ياسَمِيَّO namesake of النَبِيِّthe Prophet ياO اِبنَson of عَلِيٍّAli
ياسَمِيَّ النَبِيِّ يا اِبنَ عَلِيٍّ
قاتِلِslayer of الشِركِidolatry وَالبَتولِand of the Virgin الطَهورِthe pure
قاتِلِ الشِركِ وَالبَتولِ الطَهورِ
O namesake of the Prophet, O son of Ali—
slayer of idolatry—and of the pure Virgin!
أَنتَyou تَسموrise عَلىabove البَريَّةِcreation طُرّاًall
أَنتَ تَسمو عَلى البَريَّةِ طُرّاً
بِمَحَلٍّwith a station عالٍlofty وَبَيتٍand a house كَبيرٍgreat
بِمَحَلٍّ عالٍ وَبَيتٍ كَبيرٍ
You rise above all creation
with your lofty station and illustrious house.
عَنكُمُfrom you يُؤخَذُis learned الوَفاءُfidelity وَمِنكُمand from you
عَنكُمُ يُؤخَذُ الوَفاءُ وَمِنكُم
يَجتَديbeg for الناسُpeople كُلَّevery خَيرٍgood thing وَخيرِand bounty
يَجتَدي الناسُ كُلَّ خَيرٍ وَخيرِ
From you fidelity is learned, and from you
people seek every kindness and bounty.
كَيفَhow أَخلَفتَنيyou broke your promise to me وَماand not الخَلفُpromise-breaking لِلميof a promise (first part)
كَيفَ أَخلَفتَني وَما الخَلفُ لِلمي
عادِcompletion of 'promise' مِنof عادَةِthe habit of المَواليlords الصُدورِeminent
عادِ مِن عادَةِ المَوالي الصُدورِ
How have you failed me? Breaking a promise is not
the practice of eminent lords.
أَنتَyou ياO اِبنَson of المُختارِthe Chosen One أَكرَمُtoo generous أَنto تُنyou delay (first part)
أَنتَ يا اِبنَ المُختارِ أَكرَمُ أَن تُن
ظِرَcompletion of 'you delay' فيconcerning أَمرِthe matter of مُستَفادٍa gain حَقيرٍpaltry
ظِرَ في أَمرِ مُستَفادٍ حَقيرٍ
You, son of the Chosen One, are too generous to delay
over the matter of a paltry gain.
أَنتَyou وَلَّيتَنيهِyou entrusted me with it مِنكَfrom you اِبتِداءًon your own initiative
أَنتَ وَلَّيتَنيهِ مِنكَ اِبتِداءً
غَيرَnot مُستَكرَهٍcoerced وَلاnor مَجبورِcompelled
غَيرَ مُستَكرَهٍ وَلا مَجبورِ
You yourself entrusted me with it, on your own initiative,
neither coerced nor compelled.
وَلَقَدand indeed كانَit was لائِقاًbefitting بِكَfor you أَنto تَحyou pay (first part)
وَلَقَد كانَ لائِقاً بِكَ أَن تَح
مِلَcompletion of 'you pay' ضِعفَيهِtwice its amount عِندَupon عَزلِthe dismissal of الوَزيرِthe vizier
مِلَ ضِعفَيهِ عِندَ عَزلِ الوَزيرِ
Indeed, it would have befitted you to pay
twice its amount when the vizier was dismissed.
وَتَغَسَّلتُand I washed myself وَاِكتَحَلتُand I applied kohl ثَلاثاًthree times
وَتَغَسَّلتُ وَاِكتَحَلتُ ثَلاثاً
وَطَبَختُand I cooked الحُبوبَgrains فيon عاشورِAshura
وَطَبَختُ الحُبوبَ في عاشورِ
And I washed myself and applied kohl three times,
and cooked grains on Ashura.
وَطَوَيتَand you put away الأَحزانَsorrows فيهِduring it وَلَمand did not أُبI display (first part)
وَطَوَيتَ الأَحزانَ فيهِ وَلَم أُب
دِcompletion of 'I display' سُروراًjoy فيon يَومِthe day of عيدِthe feast of الغَديرِal-Ghadir
دِ سُروراً في يَومِ عيدِ الغَديرِ
And you set sorrow aside that day, while I showed no
joy on the day of the Feast of Ghadir.
فَأَخوfor the man of الفَضلِvirtue مَنone who يُساعِدُhelps فيin الشِدhardship (first part)
فَأَخو الفَضلِ مَن يُساعِدُ في الشِد
دَةcompletion of 'hardship' لاnot فيin الرَخاءِease وَالمَيسورِand plenty
دَة لا في الرَخاءِ وَالمَيسورِ
For the man of virtue is one who helps in hardship,
not in ease and plenty.
أَيُّwhat عُذرٍexcuse يَنوبُcan stand in عَنكَfor you وَماand not تاone who abandons (first part)
أَيُّ عُذرٍ يَنوبُ عَنكَ وَما تا
رِكُcompletion of 'one who abandons' وَجهِthe course of الصَوابِwhat is right بِالمَعذورِexcusable
رِكُ وَجهِ الصَوابِ بِالمَعذورِ
What excuse can plead for you? Whoever abandons
the right course is not excused.
وَمَتىand when ماever اِستَمَرَّcontinues خَلفُكَyour breach بِالوَعof the promise (first part)
وَمَتى ما اِستَمَرَّ خَلفُكَ بِالوَع
دِcompletion of 'promise' وَلَمand do not تَعتَذِرyou apologize عَنِfor التَأخيرِthe delay
دِ وَلَم تَعتَذِر عَنِ التَأخيرِ
And if you persist in breaking your promise
and offer no apology for the delay,
صِرتُI shall become مِنamong جُملَةِthe ranks of النَواصِبِthe Nasibis (those hostile to Ali) لاnot آI eat (first part)
صِرتُ مِن جُملَةِ النَواصِبِ لا آ
كُلُcompletion of 'I eat' غَيرَother than الجَرِيِّcatfish وَالجِرجيرِand rocket
كُلُ غَيرَ الجَرِيِّ وَالجِرجيرِ
I shall become one of the Nasibis, eating
nothing but catfish and rocket.
وَتَبَدَّلتُand I shall exchange مِنinstead of مَبيتيَّmy overnight lodging فيat مَشthe shrine (first part)
وَتَبَدَّلتُ مِن مَبيتيَّ في مَش
هَدِcompletion of 'shrine' موسىMusa بِجامِعِfor the congregational mosque of المَنصورِal-Mansur
هَدِ موسى بِجامِعِ المَنصورِ
And I shall exchange my lodging at the shrine
of Musa for al-Mansur's congregational mosque.
وَتَطَهَّرتُand I shall perform ablutions مِنfrom إِناءٍa vessel يَهودِيa Jew's (first part)
وَتَطَهَّرتُ مِن إِناءٍ يَهودِي
يٍcompletion of 'a Jew's' وَفَضَّلتُهُand I shall prefer him عَلىover الخِنزيرِthe pig
يٍ وَفَضَّلتُهُ عَلى الخِنزيرِ
And I shall perform ablutions using a Jew's vessel,
and prefer him to the pig.
وَرَآنيand shall see me أَهلُthe adherents of التَشَيُّعِShiism فيin الكَرal-Karkh (first part)
وَرَآني أَهلُ التَشَيُّعِ في الكَر
خِcompletion of 'al-Karkh' بِتاسومَةٍin leather sandals وَذَيلٍand a hem قَصيرٍshort
خِ بِتاسومَةٍ وَذَيلٍ قَصيرٍ
And the Shiites shall see me in al-Karkh,
wearing leather sandals and a short-hemmed robe,
زائِراًvisiting قَبرَthe tomb of مُصعَبٍMus'ab بَعدَماafter كُنI had been (first part)
زائِراً قَبرَ مُصعَبٍ بَعدَما كُن
تُcompletion of 'I had been' أُواليI am loyal to دَفينَthe one buried in قَبرِthe tomb of النُدورِal-Nudur
تُ أُوالي دَفينَ قَبرِ النُدورِ
visiting Mus'ab's tomb, after I had
been loyal to the one buried in the Tomb of al-Nudur.
وَتَخَيَّرتُand I shall choose أَنthat يَكونَshould be الزُبَيدِيal-Zubaydi (first part)
وَتَخَيَّرتُ أَن يَكونَ الزُبَيدِي
يُcompletion of 'al-Zubaydi' رَفيقيmy companion فيat العَرضِthe presentation for judgment يَومَthe day of النُشورِresurrection
يُ رَفيقي في العَرضِ يَومَ النُشورِ
And I shall choose al-Zubaydi to be
my companion at the Judgment on Resurrection Day.
وَتَرانيand shall see me فيat الحَشرِthe Gathering فاطِمَةُFatima الطُهthe Pure (first part)
وَتَراني في الحَشرِ فاطِمَةُ الطُه
رِcompletion of 'the Pure' وَكَفّيand my hand فيin كَفِّهاher hand المَبتورِsevered
رِ وَكَفّي في كَفِّها المَبتورِ
Fatima the Pure shall see me at the Gathering,
my hand in her severed hand.
وَتَكونُand you shall be المَسئولَanswerable عَنfor مُؤمِنٍa believer أَلyou cast him (first part)
وَتَكونُ المَسئولَ عَن مُؤمِنٍ أَل
قَيتَهُcompletion of 'you cast him' أَنتَyou yourself فيinto سَواءِthe midst of السَعيرِthe Blaze
قَيتَهُ أَنتَ في سَواءِ السَعيرِ
And you shall be answerable for a believer
whom you yourself cast into the heart of the Blaze.
Sol 6.1