لَجَّت لِأَبناءِ الزُبَيرِ مَآثِرٌ
في المَكرُماتِ وَبغرةٌ لا تُنجِمُ
For the sons of al-Zubayr, glorious deeds abound—
Glorious deeds have surged for the sons of al-Zubayr,
deeds of nobility, an unceasing torrent.
In noble acts, and a downpour that never abates.
فَإِلى ذرا آلِ الزُبَير بِفَضلِهِم
نِعم الذرا في النائِباتِ لنا هُمُ
So seek the heights of al-Zubayr’s house, through their excellence;
So to the shelter of al-Zubayr’s house, through their bounty—
what splendid refuge they are for us amid calamities!
What excellent shelter they are for us in calamities!
وَهُمُ الحَوارِيّونَ قَد قُسِمَت لَهُم
إِنَّ المَداعِيَ وَالمَساعي تُقسَمُ
They are the loyal champions, to whom have been allotted—
And they are the devoted companions; their share has been allotted.
for claims to glory and noble endeavors are indeed apportioned—
Indeed, claims to honor and noble endeavors are apportioned.
وَالعاطِفونَ تَحين ما مِن عاطِفٍ
وَالمطمعونَ يَداً إِذا ما أَطعموا
those who rally to aid when there is no one else to turn,
And those who show compassion when no one else does,
and who make the outstretched hand hope when they give food;
And those who make a hand eager when they offer food,
وَاللاحِقونَ جِفانهُم قَمَعَ الذَرا
وَالمطعمونَ زَمانَ أَينَ المطعِمُ
whose serving-bowls reach the crowns of the heights,
And those whose serving bowls reach the tips of the peaks,
and who feed in times when one asks, “Where is there a giver of food?”
And those who feed when one asks, ‘Where is the giver of food?’
وَالمانِعونَ مِنَ الهَضيمَةِ جارَهَم
وَالحامِلونَ إِذا العَشيرَةُ تَغرمُ
who shield their neighbor from humiliation,
And those who protect their neighbor from oppression,
and bear the burden whenever their clan incurs a debt;
And those who bear the burden when the clan must pay.
الجودُ غالبهُم وَفيهِم نَجدَةٌ
وَفضيلَةٌ عِندَ الخِطابِ وَميسَمُ
generosity has mastered them, and valor dwells among them,
Generosity has vied with them, and in them is valor,
with excellence in discourse and a distinguishing stamp of nobility.
And excellence in speech, and a mark of distinction.
وَإِذا قَطَمتَهُم قَطَمتَ عَلاقِماً
وَقَواضي الذيفانِ فيما تَقضِمُ
If you bite at them, you bite bitter colocynth
And if you bite into them, you bite into bitter colocynths,
and death-dealing poison in whatever you chew.
And deadly venoms in whatever you gnaw.
Sol 6.1