وَقالوا لي أَلا تَرثي عَلِيّاً

وَقالوا لي أَلا تَرثي عَلِيّاً

وَقَد وارَى مَحاسِنَهُ التُّرابُ

وَقَد وارَى مَحاسِنَهُ التُّرابُ

And they said to me: Will you not lament Ali,

They said to me, "Will you not mourn Ali

now that the dust has concealed his charms?

When dust has concealed his beautiful traits?"

فَقُلتُ لَهُم وَفي نَفسِي عَلَيهِ

فَقُلتُ لَهُم وَفي نَفسِي عَلَيهِ

بَقايا لَم يُغَيِّرها العِتابُ

بَقايا لَم يُغَيِّرها العِتابُ

So I said to them, though in my heart I still harbored against him

So I said to them, while grieving for him,

remnants of resentment that reproach had not changed:

"There remain in my soul remnants untouched by blame,

نَعاء إِلى المَكارِمِ وَالمَعالي

نَعاء إِلى المَكارِمِ وَالمَعالي

فَقيداً ما لِغَيبَتِهِ إِيابُ

فَقيداً ما لِغَيبَتِهِ إِيابُ

Announce to noble virtues and lofty honors the death of

Yearning for nobility and loftiness.

one lost, from whose absence there is no return.

His absence is no barrier, for he will return.

فَما فَعَلَ اِعتِدالُكَ وَالتَّثَنِّي

فَما فَعَلَ اِعتِدالُكَ وَالتَّثَنِّي

وَما فَعَلَت ثَناياكَ العِذابُ

وَما فَعَلَت ثَناياكَ العِذابُ

So what has become of your upright stature and graceful swaying,

What has your moderation and double-dealing done?

and what has become of your sweet front teeth?

What have your torturous duplicities accomplished?

أَظُنُّ الدَّهرَ ضَنَّ بِهِ عَلَينا

أَظُنُّ الدَّهرَ ضَنَّ بِهِ عَلَينا

فَنَحنُ عَلى الزَّمانِ إِذاً غِضابُ

فَنَحنُ عَلى الزَّمانِ إِذاً غِضابُ

I think Time begrudged him to us;

I think time has begrudged him to us,

so we are angry, then, with Time.

So we harbor resentment against this era.

وَمَن لَم يَرضَ بِالأَيّامِ حُكماً

وَمَن لَم يَرضَ بِالأَيّامِ حُكماً

وَلَم يَصبِر يَطُل مِنهُ اِنتِحابُ

وَلَم يَصبِر يَطُل مِنهُ اِنتِحابُ

And whoever is not content with the judgment of the days,

He who does not accept the days' judgments,

and does not endure, will sob for long.

And lacks patience, will prolong his suffering."