِ
O my envier, remain in burning grief,
O my envious one, stay in agony
ever growing, and in unceasing sorrow.
And in worry, your perdition
اِنّيindeed I بِحُبِّthrough love of محمَّدٍMuhammad
اِنّي بِحُبِّ محمَّدٍ
وَوَصِيِّهِand his legatee رَهنُcaptive to اِمتِساكholding fast
وَوَصِيِّهِ رَهنُ اِمتِساك
Indeed, through love of Muhammad
I am, by the love of Muhammad
and his legatee, I am held fast.
And his successor, inclined to adhere
أَهلُis there? (interrogative reading) ليfor me مُوازٍan equal فيin ولاloyalty (word begins)
أَهلُ لي مُوازٍ في ولا
ئِهِمُto them (word ending) وَهلand is there? ليfor me منany مُحاكيimitator
ئِهِمُ وَهل لي من مُحاكي
Is there anyone equal to me in loyalty
Do I have peers in their loyalty
to them, and is there anyone to emulate me?
And is there anyone who emulates me
أَدَعُI leave المُناصِبَthe hostile opponent هامِداًmotionless
أَدَعُ المُناصِبَ هامِداً
لاnot يَهتَديfinds the way طرقَpaths الحراكof movement
لا يَهتَدي طرقَ الحراك
I leave the hostile opponent motionless,
I shun positions, humiliated
unable to find a way to move,
Not guided are the ways of confusion
حَتّىuntil يولّيhe turns away هارِباًfleeing
حَتّى يولّي هارِباً
وَسِلاحُهُand his weapon فيin النَصبِhostility ناكيwounding
وَسِلاحُهُ في النَصبِ ناكي
until he turns and flees,
Until he makes the fugitive retreat
and his weapon wounds in enmity.
And his weapon in ambush, crying
ياO عَترَةَoffspring of الزَهراءِal-Zahra اِنindeed (word begins)
يا عَترَةَ الزَهراءِ اِن
نَّcompletion of 'indeed' المَجدَglory جَمٌّabundant فيin ذراكِyour heights
نَّ المَجدَ جَمٌّ في ذراكِ
O offspring of al-Zahra, indeed
O family of Zahra, indeed
glory is abundant on your heights.
Glory is all in your remains
قَلبيmy heart رَهينٌcaptive عِندَكُمwith you
قَلبي رَهينٌ عِندَكُم
لاnot يَهتَديfinds the way سُبُلَpaths اِنفِكاكof release
لا يَهتَدي سُبُلَ اِنفِكاك
My heart is captive with you,
My heart is hostage with you
unable to find paths to release.
Not guided are the ways to disengage
وَمِلاكُand the mainstay of أَمريmy affairs مدحُكُمpraising you
وَمِلاكُ أَمري مدحُكُم
نَفسيmy soul فداءٌa ransom لِلمِلاءfor the men of worth (uncertain reading)
نَفسي فداءٌ لِلمِلاء
And praising you is the mainstay of my affairs;
And the order of my affairs is your praise
my soul is a ransom for the men of worth.
My soul is ransom for the ones filled
مَنwho كَالوَصِيِّlike the legatee لِكَسِّرfor crushing أَرbase men (word begins)
مَن كَالوَصِيِّ لِكَسِّر أَر
ذالٍcompletion of 'base men' تَجَرَّدُstrip themselves لِلعِراكfor combat
ذالٍ تَجَرَّدُ لِلعِراك
Who can match the Legatee in crushing the
Who is like the successor in fighting
base men who strip for battle?
A mean person who strips for fighting
كَمhow many باسِلٍa valiant warrior قَدindeed رَدَّهُhe reduced him
كَم باسِلٍ قَد رَدَّهُ
رَهنَcaptive to اِمتِساكٍbeing held fast وَاِحتِباكand tight binding
رَهنَ اِمتِساكٍ وَاِحتِباك
How many a brave warrior he has reduced
How many valiant he has repelled
to captivity, held fast and tightly bound!
A hostage of adherence and entanglement
وَمُعانِدٍand an adversary أَوهىhe weakened حَريsanctuary (word begins)
وَمُعانِدٍ أَوهى حَري
مَcompletion of 'sanctuary' حَياتِهِof his life بيدwith the hand of اِنتِهاكviolation
مَ حَياتِهِ بيد اِنتِهاك
And many an adversary—he weakened the sanctuary
And an opponent whom he made fragile
of his life with a violating hand.
His life by the hand of violation
أَودىhe brought death بِأَلفِupon a thousand مُدَجَّجٍfully armed men
أَودى بِأَلفِ مُدَجَّجٍ
بَينَbetween اِنفِرادٍfighting alone وَاِشتِراكِand fighting jointly
بَينَ اِنفِرادٍ وَاِشتِراكِ
He slew a thousand fully armed warriors,
He destroyed a thousand heavily armed
in single and in shared combat.
Between singled out and shared
لُعِنَتwas cursed أُمَيَّةُUmayya اِنَّهاindeed it is
لُعِنَت أُمَيَّةُ اِنَّها
أَهلُpeople of الضَلالَةِerror وَالاِفاكِand falsehood
أَهلُ الضَلالَةِ وَالاِفاكِ
Cursed be Umayya: they are
Cursed be Umayyah, it is
the people of error and falsehood.
The people of misguidance and violation
قَدindeed حارَبتit fought خَيرَthe best of الوَرىhumankind
قَد حارَبت خَيرَ الوَرى
وَالدينُand religion مُذsince جَحدوهُthey denied it شاكيlamenting
وَالدينُ مُذ جَحدوهُ شاكي
They waged war on the best of humankind,
They fought the best of mankind
and religion has lamented since they denied it.
And the religion since they rejected it, complaining
وَتَعَمَّدواand they deliberately undertook قَتلَthe killing of الحُسَيal-Husayn (word begins)
وَتَعَمَّدوا قَتلَ الحُسَي
نِcompletion of 'al-Husayn' فَناظِرُso the eye of الاِسلامِIslam باكيweeping
نِ فَناظِرُ الاِسلامِ باكي
They deliberately slew al-Husayn,
And deliberately killed Al-Hussein
so the eye of Islam weeps.
The overseer of Islam crying
سُبِيَتwere taken captive بَناتُdaughters of محمدٍMuhammad
سُبِيَت بَناتُ محمدٍ
وَستورُهاand their veils رهنُsubject to اِنهِتاكِviolation
وَستورُها رهنُ اِنهِتاكِ
Muhammad's daughters were taken captive,
The daughters of Muhammad were taken captive
and their veils were given over to violation.
And their veils are hostage to violation
ياO لَيتَنيwould that I فيin كَربَلاKarbala (word begins)
يا لَيتَني في كَربَلا
ءَcompletion of 'Karbala' أَنوحُI wail اِنif بَكَتwept البَواكيthe mourning women
ءَ أَنوحُ اِن بَكَت البَواكي
Would that I were in Karbala,
Oh I wish I was in Karbala
wailing if the mourning women weep.
Crying if the criers cried
هذاthis وَلوand had شاهَدتُهاI witnessed it
هذا وَلو شاهَدتُها
لَوَهبتُI would have given روحيmy soul لِلهَلاكِto destruction
لَوَهبتُ روحي لِلهَلاكِ
This—and had I witnessed it,
If I had witnessed it
I would have given my soul to death.
I would have given my soul to death
ياO أَرضَهاits land أَفديI ransom ذراheights (word begins)
يا أَرضَها أَفدي ذرا
كِyour (word-ending suffix) وَمُهجَتيand my life's blood تَفديransoms ثراكِyour soil
كِ وَمُهجَتي تَفدي ثراكِ
O its land, I ransom your heights;
O its land, I ransom its particles
and my life's blood ransoms your soil.
And my life ransoms your soil
مِنfrom أَينَwhere لِلدُّنياfor the world عَشيa tenth (word begins)
مِن أَينَ لِلدُّنيا عَشي
رٌcompletion of 'a tenth' منof سنائِكِyour splendor أَوor سناكِyour radiance
رٌ من سنائِكِ أَو سناكِ
Where could the world find a tenth
Where is glory for the world
of your splendor or your radiance?
From your brilliance or your shining
فيكِin you المَساعيnoble endeavors وَالمَعاand high virtues (word begins)
فيكِ المَساعي وَالمَعا
ليcompletion of 'high virtues' بِاِمتِزاجٍin mingling وَاِشتِباكand interweaving
لي بِاِمتِزاجٍ وَاِشتِباك
In you, noble endeavors and high virtues
In you are the Greatest Endeavors
are mingled and intertwined.
With commingling and entanglement
ياO شيعَةَfollowers of الهادينَthe guides اِنindeed (word begins)
يا شيعَةَ الهادينَ اِن
نَّcompletion of 'indeed' الرشدَright guidance أَجمَعَall of it فيin حماكِyour sanctuary
نَّ الرشدَ أَجمَعَ في حماكِ
O followers of the guides, indeed
O Shiites of the Guided Ones, indeed
all right guidance lies in your sanctuary.
Righteousness altogether is in your company
بُلِّغتِmay you be made to attain منfrom دنياكِyour worldly life مَعwith
بُلِّغتِ من دنياكِ مَع
أُخراكِyour afterlife ماwhat طَلَبتsought مُناكyour wishes
أُخراكِ ما طَلَبت مُناك
May you attain in this world and
I have been given from your life
your afterlife what your wishes have sought.
And your hereafter what I wanted
اِنَّindeed ابنَson of عبّادٍAbbad بِآthrough the family of (word begins)
اِنَّ ابنَ عبّادٍ بِآ
لِcompletion of 'family of' محمَّدٍMuhammad فَوقَabove السماكal-Simak
لِ محمَّدٍ فَوقَ السماك
Indeed, Ibn Abbad, through the family
Indeed the son of Abbad above
of Muhammad, stands above al-Simak.
The skies with the family of Muhammad
قَدindeed قالَhe composed أَلفَa thousand قَصيدَةٍpoem
قَد قالَ أَلفَ قَصيدَةٍ
أَبداًforever تحلِّقُsoars فيin السُكاكِthe sky
أَبداً تحلِّقُ في السُكاكِ
He has composed a thousand poems,
He has said a thousand poems
forever soaring in the sky.
Forever soaring in the horizons
فَاِلَيكَso, to you ياO كوفِيُّKufan هذيthis
فَاِلَيكَ يا كوفِيُّ هذي
مِثلَlike درٍّpearls فيin سلاكa string
مِثلَ درٍّ في سلاك
So take this, O Kufan,
So to you O Kufan here
like pearls upon a string.
Are pearls in a necklace
أَنشِدrecite وَرَدِّدand repeat وَاروِand transmit ليfor me
أَنشِد وَرَدِّد وَاروِ لي
دمَنٌruined dwelling traces عَفَونَhave been effaced بِذيat Dhu الاراكِal-Arak
دمَنٌ عَفَونَ بِذي الاراكِ
Recite, repeat, and transmit for me:
Recite, repeat, and quench my thirst
Ruins have faded at Dhu al-Arak.
The abode has become desolate in the place of intimacy
Sol 6.1