ما محا الذنبَ عن ذوي الاقترافِ

ما محا الذنبَ عن ذوي الاقترافِ

قَطُّ كالاعتذار والاِعترافِ

قَطُّ كالاعتذار والاِعترافِ

Nothing has ever erased guilt from those who commit it

Wrongdoing is not erased by mere apologies and confessions.

like apology and confession.

Your sincere apology we accepted when you came

قد قبِلْنا اعتذارَك المحضَ لمّا

قد قبِلْنا اعتذارَك المحضَ لمّا

جِئْتَ مُسْتَجْدِياً لعَفْوٍ معافِ

جِئْتَ مُسْتَجْدِياً لعَفْوٍ معافِ

We accepted your sincere apology when

Seeking pardon for your trespass.

you came begging for a healing pardon.

We forgave a slip that was not intended by you,

وصَفَحْنا عن زَلَّةٍ لم تكنْ مِن

وصَفَحْنا عن زَلَّةٍ لم تكنْ مِن

كَ مُراداً ولا أَتَت عن خِلافِ

كَ مُراداً ولا أَتَت عن خِلافِ

And we pardoned a lapse that had not been

Nor did it arise from malice.

intended by you, nor arisen from dissent.

My knowledge of your pure affection suffices me,

إن عِلمِي بمحض وُدِّك مُغْنٍ

إن عِلمِي بمحض وُدِّك مُغْنٍ

لك عِندي عن اعتِذارك كافِ

لك عِندي عن اعتِذارك كافِ

Indeed, my knowledge of your pure affection suffices

Making your apology to me adequate.

to spare you an apology; in my eyes it is enough.

Yet the wise one whose sleep is not disturbed

غَيرَ أَن اللبِيبَ من لم يَنَمْ عن

غَيرَ أَن اللبِيبَ من لم يَنَمْ عن

شُبُهاتِ الأُمورِ والاختلاف

شُبُهاتِ الأُمورِ والاختلاف

Yet the wise man is one who does not sleep through

By ambiguities and differences of opinion,

the ambiguities of affairs and disagreements.

His judgment is to take a weighty and clear view.

حُكْمُ من قَدَّم النباهةَ أن يَغْ

حُكْمُ من قَدَّم النباهةَ أن يَغْ

دو برأْيٍ جَزْلٍ وفِكرٍ صافِ

دو برأْيٍ جَزْلٍ وفِكرٍ صافِ

The rule for one who puts alertness first is to

Had your wrong sprung from intent, not inadvertence,

go forth with sound judgment and clear thought.

We would have sought justice and redress.

لو أتى الذنْبُ منك في غيرِ سهوٍ

لو أتى الذنْبُ منك في غيرِ سهوٍ

لقبِلنا الإنصاف والانتصافِ

لقبِلنا الإنصاف والانتصافِ

Had your fault arisen from anything but inadvertence,

We know you as the loyal keeper of secrets,

we would have accepted fairness and redress.

The guardian of trust, the just mediator.

قد علمنا بأنّك المخلِصُ الحا

قد علمنا بأنّك المخلِصُ الحا

فظ لِلغيبِ والولِيُّ المصافي

فظ لِلغيبِ والولِيُّ المصافي

We know you are sincere, one who keeps faith

In my eyes you have a status that poetry’s meters

in absence, a loyal and devoted friend.

Could never reckon or enumerate.

لك عندي فقَرَّ عينا من المُكْ

لك عندي فقَرَّ عينا من المُكْ

نَة ما لا تُحْصِيه مِنّي القوافي

نَة ما لا تُحْصِيه مِنّي القوافي

With me—so let your eyes find comfort—you have such

My backing you each morning springs not

standing as no rhymes of mine can measure.

From you, but from my nature and upbringing.

ليس نصرِي لك الغداةَ بِنَاءٍ

ليس نصرِي لك الغداةَ بِنَاءٍ

عنك منّي ولا حِفاظِي بعافِ

عنك منّي ولا حِفاظِي بعافِ

My support for you this morning is not far

How often, by the just Imam, when they attacked

from you, nor has my loyal care faded.

With sharp blades, did we shelter your feathers.

كم سَقَينا عِداك عِنْدَ الإمام ال

كم سَقَينا عِداك عِنْدَ الإمام ال

عَدْلِ إذ فَنَّدُوا بِسُمّ ذعافِ

عَدْلِ إذ فَنَّدُوا بِسُمّ ذعافِ

How often we made your foes drink before the Imam,

When you were stripped bare of retainers and guards

the just, when they found fault, a deadly poison!

It was I who, for your sake, showed grace and favor.

وكَسَوْنا رِيشاً جناحَيْك لمّا

وكَسَوْنا رِيشاً جناحَيْك لمّا

عِريا مِن قوادمٍ وخوافِ

عِريا مِن قوادمٍ وخوافِ

And we clothed your two wings in feathers when

I look upon you with the eye of one whose affection

they were bare of primary and secondary flight feathers.

Flows as pure as clear draughts of wine.

وأَنا في الجميلِ عنك لنفسِي

وأَنا في الجميلِ عنك لنفسِي

شاكرٌ حامدٌ وجازٍ مُكافِ

شاكرٌ حامدٌ وجازٍ مُكافِ

And for the kindness, on your behalf I give myself

I watch over your welfare until I see

thanks and praise, reward and repayment.

Its roots nourished, not withering and dry.

إنّني ناظرٌ إليك بعَيْنَيْ

إنّني ناظرٌ إليك بعَيْنَيْ

مَنْ صَفَا وُدُّهُ صفاءَ السُّلافِ

مَنْ صَفَا وُدُّهُ صفاءَ السُّلافِ

Indeed, I look upon you with the eyes

of one whose affection is pure as the choicest wine.

ومُراعٍ لحُسْنِ حالك حتّى

ومُراعٍ لحُسْنِ حالك حتّى

لا أرى غَرْسَها سريعَ الجفافِ

لا أرى غَرْسَها سريعَ الجفافِ

And I tend your well-being, so that

I do not see its plant quickly dry out.