قلsay للذينto those who بجهلهمin their ignorance
قل للذين بجهلهم
أضحواthey have come to يعيبونdisparage المحابرthe inkwells
أضحوا يعيبون المحابر
Tell those who, in their ignorance,
Say to those who, in their ignorance,
have taken to maligning inkwells,
have come to disparage inkwells
والحاملينand those carrying لهاthem (the inkwells) منfrom الأthe hands (first part)
والحاملين لها من الأ
يديhands (completion) بمجتمعat the meeting point of الأساورthe bracelets
يدي بمجتمع الأساور
and those who carry them in their
and those who carry them on their hands,
hands, where bracelets cluster:
where the bracelets meet:
لولاwere it not for المحابرthe inkwells والمقاand the pen cases (first part)
لولا المحابر والمقا
لمpen cases (completion) والصحائفand the sheets والدفاترand the notebooks
لم والصحائف والدفاتر
Were it not for inkwells and pen-
Were it not for inkwells and pen cases,
cases, pages, and notebooks,
and sheets and notebooks,
والحافظونand those preserving شريعةthe sacred law of الthe (word fragment)
والحافظون شريعة ال
بعوثsent one (apparently intended: mabʿūth) منfrom خيرthe best of العشائرthe clans
بعوث من خير العشائر
and those who preserve the sacred law of the
and those who preserve the law of the one
Envoy, sprung from the noblest clan,
sent from the noblest clans,
والناقلونand those transmitting حديثهhis sayings
والناقلون حديثه
عنfrom كابرٍan elder authority ثبتtrustworthy فكابرthen another elder authority
عن كابرٍ ثبت فكابر
and those who transmit his Hadith
and those who transmit his sayings
from one trustworthy master to the next,
from one trustworthy elder after another,
لرأيتyou would surely see منamong شيعthe factions of الضلاerror (first part)
لرأيت من شيع الضلا
لerror (completion) عساكراًarmies تتلوfollowing عساكرarmies
ل عساكراً تتلو عساكر
you would see among the factions of
you would see among the factions of error
error army following army.
armies following armies.
كلeach one يقولsays بجهلهin his ignorance
كل يقول بجهله
واللهand God للمظلومfor the wronged ناصرa defender
والله للمظلوم ناصر
Each speaks out of ignorance,
Each speaks in his ignorance,
but God is the champion of the wronged.
and God is the defender of the wronged.
سميتهمyou called them أهلthe people of الحدHadith (first part)
سميتهم أهل الحد
يثHadith (completion) أولىpossessors of النهىreason وأوليand possessors of البصائرinsight
يث أولى النهى وأولي البصائر
You have called them—the people of
You called them—the people of Hadith,
Hadith, men of reason and insight—
possessors of reason and insight—
حشويةHashwiyya (derogatory: rabble) فعليكمso upon you
حشوية فعليكم
لعنa curse يزيركمmakes you visit المقابرthe graves
لعن يزيركم المقابر
“Hashwiyya”; then upon you be
'Hashwiyya'; so upon you
a curse consigning you to the graveyards.
be a curse that sends you to the graves.
همthey حشوthe filling of جناتthe gardens of النعيbliss (first part)
هم حشو جنات النعي
مbliss (completion) علىupon الأسرةthe couches والمنابرand the pulpits
م على الأسرة والمنابر
They are the throng that fills the Gardens of
They fill the gardens of bliss,
Bliss, upon couches and pulpits—
upon couches and pulpits,
رفقاءcompanions of أحمدAhmad كلهمall of them
رفقاء أحمد كلهم
عنfrom حوضهhis basin ريانwith thirst quenched صادرdeparting
عن حوضه ريان صادر
companions of Ahmad, every one,
all of them companions of Ahmad,
each leaving his Pool with thirst quenched.
each leaving his basin with thirst quenched.
