عُيونٌeyes منَعنَdenied الرُّقادَsleep العُيوناthe eyes
عُيونٌ منَعنَ الرُّقادَ العُيونا
جَعلنَthey brought لكلِّto every فؤادٍheart فتُوناenchantment
جَعلنَ لكلِّ فؤادٍ فتُونا
Eyes denied other eyes their sleep;
they brought enchantment to every heart.
فكنَّso they were المُنَىthe objects of desire لجَميعِfor all الوَرَىhumankind
فكنَّ المُنَى لجَميعِ الوَرَى
وكنَّand they were لمنfor whoever رامَهُنَّsought them المَنُوناdeath
وكنَّ لمن رامَهُنَّ المَنُونا
Thus they were the desire of all humankind,
and death to whoever sought them.
وقلبٌand a heart تقلِّبهturn it about الحادِثاتُevents
وقلبٌ تقلِّبه الحادِثاتُ
عَلىaccording to ماwhat تَشاءُthey wish شِمالاًleftward يَميناrightward
عَلى ما تَشاءُ شِمالاً يَمينا
And a heart that events toss about,
as they please, to left and right,
يَصونُit guards هَواهُits passion عنfrom العالَمينَeveryone
يَصونُ هَواهُ عن العالَمينَ
ومَدمعُهand its tears يَستَذلbring low المَصُوناwhat is guarded
ومَدمعُه يَستَذل المَصُونا
guards its passion from everyone,
yet its tears bring low what it guards.
فَماليso what have I to do وكِتمانِwith concealing داءِthe sickness of الهَوىlove
فَمالي وكِتمانِ داءِ الهَوى
وقدand already كانَhas happened ماwhat خِفتُهI feared it أنthat يَكُوناwould happen
وقد كانَ ما خِفتُه أن يَكُونا
So why should I conceal love's sickness,
when what I feared would happen has happened?
وكانَand was ابتداءُthe beginning of الهَوىlove بيin me مُجوناًfrivolity
وكانَ ابتداءُ الهَوى بي مُجوناً
فلمَّاso when تمكَّنَit took hold أمسَىit became جُنُوناmadness
فلمَّا تمكَّنَ أمسَى جُنُونا
Love began in me as frivolity,
but once it took hold, it became madness.
وكنتُand I used to أظنُّthink الهَوىlove هَيِّناًeasy
وكنتُ أظنُّ الهَوى هَيِّناً
فلاقَيتُthen I encountered مِنهfrom it عَذاباًtorment مُهِيناhumiliating
فلاقَيتُ مِنه عَذاباً مُهِينا
And I used to think love easy,
but I met with humiliating torment from it.
فلوso if كنتَyou had been شاهِدَa witness to يومِthe day of الوَداعِfarewell
فلو كنتَ شاهِدَ يومِ الوَداعِ
رأيتَyou would have seen جُفُوناًeyelids تُناجيwhispering to جُفُوناeyelids
رأيتَ جُفُوناً تُناجي جُفُونا
Had you witnessed the day of farewell,
you would have seen eyelids whispering to eyelids.
فهَلso, has تركَleft البَينُparting منanyone أرتَجيهِI place hope in him
فهَل تركَ البَينُ من أرتَجيهِ
مِنَamong الأوَّلينَthe first أوor الآخِريناthe last
مِنَ الأوَّلينَ أو الآخِرينا
Has parting left anyone in whom I can place hope,
among the first or the last,
سِوىexcept حُبِّlove for آلِthe family of نَبيِّthe Prophet of الهُدىguidance
سِوى حُبِّ آلِ نَبيِّ الهُدى
فحبُّهمُfor love of them أملُthe hope of الآمِليناthose who hope
فحبُّهمُ أملُ الآمِلينا
except love for the family of the Prophet of guidance?
For love of them is the hope of those who hope.
هُمُthey عُدَّتيmy provision لِوَفاتيfor my death هُمُthey
هُمُ عُدَّتي لِوَفاتي هُمُ
نَجاتيmy salvation هُمُthey الفَوزُtriumph لِلفائِزيناfor those who triumph
نَجاتي هُمُ الفَوزُ لِلفائِزينا
They are my provision for death; they are
my salvation; they are triumph for those who triumph.
هُمُthey مَوردُthe approach to الحَوضِthe Pool لِلوارِدينَfor those who come to drink
هُمُ مَوردُ الحَوضِ لِلوارِدينَ
وهُمand they عُروةُthe handhold of اللَّهِGod لِلواثِقيناfor those who trust
وهُم عُروةُ اللَّهِ لِلواثِقينا
They are the approach to the Pool for those who come to drink,
and they are God's handhold for those who trust.
هُمُthey عَونُthe aid of منwhoever طَلبَsought الصَّالحاتِrighteous deeds
هُمُ عَونُ من طَلبَ الصَّالحاتِ
فكنso be بمحبَّتهمthrough loving them مُستَعِيناseeking aid
فكن بمحبَّتهم مُستَعِينا
They are the aid of whoever seeks righteous deeds;
so seek aid through loving them.
هُمُthey حجَّةُthe proof of اللَّهِGod فيin أرضِهِHis earth
هُمُ حجَّةُ اللَّهِ في أرضِهِ
وإنand even if جَحدَdenied الحجَّةَthe proof الجاحِدُوناthe deniers
وإن جَحدَ الحجَّةَ الجاحِدُونا
They are God's proof on His earth,
even if the deniers reject the proof.
هُمُthey النَّاطِقونَthe speakers همthey الصَّادقُونَthe truthful
هُمُ النَّاطِقونَ هم الصَّادقُونَ
وأنتُمand you بتَكذِيبهمby denying them كاذِبُوناliars
وأنتُم بتَكذِيبهم كاذِبُونا
They are the speakers; they are the truthful,
and you, by denying them, are liars.
هُمُthey الوارِثُونَthe heirs to علومbranches of knowledge الرَّسولِthe Messenger
هُمُ الوارِثُونَ علوم الرَّسولِ
فَماso what بالُكمis the matter with you لهمُto them وارِثوناheirs
فَما بالُكم لهمُ وارِثونا
They are the heirs to the Messenger's knowledge;
so how is it that you are their heirs?
حَقَدتُمyou harbored resentment عَليهمagainst them حُقوداًgrudges مَضَتthat have passed
حَقَدتُم عَليهم حُقوداً مَضَت
وأنتُمand you بأسيافِهمthrough their swords مُسلِموناMuslims
وأنتُم بأسيافِهم مُسلِمونا
You harbored against them grudges from the past,
though by their swords you are Muslims.
جَحَدتُمyou disavowed مُوالاةَallegiance to مَولاكُمُyour master
جَحَدتُم مُوالاةَ مَولاكُمُ
ويومَand on the day of الغَديرِal-Ghadir بِهاin it مُؤمِنوناbelievers
ويومَ الغَديرِ بِها مُؤمِنونا
You disavowed allegiance to your master,
though on the day of al-Ghadir you believed in it.
وأنتُمand you بِماconcerning what قالَهhe said it المُصطَفىthe Chosen One
وأنتُم بِما قالَه المُصطَفى
وماand what نصَّhe expressly stated مِنof فضلِهhis merit عارِفُوناaware
وما نصَّ مِن فضلِه عارِفُونا
And you, of what the Chosen One said
and what he expressly stated of his merit, are aware.
وقُلتُمand you said رَضِيناwe consented بِماto what قُلتَهُyou said it
وقُلتُم رَضِينا بِما قُلتَهُ
وقالتand said نُفُوسُكمyour souls ماnot رَضِيناwe consented
وقالت نُفُوسُكم ما رَضِينا
And you said, 'We consent to what you said,'
while your souls said, 'We do not consent.'
فأيُّكمُso which of you كانَwas أولَىmore entitled بِهاto it
فأيُّكمُ كانَ أولَى بِها
وأثبتَand firmer أمراًin authority منthan الطَيِّبِيناthe pure ones
وأثبتَ أمراً من الطَيِّبِينا
Which of you, then, had greater right to it,
and was firmer in authority than the pure ones?
وأيُّكمand which of you كانَwas بَعدafter النَّبِيِّthe Prophet
وأيُّكم كانَ بَعد النَّبِيِّ
وَصِيّاًan appointed successor ومَنand who كانَwas فيكُمamong you أَميناtrustworthy
وَصِيّاً ومَن كانَ فيكُم أَمينا
And which of you was, after the Prophet,
an appointed successor, and who among you was trustworthy?
وأيُّكمand which of you نامَslept فيin فَرشِهِhis bed
وأيُّكم نامَ في فَرشِهِ
وأنتُمand you لمهجَتِهfor his lifeblood طالِبوناseekers
وأنتُم لمهجَتِه طالِبونا
And which of you slept in his bed
while you were seeking his lifeblood?
ومَنand who شارَكَshared with الطُّهرَthe Pure One فيin طائِرٍa bird
ومَن شارَكَ الطُّهرَ في طائِرٍ
وأنتُمand you بذاكَto that لَهfor him شاهِدُوناwitnesses
وأنتُم بذاكَ لَه شاهِدُونا
And who shared a bird with the Pure One,
while you bore witness for him to that?
لَحاmay curse اللَّهُGod قَوماًa people رَأواsaw رُشدَكُمyour right guidance
لَحا اللَّهُ قَوماً رَأوا رُشدَكُم
مُبيناًplainly فضَلُّواthen they strayed ضَلالاًerror مُبِيناmanifest
مُبيناً فضَلُّوا ضَلالاً مُبِينا
May God curse a people who saw your right guidance
plainly, yet strayed into manifest error.