ياO إمامImam الزّمانthe Age ياO خيرةchosen one اللهGod
يا إمام الزّمان يا خيرة الله
وياand O مَنthe one who إليهto him أمرthe affairs العبادthe servants
ويا مَن إليه أمر العباد
O Imam of the Age, O chosen one of God,
O Imam of the time, O Allah's best
and O you to whom the servants' affairs are entrusted.
And O you to whom the order of worshippers belongs
أنتyou سبطscion الرسولthe Messenger وابنand son عَليّAli
أنت سبط الرسول وابن عَليّ
حجةُproof اللهGod وَالدليلُand the guide الهاديwho guides aright
حجةُ الله وَالدليلُ الهادي
You are the Messenger's scion and son of Ali,
You are the grandson of the Messenger and the son of Ali
God's proof and the guide who leads aright.
Allah's proof and the guiding evidence
أنتَyou جنبُside ياO حُجّةproof اللهGod
أنتَ جنبُ يا حُجّة الله
علىover حاضرthe settled dweller الورىhumankind وَالباديand the nomad
على حاضر الورى وَالبادي
You are [God's] side, O proof of God,
You are pure O Proof of Allah
over humankind, both settled and nomadic.
Present in the inhabited and deserted lands
أنتَyou طهرpurity منfrom طاهرينَpure ones كماas قدindeed
أنتَ طهر من طاهرينَ كما قد
جاcame بذاwith this الذكرُthe Reminder ماno بكمin you منany فسادِcorruption
جا بذا الذكرُ ما بكم من فسادِ
You are purity, sprung from the pure, as indeed
You are the purest of the two purities as
the Reminder has declared: there is no corruption in you.
This mention has come, nothing but corruption is with you
أنتَyou مولىmaster الأنامhumankind وابنand son المواليthe masters
أنتَ مولى الأنام وابن الموالي
سيّدٌa lord وابنُand son سادةٍlords أمجادillustrious
سيّدٌ وابنُ سادةٍ أمجاد
You are the master of humankind and son of its masters,
You are the master of mankind and son of loyalists
a lord, son of glorious lords.
A master and son of magnificent masters
ياO ابِنَson أزكىpurest الأنامُhumankind بُعدُكَyour distance عَنّاfrom us
يا ابِنَ أزكى الأنامُ بُعدُكَ عَنّا
ضارمٌkindling فيin القلوبthe hearts ذاتpossessing اتِقادِburning
ضارمٌ في القلوب ذات اتِقادِ
O son of the purest of humankind, your distance from us
O son of the most virtuous of mankind, your absence from us
is a blaze in hearts already aflame.
Is harming, in hearts that blaze
طالَhas grown long ذاthis الإنتظارُthe waiting ياO خيرَbest هادٍa guide
طالَ ذا الإنتظارُ يا خيرَ هادٍ
لاnot تُرىyou are seen فيon رُبىًhills وَلاand not فيin وهادِvalleys
لا تُرى في رُبىً وَلا في وهادِ
This waiting has grown long, O best of guides;
This waiting has become long, O best guide
you are seen neither on hills nor in valleys.
You are not seen in a plain or in a valley
فاكشفso lift الضُرَّthe affliction ياO بنson فاطمَFatimah عَنّاfrom us
فاكشف الضُرَّ يا بن فاطمَ عَنّا
واجلُand remove عنّاfrom us العَنىthe suffering بغيرwithout تماديdelay
واجلُ عنّا العَنى بغير تمادي
So lift affliction from us, O son of Fatimah,
So remove the harm, O son of Fatimah, from us
and clear away our suffering without delay.
And distance the troubles from us, without prolonging
ياO غياثَsuccor الإلهGod أنتَyou المُرجّىthe hoped-for one
يا غياثَ الإله أنتَ المُرجّى
لِشفاءِfor healing الصدورthe hearts منof كلّevery صاديa thirsty person
لِشفاءِ الصدور من كلّ صادي
O God's succor, you are the one hoped for
O succor of Allah, you are the hoped for
to heal the hearts of every thirsty soul.
To heal the chests from every affliction
خُذtake ذحولاًblood-debts تقادَمتhave grown old وَدِماءاًand blood
خُذ ذحولاً تقادَمت وَدِماءاً
قدindeed اُريقتwas shed ماwhat lies بينamong أهلthe people of العِنادdefiance
قد اُريقت ما بين أهل العِناد
Exact vengeance for old blood-debts and for blood
Take the killings that have accumulated and the blood
that was spilled among the people of defiance.
That was shed between the people of obstinacy
لستُI am not أنسىforgetting ياO ابنson النبيthe Prophet حُسَيناًHusayn
لستُ أنسى يا ابن النبي حُسَيناً
مُفرداًalone بينamong كُلّevery باغِoppressor وعاديand aggressor
مُفرداً بين كُلّ باغِ وعادي
I do not forget Husayn, O son of the Prophet,
I do not forget, O son of the Prophet, Hussein
alone among every oppressor and aggressor.
Alone between every rebel and transgressor
قتلوهthey killed him ظُلماًunjustly علىfor غيرno شيءٍthing
قتلوه ظُلماً على غير شيءٍ
فيamong حماةٍprotectors وذادةٍand defenders أجوادشnoble (apparent typo)
في حماةٍ وذادةٍ أجوادش
They killed him unjustly, for no cause,
They killed him unjustly without cause
among noble protectors and defenders.
In Hama and Dhi Qar, the generous
حَملواthey carried رأسهhis head عُتوّاًinsolently كبَدرٍlike a full moon
حَملوا رأسه عُتوّاً كبَدرٍ
مُشرِقٍshining فوقَabove ذابلِa slender spear مَيّادِswaying
مُشرِقٍ فوقَ ذابلِ مَيّادِ
They carried his head, in insolence, like a full moon
They carried his head in insolence like a full moon
shining atop a swaying, slender spear.
Shining above the withering meadow
وبناتُand the daughters النّبيthe Prophet تُسبىare taken captive هداياgifts
وبناتُ النّبي تُسبى هدايا
للبغاياfor the harlots أكّالةdevourer of الأكبادِthe livers
للبغايا أكّالة الأكبادِ
And the Prophet's daughters were taken captive as gifts
And the Prophet's daughters were taken captive as gifts
for the harlots, devourers of livers.
To the wicked, eaters of livers
حاسراتٍbareheaded بعدafter الصّيانةِprotection والعِزّand honor
حاسراتٍ بعد الصّيانةِ والعِزّ
تراهاbehold her/them عيونُthe eyes أهلthe people of الفسادcorruption
تراها عيونُ أهل الفساد
Bareheaded after protection and honor,
They lost their chastity and honor after being protected
the eyes of the corrupt behold them,
The eyes of the corrupt saw them
صارخاتcrying out هواتفاًcalling aloud برسولupon the Messenger of اللـGod (first part)
صارخات هواتفاً برسول اللـ
ـهGod (completion) خيرbest الأنامhumankind أشرفnoblest هاديa guide
ـه خير الأنام أشرف هادي
crying out, calling upon the Messenger of
Crying loudly, calling to the Messenger of Allah
God, the best of humankind, the noblest guide:
The best of mankind, the noblest guide
جدِّO my grandfather هذاthis is الحسينُHusayn فيamong ناصِريهِhis supporters
جدِّ هذا الحسينُ في ناصِريهِ
بِدِماهُمwith their blood مُرَمَّليstained الأجسادِthe bodies
بِدِماهُم مُرَمَّلي الأجسادِ
“My grandfather, here is Husayn among his supporters,
Grandson, by their blood avenge this Hussein
their bodies stained with their blood.
Bodies saturated in their blood
قلتوهمthey killed them (apparent typo) ولمand did not يذوقواthey taste منof الماءthe water
قلتوهم ولم يذوقوا من الماء
قليلاًa little يَبلُّmoistens غَلّةburning thirst صَاديa thirsty one
قليلاً يَبلُّ غَلّة صَادي
They killed them, though they had tasted no water,
They killed them and did not let them taste
not even a little to soothe a thirsty soul's burning thirst.
A sip of water to wet a parched throat
جدِّO my grandfather هذاthis is السّجادُal-Sajjad حجّةُproof ربthe Lord الـthe (word continues)
جدِّ هذا السّجادُ حجّةُ رب الـ
ـعَرشِThrone (word continued) ظلماًunjustly يقادhe is led فيin الأصفادِthe fetters
ـعَرشِ ظلماً يقاد في الأصفادِ
My grandfather, here is al-Sajjad, proof of the Lord of the
Grandson, this mistreated Sajjad, the proof of the
Throne, unjustly led in fetters.”
Lord of the Throne, led in shackles
وجرىand happened ماwhat جَرىhappened بغيرwithout حِسابreckoning
وجرى ما جَرى بغير حِساب
ياO إماميmy Imam منfrom كلّevery باغٍoppressor وَعاديand aggressor
يا إمامي من كلّ باغٍ وَعادي
And what happened happened beyond reckoning,
And what happened without account, my Imam
O my Imam, at the hands of every oppressor and aggressor.
From every rebel and transgressor
قمarise فَدتكَmay they ransom you النفوسthe souls ياO ابنَson الزواكيthe pure
قم فَدتكَ النفوس يا ابنَ الزواكي
وَخُذand take الثأرthe vengeance منfrom ذويthose of الإلحادِimpiety
وَخُذ الثأر من ذوي الإلحادِ
Arise—may souls ransom you—O son of the pure,
Rise, your souls are ransoms, O son of the devout
and take vengeance on the people of impiety.
And take vengeance on the unbelievers
أنتَyou بعدafter الإلهGod غوثُsuccor البراياthe creatures
أنتَ بعد الإله غوثُ البرايا
والمُرَجَّىand the hoped-for one لِكَشفِfor removing صَعبِthe severity الشدادِthe hardships
والمُرَجَّى لِكَشفِ صَعبِ الشدادِ
After God, you are the succor of all creation,
After Allah, you are the savior of humankind
and the one hoped for to dispel the harshest afflictions.
And the hoped for one to relieve difficult afflictions
أنتَyou بابُgate الإلَهGod ياO بنَson عَليٍّAli
أنتَ بابُ الإلَه يا بنَ عَليٍّ
والجوادُand the Generous الجوادُthe Generous وابنُand son الجوادthe Generous
والجوادُ الجوادُ وابنُ الجواد
You are God's gate, O son of Ali,
You are Allah's door O son of Ali
and the Generous, the Generous, and son of the Generous.
The generous, the generous, son of the generous
أصلِحِset right الحالَthe state إنّنيindeed I لكto you عَبدٌa servant
أصلِحِ الحالَ إنّني لك عَبدٌ
وَاهدنِيand guide me سيّديmy master سبيلَthe path الرشادِright guidance
وَاهدنِي سيّدي سبيلَ الرشادِ
Set my affairs right, for I am your servant,
Set right the situation, I am your servant
and guide me, my master, on the path of right guidance.
And guide me, my master, to the path of righteousness
ماwhat عليكمupon you لوif جُدتُمُyou were generous لعُبيدٍto a humble servant
ما عليكم لو جُدتُمُ لعُبيدٍ
أمَّكمhe sought you دهرَهhis lifetime ويومَand the Day التَّنادthe Calling
أمَّكم دهرَه ويومَ التَّناد
What would it cost you to show generosity to a humble servant
It matters not if you leave the worshipers
who seeks you throughout his life and on the Day of Calling?
To their lifetimes and the day of calling
وختامُand the close المقالِthe speech صلّىmay bless علَيكمupon you
وختامُ المقالِ صلّى علَيكم
ربّكمyour Lord ماas long as عَلاascends علىupon الأعوادِthe wooden boards (pulpit)
ربّكم ما عَلا على الأعوادِ
And in closing: may blessings be upon you
The conclusion of this talk may your Lord bless you
from your Lord, as long as the wooden pulpit is mounted
As long as the winds blow on the tent poles
وإعظٌa preacher (apparent typo) أوor سَرىjourneyed إلىto البيتthe House سارٍa traveler
وإعظٌ أو سَرى إلى البيت سارٍ
وسلامٌand peace إلىuntil بِلاwearing away (likely intended) الآبادِthe ages
وسلامٌ إلى بِلا الآبادِ
by a preacher, or a traveler journeys to the House,
Whether a preacher has set out or traveled to the House
and peace until the ages themselves wear away.
And greetings to the everlasting abode